Unit 1
Text A The Great American Slowdown
Text B Inflation Everywhere
Text C Viewpoint:Anatomy of a Meltdown
Unit 2
Text A International Cooperation to Cope with High Oil Prices
Text B Future Shock
Text C The Benefits and the Curse of Oil
Unit 3
Text A Merrill Facing Lawsuit over Securities Sale
Text B Brand Olympics Underway
Text C How J.P. Morgan Steered Clear of the Credit Crunch
Unit 4
Text A Marketing
Text B Marketing Group Merely" Selling a Dream"
Text C Harley-Davidson Tries to Rejuvenate Its Business
Unit 5
Text A E-Commerce
Text B E-commerce with Chinese Characteristics
Text C Amazon Outlook Bright Despite New Threats
Unit 6
Text A The' Strong' Yuan
Text B Continuous Rise of Yuan Hits Textile Export Firms
Text C What's Behind U. S. Pressure on Renminbi Exchange Rate?
Unit 7
Text A Bill Gates
Text B Fortune 500 Women CEOs
Text C Ben Bernanke
Unit 8
Text A History of Insurance
Text B Car Insurance Guide
Text C Why Insurance Is High and Hard to Get
Unit 9
Text A Reconstruction Starts in Areas of China Hit by the Earthquake
Text B Hopes that the Olympics Would Cure Chinese Market Woes
have been Dashed
Text C Consumers Spend More As Gasoline Prices Fall
Unit 10
Text A America Drops,Asia Shops
Text B Wal-Mart 2Q Profit up 17%, Raises Outlook
Text C Trade Barriers Toughen With Global Slump
Unit 11
Text A Who Will Profit When Google Exits from China?
Text B Google's Exit:a Deliberate Plot
Text C Google Hits Exit Key
Unit 12
Text A Bond Worry:Will China Keep Buying?
Text B Market to Dictate US Holdings
Text C Tricky Dick and the Dollar
Unit 13
Text A China's Own Version of the Real Estate Bust
Text B Ratio Rentals
Text C Home Improvements
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