Reading Skill: Context Clue to Word Meaning
Unit 1 Campus Life
Section A Passions, Friends, and Great Profs
Section B
Section C 10 Tips for a Good Roommate Relationship

Unit 2 Political Party
Section A Political Parties in the United States
Section B
Section C Political Parties in the UK

Unit 3 Environment
Section A Blame Failure of Copenhagen Summit on Denmark, Not China
Section B
Section C Silent Spring （excerpt）
Reading Skill: Word-Formation

Unit 4 Technology
Section A What Is Artificial Intelligence？
Section B
Section C Innovation: Teaching Robots Some Manners

Unit 5 Jury System in America
Section A Jury Service in America
Section B
Section C Conduct of the Jury During the Trial

Unit 6 Fighting Cold.
Section A Hand-Washing, Mask-Wearing May Limit Transmission of Pandemic Flu
Section B
Section C Flu Prevention: 5 Critical Lessons from History and What They Mean Today
Reading Skill: Skimming

Unit 7 Online Shopping
Section A Forget Taobao.com, Try These Other Shopping Sites on for Size
Section B
Section C Online Shopping: Good for the Environment; Good for the Wallet

Unit 8 Career
Section A The Job of Jobs
Section B
Section C Young & Jobless

Unit 9 Management
Section A Our Management Approach of Johnson & Johnson
Section B
Section C Help Your Best People Do a Better Job

Unit 10 Military Academies
Section A West Point Cadet Ready to Be Leader
Section B
Section C Monterey Naval Postgraduate School Prepares Military Elite
Reading Skill: Scanning

Unit 11 News
Section A Online Sites Win Journalism Firsts at Pulitzers
Section B
Section C Tensions Rise as South Korea Says North Torpedoed Ship

Unit 12 Travel
Section A Proper Trip Preparation
Section B
Section C Europe's Best and Worst——With No Apologies
Reading Skill: Denotation and Connotation

Unit 13 Culture
Section A Does the Blues Need a Pick-Me-Up？
Section B
Section C Russian Wedding Traditions and Customs

Unit 14 People Who Shaped Our World
Section A Mother Teresa
Section B
Section C Mad Zedong

Unit 15 Speech
Section A Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat
Section B
Section C How to Land on Your Feet When Speaking in Public.

Unit 16 Fiction
Section A In the Morning
Section B A Day of Misery
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