Unit 1 Culture and Cultural Differences 1
Text A-1 Beijing：Just a Normal"Culture Shock"? 1
Text A-2 Cultural Differences and Similarities in Nonverbal Communication 4
Text B-1 What Are Dating Rituals Based on Cultures? 7
Text B-2 How to Minimize Cross-Cultural Shock 9
Unit 2 Sports and Games 12
Text A-1 My Goal to Become a Triathlete 12
Text A-2 Tennis History 15
Text B-1 Lance Armstrong 18
Text B-2 Jeremy Lin：From Benchwarmer to Superstar 20
Unit 3 Love and Marriage 22
Text A-1 Marriage 22
Text A-2 Love 25
Text B-1 Selection of a Partner 28
Text B-2 The Meaning of Love 30
Unit 4 Child Education 32
Text A-1 Tips to Help Restore Your Relationship with Your Child/Children 32
Text A-2 Parent-Child Relationships at Different Stages 35
Text B-1 Parenting Styles 38
Text B-2 Parent-Child Relationship 40
Unit 5 Name,Appearance and Personality 42
Text A-1 How Does One's Name Influence Personality? 42
Text A-2 Names and Personality 44
Text B-1 Physical Appearance Is Related to Personality 48
Text B-2 What's in a Name? 50
Unit 6 Work vs.Life 53
Text A-1 5 Tips for Better Work-Life Balance 53
Text A-2 Simplify Your Life to Reduce Stress 56
Text B-1 Study：Women with High Job Stress Face Heart Risks 59
Text B-2 4 Tips for the Best Life in＆out of Work 61
Unit 7 Perseverance 64
Text A-1 Persevere If You Want to Succeed in Business 64
Text A-2 First Woman Skis Solo Across Antarctica 67
Text B-1 Turning Tragedy into a Positive 70
Text B-2 Don't Forget to Take Care of Life：It'll Pay Off at Work,Too 72
Unit 8 War 74
Text A-1 Marie Colvin in Her Own Words：Why War Reporting Is So Important 74
Text A-2 Best Tribute to Harry Patch Is Teaching Our Children Why They Must Never Forget Horrors of Great War 77
Text B-1 The Never-Ending Cold War 80
Text B-2 The War on Drugs：Time to Face Facts 82
Key to the Exercises 85