Unit One 1
1．The New World 1
2．The Romans and the Arabs 5
Unit Two 9
3．An Advertisement 9
4．A Hunter Without a Gun 13
Unit Three 17
5．"You Failed!" 17
6．Population Control 21
Unit Four 25
7．A Visit to a Prison 25
8．Wit Can Gain a Breakfast 29
UnitFive 33
9．"Have You Anything to Declare?" 33
10．National Holiday 37
Unit Six 41
11．Teeth 41
12．My First Day in the United States 45
Unit Seven 49
13．Sold Out! 49
14．The Boyhood of Pablo Picasso 53
Unit Eight 57
15．What a Choice! 57
16．Great Inventions 61
Unit Nine 65
17．The High Cost of Living 65
18．Teachers and Actors 69
Unit Tea 73
19．Doing Favors Can Be Dangerous 73
20．College Students Today 77
Key to Comprehension Exercises 81