Unit One 1
Text:Conflicts and Their Solutions 1
Word Study:Try,Lead,Compete 5
Grammar:Subjunctive Mood（Ⅰ） 6
Exercises 9
Unit Two 13
Text:The Advantage of Disadvantage 13
Word Study:Remember,Reach,Hear 18
Grammar:Subjunctive Mood（Ⅱ） 20
Exercises 22
Unit Three 28
Text:Who Are the Happiest People? 28
Word Study:See,Meet,Wish 33
Grammar:Subject-predicate Agreement 36
Exercises 39
Unit Four 44
Text:Advice to Youth 44
Word Study:Hold,Inquire,Learn 49
Grammar: 51
Exercises 54
Unit Five 59
Text:Global Economic Competitiveness 59
Word Study:Improve,Call,Employ 62
Grammar:Verb+to-infinitive or Gerund as an Object 64
Exercises 66
Unit Six 71
Text:Sincerity as a Fine Art 71
Word Study:Concern,Believe,Bring 75
Grammar:Inversion and Emphasis 77
Exercises 79
Unit Seven 84
Text:Waste Not,Want Not 84
Word Study:Use,Run,Cost 88
Grammar:Ⅰ．Ellipsis 90
Ⅱ．Ways of Learning English Words 92
Exercises 93
Unit Eight 99
Text:Dreams—What Do They Mean 99
Word Study:Cause,Receive,Behave, 104
Grammar:Word Building 105
Exercises 107
Unit Nine 113
Text:The Sixth Sense 113
Word Study:Wonder,Claim 117
Grammar Reading Skills（Ⅰ）: 119
Exercises 121
Unit Ten 125
Text:The United Nations 125
Word Study:Sign,Result,While 129
Grammar Reading Skills（Ⅱ） 131
Exercises 133
Unit Eleven 139
Text:Luo Jia Hui,a Chinese American,Opens a New Chapter in U.S.Politics 139
Word Study:Return,Assume,Recognize 143
Grammar Translation Skills（Ⅰ） 144
Exercises 146
Unit Twelve 152
Text:General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 152
Word Study:Establish,Pass,Need 156
Grammar Translation Skills（Ⅱ） 158
Exercises 161
Unit Thirteen 166
Text:The Secret of True Happiness 166
Word Study:Act,Forget,Bring 170
Grammar Writing Skills（Ⅰ） 172
Exercises 175
Unit Fourteen 179
Text:The Value of Friendship 179
Word Study:Enjoy,Involve,Provide 183
Grammar Writing Skills（Ⅱ） 184
Exercises 187
Reading Comprehension Practice 192