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1Culture 1

Passage1 Winning the Soft-Power War 3

Passage2 Invisible City 6

Passage3 City of Dreams 14

Passage4 Future Shock？Welcome to the New Middle Ages 21

2Education 25

Passage1 The Campus of the Future 27

Passage2 A New Look for Graduate Entrance Test 32

Passage3 Teaching Students to Think Creatively 35

Passage4 Finland’s Educational Success？The Anti-tiger Mother Approach 38

3Gender 43

Passage1 Risk and Opportunity for Women in the 21st Century 45

Passage2 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Three Activist Women 52

Passage3 Invisible Among the Uncounted 59

Passage4 Progress for Women，but a Long Way to Go 63

4Science and Technology 69

Passage1 The Spark Rises in the East 71

Passage2 Sustainable Innovation：the Key to Global Development 76

Passage3 Beijing Tries to Push Beyond“Made in China”Status to Find Name-brand Innovation 80

Passage4 Science：A Force for the Common Good 86

5Economy 91

Passage1 Global Economy Week Ahead-Light at End of Tunnel or False Dawn？ 93

Passage2 “Payday”Loans Exacerbate U.S.Housing Crisis 97

Passage3 G-20 Grabs Bigger Role in Global Economy 102

Passage4 Europe’s Crisis Is China’s Opportunity. 107

6Politics 111

Passage1 G20 Just Another Plat form for Pieening Politician 113

Passage2 G20 Summit：World Economy at Stake as Harper，Obama，Other leaders Meet 117

Passage3 G20 Leaders to Pledge More Action on Growth 121

Passage4 G20’s“Same-boat”Spirit 124

7Military 131

Passage1 Key Quotes From World Leaders on Libya 133

Passage2 Regime Collapse Relieves Cameron 138

Passage3 NTC Declares“Liberation of Libya” 141

Passage4 Death of Gadhafi Ushers New Era in Libya 145

8Energy 149

Passage1 Achieving Green Goals Together 151

Passage2 China’s Olympian Economy 155

Passage3 In Global Forecast，China Looms Large as Energy User and Maker of Green Power 159

Passage4 Canada’s Trade Vision Shifts Beyond the United States 164

Keys 169