Unit 1

  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 2

  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 3

  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

  Peld

  Ticket, Please

Unit 4

  Adjustment to Price

  Was the Dog Clever?

  Beijingners Speaking English

  The Danger of Air Travelling

  How Did the Handshake Cornc into Being?

  What a Soldier

  A Wedding Dress

  A Free Haircut

  Aesop

  Prince and Princess

Unit 5

  Static Electricity

  American Families

  Medical Journals

  My Father

  Penicillin

  Annual Rings

  Hawaii

  Signs on the Roads

  Barbie Dolls

  Frogs

Unit 6

  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 7

  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 8

  Potato and Tobacco

  A Life for a Life

  Hand Puppets

  A Free Trip

  Thank You

  Sunrise or Sunset

  Intelligence Didn't Work

  Exchange of Letters

  Shakespeare

  Birthday Present

Unit 9

  An Intelligent Dog

  Greenwich

  Various Names of England

  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 offthe 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

  Thanksgiving Day

  Jazz

  The First Questions in College

  Food for Thought

  An Advertisement

Unit 14

  Soap and Water

  Punctual Like a 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

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