Unit 1 1
Expressions of Colors 1
Who's There? 2
"What" and "Not" 3
Return to My Hometown 4
The Largest Library in the World 6
Tea 7
Jack London 8
Karaoke 10
Evidence 11
Women's Contribution 12
Unit 2 14
TV Ads 14
What's Good to Eat and Drink 15
An April Fool's Story 17
Honeymoon 18
Two Jobs 19
The Illness of Mrs.Brown 21
Getting into College 22
Olympic Games 24
A Special Day for British Girls 25
Oil and Water 26
Unit 3 28
The Development of Money 28
A Human Mistake 29
The European Cuckoo 31
The Living Statues in Barcelona 32
I Can Drive at My Eighties 34
Travelers 35
Disneyland 36
How McDonald's Became a Billion-dollar Business 38
Pelé 40
Ticket, Please 41
Unit 4 43
An Adjustment to Price 43
Was the Dog Clever? 44
Beijingners Speaking English 46
The Danger of Air Travelling 47
How Did the Handshake Come into Being? 49
What a Soldier 50
A Wedding Dress 52
A Free Haircut 53
Aesop 54
Prince and Princess 56
Unit 5 57
Static Electricity 57
American Families 58
Medical Journals 60
My Father 61
Penicillin 63
Annual Rings 64
Hawaii 65
Signs on the Roads 67
Barbie Dolls 68
Frogs 69
Unit 6 71
The Answer of Jason 71
Breakfast 72
Mirrors 74
Never too Late to Learn 75
Pumpkins 76
Future Man 78
One-Way-Street 79
David Jones and His Salary 81
You're on V-Mail 82
Stamps 83
Unit 7 85
Laptop Computer 85
Written Language 86
Whales 88
Culture and Physical Appearance 89
Seeing Things 91
Where's the Beef 92
Two Thieves 94
The Garden Hotel 95
Halloween 97
Guinness Book of World Records 98
Unit 8 100
Potato and Tobacco 100
A Life for a Life 101
Hand Puppets 103
A Free Trip 104
Thank You 106
Sunrise or Sunset 107
Intelligence Didn't Work 109
Exchange of Letters 111
Shakespeare 112
Birthday Present 114
Unit 9 116
An Intelligent Dog 116
Greenwich 117
Various Names of England 119
Mr.Flowers 121
Problem Page 122
The Science Museum 124
A Letter of Complaint 126
The Quiet Country Cottage 128
Me-Books 130
FBI 131
Unit 10 133
Family Dog 133
Things Brought to Heaven 134
The Origins of Basketball 136
Danger:Children at Work 137
How Long 139
An Old Couple 140
Tea in Britain 142
Coins of Any Special Dates? 143
Tragedy or Blessing 145
Flying 146
Unit 11 149
Where to Live 149
TV 150
Teachers and Teaching 152
Feast on Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving 153
Lifetime Employment 155
Falling off the Platform 156
Dreams 158
A Visit to Italy 160
Blue Jeans 161
Father's Day 163
Unit 12 165
How People Get Their Names 165
Taboo 166
The Attraction of a Bookshop 168
Keeping up with the Joneses 170
Drugs 171
Nose 173
Shanghai's Popular Air Touring 174
Rats 176
A Self-introduction 178
How a Refrigerator Works 179
Unit 13 181
Wild Animals 181
Henry,Laura and Bill 182
The Weather Forecasting 183
Cheating 185
A Travel Experience 186
Thanksgiving Day 188
Jazz 189
The First Questions in College 191
Food for Thought 192
An Advertisement 193
Unit 14 195
Soap and Water 195
Punctual Like a Clock 196
Speed Changes the World 198
GM Foods 199
See Well by Feeling 201
About Human Beings'Eating 202
Odds and Ends 204
Fortune and the Beggar 205
Umbrellas 207
Saving Paper 208
Unit 15 210
Tom's Trip 210
Joan's Luck at Hospital 211
The World's Water Problem 213
Sightseeing in Kunming 214
My Childhood 215
CATV 217
Linda's Promise 218
Edgar's Photo 220
Copying the Picture 222
Finders or Keepers? 223
Unit 16 225
The Invention of Lightning Rod 225
A Satisfactory Solution 226
First Subway 228
My Teaching Experience 229
Colors and Meanings 231
Pyramids 232
Animals and Earthquakes 234
Sold Out! 235
The Blind Girl 237
Safety Tips for Kids on the Internet 238
Unit 17 240
The New World 240
Application Letter 241
How to Shop Food Wisely 243
Men and Women Shoppers 244
Balance of Nature 246
Change of Roles 247
Let the Children Read 249
Dining Custom in USA 250
Writing Reports on Psychological Research 252
Parents and Children 253
Unit 18 255
The International Red Cross 255
The Sea War Between Britain and Germany 256
The Powerful Influence of Weather 258
The Importance of Breakfast 259
George and Charlie 261
Heroes of Today 262
A Small Person 264
Adventure Vacations 265
Charlie Chaplin 267
My Mother's Beauty 269
Reference Keys 271