Unit 1  Business
 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Questions
 Part Ⅱ  Intensive Reading
   Text A  Interconnected Economy: Is Your Business at Risk?
 Part Ⅲ  Extensive Reading
   Text B  The Secret Behind Successful Corporate Transformations
Unit 2  Culture
 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Questions
 Part Ⅱ  Intensive Reading
   Text A  Why It's Harder to Change Culture than Nature
 Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading
   Text B  Why Art and Culture Is Good for the Soul,the West End and the UK
 Onit 3  Health
 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Questions
 Part Ⅱ  Intensive Reading
   Text A  How Texting Could Improve Your Health
 Part Ⅲ  Extensive Reading
   Text B  Do You Have Social Jet Lag? Here's What to Do
Unit 4 Life-style
 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Questions
 Part Ⅱ  Intensive Reading
   Text A A History of Wedding Dresses
 Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading
   Text B  The Evolution of Makeup
Unit 5 Food
 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Questions
 Part Ⅱ  Intensive Reading
   Text A  Going Deep into Oyster Country
 Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading
   Text B  Fergus Henderson's "Whole Animal" Recipes Inspired Chefs on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Unit 6 Travel
 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Questions
 Part Ⅱ  Intensive Reading
   Text A Angkor: Asia's Ancient "Hydraulic City"
 Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading
   Text B  The Scottish Isle Where Native Ponies Roam
Unit 7  Marriage and Family
 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Questions
 Part Ⅱ  Intensive Reading
   Text A  The Secret to a Fight-Free Relationship
 Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading
   Text B  If Bill and Melinda Gates Can't Make a Marriage Work, What Hope Is There for the Rest of Us?
Unit 8  Education
 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Questions
 Part Ⅱ  Intensive Reading
   Text A  In Defense of Our Teachers
 Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading
   Text B  Choosing Between Housing on or off Campus
Unit 9  Career
 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Questions
 Part Ⅱ  Intensive Reading
   Text A  The Big Decisions that Impact Your Career
 Part Ⅲ Intensive Reading
   Text B  Reshaping Your Career in the Wake of the Pandemic
Unit 10  Entertainment
 Part Ⅰ  Pre-reading Questions
 Part Ⅱ Intensive Reading
   Text A The Art Exploring the Truth About How Climate Change Began
 Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading
   Text B Comedy Is in Crisis, No Joke -- But Venues and Comics Are Finding Ways to Fight Back
Unit 11  Sports
 Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Questions
 Part ⅠI Intensive Reading
   Text A What Is Medina Spirit's Legacy Following His Sudden Death? The Answer Is Uncertain
 Part m Extensive Reading
   Text B Powerlifter Karenjeet Kaur Bains Wants to Inspire More Women to Take up Strength Sports
Unit 12 Technology
 Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Questions
 Part Ⅱ Intensive Reading
   Text A Facebook Is Changing Its Name to Mete as It Focuses on the Virtual World
 Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading
   Text B  The Metaverse Is Coming and It's a Very Big Deal
Unit 13  Climate and Environment
 Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Questions
 Part Ⅱ Intensive Reading
   Text A Effort to Reframe Climate Change as a Health Crisis Gains Steam
 Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading
   Text B  Young Climate Activists Warn Their Elders:Stop Destroying the Planet
Unit 14 Social Problems
 Part Ⅰ Pre-reading Questions
 Part Ⅱ Intensive Reading
   Text A  How Western Society Has Commercialized Yoga
 Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading
   Text B Sometimes Talking, Not Tech, Is the Answer to Social Problems
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