Unit 1 1
In-Class Reading Making Friends 1
Fast Reading 10
Home Reading Thai Museum Catalogs Opium Dreams and Nightmares 13
Unit 2 18
In-Class Reading Lucky You—The Seven Secrets of Good Fortune1 18
Fast Reading 25
Home Reading Stop Cheats by Teaching Responsibly1 28
Unit 3 32
In-Class Reading How Honest Are Couples,Really? 32
Fast Reading 38
Home Reading Boredom's Back,So Get Used to It 42
Unit 4 46
In-Class Reading The Role of English in the 21st Century 46
Fast Reading 54
Home Reading Income Differences Produce Life Expectancy Gaps 57
Unit 5 62
In-Class Reading The Night the Bed Fell 62
Fast Reading 71
Home Reading The Overwhelmed Children 74
Unit 6 81
In-Class Reading Why Smart People Do Dumb Things 81
Fast Reading 86
Home Reading Pay Attention to Present Moment 89
Unit 7 93
In-Class Reading City 93
Fast Reading 101
Home Reading 104
Passage 1 Employers Juggle with Reservist Staffs 104
Passage 2 Firms Boost Security After Terror Alert1 108
Unit 8 111
In-Class Reading Scholars First,Soldiers Second 111
Fast Reading 118
Home Reading Education and Training 121
Unit 9 126
In-Class Reading Notes on Punctuation 126
Fast Reading 131
Home Reading For Nursing,New Responsibilities,New Respect 134
Unit 10 140
In-Class Reading The Truth About Cigars 140
Fast Reading 148
Home Reading 151
Passage 1 Sandwich a Patent Headache 151
Passage 2 Traditional Female Job Threatened 153
Unit 11 157
In-Class Reading Last Embrace 157
Fast Reading 166
Home Reading The Island with the Lowest Crime Rate in the World 169
Unit 12 174
In-Class Reading Cyberspace 174
Fast Reading 180
Home Reading Accelerating Changes in Mexico 183
Unit 13 189
In-Class Reading The U.S.Presidential Election 189
Fast Reading 199
Home Reading 202
Passage 1 Michelle Smith 202
Passage 2 The Boom of Science-Fiction 205
Unit 14 209
In-Class Reading Death Beds 209
Fast Reading 218
Home Reading How Regret Can Affect Our Health 221
Unit 15 226
In-Class Reading The Declaration Of Independence1 226
Fast Reading 234
Home Reading Diet Books Still Filling the Stores 237