Unit 1 Bonds of Friendship 1
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 1
Part Ⅱ Text A Help for the Helper 2
Part Ⅲ Text B The Gift of Life 19
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 26
Unit 2 Road to Success 30
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 30
Part Ⅱ Text A Just Do It—Jump-Start Your Career 30
Part Ⅲ Text B The Encore（再演的要求）Effect 44
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 50
Unit 3 Being True to One's Self 53
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 53
Part Ⅱ Text A How to Be True to Yourself Follow These Sure Steps to Self-Respect 54
Part Ⅲ Text B "She Has So Much to Learn" 68
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 75
Unit 4 Cultural Values 79
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 79
Part Ⅱ Text A The Spirit of"Do-It-Yourself" 79
Part Ⅲ Text B Where Do You Stand? 95
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 100
Unit 5 A Piece of Advice 105
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 105
Part Ⅱ Text A The Art of Listening 105
Part Ⅲ Text B Learn How to Listen 121
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 127
Unit 6 Future World 132
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 132
Part Ⅱ Text A Isaac Asimov's Futureworld:Medicine 132
Part Ⅲ Text B Back to the Future 147
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 154
Unit 7 Non-Human Earthlings 157
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 157
Part Ⅱ Text A A Day in the Duck Family's Life 158
Part Ⅲ Text B How Much Do Animals Really Know? 173
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 181
Unit 8 New Technology 186
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 186
Part Ⅱ Text A Cool Tools 186
Part Ⅲ Text B The Power and Promise of Nanotechnology（纳米技术） 203
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 210
Glossary 215