Unit One 1
Related Words and Expressions 1
Text A Harnessing the Power of Words 2
Text B A-Okay 9
Text C Dark Horse 12
Reading Appreciation The Brain 16
Unit Two 17
Related Words and Expressions 17
Text A Confession of a Booklover 18
Text B On Buying Books 23
Text C Still Studying after All These Years 26
Reading Appreciation He Ate and Drank the Precious Words 30
Unit Three 31
Related Words and Expressions 31
Text A Oxford University Has Had an Outstanding Reputation for Centuries 32
Text B Cambridge—the University Town 41
Text C Harvard's Founding 45
Reading Appreciation The Rose and the Gardener 50
Unit Four 51
Related Words and Expressions 51
Text A The American Way:Time 52
Text B Last-Minute Christmas Shoppers Fill U.S.Stores 57
Text C Bathrooms in America 62
Reading Appreciation That's When You Know 65
Unit Five 67
Related Words and Expressions 67
Text A Speaking of the Devil 68
Text B Remarks by President Clinton in Welcoming Ceremonies at the South Gate of the Old City Xi'an,China 76
Text C Opportunities and Challenges for China's Younger Generation 80
Reading Appreciation When I Was One-and-Twenty 85
Unit Six 87
Related Words and Expressions 87
Text A A Car Culture is Taking Root in China 88
Text B Motorcar 94
Text C Auto Called No.1 Health Enemy 98
Reading Appreciation The Road Not Taken 102
Unit Seven 103
Related Words and Expressions 103
Text A The American Way:Marriage 104
Text B The American Way:Family 110
Text C The Joys of Shopping 114
Reading Appreciation Home,Sweet Home 118
Unit Eight 120
Related Words and Expressions 120
Text A Future Travel 121
Text B Different Types of Tourism 128
Text C Ecotourism 131
Reading Appreciation The Sun Travels 136
Unit Nine 137
Related Words and Expressions 137
Text A A Wish of Rain 138
Text B "I Have A Dream"—30 Years Ago and Now 143
Text C Teens and a Killer Disease 147
Reading Appreciation The Music Within 151
Unit Ten 152
Related Words and Expressions 152
Text A That's Life 153
Text B Everybody Can Do Something 158
Text C How to Be True to Yourself 162
Reading Appreciation Things Can Only Get Better 165
Unit Eleven 167
Related Words and Expressions 167
Text A Differences Between Public Speaking and Conversation 168
Text B Conversations with a Gorilla 175
Text C The Origins of Language 180
Reading Appreciation The Word Plum 185
Unit Twelve 187
Related Words and Expressions 187
Text A Earthmen Bearing Gifts 188
Text B Astronauts 194
Text C Shenzhou V Reaches for the Stars 198
Reading Appreciation Who Loves His Country 204
Practical English Readings 205
Key to Exercises 236