Unit 1 Text:Health Supplements Involve Risks

Careful Reading:Exercise and Diet keep the Body Fit

Fast Reading:Meanings of Health Change

Unit 2 Text:English Adopts Foreign Words

Careful Reading:Use Proper Body Language

Fast Reading:English Needs Patience

Unit 3 Text:Are Books an Endangered Species?

Careful Reading:Reading VS Television

Fast Reading:Hi-Tech E-book

Unit 4 Text:Unity at Cost of Culture?

Careful Reading:Call to Revive Asian Values

Fast Reading:Maintain Cultural Integrity

Unit 5 Text:Record Industry Steps up Fight against Copyright Infringement

Careful Reading:Colour Music

Fast Reading:Folk Music Makes It into the Classroom

Unit 6 Text:Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Careful Reading:Winston Churchill

Fast Reading:Joseph Stalin

Unit 7 Text:Online Dating

Careful Reading:The Ethical Issues Arising from Artificial Intelligence

Fast Reading:Computer Games Can Motivate Children to Learn

Unit 8 Text:Sportsmanship

Careful Reading:The Rise and Fall of the Ancient Olympics

Fast Reading:Michael Jordan

Unit 9 Text:The Pentagon

Careful Reading:America's National Parks

Fast Reading:Visiting the Gateway Arch

Unit 10 Text:Montreal,a French Heavey in North America

Careful Reading:South Pacific Paradise

Fast Reading:Bangkok and Beyond by Boat

Unit 11 Text:Flying Cars Swoop to the Rescue

Careful Reading:Silver Cars Are the Safest on the Road

Fast Reading:Dangerous Traffic and Helpful Tickets

Unit 12 Text:Hello from Above the Earth

Careful Reading:Fossett Makes History

Fast Reading:Video Creates a UFO Stir

Unit 13 Text:A Definition of Fashion

Careful Reading:Fashion Design

Fast Reading:Elegance is a Black Turtleneck

Unit 14 Text:Your Family's Air Conditioner

Careful Reading:Fighting for Home Improvement

Fast Reading:Family Night Equals Family Unity

Unit 15 Text:Two kinds of Readers

Careful Reading:The Pleasures of Reading

Fast Reading:Special Joys of Super-slow Reading

Unit 16 Text:The Death of Illusion

Careful Reading:Mind over Matter

Fast Reading:Relax and Live

Unit 17 Text:Richest Get Poorer

Careful Reading:China and India Brighten Outlook at Boeing

Fast Reading:Cards to Replace Notes

Unit 18 Text:American Cooking

Careful Reading:Mad about Mooncakes

Fast Reading:Dining Etiquette When Dating

Unit 19 Text:To Live or to Die?

Careful Reading:Global Warming may be Twice as Bad as Feared

Fast Reading:Word Water Shortage

Unit 20 Text:Distance Learning in the USA

Careful Reading:Next Stop after Graduation

Fast Reading:Good Looks Get Good Results

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