Unit one 1
Text A Secrets of A Students 1
Text B Bittersweet Memories 15
Text C Leaving 24
Synchronous Tests 26
Unit Two 32
Text A Conversational Ballgames 32
Text B English as a Universal Language 43
Text C How to Improve Your Vocabulary 54
Synchronous Tests 56
Unit Three 62
Text A Stevie Wonder:Sunshine in the Shadow 62
Text B We Are What We Think We Are 77
Text C Her Newly-discovered Self 88
Synchronous Texts 89
Unit Four 95
Text A The Washwoman 95
Text B A Good Name 108
Text C This is Why Jordan is Jordan 118
Synchronous Tests 119
Unit Five 125
Text A The Language of Compromise 125
Text B Easy Ways to Avoid an Argument 131
Text C "Good Morning,Neighbor!" 142
Synchronous Texts 144
Unit Six 150
Text A Nerds and Geeks 150
Text B Our Changing Lifestyle:Trends and Fads 165
Text C Popularity that Counts 170
Synchronous Tests 172
Unit Seven 177
Text A I Became Her Target 177
Text B Firm,Fair,and Friendly 186
Text C The Magic Pebbles 195
Synchronous Tests 197
Unit Eight 202
Text A Foreword 202
Text B Smart Machine:Our Tireless Helpers 219
Text C The Interaet 228
Synchronous Tests 230
Unit Nine 235
Text A Hothouse Earth 235
Text B The Population Problem:Everybody's Baby 251
Text C Dangers to the Environment 262
Synchronous Tests 264
Unit Ten 269
Text A Cloning:Good Science or Baaaad Idea 269
Text B Internet Helps Solve a Medical Mystery 282
Text C Fuzzy Logic Smart Machines 292
Synchronous Tests 294