Unit 1 1
Text A The Romance of Words 1
Text B The Meaning of Christmas 6
Text C Feels like Spring 11
Unit 2 15
Text A American Family Life 15
Text B Teen Education 21
Unit 3 26
Text A The Day the"Unsinkable"Titanic Went Down 26
Text B Cat and Mouse in Partnership 33
Text C A Case of Suspicion 36
Unit 4 40
Text A Civilization and History 40
Text B The Vanishing Lady 43
Text C The Last Leaf 49
Unit 5 54
Text A The Sexes Are Not Born with Different Brains 54
Text B The Story of Robin Hood 60
Unit 6 63
Text A The Hostage 63
Text B The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood 69
Unit 7 77
Text A The Barber Whose Uncle Had His Head Bitten Off by a Circus Tiger 77
Text B Prisoner of the Bandit 81
Unit 8 89
Text A The Midnight Visitor 89
Text B The King of Comedy 93
Text C SQ3R—How the Pros Study-Read 97
Unit 9 100
Text A A Day's Pleasure 100
Text B Out of Step 110
Unit 10 113
Text A Touring by Model T 113
Text B Henry Ford—Inventor and Manufacturer 118
Unit 11 124
Text A Why We love Who We Love 124
Text B The Present Education System of Great Britain 130
Unit 12 134
Text A Big Blunders from Big Business 134
Text B British Holidays and Festivals 139
Unit 13 149
Text A The Umbrella Man 149
Text B The Costume Jewelry 156
Unit 14 161
Text A Anerican Sports 161
Text B London Taxi Drivers 169
Text C Income and Work 172
Unit 15 177
Text A Interview Preparation 177
Text B A Tale of Two Bills 182
Text C A Car That Floats 185
Unit 16 188
Text A The Angry White Male 188
Text B God Sees the Truth but Waits 192
Text C What Women Don't Understand About Guys 198
Unit 17 203
Text A The Mystery of Monsieur Pliny 203
Text B A Boy and His Father Become Partners 214
Unit 18 217
Text A The Secret Language of Barrier Signals 217
Text B You Don't Have to Be Perfect 222
Text C When You're Too Shy 227