Contents Unit 1 Approaching Science Text 1 Public Attitudes Toward Science Text 2 Happy Earth Day: The World's Six Most Pressing Environmental Issues Text 3 Poisoned by Plastic Text 4 The Stuff of Dreams Text 5 What is Science? Unit 2 People and Life Stories Text 1 Something about Karl Marx Text 2 The Widow and Her Son Text 3 The Company Man Text 4 An Interview with J. K. Rowling Text 5 Ocean Hero Unit 3 Language, Culture and Value Text 1 Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple Text 2 Mrs, Ms or Miss: Why Do Forms Require Women Reveal Their Marital Status? Text 3 Words Can Hurt Text 4 The Global Drink Text 5 Your Values, Your Life Unit 4 Life Philosophy Text 1 Never Say Goodbye Text 2 What Do You Do When You've Made Someone Angry Text 3 Lottery Winners: Rich��but Happy? Text 4 Our True Self Lies Within Text 5 ��No�� to Drugs, ��Yes�� to Your Future Unit 5 World Literature Text 1 I Have a Dream Text 2 Birth of a Sister Text 3 Twelve Years a Slave Text 4 Lord of the Flies Text 5 The Color Purple Answers for Reference