Book I
Unit 01
Expressions of Colors
Who's There?
"What" and "Not"
Return to My Hometown
The Largest Library in the World
Tea
Jack London
Karaoke
Evidence
Women's Contribution
Unit 02
TV Ads
What's good to Eat and Drink
An April Fool's Story
Honeymoon
Two Jobs
The illness of Mrs. Brown
Getting into College
Olympic Games
A Special Day for British Girls
Oil and Water
Unit 03
The Development of Money
A Human Mistake
The European Cuckoo
The Living Statues in Barcelona
I Can Drive at My Eighties
Travelers
Disneyland
How McDonald's Became a Billion-dollar Business
Pelé
Ticket, Please
Unit 04
An Adjustment to Price
Was the Dog Clever?
Beijingers Speaking English
The Danger of Air Traveling
How Did the Handshake Come into Being?
What a Soldier
A Wedding Dress
A Free Haircut
Aesop
Prince and Princess
Unit 05
Static Electricity
American Families
Medical Journals
My Father
Penicillin
Annual Rings
Hawaii
Signs on the Roads
Barbie Dolls
Frogs
Unit 06
The Answer of Jason
Breakfast
Mirrors
Never too Late to Learn
Pumpkins
Future Man
One-Way-Street
David Jones and His Salary
You're on V-Mail
Stamps
Unit 07
Laptop Computer
Written Language
Whales
Culture and Physical Appearance
Seeing Things
Where's the Beef
Two Thieves
The Garden Hotel
Halloween
Guinness Book of World Records
Unit 08
Potato and Tobacco
Don't Let Them Close Your School
Fire and Water
A Free Trip
Thank You
Sunrise or Sunset
Intelligence Didn't Work
Exchange of Letters
Shakespeare
Birthday Present
Unit 09
Wind Power
Greenwich
Field Event
Mr. Flowers
Problem Page
The Science Museum
A Letter of Complaint
The Quiet Country Cottage
Me-Books
FBI
Unit 10
Family Dog
Things Brought to Heaven
The Origins of Basketball
Danger: Children at Work
How Long
An Old Couple
Tea in Britain
Coins of Any Special Dates?
Tragedy or Blessing
Flying
Unit 11
Where to Live
TV
Teachers and Teaching
Feast on Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving
Lifetime Employment
Falling off the Platform
Dreams
A Visit to Italy
Blue Jeans
Father's Day
Unit 12
How People get Their Names
Taboo
The Attraction of a Bookshop
Keeping up with the Joneses
Drugs
Nose
Shanghai's Popular Air Touring
Rats
A Self-introduction
How a Refrigerator Works
Unit 13
Wild Animals
Henry, Laura and Bill
The Weather Forecasting
Cheating
A Travel Experience
Other Senses
Jazz
The First Questions in College
Food for Thought
An Advertisement
Unit 14
Soap and Water
Punctual Like Clock
Speed Changes the World
GM Foods
See Well by Feeling
About Human Beings' Eating
Odds and Ends
Fortune and the Beggar
Umbrellas
Saving Paper
Unit 15
Tom's Trip
Joan's Luck at Hospital
The World's Water Problem
Sightseeing in Kunming
My Childhood
CATV
Linda's Promise
Edgar's Photo
Copying the Picture
Finders or Keepers?
Unit 16
The Invention of Lightning Rod
A Satisfactory Solution
First Subway
My Teaching Experience
Colors and Meanings
Pyramids
Animals and Earthquakes
Sold Out!
The Blind Girl
Safety Tips for Kids on the Internet
Unit 17
The New World
Application Letter
How to Shop Food Wisely
Men and Women Shoppers
Balance of Nature
Change of Roles
Let the Children Read
Dining Custom in USA
Writing Reports on Psychological Research
Parents and Children
Unit 18
The International Red Cross
The Sea War Between Britain and Germany
The Powerful Influence of Weather
The Importance of Breakfast
George and Charlie
Heroes of Today
A Small Person
Adventure Vacations
Charlie Chaplin
My Mother's Beauty