Unit 1 Busy Tempo of Modern Life 2
Ⅰ．Working on Information 2
Dialogues A．Is Life a Race? 9
B．How to Cope with Stress? 9
Passage Stress Consumes Modern Lives 9
Ⅱ．Using Words and Expressions 9
Ⅲ．Integrated Listening and Speaking 10
Ⅳ．Grammar Project 13
分词结构做后置定语（Participle Phrases as Post-modifiers）Ⅴ．Language Practice 15
Ⅵ．Practical Writing 16
商务传真（Business Faxes） 17
Ⅶ．Supplementary Reading 17
10 Ways to Let the Sun Shine in 23
Unit 2 Wedding Customs 23
Ⅰ．Working on Information 23
Dialogues A．Should They Get Married? 29
B．They Are Breading up 29
Passage Wedding Customs and Superstitions 29
Ⅱ．Using Words and Expressions 29
Ⅲ．Integrated Listening and Speaking 31
Ⅳ．Grammar Project 33
“it”做形式主语或形式宾语（“It”as Formal Subject or Object）Ⅴ．Language Practice 36
Ⅵ．Practical Writing 36
祝贺信（Letters of Congratulation） 38
Ⅶ．Supplementary Reading 38
Fewer Americans than Ever Getting Married 42
Unit 3 Advantages of E-mail 42
Ⅰ．Working on Information 42
Dialogues A．Personal Computers 48
B．On-line Courses 48
Passage Advantages of E-mail 48
Ⅱ．Using Words and Expressions 48
Ⅲ．Integrated Listening and Speaking 50
Ⅳ．Grammar Project 52
主谓一致（Subject-verb Concord） 55
Ⅴ．Language Practice 55
Ⅵ．Practical Writing 56
申请信（Letters of Application） 57
Ⅶ．Supplementary Reading 57
Disadvantages of E-mail 62
Unit 4 Child Education 62
Ⅰ．Working on Information 62
Dialogues How to Become Effective Parents? 67
Passage Three Types of Parents 67
Ⅱ．Using Words and Expressions 67
Ⅲ．Integrated Listening and Speaking 69
Ⅳ．Grammar Project 71
非限制性定语从句（Non-restrictive Attributive Clauses）Ⅴ．Language Practice 73
Ⅵ．Practical Writing 73
欢迎词与欢送词（Welcoming Speeches and Farewell Speeches）Ⅶ．Supplementary Reading 75
Tell Your Children You Love Them Too 79
Unit 5 Travelling 79
Ⅰ．Working on Information 79
Dialogues A．Taking a Vacation 84
B．It's an Interesting Place 84
Passage A Foreigner's Visit to Nanjing 84
Ⅱ．Using Words and Expressions 84
Ⅲ．Integrated Listening and Speaking 86
Ⅳ．Grammar Project 88
现在完成进行时（The Present Perfect Continuous Tense）Ⅴ．Language Practice 90
Ⅵ．Practical Writing 90
欢迎词（Welcoming Speeches） 92
Ⅶ．Supplementary Reading 92
Spring in Beijing 97
Unit 6 Housing 97
Ⅰ．Working on Information 97
Dialogues A．Bailin Apartments 103
B．Housing-Hunting 103
Passage What Is Cohousing? 103
Ⅱ．Using Words and Expressions 103
Ⅲ．Integrated Listening and Speaking 105
Ⅳ．Grammar Project 107
过去完成时（The Past Perfect Tense） 109
Ⅴ．Language Practice 109
Ⅵ．Practical Writing 110
聘用合同（Contracts of Employment） 112
Ⅶ．Supplementary Reading 112
Recommoditization of Urban Housing 117
Unit 7 Electronic Commerce 117
Ⅰ．Working on Information 117
Dialogues A．Shopping on Line 122
B．Develop an Environment of Trust in E-commerce 122
Passage The Coming E-commerce Boom 122
Ⅱ．Using Words and Expressions 122
Ⅲ．Integrated Listening and Speaking 124
Ⅳ．Grammar Project 125
倒装（Inversion） 128
Ⅴ．Language Practice 128
Ⅵ．Practical Writing 129
信封及商务信函（Envelopes and Business Letters） 131
Ⅶ．Supplementary Reading 131
Consumer Revolution 136
Unit 8 Violence 136
Ⅰ．Working on Information 136
Dialogues A．Violence on Television 143
B．A Debate on Handguns 143
Passage Factors Contributing to School Violence 143
Ⅱ．Using Words and Expressions 143
Ⅲ．Integrated Listeningand Speaking 145
Ⅳ．Grammar Project 147
独立结构（Absolute Structures） 150
Ⅴ．Language Practice 150
Ⅵ．Practical Writing 151
投诉信（Letters of Complaint） 152
Ⅶ．Supplementary Reading 152