Unit One 1
Reading A We are What We Think We Are 1
Reading B The Gift of Understanding 4
Reading C Born to Win 9
Unit Two 15
Reading A Firm,Fair,and Friendly 15
Reading B Never Trust Appearances 18
Reading C Break Those Bad Habits 22
Unit Three 29
Reading A Our Changing Lifestyle:Trends and Fads 29
Reading B About Heroes 31
Reading C The Name of the Game 37
Unit Four 42
Reading A Easy Ways to Avoid an Argument 42
Reading B Pandora Was a Feminist 45
Reading C The God That Limps 50
Unit Five 57
Reading A Gender Roles from a Cultural Perspective 57
Reading B Cloning:Good Science or Baaaad Idea 60
Reading C How to Guess Your Age 65
Unit Six 71
Reading A What Makes a Leader? 71
Reading B How to Sell Yourself with a Resume 75
Reading C How to Grow Old 81
Unit Seven 86
Reading A Foreword 86
Reading B Why People Make Mistakes 89
Reading C Through The One-Way Mirror 94
Unit Eight 100
Reading A How to Take Tests:Scoring What You're Worth 100
Reading B Recognizing Paragraph Patterns 104
Reading C Hunting With Raven 109
Unit Nine 115
Reading A Art for Sale 115
Reading B "Stop Fooling Yourself" 118
Reading C Life on Other Planets 123
Unit Ten 130
Reading A Wealth 130
Reading B Grant and Lee 133
Reading C Faces of the Enemy 139
Key to Exercises 147
Glossary 157