unit one 1
Lesson One 1
Passage A At American Restaurants 1
Passage B Where Do Family Names Come From? 7
Lesson Two 14
Passage A A Houdini Illusion 14
Passage B Magic 21
Lesson Three 27
Passage A How to Give a Good Speech 27
Passage B Okay 34
Lesson Four 41
Passage A Making a Visit 41
Passage B At Table 47
Review Lesson 55
The Americans 55
Welcome Song 61
Unit Two 63
Lesson One 63
Passage A The Hasty Act （Part One） 63
Passage B The Hasty Act （Part Two） 70
Lesson Two 77
Passage A Yankel the Fool （Part One） 77
Passage B Yankel the Fool （Part Two） 82
Lesson Three 89
Passage A The Record 89
Passage B The Tip 96
Lesson Four 103
Passage A The First Day （Part One） 103
Passage B The First Day （Part Two） 108
Review Lesson 115
The First Day （Part Three） 115
Edelweiss 121
Unit Three 123
Lesson One 123
Passage A U.S.Telephone and Postal Service 123
Passage B The Mail 129
Lesson Two 137
Passage A “Wolf Ho! ,” 137
Passage B The Missouri Compromise 143
Lesson Three 150
Passage A Off to America! 150
Passage B Those Who Ride on Two Wheels 156
Lesson Four 164
Passage A U.S.Cities: Past and Present 164
Passage B The Grandest State of All 170
Review Lesson 179
Alice's Choice 179
Oh! Susanna 186
Unit Four 189
Lesson One 189
Passage A Margaret King: Cab Driver—An Interview（Part One） 189
Passage B Margaret King: Cab Driver—An Interview（Part Two） 197
Lesson Two 204
Passage A Margaret Harris: Conductor, Composer, Pianist—An Interview （Part One） 204
Passage B Margaret Harris: Conductor, Composer, Pianist—An Interview （Part Two） 213
Lesson Three 221
Passage A Mary Laney: Radio-TV Reporter—An Interview（Part One） 221
Passage B Mary Laney: Radio-TV Reporter—An Interview（Part Two） 229
Lesson Four 237
Passage A Mary Etta Boitano : A Thirteen-Year-Old Runner—An Interview （Part One） 237
Passage B Mary Etta Boitano : A Thirteen-Year-Old Runner—An Interview （Part Two） 246
Review Lesson 253
Mary Etta Boitano : A Thirteen-Year-Old Runner—An Interview （part Three） 253
Jingle Bells 260
Unit Five 263
Lesson One 263
Passage A Searching for the Loch Ness Monster（Part One） 263
Passage B Searching for the Loch Ness Monster（Part Two） 271
Lesson Two 279
Passage A Food in America 279
Passage B A Food Tour of the United States 286
Lesson Three 293
Passage A Can This Marriage Be Saved? （Part One:Kate Talks First） 293
Passage B Can This Marriage Be Saved? （Part Two:Peter's Turn to Talk） 301
Lesson Four 309
Passage A Can This Marriage Be Saved? （Part Three:The Counselor Speaks） 309
Passage B The Perfect Match 316
Review Lesson 324
Learning to Read—in College 324
Yankee Doodle 331