本书是与《专业硕士研究生英语》配套使用的教学辅助材料，主要是对《专业硕士研究生英语》主课文中出现的重要词汇、表达方法及重点语法现象做出注解．并提供所有练习的参考答案。同时，本书设计了巩固重要词汇及提高测试技能的自测练习，另外还增加了实用口语表达的内容，以加强听说能力的训练。

与《专业硕士研究生英语》相呼应，本书共包括十二个单元，每个单元又分为四个部分。

Unit One

 Text A Colin Powell: Straight to the Top

 Part One: Language Points

 Part Two: Key to Exercises

 Part Three: Self-check

 Part Four: Oral Expression: Greetings and intfoductions

Unit Two

 Text A That Lean and Hungry Look

 Part One: Language Points

 Part Two: Key to Exercises

 Part Three: Self-check

 Part Four: Oral Expression: Entertaining

Unit Three

 Text A Selling Our Innocence Abroad

 Part One: Language Points

 Part Two: Key to Exe;cises

 Part Three: Self-check

 Part Four: Oral Expression: Going Shopping

Unit Four

 Text A The Right to Fail

 ~ Part One: Language Points

 Part Two: Key to Exercises

 Part Three: Self-check

 Part Four: Oral Expression: At the Bank

Unit Five

 Text A A Granddaughter' s Fear

 Part One; Language Points

 Part Two: Key to Exercises

 Part Three: Self-check

 Part Four: Oral Expression: Transportation

Unit Six

 Text A The Generation Lap

 Part One: Language Points

 Part Two: Key to Exercises

 Part Three: Self-check

 Part Four: Oral Expression: Getting Directions

Unit Seven

 Text A Propaganda Techniques in Advertising

 Part One: Language Points

 Part Two: Key to Exercises

 Part Three: Self-check

 Part Four: Oral Expression: Asking for and Expressing Opinions

Unit Eight

 Text A Nora Quealey 

 Part One: Language Points

 Part Two: Key to Exercises 

 Part Three: Self-check

 Part Four: Oral Expression: Going to the Movies

Unit Nine

 Text A How to Deal with a Difficult Boss

 Part One: Language Points

 Part Two: Key to Exercises

 Part Three: Self-check

 Part Four: Oral Expression: Intemet

Unit Ten

 Text A Was America a Mistake?

 Part One: Language Points

 Part Two: Key to Exercises

 Part Three: Self-check

 Part Four: Oral Expression: Talking About Sports

Unit Eleven 

 Text A Any More Like You at Home?

 Part One: Language Points

 Part Two: Key to Exercises

 Part Three: Self-check

 Part Four: Oral Expression: Compliments/Thanks and Responses

Unit Twelve

 Text A The Real Generation Gap

 Part One: Language Points

 Part Two: Key to Exercises

 Part Three: Self-check

 Part Four: Oral Expression: Discussing Different Points of View