本书为国家“十五”规划教材、新世纪网络课程工程项目《大学体验英语》立体化教材的《扩展教程》第2册。共8个单元，涉及大学生活、社会语言交际等，选文新颖、视角独特，符合大学生的兴趣和口味。本书还配有学生的自测试题，可以供学生检查学习效果。

Unit 1 Universities Famous

 "The World Needs Yale. We Are Ready!"

Unit 2 Jobs and Careers

 Personality and Career Options

Unit 3 Adnertising

 Social Criticism of Advertising

Unit 4 Calamities and Rescues

 Leave Nothing Unsaid

Self-assessment Test(Unit 1-- Unit 4)

Unit 5 Ways to Success

 Bill Gates -- Chairman of Microsoft

Unit 6 Sports and Health

 Greg LeMond

Unit 7 Family Ties

 My Mother's Gift

Unit 8 Computers and Security

 Hack Attack, How You Might Be a Target

Self-assessment Test (Unit 5 -- Unit 8)

Self-assessment Test(Unit 1 -- Unit 8)

Reference Keys to Exercises pages

Translation for Reference pages

Glossary pages

List of Phrases and Expressions

Proper Names