Unit One

Part Ⅰ Reading for Information

Pre-reading Questions

Text:I Fell in Love,or My Hormones Awakened

Exercises

Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure

Text 1:Love in an Unlikely Season

Exercises

Text 2:The Baggy Yellow Shirt

Exercises

Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading

It's Radi-O

Exercises

Unit Two

Part Ⅰ Reading for Information

Pre-reading Questions

Text:Bricklayer's Boy

Exercises

Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure

Text 1:Lessons of a Lifetime

Exercises

Text 2:A Father's Legacy

Exercises

Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading

Lifeline

Exercises

Unit Three

Part Ⅰ Reading for Information

Pre-reading Questions

Text:Underground Rome

Exercises

Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure

Text 1:The Real Test

Exercises

Text 2:These Good Guys Finish First

Exercises

Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading

No Phone,No Pool,No Pets

Exercises

Unit Four

Part Ⅰ Reading for Information

Pre-reading Questions

Text:There Is No Unmarked Woman

Exercises

Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure

Text 1:Neighbors

Exercises

Text 2:The Spirit of the Olympics

Exercises

Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading

Why Women Smile

Exercises

Unit Five

Part Ⅰ Reading for Information

Pre-reading Questions

Text:Evaluating Scientific Explanations

Exercises

Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure

Text 1:Why Smart People Do Dumb Things

Exercises

Text 2:Help Your Child Make Friends

Exercises

Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading

Two Cheers for Hypocrisy

Exercises

Unit Six

Part Ⅰ Reading for Information

Pre-reading Questions

Text:Change in the English Language

Exercises

Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure

Text 1:Four Minutes That Get You Hired

Exercises

Text 2:The Art of Remembering Names

Exercises

Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading

Words:Our Important Tools

Exercises

Appendix Glossary