Unit One

Reading 1 Reading Rates and Reading Habits

Reading 2 George Dawson： It Is Never Too Late to Learn

Reading 3 The Saving of the Damaged Books

Unit Two

Reading 1 A Home Away from Home

Reading 2 An American Woman’s Daring Exploit

Reading 3 Henry Ford and His “Model T”

Unit Three

Reading 1 Early Birds and Night Owls

Reading 2 If You Want to Win in Sports， Wear Red

Reading 3 Don’t Think Twice

Unit Four

Reading 1 Secret Santa Reveals His Identity

Reading 2 Getting Rich

Reading 3 Norton： the “ First Emperor of the United States”

Unit Five

Reading 1 The Night a Town Disappeared

Reading 2 Pompeii： The City That Slept for 1，500 Years

Reading 3 An Island Is Born

Unit Six

Reading 1 Nursery School Children Gone Online

Reading 2 CAI Programs

Reading 3 Learning Differences Between Boys and Girls

Unit Seven

Reading 1 Granville T.Woods： the “Black Edison”

Reading 2 A Tribute to Courage

Reading 3 Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks

Unit Eight

Reading 1 American Men Don’t Cry

Reading 2 Too Fabulous for Marriage？

Reading 3 Money Is a Sign

Appendix

Key to Exercises