CONTENTS 1
Unit One Text A Secrets of A Students 1
Text B Bittersweet Memories 5
Unit Two Text A Conversational Ballgames 9
Text B English as a Universal Language 14
Unit Three Text A Sunshine in the Shadow 17
Text B We Are What We Think We Are 22
Unit Four Text A The Washwoman 25
Text B A Good Name 30
Unit Five Text A The Language of Compromise 34
Text B Easy Ways to Avoid an Argument 39
Unit Six Text A Nerds and Geeks 42
Text B Our Changing Lifestyle:Trends and Fads 47
Unit Seven Text A I Became Her Target 51
Text B Firm,Fair,and Friendly 56
Unit Eight Text A Foreword 59
Text B Smart Machines:Our Tireless Helpers 64
Unit Nine Text A Hothouse Earth 68
Text B The Population Problem:Everybody's Baby 73
Unit Ten Text A Cloning:Good Science or Baaaad Idea 77
Text B Internet Helps Solve a Medical Mystery 81