本书为套书大学英语快速阅读教程(1-6级)的第五级。本套书按大学英语的相应难度分为6级,每级一册,便于不同水平的读者选择使用。本套书选材新,体裁广,包括了科普、财经、体育、政治、经济等各领域的文章,文章全部选自英语国家2000年出版的报纸、杂志等。选材具有时效性、趣味性和知识性等特点。
本书适合大学学生和具有同等英语水平的学习者使用。
1.The Ford File and Its Surprises
2.Get Some Sleep
3.The Energy Noncrisis Explained
4.Prevent Crib Death
5.Sunny-Side up
6.Fortified Toddlers
7.Why Writers Attack Writers
8.Poisonous Plastics?
9.Children's Menu
10.Sounds of Silence
11.Delhi Delights with Old and New
12.Nightmare in Bhopal
13.A Change of Heart
14.Heartburn Hazards
15.Oprah
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Ford laughed when he talked about his assumption of power. He and his wife Betty had been worrying about furniture and drapes(窗帘)for the new Vice President's residence up on Observatory Hill.