本书参照我国高等学校英语专业教学大纲的基本要求，汲取我国历年出版的各种英语专业类教材的有益经验编写而成。在内容上作了适度的收缩、精简，侧重于研读精选课文、学习基础词汇、辨析词语用法、讲解语法应用。通过针对课文、词汇等的练习，对学生进行强化训练，从而为学生奠定坚实的英语基础，提高学生的英语交际能力。 本书适合大中专院校英语专业一、二年级学生和英语爱好者使用。

目 录
Lesson One 1
Mother Teresa: Angel of Mercy 1
New Words 3
Proper Names 5
Useful Expressions 5
Notes to the Text 5
Exercises on the Text 7
Word Study 8
Vocabulary Exercises 11
Usage—love, mercy, charity; raise, rise的用法比较 14
Usage Exercises 15
Grammar—不定式(the infinitive) 的用法要点 15
Grammar Exercises 17
Lesson Two 20
The Sunday School Teacher 20
New Words 21
Proper Names 23
Useful Expressions 23
Notes to the Text 23
Exercises on the Text 24
Word Study 26
Vocabulary Exercises 29
Usage—英语方向词的用法 31
Usage Exercises 33
Grammar—动词的-ing形式 (v-ing)的用法要点 34
Grammar Exercises 35
Lesson Three 38
Thanks for Everything 38
New Words 40
Proper Names 41
Useful Expressions 42
Notes to the Text 42
Exercises on the Text 44
Word Study 46
Vocabulary Exercises 48
Usage—doubt, suspect, wonder; used to, be used to的比较 51
Usage Exercises 52
Grammar—动词-ed形式 (v-ed)的用法要点 52
Grammar Exercises 53
Lesson Four 56
Telling Him 56
New Words 58
Proper Names 59
Useful Expressions 59
Notes to the Text 59
Exercises on the Text 61
Word Study 62
Vocabulary Exercises 64
Usage—quick, fast, rapid, swift, express; after, later的比较 67
Usage Exercises 69
Grammar—主语(the subject) 69
Grammar Exercises 70
Lesson Five 73
I See You Never 73
New words 75
Proper Names 76
Useful Expressions 77
Notes to the Text 77
Exercises on the Text 78
Word Study 80
Vocabulary Exercises 82
Usage—look, gaze, stare; clean, clear的比较 84
Usage Exercises 85
Grammar—谓语(the predicate) 86
Grammar Exercises 87
Lesson Six 91
To Return No More 91
New Words 93
Proper names 94
Useful Expressions 95
Notes to the Text 95
Exercises on the Text 96
Word Study 98
Vocabulary Exercises 100
Usage—cry, shout, yell, shriek, scream; cry, weep, sob的比较 102
Usage Exercises 104
Grammar—表语(the predicative) 104
Grammar Exercises 105
Lesson Seven 110
The Midnight Visitor 110
New Words 112
Proper Names 114
Useful Expressions 114
Notes to the Text 114
Exercises on the Text 115
Word Study 117
Vocabulary Exercises 119
Usage—tall, high, short, low; except, excepting, with the exception of, except for, besides, in addition to, apart from的比较 122
Usage Exercises 123
Grammar—宾语(the object)(I) 124
Grammar Exercises 125
Lesson Eight 128
Another Way 128
New Words 130
Proper Names 132
Useful Expressions 132
Notes to the Text 133
Exercises on the Text 134
Word study 135
Vocabulary Exercise 139
Usage—harm, hurt, injure, wound, damage, destroy的比较 142
Usage Exercises 143
Grammar—宾语(the object)(II) 143
Grammar Exercises 145
Lesson Nine 149
A Dangerous on-Line Match 149
New Words 151
Proper Names 152
Useful Expressions 152
Notes to the Text 153
Exercises on the Text 154
Word Study 155
Vocabulary Exercises 158
Usage—problem, question, issue, matter; answer, reply, respond的比较 161
Usage Exercises 163
Grammar—定语(the attribute) 164
Grammar Exercises 165
Lesson Ten 168
The Lady, or the Tiger? 168
New Words 170
Proper Names 171
Useful Expressions 172
Notes to the Text 172
Exercise on the Text 174
Word study 175
Vocabulary Exercises 179
Usage—invent, discover; prize, award, medal的比较 181
Usage Exercises 182
Grammar—定语从句 (the attributive clause) 183
Grammar Exercises 184
Lesson Eleven 187
The Necklace 187
New Words 190
Proper Names 192
Useful Expression 192
Notes to the Text 192
Exercises on the Text 194
Word Study 195
Vocabulary Exercises 197
Usage—envy (envious), jealousy (jealous); order, demand, require, request, ask的比较 200
Usage Exercises 201
Grammar—同位语(the appositive) 202
Grammar Exercises 203
Lesson Twelve 206
Broadway Girl 206
New words 209
Proper Names 210
Useful Expressions 211
Notes to the Text 211
Exercises on the Text 212
Word Study 214
Vocabulary Exercise 217
Usage—happen, occur, take place; neglect, ignore, overlook的比较 219
Usage Exercises 221
Grammar—状语(the adverbial)I 221
Grammar Exercises 222
Lesson Thirteen 227
After Twenty Years 227
New Words 229
Proper Names 230
Useful Expressions 230
Notes to the Text 231
Exercises on the Text 232
Word Study 233
Vocabulary Exercise 236
Usage—start, begin的比较 238
Usage Exercises 239
Grammar—状语(the adverbial)II 240
Grammar Exercises 241
Lesson Fourteen 244
Christmas Day in the Morning 244
New Words 246
Proper Names 247
Useful Expression 248
Notes to the Text 248
Exercises on the Text 249
Word Study 251
Vocabulary Exercises 253
Usage—so, such; present, gift的比较 256
Usage Exercises 257
Grammar—状语(the adverbial)III 258
Grammar Exercises 259
Lesson fifteen 262
Three Days to See 262
New words 264
Proper Names 266
Useful Expressions 266
Notes to the Text 266
Exercises on the Text 268
Word Study 270
Vocabulary Exercises 273
Usage—good, fine, well; conditions, circumstances, surroundings, environment的比较 276
Usage Exercises 278
Grammar—插入语(the parenthesis) 278
Grammar Exercises 280
Appendixes 283
List of New Words 283
List of Useful Expressions 300
关于单词注音的说明 302
缩略语表 303