Unit 1
Passage 1 The English Character
Passage 2 Lessons from Overseas
Passage 3 To Be or Not to Be
Passage 4 I’’m Sorry, I Won’’t Apologize
Unit 2
Passage 1 Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen
Passage 2 A Nine-Year-Old Brush with Magic
Passage 3 Cupid Goes Hi-Tech
Passage 4 Turkey
Unit 3
Passage 1 American Kids’’ Leisure Time
Passage 2 Thin Is ”In”, Fat Is ”Out”
Passage 3 Confession of a Sports Mom
Passage 4 Children Play Less the More Toys They Get
Unit 4
Passage 1 Biological Parents and Adoptive Parents
Passage 2 Prolonging Human Life
Passage 3 Chewing Gum
Passage 4 Keep Alive the Sense of Wonder
Unit 5
Passage 1 The First American
Passage 2 Martin Luther King
Passage 3 The Rise of Asian Women
Passage 4 Clinton Profile
Unit 6
Passage 1 The Music of Fate
Passage 2 In Pursuit of Brightness--Helen Keller
Passage 3 Don’’t Fear Failure
Passage 4 Pablo Picaso
Unit 7
Passage 1 The Biological Clock
Passage 2 Ways to Improving Reading
Passage 3 Learning Science
Passage 4 Have You Ever Seen a Flying Saucer?
Unit 8
Passage 1 ”The Business of America Is Business.”
Passage 2 Credit Cards
Passage 3 Business and Social Responsibility
Passage 4 Energy Sense Makes Future Sense
Mark Sheet
Timed Reading Rate Chart
Key to Comprehension Exercises