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Unit 1 War and Peace 1
Text Peace 2
After-class Reading Rise of an "Iraq GeneratJon" in Europe? 8
Unit 2 Biography 15
Text A Beautiful Mind 16
After-class Reading Bill Gates in His Boyhood 25
Unit 3 Energy 30
Text Saving Energy and Energy Conservation 31
After-class Reading Energy Crisis 38
Unit 4 Health 44
Text A Nation Obsessed with Health Issues 45
After-class Reading Stress: Why You Have It and How You Improve Your Health 53
Unit 5 Gender Differences 58
Text Gender Roles from a Cultural Perspective 59
After-class Reading What Is o Boy? What Is a Girl? 68
Unit 6 Three Days to See 77
Text Three Days to See (1) 79
After-class Reading Three Days to See (2) 88
Unit 7 Education 95
Text Education Is Supposed to Make You Rich. Not Wealthy 97
After-class Reading Don't Define Me by My School 107
Unit 8 Harmony andthe Dream 118
Text Harmony end the Dream 121
All.r-class Reading Western Civilization Faces a Stork Choloe 132
Unit 1 Daily Life 141
Unit 2 Education 148
Unit 3 Youth 155
Unit 4 Culture 163
Unit 5 Gender Differences 169
Unit 6 Science & Technology 176
Unit 7 Success & Happiness 183
Unit 8 Famous People 190
Glossary 197
Phrases and Expressions 213