Introduction to Important Reading Strategies and Skills
 Unit One New Perspectives
  Passage 1 Shyness
  Passage 2 Born to Win
 Unit Two Music
  Passage 1 Michael Jackson
  Passage 2 Musical Taste at the Turn of the Millennium
 Unit Three Money Matters
  Passage 1 How to Create a Budget
  Passage 2 Simple Steps to Wealth
 Unit Four Looking Good
  Passage 1 Myths of Women's Weight Training
  and Female Body-building
  Passage 2 Self-Esteem and Body Image
 Unit Five Urbanization
  Passage 1 Perspectives on Community Change
  Passage 2 Issues of Urbanization
 Unit Six Animals
  Passage 1 Sharks:A Bad Image, but Oceans Value Them
  Passage 2 Jane Goodall and Chimpanzees
 Unit Seven Consumers
  Passage 1 Consumer Behavior
  Passage 2 Men Suffer from Compulsive Shopping Too
 Unit Eight Family Trends
  Passage 1 New Marriage Trends in China
  Passage 2 The Sandwich Generation:Caregiving in Aging Adult Relationships
 Unit Nine Love and Romance
  Passage 1 Speak Out Your Love
  Passage 2 Wednesdays
 Unit Ten Life's Mysteries
  Passage 1 Marriage and Life Expectancy
  Passage 2 How Do Animals Spend the Winter?
 Unit Eleven Beliefs and Appreciation
  Passage 1 Happiness Paradox:Why Are Americans So Cheery?
  Passage 2 Teaching Thank-You
 Unit Twelve Crime
  Passage 1 Cybercrime
  Passage 2 ATM Skimming Costs Banks Money and Reputation
 Unit Thirteen Climate
  Passage 1 First Debate on Climate Change
  Passage 2 Atmospheric Carbon Dioxideand Geographic Warming
 Unit Fourteen Cross Culture
  Passage 1 Cross-Cultural Communication
  Passage 2 Gracious Greetings Between Cultures
 Unit Fifteen Food
  Passage 1 Food Safety at the Farmer's Market
  Passage 2 Eating by Numbers
 Unit Sixteen Look for Jobs
  Passage 1 When They Require Experienceand You Have None
  Passage 2 Online Mistakes That Can Jeopardize Your Career
 Answer Key