Unit 01 Abandoned and Ruined “Big Houses” 1
Unit 02 Slavery in the United States 4
Unit 03 Normal and Abnormal Intestinal Absorption by Humans 7
Unit 04 Professor 10
Unit 05 How to Manage Your Time 13
Unit 06 Amie Schaefer 16
Unit 07 Life of Pi 19
Unit 08 Toy Story 22
Unit 09 Ambulance 26
Unit 10 History of Basketball 29
Unit 11 Amelia Earhart at Childhood 1 32
Unit 12 Amelia Earhart in Youth 2 36
Unit 13 Amelia Earhart — Famous Female Aviator 3 39
Unit 14 Amelia Earhart — Famous Female Aviator 4 42
Unit 15 Carnival 46
Unit 16 Great Depression 49
Unit 17 Arithmetic 52
Unit 18 Boston Bombing Suspect Charged 55
Unit 19 Dimension 58
Unit 20 Alien 61
Unit 21 Arch Bridge 64
Unit 22 The Efficient Level of Pollution and the Coase Theorem 1 67
Unit 23 The Efficient Level of Pollution and the Coase Theorem 2 70
Unit 24 The History of Human Evolution 73
Unit 25 Antelope 76
Unit 26 Import-Export Taxes and Duties in China 79
Unit 27 Obama’s Euro-Crisis Lecture Is “Pitiful and Sad” 82
Unit 28 Dunkirk in World War II 85
Unit 29 Japanese War Crimes 88
Unit 30 Close Striking Assault — Martial Arts 91
Unit 31 Antique 94
Unit 32 Emerging Trends Behind China’s Anti-corruption Drive 97
Unit 33 Oscar Pistorius Awarded Bail 100
Unit 34 Manuel Gonzales with Big Imagination 1 103
Unit 35 Manuel Gonzales with Big Imagination 2 106
Unit 36 Nobel Laureate Mo Yan 1 109
Unit 37 Nobel Laureate Mo Yan 2 112
Unit 38 5.12 Sichuan Earthquake 115
Unit 39 Peng Liyuan, China’s First Lady 1 118
Unit 40 Peng Liyuan, China’s First Lady 2 121
Unit 41 What Causes Allergies? 124
Unit 42 Blue Whale 127
Unit 43 Types of Volcanic Eruptions 130
Unit 44 “If Islam were a violent religion, then all Muslims would be violent.” 133
Unit 45 Evaluation of the Elderly Patient 136
Unit 46 Amateur vs. Professional Boxing 140
Unit 47 Surgeon 143
Unit 48 Mammals 146
Unit 49 Calendar Types: Solar, Lunar and Lunisolar Calendars 149
Unit 50 Jonathan Pollard — an Israel’s Spy in the US 153
Keys to the Exercises 156