Unit 1 1
Expressions of Colors 1
Who's There? 2
"What"and"Not" 3
Return to My Hometown 4
The Largest Library in the World 5
Tea 7
Jack London 8
Karaoke 9
Evidence 10
Women's Contribution 11
Unit 2 13
TV Ads 13
What's Good to Eat and Drink 14
An April Fool's Story 16
Honeymoon 17
Two Jobs 18
The Illness of Mrs. Brown 20
Getting into College 21
Olympic Games 22
A Special Day for British Girls 24
Oil and Water 25
Unit 3 27
The Development of Money 27
A Human Mistake 28
The European Cuckoo 30
The Living Statues in Barcelona 31
I Can Drive at My Eighties 32
Travelers 34
Disneyland 35
How McDonald's Became a Billion-dollar Business 36
Pelé 38
Ticket,Please 39
Unit 4 41
An Adiustment to Price 41
Was the Dog Clever? 42
Beijingners Speaking English 44
The Danger of Air Travelling 45
How Did the Handshake Come into Being? 47
What a Soldier 48
A Wedding Dress 49
A Free Haircut 51
Aesop 52
Prince and Princess 53
Unit 5 55
Static Electricity 55
American Families 56
Medical Journals 58
My Father 59
Penicillin 60
Annual Rings 62
Hawaii 63
Signs on the Roads 64
Barbie Dolls 66
Frogs 67
Unit 6 69
The Answer of Jason 69
Breakfast 70
Mirrors 72
Never too Late to Learn 73
Pumpkins 74
Future Man 75
One-Way-Street 77
David Jones and His Salary 78
You're on V-Mail 80
Stamps 81
Unit 7 83
Laptop Computer 83
Written Language 84
Whales 86
Culture and Physical Appearance 87
Seeing Things 88
Where's the Beef 90
Two Thieves 91
The Garden Hotel 93
Halloween 94
Guinness Book of World Records 95
Unit 8 97
Potato and Tobacco 97
Don't Let Them Close Your School 98
Fire and Water 100
A Free Trip 101
Thank You 103
Sunrise or Sunset 104
Intelligence Didn't Work 106
Exchange of Letters 108
Shakespeare 109
Birthday Present 111
Unit 9 113
Wind Power 113
Greenwich 114
Field Event 116
Mr. Flowers 117
Problem Page 119
The Science Museum 121
A Letter of Complaint 122
The Quiet Country Cottage 124
Me-Books 126
FBI 127
Unit 10 129
Family Dog 129
Things Brought to Heaven 130
The Origins of Basketball 131
Danger:Children at Work 133
How Long 135
An Old Couple 136
Tea in Britain 138
Coins of Any Special Dates? 139
Tragedy or Blessing 141
Flying 142
Unit 11 144
Where to Live 144
TV 145
Teachers and Teaching 147
Feast on Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving 148
Lifetime Employment 150
Falling off the Platform 151
Dreams 153
A Visit to Italy 155
Blue Jeans 156
Father's Day 158
Unit 12 160
How People Get Their Names 160
Taboo 161
The Attraction of a Bookshop 163
Keeping up with the Joneses 165
Drugs 166
Nose 168
Shanghai's Popular Air Touring 169
Rats 171
A Self-introduction 173
How a Refrigerator Works 174
Unit 13 176
Wild Animals 176
Henry,Laura and Bill 177
The Weather Forecasting 178
Cheating 180
A Travel Experience 181
Other Senses 182
Jazz 184
The First Questions in College 185
Food for Thought 187
An Advertisement 188
Unit 14 190
Soap and Water 190
Punctual Like a Clock 191
Speed Changes the World 193
GM Foods 194
See Well by Feeling 196
About Human Beings' Eating 197
Odds and Ends 199
Fortune and the Beggar 200
Umbrellas 202
Saving Paper 203
Unit 15 205
Tom's Trip 205
Joan's Luck at Hospital 206
The World's Water Problem 208
Sightseeing in Kunming 209
My Childhood 210
CATV 212
Linda's Promise 213
Edgar's Photo 215
Copying the Picture 217
Finders or Keepers? 218
Unit 16 220
The Invention of Lightning Rod 220
A Satisfactory Solution 221
First Subway 223
My Teaching Experience 224
Colors and Meanings 226
Pyramids 227
Animals and Earthquakes 229
Sold Out! 230
The Blind Girl 232
Safety Tips for Kids on the Internet 233
Unit 17 235
The New Worid 235
Application Letter 236
How to Shop Food Wisely 238
Men and Women Shoppers 239
Balance of Nature 241
Change of Roles 242
Let the Children Read 244
Dining Custom in USA 245
Writing Reports on Psychological Research 246
Parents and Children 248
Unit 18 250
The International Red Cross 250
The Sea War Between Britain and Germany 251
The Powerful Influence of Weather 253
The Importance of Breakfast 254
George and Charlie 256
Heroes of Today 257
A Small Person 259
Adventure Vacations 260
Charlie Chaplin 262
My Mother's Beauty 263
Reference Keys 265