Unit 1

Text A The Great American Slowdown

Text B Inflation Everywhere

Text C Viewpoint:Anatomy of a Meltdown

Unit 2

Text A International Cooperation to Cope with High Oil Prices

Text B Future Shock

Text C The Benefits and the Curse of Oil

Unit 3

Text A Merrill Facing Lawsuit over Securities Sale

Text B Brand Olympics Underway

Text C How J.P.Morgan Steered Clear of the Credit Crunch

Unit 4

Text A Marketing

Text B Marketing Group Merely"Selling a Dream"

Text C Harley-Davidson Tries to Rejuvenate Its Business

Unit 5

Text A E-Commerce

Text B E-commerce with Chinese Characteristics

Text C Amazon Outlook Bright Despite New Threats

Unit 6

Text A The'Strong'Yuan

Text B Continuous Rise of Yuan Hits Textile Export Firms

Text C What's Behind U.S.Pressure on Renminbi Exchange Rate?

Unit 7

Text A Bill Gates

Text B Fortune 500 Women CEOs

Text C Ben Bemanke

Unit 8

Text A History of Insurance

Text B Car Insurance Guide

Text C Why Insurance Is High and Hard to Get

Unit 9

Text A Reconstruction Starts in Areas of China Hit by the Earthquake

Text B Hopes that the Olympics Would Cure Chinese Market Woes have been Dashed

Text C Consumers Spend More As Gasoline Prices Fall

Unit 10

Text A America Drops,Asia Shops

Text B Wal-Mart 2Q Profit up 17%,Raises Outlook

Text C Trade Barriers Toughen With Global Slump

Unit 11

Text A Who Will Profit When Google Exits from China?

Text B Google's Exit:a Deliberate Plot

Text C Google Hits Exit Key

Unit 12

Text A Bond Worry:Will China Keep Buying?

Text B Market to Dictate US Holdings

Text C Tricky Dick and the Dollar

Unit 13

Text A China's Own Version of the Real Estate Bust

Text B Ratio Rentals

Text C Home Improvements

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