LESSON ONE 1
Text:Stresses Of Being a Celebrity 1
Dralogue:In a Shop 5
Grammar:独立成分(Independent Elements) 5
Word Study:lead,hope 7
Exercises 8
LESSON TWO 14
Text:Jury Duty in the United States 14
Dialogue:In a Restaurant 18
Grammar:冠词的用法(7he Uses Of the ArtiCle) 18
Word Study:agree,fill 24
Exercises 26
LESSON THREE 34
Text:Reactions to Disappointment 34
Dialogue:In a Hospital 38
Grammar:"As"的用法(The Uses of"As") 38
Word Study:piCk,hang 40
Exercises 43
LESSON FOUR 49
Text:Monticllo,the"Little Mountain" 49
Dialogue:In a Real-estate Agent's Office 54
Grammar:独立结构(The Absolute Construction) 55
Word Study:pull,shape 57
Exercises 59
LESSON FIVE 64
Text:What's in an Indian Name? 64
Dialogue:In an Old Friend's Get-together 68
Grammar:情态动词(The Modal Verb)Ⅱ 69
Word Study:appear,shake 73
Exercises 74
LESSON SIX: 80
Text:The Human Race Starts Here 80
Dialogue:Small Talk 84
Grammar:倒装(Inversion) 85
Word Study:reach,inspire 87
Exercises 89
REVISION EXAMINATION(Lessons 1—6) 96
LESSON SEVEN 103
Text:Friendships 103
Dialogue:Interview 108
Granmmar:省略(Ellipsis) 108
Word Study:stay,share 113
Exercises 115
LESSON EIGHT 124
Text:Alcohol Awareness 124
Dialogue:Making a Reservation by Telephone 130
Grammar:虚拟语气(The Subjunctive Mood)Ⅱ 131
Word Study:cease,force 133
Exercises 136
LESSON NINE 143
Text:Sleepwalking—Fact or Fancy? 143
Dialogue:Making an Appointment 148
Word Study:wake,act 148
Exercises 150
LESSON TEN 156
Text:Writer,Audience,and Topic 156
Dialogue:Asking for Directions 160
Word Study:choose,sympathize 160
Exercises 162
LESSON ELEVEN 167
Text:Conversation with a Chimpanzee 167
Dialogue:Caring 171
Word Study:fail,lift 172
Exercises 175
LESSON TWELVE 180
Text:Resisting Those Awful Commercials 180
Dialogue:In a Wedding Ceremony 184
Word Study:owe,despise 184
Exercises 186
REVISION EXAMINATION(Lessons 7—12) 191
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 194
1.Mall People 194
2.The American Cowboy 196
3.Originality is not Everything 199
4.Land of the Dream Machine 202
5.English Names 206
6.Preventing Crcdit Card Forgery 209
7.Personal Relationships 212
8.Immigrants and Foreign Language 217
9.Sixth Sense 220
10.Your Speech Is Changing 223
11.Caterpillar Afternoon 225
12.A New Type of Advertisement 228
VOCABULARY(词汇表) 230