1 Culture 1
Passage 1 Winning the Soft-Power War 3
Passage 2 Invisible City 6
Passage 3 City of Dreams 14
Passage 4 Future Shock?Welcome to the New Middle Agas 21
2 Education 25
Passage 1 The Campus of the Future 27
Passage 2 A New Look for Graduate Entrance Test 32
Passage 3 Teaching Students to Think Creatively 35
Passage 4 Finland's Educational Success?The Anti-tiger Mother Approach 38
3 Gender 43
Passage 1 Risk and Opportunity for Women in the 21st Century 45
Passage 2 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Three Activist Women 52
Passage 3 Invisible Among the Uncounted 59
Passage 4 Progress for Women,but a Long Way to Go 63
4 Science and Technology 69
Passage 1 The Spark Rises in the East 71
Passage 2 Sustainable Innovation:the Key to Global Development 76
Passage 3 Beijing Tries to Push Beyond"Made in China"Status to Find Name-brand Innovation 80
Passage 4 Science:A Force for the Common Good 86
5 Economy 91
Passage 1 Global Economy Week Ahead-Light at End of Tunnel or False Dawn? 93
Passage 2 "Payday"Loans Exacerbate U.S.Housing Crisis 97
Passage 3 G-20 Grabs Bigger Role in Global Economy 102
Passage 4 Europe's Crisis Is China's Opportunity 107
6 Politics 111
Passage 1 G20 Just Another Plat form for Pieening Politician 113
Passage 2 G20 Summit:World Economy at Stake as Harper,Obama,Other leaders Meet 117
Passage 3 G20 Leaders to Pledge More Action on Growth 121
Passage 4 G20's"Same-boat"Spirit 124
7 Military 131
Passage 1 Key Quotes From World Leaders on Libya 133
Passage 2 Regime Collapse Relieves Cameron 138
Passage 3 NTC Declares"Liberation of Libya" 141
Passage 4 Death of Gadhafi Ushers New Era in Libya 145
8 Energy 149
Passage 1 Achieving Green Goals Together 151
Passage 2 China's Olympian Economy 155
Passage 3 In Global Forecast,China Looms Large as Energy User and Maker of Green Power 159
Passage 4 Canada's Trade Vision Shifts Beyond the United States 164
Keys 169