“英语词汇学习丛书”由美国知名的教材教辅图书出版社Townsend Press出版，是美国大学生使用最为广泛的扩大词汇量的教学辅导图书之一。正如本丛书的编者所指出的那样，在美国一个学生的前途在某种程度上取决于他／她的词汇量的大小。对于我国广大的英语学习者来说，词汇学习当然也是英语学习的一个重要方面。
本丛书共有6册。每册介绍240～300个在TOEFL、GRE、SAT等考试中经常出现的单词。本丛书的特点是提供地道的例句，让单词在多个语境中反复出现，通过例证、同义、反义、类比等关系来界定词义，使学生自然而然习得单词，与传统的死记硬背方法有着极大的不同。此外，书中部分练习题的题型与TOEFL、GRE、SAT等考试题型相似，对有志于出国留学的学生熟悉题型也有一定的帮助。
R.Kent Smith、Beth Johnson、Carole Mohr编著的《英语词汇基础（第2版）》为本丛书的第二册，适合我国大学英语四级（CET4）水平的学生使用，也可以用作TOEFL培训初、中级阶段的辅助教材。

前言
导读
Pretest of the Whole Book
UNIT ONE
Unit One Pretest
Chapter 1 Johnny Appleseed / The Lovable Leech?
Chapter 2 Finding Fault / What Do Your Hobbies Reveal About You?
Chapter 3 Fixing Up Furniture / Barbara's Date with Her Cousin
Chapter 4 The Vacuum-Cleaner Salesman / Peace at Last
Chapter 5 Study Skills to the Rescue! / How to Control Children
Unit One Review (Crossword Puzzle)
Unit One Tests
UNIT TWO
Unit Two Pretest
Chapter 6 Toasters / A Mean Man
Chapter 7 A Special Memory / Watch Your Manners!
Chapter 8 Big Brothers and Sisters / Kevin's First Date
Chapter 9 Differences in a Gym Program / Teaching A Lesson
Chapter 10 Knowing How to Argue / A Change of School, A Change of Heart
Unit Two Review (Crossword Puzzle)
Unit Two Tests
UNIT THREE
Unit Three Pretest
Chapter 11 Coming Out of a Coma / The Office Doughnut Contest
Chapter 12 The People's Choice / The Christmas Wars
Chapter 13 What's Your Type? / What a Circus!
Chapter 14 Practicing Kindness / The Stinking Rose
Chapter 15 A Modem Fairy Tale / Wolf Children
Unit Three Review (Crossword Puzzle)
Unit Three Tests
UNIT FOUR
Unit Four Pretest
Chapter 16 A Mismatched Couple / A Campaign to Become Class President
Chapter 17 The Famous Detective / Why So Quiet?
Chapter 18 Fear of Speaking / Do You Believe in Magic?
Chapter 19 The Miracle Runner / One of Those Days
Chapter 20 Pregnancy and Alcohol / A Criminal with a Tail
Unit Four Review (Crossword Puzzle)
Unit Four Tests
UNIT FIVE
Unit Five Pretest
Chapter 21 Traveling with Children / Saving Earth's Natural Supplies
Chapter 22 More Fat, Anyone? / Is Prison Effective?
Chapter 23 She Changed My Mind / So Sue Me
Chapter 24 Fear of Public Speaking / Mrs. Thornton's Condition
Chapter 25 Wacky Weddings / The Cost of Hatred
Unit Five Review (Crossword Puzzle)
Unit Five Tests
Posttest of the Whole Book
APPENDIXES
A Answer Key
1. Answers to the Pretest of the Whole Book
2. Answers to the Unit Pretests
3. Answers to the Chapter Activities
4. Answers to the Unit Reviews and Tests
5. Answers to the Posttest of the Whole Book
B Word List