Unit 1 Bonds of Friendship 1
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 1
Part Ⅱ Text A Help for the Helper 2
Part Ⅲ Text B The Gift of Life 17
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 23
Unit 2 Road to Success 27
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 27
Part Ⅱ Text A Just Do It—Jump-Start Your Career 28
Part Ⅲ Text B The Encore（再演的要求）Effect 40
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 45
Unit 3 Being True to One's Self 49
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 49
Part Ⅱ Text A How to Be True to Yourself Follow These Sure Steps to Self-Respect 50
Part Ⅲ Text B "She Has So Much to Learn" 62
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 68
Unit 4 Cultural Values 72
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 72
Part Ⅱ Text A The Spirit of"Do-It-Yourself" 73
Part Ⅲ Text B Where Do You Stand? 87
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 92
Unit 5 A Piece of Advice 96
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 96
Part Ⅱ Text A The Art of Listening 97
Part Ⅲ Text B Learn How to Listen 110
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 116
Unit 6 Future World 120
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 120
Part Ⅱ Text A Isaac Asimov's Futureworld:Medicine 121
Part Ⅲ Text B Back to the Future 133
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 139
Unit 7 Non-Human Earthlings 143
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 143
Part Ⅱ Text A A Day in the Duck Family's Life 144
Part Ⅲ Text B How Much Do Animals Really Know? 158
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 164
Unit 8 New Technology 169
Part Ⅰ Video Starter 169
Part Ⅱ Text A Cool Tools 170
Part Ⅲ Text B The Power and Promise of Nanotechnology（纳米技术） 184
Part Ⅳ Additional Theme-Related Activities 191
Glossary 195