Unit 1 Environment Text 1 Severe drought torments British Columbia, a year after devastating floods Text 2 From brown bears to grey wolves, Europe's persecuted carnivores are bouncing back Unit 2 Society Text 1 Maul wildfires: paradise lost Text 2 German immigration: willkommen Unit 3 Politics Text 1 CPC vows to boost modernization Text 2 The weight of duty Unit 4 Economics Text 1 Bank of England warns of longest recession since the 1930s Text 2 UK unemployment falls but number of long-term sick rises to record high Unit 5 Science Text 1 Venus: read my LIPs Text 2 A tangled puzzle Unit 6 Technology Text 1 Internet search: seeking change Text 2 Ancient building materials: concrete propositions Unit 7 Culture Text 1 Out of one, many Text 2 Wontons Unit 8 History Text 1 District perpetuates Wuyue Kingdom legacy Text 2 England's revolutionary century: heady times Translation of the Texts Keysto the Exercises