Section One Art 1
Passage 1 Painting of Peace 2
Passage 2 Life and Music 4
Passage 3 Ballet—the Dance of Kings 6
Passage 4 The Effects of Movies 8
Passage 5 Artists 10
Passage 6 Life in a Violin Case 12
Passage 7 Cartoon—a Combination of Art and Humor 14
Passage 8 Music and Intelligence 16
Passage 9 The Dance of Life 18
Passage 10 The City of Florence 20
Section Two Education 23
Passage 1 The Old Man and the Boy 24
Passage 2 Read All Your Life 26
Passage 3 Remember the Small Things 28
Passage 4 The Most Successful Dropout 30
Passage 5 Don't Work for Money 32
Passage 6 We're Raising Children,Not Flowers! 34
Passage 7 Tattoos 36
Passage 8 For the Sake of Other Men 38
Passage 9 Just Once 40
Passage 10 Making the Opportunity 42
Section Three Nature 45
Passage 1 Man Versus Nature 46
Passage 2 Bend,but Don't Break 48
Passage 3 Protecting Wolves 50
Passage 4 The Locust Tree outside the Window 52
Passage 5 What Is Ecotourism? 54
Passage 6 Earth Is Losing Species 56
Passage 7 Mountain Scenery 58
Passage 8 A Snowy Winter Morning 60
Passage 9 A Ramble after Rainfall 62
Passage 10 At Night 64
Section Four Peace 67
Passage 1 Beauty of the Mind 68
Passage 2 Spring 70
Passage 3 Country Night 72
Passage 4 Gettysburg Address 74
Passage 5 To Princess Diana 76
Passage 6 Lennon Lives Forever 78
Passage 7 No War—for Peace 80
Passage 8 Blood,Toil,Tears and Sweat 82
Passage 9 9.11 Address to the Nation 84
Passage 10 The Quest for Peace and Justice 86
Section Five Success 89
Passage 1 For Success in Life 90
Passage 2 On Achieving Success 92
Passage 3 Good Mistakes 94
Passage 4 The DNA of Success 96
Passage 5 Let Us Smile 98
Passage 6 The Millionaire Mind 100
Passage 7 Communication 102
Passage 8 Dance Like No One's Watching 104
Passage 9 Self-control 106
Passage 10 Frankness 108
Section Six Wisdom 111
Passage 1 Be Happy 112
Passage 2 The Dreams 114
Passage 3 A Tale of Two Cities 116
Passage 4 Limit Your Losses 118
Passage 5 A Hen-pecked Husband 120
Passage 6 Old Pontifex 122
Passage 7 My Home 124
Passage 8 Courage 126
Passage 9 Follow Your Heart 128
Passage 10 Inaugural Speech 130