Unit 1
Passage 1 The English Character
Passage 2 Lessons from Overseas
Passage 3 TheAmericans
Passage 4 I'm SorryIWon'tApologize
Unit 2
Passage 1 Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen
Passage 2 A Nine-Year-Old Brush with Magic
Passage 3 Gold Is the Decil
Passage 4 Turkey
Unit 3
Passage 1 American Kids' Leisure Time
Passage 2 Thin ls“In”,Fat ls“Out”
Passage 3 Confession ofa Sports Mom
Passage 4 Always Here
Unit 4
Passage 1 BiologicalParents and Adoptive Parents
Passage 2 Prolonging Human Life
Passage 3 Salty Coffee
Passage 4 Keep Alive the Sense ofWonder
Unit 5
Passage 1 TheFirstAmerican
Passage 2 Martin Luther King
Passage 3 The Rise ofAsian Women
Passage 4 Francis Bacon
Unit 6
Passage 1 The Music ofFate
Passage 2 STM
Passage 3 Don'tFearFailure
Passage 4 PabIoPicaso
Unit 7
Passage 1 The BiologicalClock
Passage 2 WaystoImprovingReading
Passage 3 ScienceandScientists
Passage 4 Have You Ever Seen a Flying Saucer?
Unit 8
Passage 1 “The Business ofAmericals Business.”
Passage 2 CreditCards
Passage 3 A Practical Mind
Passage 4 Energy Sense Makes Future Sense
Mark Sheet
Timed Reading Rate Chart
Key to Comprehension Exercise