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”,F(xiàn)at 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