Unit 1 People
Passage A Leonardo: The Real Story
Passage B Steven Spielberg
Passage C Benjamin Franklin
Unit 2 The Information Society
Passage A The Magazine
Passage B Long Live Paper
Passage C Teens and Video Games: How Much Is Too
Much？
Unit 3 Cuisine
Passage A An Overview of Chinese Cuisine
Passage B Dumplings
Passage C Curries of the World
Unit 4 Marriage
Passage A To Win at Marriage, Learn to Lose
Passage B Is There Really a Prince Charming？
Passage C Loving Muriel
Unit 5 Culture
Passage A Social Customs in Thailand: Public
Behavior Do's and Don'ts
Passage B How to Read Body Language
Passage C The Difference Between American and
British Humour
Unit 6 Adventure
Passage A Mysteries of Egypt
Outdoor Adventure Essentials:What You
Passage B Out
Need
Passage C A Pirate Bold to Be
Unit 7 Life
Passage A Nelson Mandela: Icon, Reconciler,
Fighter and Charmer
Passage B The Good Daughter
Passage C The Roots of My Ambition
Unit 8 Science and Technology
Passage A Plastic Spaceships to Take Mankind to
Mars？
Passage B An Ordinary Miracle
Passage C Science and the Scientific Attitude
Key to the Exercises
Records of Your Reading Rate & Comprehension Rate
