Unit One Compliments 1
In-Class Reading 1
All the Good Things 1
After-Class Reading 6
Passage Ⅰ A Change Within the Heart of One Boy 6
Passage Ⅱ Powerful Compliment 10
Unit Two First Experience 14
In-Class Reading 14
Surviving the First Date 14
After-Class Reading 19
Passage Ⅰ How I Became a Teacher? 19
Passage Ⅱ My First Travel Experience 23
Unit Three Scientists 28
In-Class Reading 28
My Life Fighting Against Disease 28
After-Class Reading 33
Passage Ⅰ Seven Things You Don't Know About Einstein 33
Passage Ⅱ The Life of Newton 37
Unit Four Honesty 41
In-Class Reading 41
Maintaining Honesty and Integrity 41
After-Class Reading 46
Passage Ⅰ Your Child and White Lies 46
Passage Ⅱ Honesty Is the Best Policy in Job Search 50
Unit Five Intelligence 54
In-Class Reading 54
Animal Intelligence 54
After-Class Reading 59
Passage Ⅰ Vegetarians Are More Intelligent,Says Study 59
Passage Ⅱ The Use of Artificial Intelligence 63
Unit Six Community 67
In-Class Reading 67
Thanksgiving Greeting by President Obama 67
After-Class Reading 72
Passage Ⅰ When the Natives Aren't Friendly 72
Passage Ⅱ Six Reasons That You Should Do Charity Work 75
Unit Seven Pollution 80
In-Class Reading 80
Too High a Price? 80
After-Class Reading 84
Passage Ⅰ A World Without Plastic Shopping Bags? 84
Passage Ⅱ Does Pollution Cause Brain Damage? 87
Unit Eight Profession 91
In-Class Reading 91
How Blogging Can Help Your Career? 91
After-Class Reading 95
Passage Ⅰ Work 95
Passage Ⅱ Success Stories of Career Transition 99
Unit Nine Gender Difference 104
In-Class Reading 104
Speaking Different Language in Communication 104
After-Class Reading 108
Passage Ⅰ Give Her a Pattern 108
Passage Ⅱ The Knight in Shining Armor 112
Unit Ten Success 116
In-Class Reading 116
What Does Success Mean to You? 116
After-Class Reading 121
Passage Ⅰ A World Successful Leader in Business-Bill Gates 121
Passage Ⅱ Web Tutors Become Stars Far from Classroom 125
Key to Exercises 130
Glossary 139
Phrases and Expressions 150