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