Unit One 1
Passage A Pablo PicassoGrammar Simple,Compound and Complex SentencesPassage B Steven SpielbergFast Reading Louganis'HeadacheUnit Two 19
Passage A How to Keep Fit?—Swimming!Grammar InfinitivePassage B How to Keep Clean in Space?Fast Reading How to Travel for Less?Unit Three 37
Passage A Time Across CulturesGrammar Infinitive and Gerund,PunctuationPassage B Time ManagementFast Reading A Memorable Olympic Event—The Perfect TenUnit Four 55
Passage A TV Broadcasting Rights of OlympicsGrammar Present Perfect TensePassage B Fast Food for Fast Olympic AthletesFast Reading The Art of Eating Out—Chinese DietUnit Five 73
Passage A Animal EinsteinsGrammar Present Perfect and Past SimplePassage B Why Are Dogs Important for Our Life?Fast Reading English Idioms and BaseballUnit Six 91
Passage A Pray for My MotherGrammar Attributive ClausesPassage B The Iron Lady Sobbed—Margaret ThatcherFast Reading 9 Prevention Tips for School Sports InjuriesUnit Seven 111
Passage A Life's StrugglesGrammar Past Perfect TensePassage B The Rarest Medal in the Olympics Was a BoltFast Reading Parable of Two FrogsUnit Eight 127
Passage A Body LanguageGrammar Adverbial Clauses(reason,result,purpose,concession)Passage B Body Language Says It AllFast Reading Great Golfer's Body LanguageUnit Nine 145
Passage A Betty Robinson—The First Woman to Win an Olympic Gold Medal in Track and FieldGrammar Passive VoicePassage B Cotton and Coca-Cola—Things That Changed the WorldFast Reading Full Court PressUnit Ten 165
Passage A Not So StupidGrammar Direct and Indirect SpeechPassage B ImportanceFast Reading You Can't Change the FutureUnit Eleven 185
Passage A Love Is Just a ThreadGrammar Object ClausesPassage B Seed and LoveFast Reading A Glass of MilkUnit Twelve 203