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Unit 1 Language Focus语言注释

Text A Higher Education in the United States 

Text B Back to School

Reading Practice Do Children Benefit or Suffer from Television?

 Grammar

Ⅰ.句子的类别

Ⅱ．状语从句(1)

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 1

Unit 2

 Language Focus语言注释

Text A All Work Is Play

Text B Ten Ways to Get You Exercising at Work

Reading Practice Stop Smoking

 Grammar

Ⅰ．动词时态小结

Ⅱ．动词不定式(1)

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 2

Unit 3

 Language Focus语言注释

Text A HOW Americans Get Married

Text B The Traditional American Wedding 

Reading Practice A Peculiar Way of Dating 

 Grammar

Ⅰ.情态动词

Ⅱ．被动语态

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 3

Unit 4

 Language Focus语言注释

Text A Freddy Smith．Bank Teller

Text B For Recognition As Well As Cash

Reading Practice 0ccupations

 Grammar

定语从句(1)

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 4

Unit 5

 Language Focus语言注释

Text A Smart Shopping

Text B The Stock Market

Reading Practice Getting Fat on Staying Slim

 Grammar

Ⅰ.定语从句(2)

Ⅱ．状语从句(2)

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 5

Revision Exercises 1

Unit 6

Language Focus语言注释

Text A The Home Computer

Text B Future Man：Like This

Reading Practice Internet

 Grammar

Ⅰ.宾语从句

Ⅱ．间接引语

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 6

Unit 7

 Language Focus语言注释

Text A Winning the Job Interview Game

Text B Video Resumes

Reading Practice Reading Help Wanted Ads

 Grammar

Ⅰ.动词不定式(2)

Ⅱ．主语从句

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 7

Unit 8

 Language Focus语言注释

Text A Nonverbal Communication

Text B Giving a Talk

Reading Practice How Can I Get to the Post Office?

 Grammar

Ⅰ.表语从句

Ⅱ．同位语从句

Ⅲ．what引导的从句

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 8

Unit 9

 Language Focus语言注释

 Text A Advertising：The Selling of a Product

 Text B Advertising

 Reading Practice Coke’s Advertising Campaign

 Grammar

状语从句(3)

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 9

Unit 10

 Language Focus语言注释

Text A An Ideal Holiday

Text B Travel

Reading Practice Saturday Night

 Grammar

定语从句(3)

 Exercises

 Key to Exercises

 参考译文

 Key to Exercises of Unit 10

Revision Exercises 2