Unit One 1
Reading A Rain Forests 1
Reading B A Race to the South Pole 4
Reading C The Solar System 8
Unit Two 14
Reading A Nice Way to Say No 14
Reading B Postcards to Pele 17
Reading C Upset 22
Unit Three 27
Reading A Health and Fitness 27
Reading B How Americans View Friendship and Love 29
Reading C Mistakes Winners Don't Make 33
Unit Four 38
Reading A The Information Age 38
Reading B Single-parent Families 41
Reading C Welfare Was a Life Raft,but Now We Can Swim 45
Unit Five 51
Reading A The American Tradition of Camping 51
Reading B Magic 53
Reading C Health Care and Epidemics 57
Unit Six 62
Reading A The Fine Art of Encouragement 62
Reading B Gain an Extra Hour Everyday 65
Reading C The Key to Success 70
Unit Seven 76
Reading A A Teenager's Legacy 76
Reading B Justice Ain't Cheap for the Young 79
Reading C Computers Have Moved into the Classroom,But Will They Replace It 84
Unit Eight 90
Reading A A Behavioral Technology:New Job Interviewing Technique You Need to Prepare for 90
Reading B Thanks for Everything 94
Reading C My Father,the Liberator 99
Unit Nine 106
Reading A Ancient Artifacts and Ancient Air 106
Reading B Transform Dreams into Success with Persistence 108
Reading C My Wild Irish Mother 114
Unit Ten 120
Reading A It All Started with Dragon Bones 120
Reading B I Re-run the Replica Hijack 123
Reading C You Can't Always Get Done What You Want 128
Key to Exercises 133
Glossary 143