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Unit 1 People
Passage A Leonardo: The Real Story
Passage B Steven Spielberg
Passage C Benjamin Franklin

Unit 2 The Information Society
Passage A The Magazine
Passage B Long Live Paper
Passage C Teens and Video Games: How Much Is Too Much?

Unit 3 Cuisine
Passage A An Overview of Chinese Cuisine
Passage B Dumplings
Passage C Curries of the World

Unit4 Marriage
Passage A To Win at Marriage, Learn to Lose
Passage B Is There Really a Prince Charming?
Passage C Loving Muriel

Unit 5 Culture
Passage A Social Customs in Thailand: Public
Behavior Do's and Don'ts
Passage B How to Read Body Language
Passage C The Difference Between American and British Humour

Unit 6 Adventure
Passage A Mysteries of Egypt
Passage B Outdoor Adventure Essentials: What You Need
Passage C A Pirate Bold to Be

Unit 7 Life
Passage A Nelson Mandela:Icon, Reconciler,Fighter and Charmer
Passage B The Good Daughter
Passage C The Roots of My Ambition

Unit 8 Science and Technology
Passage A Plastic Spaceships to Take Mankind to Mars?
Passage B An Ordinary Miracle
Passage C Science and the Scientific Attitude Key to the Exercises
Records of Your Reading Rate & Comprehension Rate