U nit 1 TEACHING AND LEARNING Passage 1“See Spot Run”：Teaching My Grandmother to Read Passage 2 Learning Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communications Passage 3 1 5 Steps to Cultivate Lifelong Learning Unit 2 HELPING PEOPLEIN NEED Passage 1 Finding a Good Volunteer Opportunity Passage 2 A Joyful Philanthropist(慈善家) Passage 3 The Overview of the Debate over Euthanasia(安乐死) Unit 3 FRIENDSHIP Passage 1 Friendship frOm the Animals Passage 2 Is True Friendship Dying Away? Passage 3 Importance of Friendship in Childhood and Adolescence (青春期) Unit 4 HOBBIES Passage 1 FDR’S Stamp Collection：A Childhood Hobby Taken to the Oval Office Passage 2 Music in My Family Passage 3 Pet Owner to Pet Trainer―Transforming Your Pastime into a Profession Unit 5 FAMOUS PEOPLE Passage 1 Movie Stars Aren’t Happy―The Public Struggles of Celebrity Perfomers Can Lead to Misery Passage 2 The Inspirational Story of Steve Jobs Passage 3 How to Overcome or Stop Celebrity Worship Unit 6 SUCCESS Passage 1 Is Education the Key to Success? Passage 2 Character and Success Passage 3 Honesty in Success Unit 7 HONESTy Passage 1 Lies Are Never a Part of Your Own Truth Passage 2 How to Tel l If Someone Is Lying to You? Passage 3 Analysis of Ethics：Is Honesty the Best Pol icy? Unit 8 ENVIRONMENT Passage 1 Celebrating Earth Day―Celebrating Forty Years of Grassroots Efforts of Saving Our Earth Passage 2 Walking and the Environment Passage 3 Reflections：Saving the Environment Appendix Keys and Answers
