Unit One  Chinese Clothing

  Section A

  Passage 1  Zhongshan Suits Make Comeback

  Passage 2  Hanfu's Fashion Timeline and Its Revival

  Section B

  Passage 1  Tang Suit in the Tang Dynasty

  Passage 2  Charm of Qipao

Unit Two  Chinese Traditional Etiquette

  Section A

  Passage 1  Greeting Etiquette

  Passage 2  Getting Married in Style

  Section B

  Passage 1  Life Etiquette and Shoes

  Passage 2  Chinese Funeral Etiquette

Unit Three  Chinese Handicrafts

  Section A

  Passage 1  History of Jade in China

  Passage 2  Cloisonn6

  Section B

  Passage 1  Chinese Silk

  Passage 2  Chinese Lacquer Ware

Unit Four  Tangible Cultural Heritage

  Section A

  Passage 1  West Lake

  Passage 2  The Grand Canal

  Section B

  Passage 1  UNESCO Tag a Double-edged Sword

  Passage 2  The Potala Palace in Tibet

Unit Five  Education

  Section A

  Passage I  Structure of the US Education System: Bachelor's Degrees

  Passage 2  Re-read Like a Child: the Ultimate Guilty Pleasure?

  Section B

  Passage 1  Changing Face of Higher Education

  Passage 2  We Owe Our Kids Universal Pre-school

Unit Six  Sports and Entertainment

  Section A

  Passage 1  Bowling -- Entertainment for All Ages

  Passage 2  Snowboarding -- Snurfing USA

  Section B

  Passage 1  Fishing -- A Sport for All Seasons

  Passage 2  Baseball -- A National Tradition. ~

Unit Seven  Superstition

  Section A

  Passage 1  Luck and Superstition in Different Countries

  Passage 2  Origins of Common Western Superstitions

  Section B

  Passage 1  A Superstitious Society

  Passage 2  Is "Magical" Thinking Hurting or Helping You?

Unit Eight  Transportation Tools in the United States .

  Section A

  Passage 1  On the Move

  Passage 2  Trains Across the USA

  Section B

  Passage 1  Boats, Boats Everywhere

  Passage 2  Cars