Unit 1 Myths and Legends 1
In-Class Reading Why the Tortoise's Shell Is Not Smooth 1
After-Class Reading 5
Passage Ⅰ：Beauty and the Beast 5
Passage Ⅱ：The Monkey King 9
Passage Ⅲ：The First Beginning 18
Unit 2 Manners 20
In-Class Reading No One Stops to Say"Thank You"Anymore 20
After-Class Reading 24
Passage Ⅰ：Men's Liberation from Etiquette 24
Passage Ⅱ：Who Pays the Check? 26
Passage Ⅱ：Why Manners? 29
Unit 3 Leisure Activities 34
In-Class Reading Entertaining Humor——What's Funny? 34
After-Class Reading 37
Passage Ⅰ：Underwater Concert 37
Passage Ⅱ：Fatal Attraction 42
Passage Ⅲ：Wow,Would I Love to Do That 46
Unit 4 Science and Technology 49
In-Class Reading Too Fast? 49
After-Class Reading 53
Passage Ⅰ：True Love 53
Passage Ⅱ：Back from the Dead 55
Passage Ⅲ：Watch Out——You're on Camera 58
Unit 5 The Power of Words 66
In-Class Reading The Power of a Note 66
After-Class Reading 71
Passage Ⅰ：All the Good Things 71
Passage Ⅱ：Mother Tongue 73
Passage Ⅲ：How to Write a Personal Letter 75
Unit 6 Success 80
In-Class Reading The Key to Success 80
After-Class Reading 82
Passage Ⅰ：Success Means Never Feeling Tired 82
Passage Ⅱ：A Triumph of the Spirit 85
Passage Ⅲ：How to Succeed at Failing 90
Unit 7 Athletes 95
In-Class Reading Athletes Should Be Role Models 95
After-Class Reading 97
Passage Ⅰ：Athletes Should Not Be Role Models 97
Passage Ⅱ：Playing to Win 100
Passage Ⅲ：Performance and Technology 102
Unit 8 Healthy Living 107
In-Class Reading Set Your Body's Time Clock to Work for You 107
After-Class Reading 112
Passage Ⅰ：Surprising Facts About Sleep 112
Passage Ⅱ：A Pill for Every Ⅲ 116
Passage Ⅲ：Nothing to Sneeze At 121
Unit 9 Friends and Friendship 127
In-Class Reading On Friendship 127
After-Class Reading 129
Passage Ⅰ：Friends,Good Friends—and Such Good Friends 129
Passage Ⅱ：Best Friends 131
Passage Ⅲ：The Value of Friendship 133
Unit 10 Business Strategies 138
In-Class Reading Business Lessons from the Rain Forest 138
After-Class Reading 140
Passage Ⅰ：National Stereotypes and Business Behavior 140
Passage Ⅱ：The Japanese Approach to Management 144
Passage Ⅲ：Doing Business in Asia 147
Unit 11 Heroes 149
In-Class Reading Heroes 149
After-Class Reading 152
Passage Ⅰ：Mr Lee's Side of the Street 152
Passage Ⅱ：Rescue at Dotson Creek 157
Passage Ⅲ：In Memory of the Challenger Astronauts 164
Unit 12 Public Speaking 170
In-Class Reading Why Study Public Speaking? 170
After-Class Reading 172
Passage Ⅰ：Food for Thought 172
Passage Ⅱ：The Eulogy 175
Passage Ⅲ：The Shame of Hunger 178