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Unit One Love 1

Part One Why We Love Who We Love 2

Part Two Thinking of You 6

Part Three How to Write a Love Letter 10

Part Four A Naturalist Is Born 13

Part Five Chinese Valentine's Day 15

Unit Two Exercise,Diet and Health 17

Part One Why Is Exercise Wise? 18

Part Two Keys to a Healthy Diet 23

Part Three The Benefits of Running 26

Part Four Weight-training 29

Part Five The Origin of Football 30

Unit Three Diverse Education and Culture 33

Part One How to Find a Multicultural Manager 34

Part Two Rights of Education Carry Responsibilities to Do Good 37

Part Three How Do You See Diversity 41

Part Four Differences in Preschool Education 45

Part Five Tao Xingzhi's Theories on Education 46

Unit Four How Much Do You Know about the States 49

Part One Five Famous American Fast Food Restaurants 50

Part Two American Symbol of Entrepreneurship—Oprah Winfrey 54

Part Three American Values 58

Part Four The Myth of Success 62

Part Five Nianhua—Chinese New Year Pitures 64

Unit Five When Life Comes to the End 66

Part One Choosing How to End 67

Part Two An Account of the End of My Mother's Life 72

Part Three In Memory of My Beloved 75

Part Four Tell Patients the Truth 78

Part Five Chinese Funeral Customs 80

Unit Six Natural Disasters 82

Part One Sandstorm Is Blowing China 83

Part Two How to Prepare for a Flood 87

Part Three Water Disasters 90

Part Four Earthquake-resist Structures 93

Part Five Talk about Natural Disaster 95

Unit Seven It's Never Too Late to Become a Genius 97

Part One It's Never Too Late to Become a Genius 98

Part Two How Sigmund Freud Changed What People Thought 103

Part Three How Geniuses Work 107

Part Four Hero Worship 110

Part Five Three Ancient Chinese Philosophers 112

Unit Eight Human Cloning 115

Part One Human Cloning 116

Part Two Cloning:Science Breakthrough or Morally Wrong? 119

Part Three Facts of Cloning 122

Part Four Cloning a Dog 126

Part Five Cloning Pros and Cons 127

Unit Nine Marriage Customs 130

Part One American Wedding Traditions for Brides 131

Part Two Chinese Marriage Traditions 136

Part Three Marriage Problems and Solutions 139

Part Four Real Happiness 143

Part Five The Tokens of Love for Ancient Chinese Maidens 144

Unit Ten Friendship 147

Part One Friendship 148

Part Two How to Grow a Friend 152

Part Thee Tips for Successful Online Dating 155

Part Four A World without Emotion 159

Part Five From Chinese Symbol for Friendship to Chinese Characters 161

Key 163