本书试题均来自各种考试的真题及模拟题，在选取文章时既注意与对应课文的关联性，又注意语言的优雅、凝练和幽默，句型工整而又富于变化。本册**在于理解语篇内句子之间内在的逻辑关系，使学习者认识到句型的精练、优美、实用与可模仿性，从而将其有机地运用于英语写作之中；并进一步扩充讲解词汇、短语及语法的实战运用，为考生顺利通过各种考试打下扎实的基础。

Lesson 1 A puma at large
Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one
Lesson 3 An unknown goddess
Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs
Lesson 5 The facts
Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab
Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies
Lesson 8 A famous monastery
Lesson 9 Flying cats
Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic
Lesson 11 Not guilty
Lesson 12 Life on a desert island
Lesson 13 "It's only me"
Lesson 14 A noble gangster
Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble