Unit 1 1
Text A-1 Why Read? 1
Text A-2 The Top Ten American Novels and What They Tell Us About the United States 4
Text B-1 A World Without Books or Music 7
Text B-2 Why Read Literature? 10
Unit 2 15
Text A-1 Going Green After Gray 15
Text A-2 Health Education Should Start at Home 18
Text B-1 The Wonders of Water 21
Text B-2 Going Vegetarian—The Healthy Way 24
Unit 3 29
Text A-1 White Lies 29
Text A-2 Fibbing Common in Everyday Conversation 31
Text B-1 Little White Lies 35
Text B-2 Can Telling Lies Ever Be Justified? 38
Unit 4 41
Text A-1 What Are the Qualities of a Good Teacher? 41
Text A-2 Telelearning:The Multimedia Revolution in Education 44
Text B-1 Do Universities Broaden Minds? 48
Text B-2 The University ofthe Future 51
Unit 5 55
Text A-1 What Is Global Wanning? 55
Ttxt A-2 Poteruial Effects of Global Wanning 57
Text B-1 What Is Your Carbon Footprint? 61
Text B-2 Climate Change—What You Can Do 64
Unit 7 83
Text A-1 Should Gambling Be Legalized? 83
Text A-2 Against All Odds 86
Text B-1 The Appeal and Drawbacks of Gambling 90
Text B-2 Normie's Bet 92
Appendix 111
Key to Comprehension Exercises 111