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Unit 1 Cultural Differences
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A GuessingUnknown Words from the Context I
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A American Values and Assumptio
Section B Is this Chinese Candor or a Cultural Handicap?
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test
Unit 2 Education and Examinatio
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A GuessingUnknown Words from the Context II
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A TOEFL and IELTS
Section B The Two Kinds (Excerpt)
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test
Unit 3 Earning and Spending Money
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A GuessingUnknown Words from the Context III
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Breaking the Cycle of Borrowing Money and Paying Interest
Section B Needing and Wanting are Different
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test
Unit 4 Time and Punctuality
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A GuessingUnknown Words from Word Formation I
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Punctuality Tips and Strategies
Section B The Date Father Didn't Keep
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test
Unit 5 Attitude toward Life and Death
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A GuessingUnknown Words from Word Formation II
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Legal Systems Handle Euthanasia Differently Around the Globe
Section B "Am I To Love Life Less?".
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test
Unit 6 Love, Marriage and Family
Part 1 Reading Skills
SectionA Undetanding Sentences
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Liking, Loving and Lust
Section B Story of Regret
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test
Unit 7 Food and Table Manne
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Distinguishing Topic from Main Idea
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
SectionA FoodTaboos
Section B Dos and Don'ts when Eating in Britain
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test
Unit 8 Housing and Subprime Crisis
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Finding the Topic Sentence
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Obama Not Planning Another Big Housing Program
Section B Two Neediest Cases of Christina Natale and the Gathees
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test
Unit 9 Health and Medicine
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Patter of Details !
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
SectionA Medicine's Bright Future
Section B It Takes Courage
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test
Unit 10 Trade and Economy
Part I Reading Skills
Section A Pattern of Details II
Section B Practice.
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A The Right Approach
Section B Colo and Their Associatio
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test
Unit 11 Festivals and Holidays
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Pattern of Details III
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Public Holidays in theUnited States
Section B A Moving Story
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test
Unit 12 Music and Movies
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Outlining
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Hollywood and Los Angeles
Section B How about China's Hollywood?
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test
Unit 13 Equality and Independence
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Skimming
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Virginia Declaration of Rights
Section B Words in My Heart Tell Me "I Am Strong".
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test
Unit 14 Crimeand Punishment
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Scanning
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Grad Student's Arrest Makes International News
Section B Helicopter Moms vs. Free-Range Kids
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test
Unit 15 Beliefs and Religio
Part 1 Reading Skills
Section A Detailed Reading
Section B Practice
Part 2 Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings
Part 3 Reading Passages
Section A Early History of Christianity
Section B Hindu-Muslim Family's Choice of Cremation Arouses Anger
Part 4 Reading Compreheion Test