本书为套书大学英语快速阅读教程（1-6级）的第四级。本套书按大学英语的相应难度分为6级，每级一册，便于不同水平的读者选择使用。本套书选材新，体裁广，包括了科普、财经、体育、政治、经济等各领域的文章，文章全部选自英语国家2000年出版的报纸、杂志等。选材具有时效性、趣味性和知识性等特点。

本书适合大学学生和具有同等英语水平的学习者使用。

1.Bigger Not Really Better

2.Shelf Awareness

3.Make Time For Reading Help

4.You Really Can Shrink Your Stomach

5.Handle Stress Like an Expert

6.How to Teach Chridren to Study the Computer

7.Noise: It Can Kill You

8.Should a Wife Keep Her Name

9.Learning to Care and Share

10.I'm Sorry, It's Cancer

11.Culture Shock

12.The Hidden Power of Play

13.Natural Ways to Cut Cholesterol

14.Why Character Counts

15.Human Aggression

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