Contents Culture Subcategory Article Title Page Current Trend 001 Fashion Goes High-Tech 8 002 Street Fashions for the Young and Hip 10 003 Finding Beauty in the City 12 004 A World of Animated GIFs 14 005 A Healthy Way to Know a City 16 Food 006 Some Like It Hot! 18 007 A World of Sausage 20 008 A Movable Feast 22 009 World BBQ 24 010 Insects on the Menu 26 Travel 011 Taking a Working Holiday 28 012 Riding the Rails for Adventure 30 013 Sailing the High Seas 32 014 Munich: Germany’s Southern Gem 34 015 Okinawa: A Fine Japanese Holiday Destination 36 Handicrafts 016 Native American Beauty 38 017 Making a Magic Carpet 40 018 Glassblowing: Sand Becomes Art 42 019 The Magic of Pop-up Books 44 020 Becoming a Master Woodworker 46 Arts 021 The Great White Way 48 022 Rock ’n’ Roll Changes the World 50 023 Motion Pictures: Forever Changed by the Computer 52 024 Cirque du Soleil 54 025 Improv Everywhere 56 Sports Subcategory Article Title Page Extreme 026 Surfing on the Land 58 027 The Thrill of the Glide 60 028 Parkour: The Art of Running 62 029 Play It Safe with Wakeboarding 64 030 BMX Comes of Age 66 Ball Games 031 Shooting Hoops 68 032 Popular Racquet Sports 70 033 Time to Volley 72 034 A Very Dangerous Game 74 035 The Most Popular Sport in the World 76 Weird Sports 036 Combining the Mental and the Physical 78 037 Chasing the Cheese 80 038 Dodgeball Leaves the Schoolyard 82 039 A Burden to Bear 84 040 The World of Competitive Eating 86 Martial Arts 041 Muay Thai 88 042 Draw Your Swords! 90 043 The Ultimate Fight 92 044 Judo: The Gentle Way 94 045 The Product of a Master 96 Running 046 The Grandfather of Running Races 98 047 Swim, Cycle, and Run 100 048 Leave the Shoes at Home 102 049 Serious Long-Distance Running 104 050 A Glance at the Ancient Olympics 106 Science Subcategory Article Title Page Weather 051 What Makes a Typhoon? 108 052 Global Warming and You 110 053 Aurora Borealis: Magic in the Sky 112 054 A Stratospheric Jump 114 055 Early Human Migration 116 Astronomy 056 The Hubble Space Telescope 118 057 The Shuttle Era Comes to an End 120 058 A Mission to Mars 122 059 SETI: The Dream of Life in Space 124 060 Voyager 1: Boldly Going Where None Has Gone 126 Technology 061 Let the Car Drive 128 062 The Ups and Downs of 3D 130 063 The Robots Are Doing the Thinking 132 064 Keeping the World in Our Pockets 134 065 Bitcoins: The Future of Money? 136 Nature 066 When Will the Earth Shake Next? 138 067 Sad Times in the Arctic 140 068 Why Are the Fields Not Buzzing? 142 069 The (Not So) Great Pacific Garbage Patch 144 070 The Lungs of the World 146 Health 071 Let’s Move! 148 072 Human Organs Made to Order 150 073 A Toilet Revolution 152 074 The Guinea Worm Success Story 154 075 Trans Fat Loses Its Luster 156 Subcategory Article Title Page Internet 076 Social Networks: Too Little Privacy 158 077 Is the Internet Making Us Dumber? 160 078 Helping Entrepreneurs through Crowdfunding 162 079 Pushing for Social Change with the Internet 164 080 How the Internet Is Changing Our Language 166 TV & Media 081 How Television Changed the World 168 082 The Origin of Television Advertising 170 083 Sharing Videos on the Web 172 084 The Future of Publishing on Paper 174 085 The Rise of Electronic Media 176 Environment 086 Green Energy 178 087 The Controversial Role of Greenpeace 180 088 Water Scarcity 182 089 Cities Going Green 184 090 Fire Ice: A New Source of Energy? 186 Fashion 091 Blue Jeans and the Little Black Dress 188 092 The Origin of High Fashion 190 093 Why We Imitate Celebrities 192 094 Ethical Fashions 194 095 High Fashion Reality Shows 196 Taboos 096 The Origin of Taboos 198 097 Cultural Differences about Personal Space 200 098 Taboos about the Body 202 099 Taboos about Death 204 100 Food Taboos 206 Vocabulary List 208 Test Bank, Exam, Answer Key Subcategory Article Title Page Test Bank Test Bank 1 Culture: Current Trend 219 Test Bank 2 Culture: Food 222 Test Bank 3 Culture: Travel 225 Test Bank 4 Culture: Handicrafts 228 Test Bank 5 Culture: Arts 231 Test Bank 6 Sports: Extreme 234 Test Bank 7 Sports: Ball Games 237 Test Bank 8 Sports: Weird Sports 240 Test Bank 9 Sports: Martial Arts 243 Test Bank 10 Sports: Running 246 Test Bank 11 Science: Weather 249 Test Bank 12 Science: Astronomy 252 Test Bank 13 Science: Technology 255 Test Bank 14 Science: Nature 258 Test Bank 15 Science: Health 261 Test Bank 16 Society: Internet 264 Test Bank 17 Society: TV & Media 267 Test Bank 18 Society: Environment 270 Test Bank 19 Society: Fashion 273 Test Bank 20 Society: Taboos 276 Exam Exam 1-A (001~035) 279 Exam 1-B (001~035) 282 Exam 2-A (036~070) 285 Exam 2-B (036~070) 288 Exam 3-A (071~100) 291 Exam 3-B (071~100) 294 Answer Key 297 Test Bank Answer Key 300 Exam Answer Key 305