Unit One Unspoken Love 1
Text A Me,in Concert 3
Text B A Prodigy's Early Years 9
Reading in Focus What Does It Really Mean? 13
Unit Two Championship 16
Text A A Dream Comes True 18
Text B Real Champions 24
Reading in Focus Understand Long Sentences(1) 29
Unit Three Life in Art 32
Text A Clay Figurines 34
Text B New Year's Wood Block Paintings 41
Reading in Focus Understanding Long Sentences(2) 45
Unit Four Hip-Hop Culture 49
Text A Not Merely Music:The Phenomenon of Hip-Hop 51
Text B What Is Hip-Hop to Me? 58
Reading in Focus Understand Long Sentences(3) 62
Test One 65
Unit Five Never Give Up 76
Text A Heart of Gold 78
Text B Run,Patti,Run! 85
Reading in Focus Sentences with Participles 89
Unit Six City Symbol 92
Text A The Statue of Liberty—A Diplomatic Gift 94
Text B The Manneken Pis 101
Reading in Focus Connections between Sentences 105
Unit Seven Ultimate Challenge 109
Text A Bungee Jumping 111
Text B Rock Climbing 117
Reading in Focus Locate the Topic Sentences 120
Unit Eight Stagecr 122
Text A Beijing Opera 124
Text B Facial Makeups 132
Reading in Focus Reading for a Definition 138
Test Two 140
Unit Nine Sports in China 151
Text A Sports in China 153
Text B Football Games of Old China 159
Reading in Focus Guess the Meaning of a Word 164
Unit Ten Cartoon Stars 167
Text A Creation of Stars 169
Text B Barbie Doll's Mom—Ruth Handler 175
Reading in Focus Coherence 179
Unit Eleven Power of Music 182
Text A Keep on Singing 184
Text B Music Has Power 190
Reading in Focus What Is Missing? 194
Unit Twelve Fans Forever 197
Text A World Cup Dad 199
Text B Roger Maris and Me 206
Reading in Focus Recognize the Concluding Sentences 210
Test Three 213
Glossary 224