Unit 1 SportsPassage A The History of Bungee Jumping 2
Passage B Sports and Exercise Safety 6
Passage C Female Athletes Deserve More Opportunities 11
Unit 2 The EconomyPassage A M-commerce 14
Passage B Money Changes Everything 19
Passage C The Anxiety Economy：Why the Future of Work Will Be All about Stress 24
Unit 3 Knowing YourselfPassage A Self-help 29
Passage B Personality 33
Passage C “Looking Pleasant”—Something to Be Worked from the Inside 38
Unit 4 HealthPassage A Scientists Discover Appetite-controlling Gene 41
Passage B Defuse Stress for a More Enjoyable Day：10 Ways to Calm Down Fast 45
Passage C Optimism and Health 50
Unit 5 LanguagePassage A Can Chimps Talk？ 53
Passage B Body Language in an Interviewing Situation 57
Passage C Overcoming the Language Barrier 62
Unit 6 Interpersonal RelationshipsPassage A How to Make People Like You 66
Passage B Flirting with Suicide 71
Passage C Getting to the Heart of Holiday Gifting 76
Unit 7 SuccessPassage A The Early Life of Christopher Columbus 80
Passage B Achyuta Samanta：An Inspiring Rags to Riches Story 83
Passage C My Best Examination 88
Unit 8 The EnvironmentPassage A Deforestation 93
Passage B Water Mismanagement 98
Passage C Change Your Ways 103
Key to the Exercises 106
Records of Your Reading Rate＆Comprehension Rate 108