Unit One  Home and School

      Passage 1  Getting Along with Parents

      Passage 2  What to Do If You Don't Like School?

      Passage 3  The Start of Modern Anesthesia

Unit Two  Do It Fair and Square

      Passage 1  Cheating ( I )

      Passage 2  Cheating ( II )

      Passage 3  Acupuncture

Unit Three Pop Culture

      Passage 1  Hip Hop

      Passage 2  Music That's Always on Top

      Passage 3  Can Loud Music Hurt My Ears?

Unit Four  Homeschooling: Better or Worse?

      Passage 1  Homeschooling ( I )

      Passage 2  Homeschooling ( II )

      Passage 3  Kids and Growing Pains

Unit Five  Diet and Health

      Passage 1  Get a Good Diet and Be Healthy

      Passage 2  Chinese Medicine Dishes

      Passage 3  Healthy Food

Unit Six  It All Happens in Teen's Life

      Passage 1  Basketball Tryouts

      Passage 2  Friends Forever

      Passage 3  When Snack Attacks Strike

Unit Seven  Making Wise Decisions

      Passage 1  Decision Making

      Passage 2  Dealing with Peer Pressure

      Passage 3  Five Steps to Fight Stress

Unit Eight  Wonders of the Human Civilizations

      Passage 1  Leaning Tower of Pisa

      Passage 2  The Great Pyramid

      Passage 3  Why Do People Get Shrunk?

Unit Nine  Leisure Time

      Passage 1  How Americans Spend Their Time ( I )

      Passage 2  How Americans Spend Their Time ( II )

      Passage 3  What to Tell the Doctor

Unit Ten  Gifts of Love

      Passage 1  Extra Good Luck

      Passage 2  Love Conquered Cancers

      Passage 3  Hugging for Health

Unit Eleven  Taking Good Care of Your Body

      Passage 1  Exercise Yourself to Fitness

      Passage 2  Why Exercise Is Cool?

      Passage 3  Winding Up Your Body Clock

Unit Twelve  Great People in History

      Passage 1  Hans Christian Andersen

      Passage 2  Leonardo da Vinci

      Passage 3  The Discoverer of X-rays

Unit Thirteen  Fantastic Facts of the Natural World

      Passage 1  Amazing Insects

      Passage 2  Animals Up in the Air

      Passage 3  Circus Doctor

Unit Fourteen  Masterpieces of Superb Imagination

      Passage 1  Verne's Science Fiction

      Passage 2  Robinson Crusoe

      Passage 3  What Is Imagination?

Unit Fifteen  Medical Information on Well-Being

      Passage 1  A Bit About Blood Pressure

      Passage 2  Color Therapy

      Passage 3  Cosmetic Surgery

Appendix I   Key to Exercises

Appendix II  Glossary