Unit1:HowtosucceedincollegeTherearesomethingsyoucandotosucceedincollege.First,pursuepassions.Yourpassionswillbroadenyourmindandmakeyourlifeinteresting.Second,neverletgoofanyopportunitiesthatcomeyourway.Collegeisfullofuniqueopportunities,whichwillenableyoutosamplenewthingsandmeetwonderfulpeople.Lastly,takeresponsibilities.Incollegeyoumustlearntoberesponsibleforyourowndecisionsandactions.Withthepassions,theopportunities,andtheabilitytotakeresponsibilities,youwillbecomesuccessfulnotonlyincollege,butalsoinyourfuturecareer.Unit2:WhattodowhenyourparentsaredisappointedwithyouParentsmaygetdisappointedwhenyoufailtomeettheirexpectations.Theymaystronglyobjecttoyourlifestyleandcomplainthatyouarewastingtimeonunimportantthings.Tosolvethisproblem,youmaytrytomakethemunderstandthatyouarearesponsibleperson.Firsttellthemthatyouhaveinheritedmanyoftheirmerits.Thenremindthemthatyouhaveyourownthoughtsandlifegoalsasanindividual.Youcanalsoexplainhowyourlifestylewillhelpyouinapositiveway.Youmaynotbeabletochangeyourparents’opinionsovernight,butifyoukeeptrying,itwilleventuallywork.Unit3:TeenagersmokingItisnotuncommontoseeteenagerssmokingtoday.Someofthemsmokebecauseofpeerpressure.Whentheyseesomeoftheirfriendssmoking,theyfeelthepressuretotryitoutinorderto“fitin”withthecrowd.Someotherteenagerssmokebecausetheywanttoimitateadultsorappeartobemature.Teenagersliketoimitatetheirfavoritestarsandadultsaroundthem.So,parentswhosmokemaysetabadexamplefortheirchildren.Inconclusion,thecausesofteenagersmokingcanbeattributedtopeerpressureandtheirintentiontolooklikeadults.Unit4:HappinessWheredoeshappinesscomefrom?Annwasafulltimeworkerwithalowincome,butshedevotedalotofhertimetohelpingpeopleinhercommunity.Oneday,Annwasdiagnosedwithasevereheartdisease,butshedidnothaveenoughmoneyfortreatment.Whenpeopleinhercommunityheardthenews,theyraisedmoneyforherandhelpedhertakecareofherchildren.AlthoughAnnwasverysick,shefeltveryhappy.Shehadenjoyedhelpingotherpeople,whonowinturnwerehappytohelpher.Happinessisindeedtheresultofhelpingeachother.Unit5:WilliamShakespeareIn1564,WilliamShakespeare,thegreatpoetandplaywright,wasborninEngland.Asaboyheattendedalocalgrammarschoolinhishometown.Attheageof18hemarriedAnneHathaway,andtheyhadthreechildren.Between1585and1592,hedevelopedasuccessfulcareerinLondon.By1592severalofhisplayswereontheLondonstageandhehadbecomewell-knownbyactingandwritingplays.Heappearedtohaveretiredfromthetheaterandreturnedtohishometownaround1613.In1616,attheageof52,hepassedaway.Unit6:WhypeoplegetfiredfromtheirjobsThereareseveralreasonswhypeoplegetfiredfromtheirjobs.First,peoplemaylosetheirjobsiftheyhavesomedishonestbehaviors,suchascheatingintheirjobsupplicationsortellingliesinwork.Second,employeesmaybefiredsuetopoorattendance.Nobosslikesanemployeewhoisoftenlatefororabsentfromwork.Third,peoplehavingdifficultygettingalongwiththeirco-workersarealsolikelytobefiredbecausetheymaycauseconflictsintheworkplace.Therefore,tobeagoodemployee,itisimportanttobehonest,punctual,andcooperative.Unit7:MydormMydormisnicetolivein.Forexample,ithasaveryconvenientlocation.Itisclosetoeverythingoncampus.Itonlytakes5minutestowalktomyclasses,8minutestothelibrary,15minutestotheswimmingpool,andonly2minutestothecafeteria.What’smore,therearegreatfacilitiesinthebuilding.Thereisalaundryroom,agym,aTVroom,andevenanATMmachine.Mostimportantly,Ilikemyroommates.Wegetalongverywell,andwehavealotoffuntogether.Inoneword,Ilovemydorm.Unit8:DifferencesbetweencollegelifeandhighschoollifeCollegelifeandhighschoollifedifferinmanyways.Highschooloffersfundamentalcoursessuchasmath,physicsandEnglish,whereascollegeoffersmorespecializedcourses,mostofwhicharerelatedtostudents’majors.Inhighschool,allclassesarearrangedbytheschool,sostudentsjustfollowafixedschedule;incontrast,collegestudentscanchoosethecoursesinwhichtheyareinterestedandarrangetheirownschedule,sotheirscheduleismoreflexible.Moreover,highschoolstudentsacquireknowledgeandskillsmainlythroughteacher’sinstructions.Incontrast,besidesattendinglectures,collegestudentsareexpectedtolearnontheirown,anddevelopcriticalthinking.單元1：如何在大學里取得成功在大學里你可以做一些事情來取得成功。第一，追求激情。你的熱情會開闊你的視野，使你的生活變得有趣。第二，不要放過任何機會。大學充滿了獨特的機會，它能讓你學到新的東西，認識優秀的人。最后，承擔責任。在大學里，你必須學會對自己的決定和行動負責。有了激情、機會和承擔責任的能力，你不僅在大學里，而且在將來的事業中也會成功。單元2：當你的父母對你失望時該怎么辦？父母可能會失望，當你沒有達到他們的期望。他們可能強烈反對你的生活方式，抱怨你在無關緊要的事情上浪費時間。為了解決這個問題，你可以試著讓他們明白你是一個有責任心的人。首先告訴他們你繼承了他們的許多優點。然后提醒他們你有自己的想法和人生目標。你也可以解釋你的生活方式對你有積極的幫助。你可能無法在一夜之間改變父母的觀點，但如果你繼續努力，它最終會成功的。單元3：青少年吸煙今天看到青少年吸煙并不罕見。有些人因為同齡人的壓力而吸煙。當他們看到一些朋友吸煙時，他們感到有壓力去嘗試，以便“融入”人群中。有些青少年吸煙是因為他們想模仿成年人或看起來成熟。青少年喜歡模仿他們喜歡的明星和周圍的成年人。所以，吸煙的父母可能給孩子樹立了壞榜樣。總之，青少年吸煙的原因可以歸因于同齡人的壓力和他們看起來像成年人的意圖。第4單元：幸福幸福來自何方？安是一個低收入的全職工人，但她花很多時間幫助社區里的人。有一天，安被診斷患有嚴重的心臟病，但她沒有足夠的錢來治療。當她的社區里的人聽到這個消息時，他們為她籌集資金，幫助她照顧她的孩子。雖然安病得很厲害，但她感到非常高興。她樂于幫助其他人，他們現在都樂于幫助她。幸福其實是互相幫助的結果。單元5：威廉·莎士比亞1564，偉大的詩人、劇作家威廉·莎士比亞生于英國。小時候，他在家鄉一所當地的文法學校上學。他18歲時嫁給了安妮海瑟薇，他們有三個孩子。1585至1592年間，他在倫敦取得了成功的事