Unit 1 Triumph Over Disability 2
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 2
Text:Angel at Work 2
Reading Strategies(1):Skimming and Scanning 9
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 16
Text:My Own Experience 16
Part Ⅲ Homework 21
Enjoy Your Reading:Everything Is to Be Paid for 21
Test Your Reading 22
Unit 2 A Miracle Story of Love 28
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 28
Text:My Miraculous Life 28
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 36
Text:My Well-Balanced Life on a Wooden Leg 36
Part Ⅲ Homework 40
Enjoy Your Reading:Paradox of Our Times 40
Test Your Reading 41
Unit 3 Beauty and the Thief 48
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 48
Text:A Thief 48
Reading Strategies(2):Guessing Unknown Words 55
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 59
Text:A Thief's Perspective 59
Part Ⅲ Homework 63
Enjoy Your Reading:CEO Party 63
Test Your Reading 64
Unit 4 Procrastination 70
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 70
Text:Escape Artists 70
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 78
Text:Later 78
Part Ⅲ Homework 82
Enjoy Your Reading:Time Management 82
Test Your Reading 84
Unit 5 A Hero Father in a Boy's Eyes 92
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 92
Text:For Big Bruno,a Man We Can Look Up To 92
Reading Strategies(3):Speed Reading 99
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 103
Text:I'm a Loser Baby! 103
Part Ⅲ Homework 107
Enjoy Your Reading:A Flat Tire 107
Test Your Reading 108
Unit 6 Smiling and Happiness 114
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 114
Text:The Hidden Power of Smiling 114
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 121
Text:A Bunch of Kindness 121
Part Ⅲ Homework 125
Enjoy Your Reading:Smiling and Expression of Emotions 125
Test Your Reading 127
Unit 7 Positive Thinking 134
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 134
Text:The Pursuit of Perfection 134
Reading Strategies(4):Reading Intelligently 140
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 144
Text:The Land of Is 144
Part Ⅲ Homework 149
Enjoy Your Reading:Hit the Floor 149
Test Your Reading 150
Unit 8 Books vs.Computers 156
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 156
Text:Love Books...Use Computers 156
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 163
Text:Ladies'Compartment 163
Part Ⅲ Homework 168
Enjoy Your Reading:Daughter's Letter from College 168
Test Your Reading 169
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary 175
Appendix Ⅱ Key to Test Your Reading 192