Unit One 1
Text A Putting Definiteness of Purpose to Work 1
Text B Positive Mental Attitude(PMA) 10
Unit Two 18
Text A To Live or to Die 18
Text B Indoor Plants,a Magic 28
Unit Three 36
Text A Friendship 36
Text B Love Conquers All 45
Unit Four 53
Text A The Worid of Robots 53
Text B Computers 63
Unit Five 72
Text A Men and Women:Some Differences 72
Text B The Door Swings Open 83
Unit Six 91
Text A Would You Have Believed It? 91
Text B Star Wars—and Einstein 100
Unit Seven 108
Text A Learned Words and Popular Words 108
Text B Some Things We Know about Language 118
Unit Eight 125
Text A Education around the World 125
Text B Language 135
Unit Nine 144
Text A Christmas Day in the Morning(Ⅰ) 144
Text B Halloween 154
Unit Ten 166
Text A Christmas Day in the Morning(Ⅱ) 166
Text B Easter 176
Unit Eleven 186
Text A Leisure and Leadership 186
Text B "Happy Birthday to You!" 196
Unit Twelve 204
Text A The Midnight Visitor 204
Text B Modern Spying 216
Unit Thirteen 227
Text A People and Colors 227
Text B How Colors Affect Your Moods and Health 238
Unit Fourteen 247
Text A Scientific Attitudes 247
Text B Solving Problems Scientifically 257
Unit Fifteen 273
Text A Non-verbal Communication 273
Text B Body Talk 282
Unit Sixteen 291
Text A The Importance of Being Kind and Polite 291
Text B Why Don't Girls Think Like Boys? 301
Vocabulary 310
参考文献 328