Section B Judge by Appearances A standard criticism of sociological research is that it goes to great lengths to prove what most people with common sense already know. Without exactly taking sides for
Section B Are You a Workaholic? There's a big distinction between working hard and being a workaholic. Working hard involves being organized, focused, getting a lot of work done, knowing when to stop,
Section C The Pain in Wearing High Heels(高跟鞋) They are wearing high heels this year. Are you? Since I was a little girl, I've been trying to figure out exactly who
Unit 8 Section A Pre-reading Activities First Listening Please listen to a short passage carefully and prepare to answer some questions. Second Listening Listen to the tape again. Then answer the foll
Section C How Well Do You Handle Daily Stress? How well do you cope? Choose the answer closest to how you react in the situation described. If the situation is unfamiliar, choose the answer closest to
Section B What Youngsters Expect in Life Back in the good old days of stable economic expansion — the 1950s and 1960s — a person could choose to do something new, exciting, and creative in life bu
Section C What Life Is like When Out of Work (Fortunately, Jan Halvorsen was unemployed only four months. She is now assistant editor of the Twin Cities Courier(《双城信使报》)in St. Paul,
Unit 9 Section A Pre-reading Activities First Listening Please listen to a short passage carefully and prepare to answer some questions. Second Listening Listen to the tape again. Then answer the foll
Section B Borderline Ridiculousness The hardest thing about getting into Britain is walking the excessive distances around Heathrow Airport. No one has ever searched my baggage, or asked anything more
Unit 10 Section A Pre-reading Activities First Listening Please listen to a short passage carefully and prepare to answer some questions. Second Listening Listen to the tape again. Then answer the fol
Section B Forty-Three Seconds over Hiroshima On a brilliant summer's morning in 1945, Kaz Tanaka looked up into the sky over Hiroshima and saw the beginning of the end of her world. She was eighteen.