Unit 1 TEACHING AND LEARNING Passage 1 “See Spot Run”:Teaching My Grandmother to Read Passage 2 Learning Cultural Differences in Nonverbal Communications Passage 3 15 Steps to Cultivate Lifelong Learning Unit 2 HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED Passage 1 Finding a Good Volunteer Opportunity Passage 2 A Joyful Philanthropist (慈善家) Passage 3 The Overview of the Debate over Euthanasia (安乐死) Unit 3 FRIENDSHIP Passage 1 Friendship from the Animals Passage 2 Is True Friendship Dying Away? Passage 3 Importance of Friendship in Childhood and Adolescence(青春期) Unit 4 HOBBIES Passage 1 FDR’s Stamp Collection:A Childhood Hobby He Took to the Oval Office Passage 2 Music in My Family Passage 3 Pet Owner to Pet Trainer - Transforming Your Pastime into a Profession Unit 5 FAMOUS PEOPLE Passage 1 Movie Stars Aren’t Happy - The Public Struggles of Celebrity Perfomers Can Lead to Misery Passage 2 The Inspirational Story of Steve Jobs Passage 3 How to Overcome or Stop Celebrity Worship Unit 6 SUCCESS Passage 1 Is Education the Kcy to Success Passage 2 Charactcr and Succcss Passage 3 Honcsty iii Success Unit 7 HONESTY Passage 1 Lies Are Never a Part of Your Own Truth Passage 2 How to Tell If Someone Is Lying to You? Passage 3 Analysis of Ethics:Is Honesty the Best Policy? Unit 8 ENVIRONMENT Passage 1 Celcbrating Earth Day——Celcbrating Forty Years of Grassroots Efforts of Saving Our Earth Passage 2 Walking and the Environmcnt Passage 3 Rcflcctions:Saving the Environmcnt Appendix Keys and Answers