《英语阶梯阅读》系列丛书引进并改编自 Step Into Target Reading 和 Success With Reading英文原版，是专门为初级和中级英语水平者设计的阅读教程，共 8 级。丛书取材广泛、图文并茂，其中 1—4 级包含博客、卡片、访谈、诗歌、食谱等内容，旨在为学习者提供丰富的阅读体验，同时还有助于学习者接触到各种实用的日常英语，各级包含 40 篇文章；5—8 级涉及文学、历史、环境、健康、科技等领域，分别从阅读技能、词汇学习及阅读策略三个方面为学习者提供多维度的阅读训练，各级包含 50 篇文章。《英语阶梯阅读》系列丛书的每篇文章后均附有练习题，可以帮助学习者加深对文章的理解，巩固所学的语言知识和阅读技能。

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How Do I Use This Book?
1 Inner Beauty
2 Taking to the Skies
3 Going Through Customs
4 Clinic Schedule
5 Get Well Card
6 Take Lemons and Make Lemonade
7 Take Me Out to the Ball Game
8 Everyone's a Movie Critic
9 You Can't Park Here
10 Courage
11 School Talent Show
12 The Street Store
13 Some Timely Inspiration
14 Hi, I'm Tony. I'm Looking for...
15 Graduation
16 A Special Evening
17 Survival Camp
18 My Boss's Busy Schedule
19 Recipe of the Week: Panda Bear Cookies
20 New Planet Discovered
21 Everything Must Go
22 Living Murphy's Law
23 Wedding Invitation
24 Tips for Learning English
25 A Message for the Future
26 Just Ask Lina
27 Our Planet Is Heating Up
28 Schools in Finland: The Secret of Their Success
29 How to Do Sit-Ups
30 A Brief History of Canada
31 A Cappella Competition
32 Finding the Perfect Home
33 TV Planet: Program Guide for Friday, 6th September
34 You Got In
35 Vote for Sam
36 A Spiritual Journey
37 SARS and MERS, Meet the WHO
38 Smog: Choking the World's Cities
39 The Dogs of War
40 A Green Skyline
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