Unit 1 Sports 1
Text 1 The Ancient Olympic Games 1
Text 2 Gymnastics and Education 3
Text 3 Female Athletes Deserve More Opportunities 5
Text 4 Why Some Athletes Use Drugs 8
Text 5 Sports Events 10
Unit 2 The Economy 13
Text 1 Public Release of $2 Bill at Face Value Continues:Time Is Running Out for Public to Get Them 13
Text 2 Swiss Banking Secrecy 16
Text 3 The Anxiety Economy:Why the Future of Work Will Be All about Stress 19
Text 4 Burn Your House,Boost the Economy 23
Text 5 The Elements of Commerce 26
Unit 3 Knowing Yourself 29
Text 1 Self-image-What Is It? 29
Text 2 Self-talk 32
Text 3 Self-compassion 35
Text 4 Psychoanalytic Theories 39
Text 5 Components of High Self-esteem 41
Unit 4 Health 44
Text 1 Weight-loss Myths 44
Text 2 Optimism Is Healthy 47
Text 3 Natural Cough Remedies 50
Text 4 World AIDS Day,1st December 53
Text 5 Defuse Stress for a More Enjoyable Day:10 Ways to Calm Down Fast 56
Unit 5 Language 60
Text 1 The Origin of Language 60
Text 2 Losing Language-Why Should We Care? 63
Text 3 The Day Language Came into My Life 65
Text 4 Myth:Sign Language Is Universal 68
Text 5 "Really" a Different Word 71
Unit 6 Interpersonal Relationship 74
Text 1 Proximity 74
Text 2 Getting to the Heart of Holiday Gifting 76
Text 3 How to Keep a Conversation Going and Never Run Out of Things to Say 79
Text 4 The Search for Meaning in Everyday Life 82
Text 5 Improving Interpersonal Relationships 85
Unit 7 Success 88
Text 1 The Road to Success 88
Text 2 No Arms,No Legs,No Worries 91
Text 3 The Early Life of Christopher Columbus 95
Text 4 How to Spell Success 98
Text 5 My Best Examination 101
Unit 8 Environment 105
Text 1 Healing the Earth,Healing Yourself 105
Text 2 Indoor Pollution 108
Text 3 Garbage In,Garbage Out 111
Text 4 Packaging and Sustainable Development 113
Text 5 Super Greenies Aren't So Eco-friendly After All 116
Answers 119