Unit 1 The digital age: Are we ready? Passage A China charges ahead with a national digital currency Passage B The digital age\" the era we all are living in Passage C Risks of artificial intelligence Unit 2 Life stories p17 Passage A Vincent van Gogh and his paintings Passage B Mei Baojiu: a Peking Opera master Passage C Alfred Nobel Unit 3 Let's go Passage A Ecotourism: traveling the world to help save it Passage B Modem approach promotes traditional culture Passage C Across the Atacama Desert Unit 4 When work is a pleasure Passage A Taking a leap of faith to a new career Passage B Engineer answers nation's call in the desert Passage C Social-work courses: seeking to master professional training Unit 5 China's space dream Passage A China succeeds in first Mars landing Passage B China's spaceflight technology gives astronauts a cozier home Passage C The life ofQian Xuesen, father of China's space programme Unit 6 Economy: power behind everyday life Passage A Living through economic crisis in the U.S. Passage B Designers must learn to embrace failure Passage C China's anti-desertification drive in Inner Mongolia sees the development of local economy Key