Unit One College Education 1
Listening 1
Speaking 5
Text:College,University or Institute? 10
Assignment:Why College? 19
Reading:How to Adjust to College Life 20
Grammar：限定词和名词（Determiners and Nouns） 22
Practical Writing and Reading:Resume/Introduce Yourself 26
Unit Two Life Philosophy 37
Listening 37
Speaking 40
Text:The Four Wives in Our Lives 44
Reading:Dig for It,if You Wish It 52
Grammar：时态（Verb Tenses） 55
Practical Writing and Reading:Letters of Apology 59
Unit Three Humor 65
Listening 65
Speaking 69
Text:My Joke-challenged Family 70
Reading:Americans'Sense of Humor 77
Grammar：形容词和副词／比较级和最高级（Adjectives and Adverbs/The Comparative and Superlative Degrees） 80
Practical Writing and Reading:Telephone Message 83
期中考试：创造性思维训练 89
Unit Four Set Up a Business 91
Listening 91
Speaking 95
Text:Tomatoes'Story 98
Assignment:Set Up a Business 106
Reading:Dell's Story 107
Grammar：介词（Prepositions） 110
Practical Writing and Reading:Job Application Letters 112
Unit Five Cities and Countries 119
Listening 119
Speaking 122
Text:Modern City Life 125
Assignment:A Future Country 133
Reading:New Zealand Rural Living No Paradise 134
Grammar：被动语态（Passive Voice） 137
Practical Writing and Reading:Letters of Complaint and Letters of Reply 139
Unit Six Hot Topic 147
Listening 147
Speaking 152
Text:2012,Doomsday? 154
Assignment:My Best Way 162
Reading:Are Earthquakes Really on the Increase? 162
Grammar：倒装句（Inversion） 165
Practical Writing and Reading:Letters of Inquiry and Letters of Reply 168
期末考试：创造性思维训练 175
Glossary 177