本书旨在帮助学生打好英语语言基础，提高英语应用能力，为将来发展做好准备。全书共分八个单元，内容包括：名人、人际关系、工作、环境、创新、文化、度假、节约用水。
Unit 1 FAMOUS PEOPLE
TEXT A My Childhood
TEXT B My Twenty Years in GE
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Unit 2 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
TEXT A Improving Interpersonal Relationships
TEXT B Beyond Expectations
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Unit 3 WORK
TEXT A Laid Off， and Working Harder Than Ever
TEXT B Types of Managers
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Unit 4 ENVIRONMENT
TEXT A Global Warming： Who Loses —— and Who Wins?
TEXT B From Bags to Riches： The Recycling Project Which Starts in India's Rubbish Tips
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Unit 5 INNOVATION
TEXT A Lazy Is Good
TEXT B Three Innovations That Changed America
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Unit 6 CULTURE
TEXT A The Language of Space
TEXT B Your Guide to the 15 Golden Rules of Online Etiquette
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Unit 7 VACATIONING
TEXT A Volunteer Vacations Gain Popularity
TEXT B Just Sit Back and Relax
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Unit 8 WATER CONSERVATION
TEXT A Once Built on a Lake， Mexico City Now Runs Dry
TEXT B Trees
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