Unit 1 The Information Age
Text A: Crazy Instant Messaging
Active Words: instantpleteimprovedeveloptrouble
Grammar Tips: Direct Speech and Indirect Speech
Text B: The Struggle to Bring All Americans into the Computer Age
Comprehensive Exercises
Preparation for the Writing Test: Writing a Resume
Unit 2 Stories of Creation
Text A: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
Active Words: likeenjoytasteknowoffer
Grammar Tips: Types of English Sentences
Text B: Prometheus and Pandora
Comprehensive Exercises
Preparation for the Writing Test: Writing a Letter
Unit 3 Names
Text A: What''s in a Name?
Active Words: namesmelldealrespectfashion
Grammar Tips: Interrogative Sentence
Text B: Your Name Is Your Destiny
Comprehensive Exercises
Preparation for the Writing Test: Writing a Letter of Introduction
Unit 4 Role Models
Text A: Whose Lead Should I Follow?
Active Words: standardaimsharestepdaily
Grammar Tips: Negation
Text B: A Role Model Can Change Your Life
Comprehensive Exercises
Preparation for the Writing Test: Writing an Invitation Card
Unit 5 The Business World
Text A: A Smart Move or an Error
Active Words: marketplacestopconsisttotal
Grammar Tips: Exclamatory Sentence
Text B: Market Economics
Comprehensive Exercises
Preparation for the Writing Test: Writing a Memo
Unit 6 Geic Technology
Text A: Clones: Double Trouble?
Active Words: doublecopydividesortprogress
Grammar Tips: Passive Voice
Text B: Trouble on the Table
Comprehensive Exercises
Preparation for the Writing Test: Writing a Letter of Invitation
Unit 7 Public Health
Text A: SARS
Active Words: formcontactsignsuffermeasure
Grammar Tips: ''There be...''
Text B: Epidemics and Human History
Comprehensive Exercises
Preparation for the Writing Test: Filling Out an Application Form
Unit 8 Attitudes and Happiness
Text A: Attitude Is Everything
Active Words: acceptownreflectdeclinequestion
Grammar Tips: Sentences that Begin with ''It''
Text B: Searching for Smiles
Comprehensive Exercises
Preparation for the Writing Test: Writing a Letter of Congratulation
Unit 9 Career and Life
Text A: Where Are All the Plumbers?
Active Words: processnoticeinterestservicefurther
Grammar Tips: Substitution and Omission
Text B: There''s a Lot More to Life than a Job
Comprehensive Exercises
Preparation for the Writing Test: Writing a Letter of Consolation
Unit 10 Harry Potter
Text A: The Vanishing Glass
Active Words: findpressknocksurprisehear
Grammar Tips: Inversion
Text B: An Interview with J. K. Rowling
Comprehensive Exercises
Preparation for the Writing Test: Writing a Thank-You Letter
Glossary