Unit 1 Cultural Differences Part 1 Reading Skills Section A GuessingUnknown Words from the Context I Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A American Values and Assumptions Section B Is this Chinese Candor or a Cultural Handicap? Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 2 Education and Examinations Part 1 Reading Skills Section A GuessingUnknown Words from the Context II Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A TOEFL and IELTS Section B The Two Kinds (Excerpt) Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 3 Earning and Spending Money Part 1 Reading Skills Section A GuessingUnknown Words from the Context III Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A Breaking the Cycle of Borrowing Money and Paying Interest Section B Needing and Wanting are Different Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 4 Time and Punctuality Part 1 Reading Skills Section A GuessingUnknown Words from Word Formation I Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A Punctuality Tips and Strategies Section B The Date Father Didn't Keep Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 5 Attitude toward Life and Death Part 1 Reading Skills Section A GuessingUnknown Words from Word Formation II Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A Legal Systems Handle Euthanasia Differently Around the Globe Section B "Am I To Love Life Less?". Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 6 Love, Marriage and Family Part 1 Reading Skills SectionA Understanding Sentences Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A Liking, Loving and Lust Section B Story of Regret Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 7 Food and Table Manners Part 1 Reading Skills Section A Distinguishing Topic from Main Idea Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages SectionA FoodTaboos Section B Dos and Don'ts when Eating in Britain Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 8 Housing and Subprime Crisis Part 1 Reading Skills Section A Finding the Topic Sentence Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A Obama Not Planning Another Big Housing Program Section B Two Neediest Cases of Christina Natale and the Gatherses Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 9 Health and Medicine Part 1 Reading Skills Section A Patterns of Details ! Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages SectionA Medicine's Bright Future Section B It Takes Courage Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 10 Trade and Economy Part I Reading Skills Section A Pattern of Details II Section B Practice. Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A The Right Approach Section B Colors and Their Associations Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 11 Festivals and Holidays Part 1 Reading Skills Section A Pattern of Details III Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A Public Holidays in theUnited States Section B A Moving Story Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 12 Music and Movies Part 1 Reading Skills Section A Outlining Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A Hollywood and Los Angeles Section B How about China's Hollywood? Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 13 Equality and Independence Part 1 Reading Skills Section A Skimming Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A Virginia Declaration of Rights Section B Words in My Heart Tell Me "I Am Strong". Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 14 Crimeand Punishment Part 1 Reading Skills Section A Scanning Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A Grad Student's Arrest Makes International News Section B Helicopter Moms vs. Free-Range Kids Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test Unit 15 Beliefs and Religions Part 1 Reading Skills Section A Detailed Reading Section B Practice Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings Part 3 Reading Passages Section A Early History of Christianity Section B Hindu-Muslim Family's Choice of Cremation Arouses Anger Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test
