Unit 1 Ideal and Wish 1
Reading 1 Beethoven's Inspiration 1
Reading 2 How to Summit Life's Everyday Mountains 9
Unit 2 Care and Concern 15
Reading 1 The Old Man and the Dog 15
Reading 2 Why Sisterly Chats Make People Happier 22
Unit 3 Work ＆ Play 28
Reading 1 Work Your Way Through College? 28
Reading 2 Looking for Work 35
Unit 4 Computer ＆ the Internet 44
Reading 1 Proclaimed Dead,Web Is Showing New Life 44
Reading 2 TV's Future Has Arrived(Almost) 52
Unit 5 Science and Technology 59
Reading 1 Ethics and Science 59
Reading 2 A Most Ambitious Experiment 67
Unit 6 Business and Economics 73
Reading 1 A Call Loan 73
Reading 2 The Cupboard of the Yesterdays 82
Unit 7 Transportation and Traffic Problems 89
Reading 1 A Lonely Ride 89
Reading 2 A Psychological Shipwreck 98
Unit 8 Health and Medical Care 104
Reading 1 One Family and Its Legaey of Pain 104
Reading 2 The Art of Medicine 113
Unit 9 Resources and Energy Supply 118
Reading 1 Blue Power 118
Reading 2 Is Science Dangerous? 124
Unit 10 Generation Gap and Child Education 132
Reading 1 Parents Who Give Too Much 132
Reading 2 Life Without Children:The New Generation Gap 140
Unit 11 Employment and Career 147
Reading 1 Experience 147
Reading 2 Career Development 156
Unit 12 Profession and Job Hunting 162
Reading 1 Feminine Vocations 162
Reading 2 Teaching—Seven Uniquenesses of the Teaching Profession 172