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Unit One Brain Power
Text 1 Left vs.Right: Which Side Are You On?
Text 2 Does the Human Brain Possess Potential "Super Powers"?
Text 3 Human Brain Potential
Unit Two Chinese Music
Text 1 Chinese Plucked—Stringed Instruments
Text 2 Super Girl, Sing as You Like
Text 3 Chinese Pop Music since the 1980s
Unit Three Lying
Text 1 Would I Lie to You?
Text 2 Why We Tell Lies and Why We Believe Them
Text 3 Kidding Ourselves
Unit Four Our Endangered Wildlife
Text 1 Our Endangered Wildlife
Text 2 The Importance of Wildlife and the Diversity of Life
Text 3 Farmers Will Protect Endangered Speaes
Unit Five Disasters and Survival
Text 1 Chernobyl Disaster
Text 2 Top 10 Worst Engineering Disasters
Text 3 How to Survive a Nuclear Bomb
Unit Six Loneliness
Text 1 Loneliness: Causes and Effects
Text 2 The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life
Text 3 Solitude vs.Loneliness
Unit Seven Youth and Violence
Text 1 Barbie Bandits
Text 2 Violence as Fun
Text 3 Canadians Curbing TV Violence
Unit Eight Bungee
Text 1 My Bungeejumping Story
Text 2 The History of Bungee Jumping
Text 3 Risks and Injuries in Bungee Jumping
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