Unit 1 College Life 2
Get Started 2
Listen and Respond 3
Read and Explore 5
Text A Secrets of Straight-A Students 5
Text B College Pressures 12
Optional Classroom Activities 21
Enhance Your Language Awareness 23
Enjoy English 33
Unit 2 Learning a Language 34
Get Started 34
Listen and Respond 35
Read and Explore 37
Text A A Language Teacher's Personal Opinion 37
Text B Learning to Read 44
Optional Classroom Activities 52
Enhance Your Language Awareness 53
Enjoy English 61
Unit 3 Parents and Children 62
Get Started 62
Listen and Respond 63
Read and Explore 65
Text A A Time for Memories 65
Text B The Call at Midnight 72
Optional Classroom Activities 81
Enhance Your Language Awareness 82
Enjoy English 90
Unit 4 Growing Up 92
Get Started 92
Listen and Respond 93
Read and Explore 94
Text A The Doctor's Son 94
Text B The Needs of Teenagers 104
Optional Classroom Activities 112
Enhance Your Language Awareness 114
Enjoy English 122
Practice Test Ⅰ（Units 1-4） 124
Unit 5 Knowing Yourself 138
Get Started 138
Listen and Respond 139
Read and Explore 140
Text A Personality Development 140
Text B Test Your Personality 147
Optional Classroom Activities 155
Enhance Your Language Awareness 157
Enjoy English 167
Unit 6 Civility and Good Manners 168
Get Started 168
Listen and Respond 169
Read and Explore 171
Text A Sunday in the Park 171
Text B Respect 180
Optional Classroom Activities 187
Enhance Your Language Awareness 188
Enjoy English 196
Unit 7 Interpersonal Relationship 198
Get Started 198
Listen and Respond 199
Read and Explore 201
Text A A Sailor's Christmas Gift 201
Text B What We Can Do to Improve Human Relationships 210
Optional Classroom Activities 219
Enhance Your Language Awareness 220
Enjoy English 231
Unit 8 Gender Differences and Communication 232
Get Started 232
Listen and Respond 233
Read and Explore 235
Text A Gender Gap in Cyberspace 235
Text B Different Ways of Talking 244
Optional Classroom Activities 252
Enhance Your Language Awareness 254
Enjoy English 263
Practice Test Ⅱ（Units 5-8） 264
Appendix Ⅰ Sample Essays for Theme-Related Writing 278
Appendix Ⅱ Text Translation 284
Appendix Ⅲ Glossary 301