Unit 1 Learn a Foreign Language for your eareer 1 Reading 1 Practical reading Why Do People Learn Foreign Languages? 1 Reading for appreciation Annabel Lee 6 Writing The Center for English Language Education (CELE) End of Course Report 9 Listening and Speaking 14 Self-Assessment 18 Merry Learning 21 Unlt 2 Job Hunt 22 Reading 22 Practical reading Job Advertisements 22 Reading for appreciation Prize Fight 29 Writing Resume with a Cover Letter 33 Listening and Speaking 38 Self-Assessment 42 Merry Learning 45 Unit 3 Foreign Friends with us 46 Reading 46 Practical reading William Empson Taught English in China 46 Reading for appreciation When I Was in America 52 Writing Letters of Complaint 54 Listening and Speaking 58 Self-Assessment 61 Merry Learning 65 Unit 4 Movement to the Far West 66 Reading 66 Practical reading The West Coast Valleys 66 Reading for appreciation A Bilingual Childhood 72 Writing Tour Guide Speech 74 Listening and Speaking 78 Self-Assessment 81 Merry Learning 84 Unit 5 Chinese Arts 85 Reading 85 Practical reading I Love Chinese Martial Arts 85 Reading for appreciation Beijing Opera: A Glowing Pearl of Oriental Art 91 Writing Poster for Performance 94 Listening and Speaking 98 Self-Assessment 101 Merry Learning 104 Mode Test 1 105 Unit 6 Milestone in Medical Science 116 Reading 116 Practical reading Clones: A Milestone in Medical Science 116 Reading for appreciation Robots Will Roll into Operating Rooms 122 Writing Medicine Prescription 125 Listening and Speaking 129 Self-Assessment 132 Merry Learning 136 Unit7 Jnvestment in China 137 Reading 137 Practical reading A Key to Successful Investment in China 137 Reading for appreciation Causes Behind the Asian Crisis 143 Writing Memorandum of Understanding 146 Listening and Speaking 151 Self-Assessment 153 Merry Learning 156 Unit 8 Employment and Contract 157 Reading 157 Practical reading Seeking Employment Opportunities 157 Reading for appreciation Explanation on the Draft Contract Law 161 Writing Contract 164 Listening and Speaking 170 Self-Assessment 173 Merry Learning 176 Unit 9 Privacy and Plagiarism 177 Reading 177 Practical reading Public Interest and Private Lives 177 Reading for appreciation Plagiarism Exposed at University 183 Writing Patent 187 Listening and Speaking 192 Self-Assessment 195 Merry Learning 198 Unit 10 public Speaking 199 Reading 199 Practical reading The Art of Public Speaking 199 Reading for appreciation Excerpt from President Nixon s Remarks at Andrews Air Force Base 205 Writing Invitation for Bids 208 Listening and Speaking 213 Self-Assessment 216 Merry Learning 219 Mode Test 2 220 Vocabulary 231