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Unit 1
Text A Putting in a Good Word for Guilt
Text B Ambition
Unit 2
Text A In the Beginning: God and Science
Text B Science and Religion
Unit 3
Text A Privacy and Property on the Net
Text B Looking for Community on the Internet
Unit 4
Text A The New Whiz Kids （1）
Text B The New Whiz Kids （2）
Unit 5
Text A Using Popular Movies in Psychotherapy
Text B The Foundations of Personality
Unit 6
Text A On the Sense of Humor
Text B Confession of a Humorist
Unit 7
Text A Enterprising Women
Text B Women Warriors
Unit 8
Text A Dolly's False Legacy
Text B The Issue of Human Cloning
Unit 9
Text A A Gift from China
Text B As You Come Out to Join Society
Unit 10
Text A Ethics in Business
Text B The Dream of Mr. Clean
Unit 11
Text A The Difficulties of Oxford
Text B Where Do Asians Best and Brightest Get
MBAs
Unit 12
Text A A Friend Indeed
Text B Of Friendship
Glossary