Unit Nine Text Asimov explains why there is much more in intel- ligence than just being able to score high on intelligence tests. WHAT IS INTELLIGENCE, ANYWAY? Isaac Asimov What is intelligence, anyway? When I was in the army I received a kind of ap
Unit One Text Want to know how to improve your grades with- out having to spend more time studying? Sounds too good to be true? Well, read on... HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR STUDY HABITS Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence. You do we
Unit Two Text At sixty-five Francis Chichester set out to sail single-handed round the world. This is the story of that adventure. SAILING ROUND THE WORLD Before he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already surprised his f
Unit Three Text They say that blood is thicker than water, that our relatiees are more important to us than others.Ev- eryone was so kind to the old lady on her birthday. Surely her daughter would make an even bigger effort to please her? THE PRESEN
Unit Four Text Many people in the United States spend most of their free time watching television. Certainly, there are many worthwhile programs on television, includ- ing news, educational programs for children, pro- grams on current social problem
Unit Five Text A miserable and merry Christmas? How could it be? A MISERABLE, MERRY CHRISTMAS Christmas was coming. I wanted a pony. To make sure that my par- ents understood, I declared that I wanted nothing else. " Nothing but a pony?"my father as
Unit Eight Text A young boy faces the impossible,task of trying to soften the blow of tragic news. YOU GO YOUR WAY, I'LL GO MINE The messenger got off his bicycle in front of the house of Mrs. Rosa Sandoval. He went to the door and knocked gently. H
Unit Seven Text The author finds out that good intentions alone are not enough when his attempt to be kind to an old man leaves them both feeling worse than before. THE SAMPLER In a certain store where they sell puddings,a number of these delicious
Unit Ten Text I first heard this story a few years ago from a girl I had met in New York's Greenwich Village. Probably the story is one of those mysterious bits of folk- lore that reappear every few years, to be told anew in one form or another. How
Unit Nine Text Throughout the ages different ideas have been ex- pressed about the workings of the human brain. It is only recently, however,that seience has begun to give us some idea of how the brain really works. THE BRAIN THE MOST POWERFUL COMPU
College English Intensive Reading 2 Unit 1 Part I Requirements After you learn this unit, you should be able to I answer the following questions: 1. What caused the excitement on the planet Venus? 2. Is there such a place as Manhattan on earth? Wher
Unit One: IS THERE LIFE ON EARTH? Text It is a humorous essay. But after reading it you will surely find that the author is most serious in writ- ing it. Art Buchwald There was great excitement on the planet of Venus this week. For the first time Ve
College English Intensive Reading 2 Unit 2 Part I Requirements After you learn this unit, you should be able to I answer the following questions: 1. Where did the story take place? When did it first appear in a magazine? Was it a true story? 2. Who
Unit Two: The Dinner Party Text A heated discussion about whether men are braver than women is settled in a rather unexpected way. THE DINNER PARTY Mona Gardner I first heard this tale in India, where it is told as if true--though any naturalist wou
College English Intensive Reading 2 Unit 3 Part I Requirements After you learn this unit, you should be able to I answer the following questions: 1. Why do we associate the name of Thomas Jefferson with the Declaration of Independence? 2. Give an ex
