Unit 1 Learn a Foreign Language for Your Career 1
Reading 1
Passage A Why Do People Learn Foreign Languages? 1
Passage B Annabel Lee 6
Applied Writing The Center for English Language Education （CELE）
End of Course Report 9
Listening and Speaking 14
Serf-Assessment 18
Merry Learning 21
Words & Phrases 21

Unit 2 Job Hunt 25
Reading 25
Passage A Job Advertisements 25
Passage B Prize Fight 31
Applied Writing Resume with a Cover Letter 35
Listening and Speaking 40
Self-Assessment 44
Merry Learning 47
Words & Phrases 47

Unit 3 Foreign Friends with Us 51
Reading 51
Passage A William Empson Taught English in China 51
Passage B When 1 Was in America 57
Applied Writing Letter of Complaint 59
Listening and Speaking 63
Serf-Assessment 66
Merry Learning 69
Words & Phrases 70

Unit 4 Movement to the Far West 73
Reading 73
Passage A The West Coast Valleys 73
Passage B A Bilingual Childhood 78
Applied Writing Tour Guide Speech 80
Listening and Speaking 84
Self-Assessment 88
Merry Learning 91
Words & Phrases 91

Unit 5 Chinese Arts 95
Reading 95
PassageA I Love Chinese Martial Arts 95
Passage B Beijing Opera： A Glowing Pearl of Oriental Art 101
Applied Writing Poster for Performance 104
Listening and Speaking 107
Self-Assessment 111
Merry Learning 114
Words & Phrases 114
Model Test 1 119

Unit 6 Milestone in Medical Science 131
Reading 131
Passage A Clones： A Milestone in Medical Science 131
Passage B Robots Will Roll into Operating Rooms 137
Applied Writing Medicine Prescription 140
Listening and Speaking 143
Self-Assessment 146
Merry Learning 150
Words & Phrases 150

Unit 7 Investment in China 155
Reading 155
Passage A A Key to Successful Investment in China 155
Passage B Causes Behind the Asian Crisis 161
Applied Writing Memorandum of Understanding 163
Listening and Speaking 168
Self-Assessment 170
Merry Learning 173
Words & Phrases 174

Unit 8 Employment and Contract 179
Reading 179
Passage A Seeking Employment Opportunities 179
Passage B Explanation on the Draft Contract Law 183
Applied Writing Contract 186
Listening and Speaking 191
Self-Assessment 194
Merry Learning 198
Words & Phrases 198

Unit 9 Privacy and Plagiarism 203
Reading 203
Passage A Public Interest and Private Lives 203
Passage B Plagiarism Exposed at University 209
Applied Writing Patent 213
Listening and Speaking 218
Self-Assessment 221
Merry Learning 224
Words & Phrases 224

Unit 10 Public Speaking 229
Reading 229
Passage A The Art of Public Speaking 229
Passage B Excerpt from President Nixon s Remarks at Andrews Air Force Base 234
Applied Writing Invitation for Bids 238
Listening and Speaking 242
Self-Assessment 245
Merry Learning 248
Words & Phrases 249
Model Test 2 253
Vocabulary 265
Phrases 291