Selected readings from newspapers and magazines

Section 1 World News
1.Anger Mounts at Fate of Aung San Suu Kyi
2.North Korean Nuclear Claim Draws Global Criticism
3.Swine Flu Could Affect Third of Wodd's Population.Savs Study
4.Bush Allows Americans to Send Mobile Phones to Cuban Relatives

Section 2 National News
5.G.M.Tells 1,00 Dealers It Plans to Drop Them
6.Obama Endorses Indefinite Detention Without Trial for Some
7.MPs' Expenses: Gordon Brown Apologises to Public on Behalf of House of Commons
8.Laureate Says Primary School Tests Kill Joy of Books

Section 3 Features and Opinion
9.China's New Rich Learn to Flaunt It
10.Recriminations and Regrets Follow Suicide of South Korean
11.The Drums of Change
12.The Economic Summit

Section 4 Environment
I3.Talking Rubbish
14.It May Be Too Late for China to Save the Yangtze Goddess
15. Leading-edge Science: Robot Researchers Join a War Many Fronts
16.Political Animals

Section 5 Business
17.In a Recession, the Consumer Is Queen
18.Six Key Steps in Job Interview Prep
19.How to Make Money the Buffett Way
20.The Search Is On

Section 6 Technology and Web
21.A Web That Speaks Your Language
22.Say So Long to an Old Companion: Cassette Tapes
23.Cellphone Tracking Services: Friend Finder or Big Brother？
24.Some Thoughts on the Lost Art of Reading Aloud

Section 7 Culture and Lifestyle
25.Charity: New Cultural Revolution
26.Why So Many Americans Switch Religions
27.The LanQuaqes of Extinction: The World's Endangered Tongues
28.The Berlin Wall, 20 Years-After the Fall

Section 8 Sports and Entertainment
29.Manchester United 0 Barcelona 2Match Report
30.Susan Boyle Keeps Millions Switched on to Britain's Got Talent
31.Burn More Calories in Less Time
32.Terminator Salvation: The Buzz Review

Section 9 Health and Science
33.Space Shuttle: Same Old Damage, Same Old Worries
34.Does Exercise Really Keep Us Heathy？
35.Texting May Be Taking a Toll
36.At-home Euthanasia Vets Provide a Peaceful Death

Section 10 Backgrounders
37.A Chill in the Moscow Air
38.Russia's Mighty Mouse
Appendix
Bibliography