1.Menandwomenfindhappinessindifferentways.Sunnyweather,beingwithfamily,losingweightandromancearemoreofaninfluenceonwomen’shappiness,whilehobbies,victoriesbytheirfavoritesportsteamsandsexaremoreimportanttomen.2.Imaginethatitwasemailandnottelephonethatwasinventedin1876anditwastelephoneandnotemailthatwasdevelopedacenturylater.Wouldn’tweallpraisetelephoneasthehottestnewcommunicationmediumofourtime?3.AcommonprobleminEnglisheducationatthekindergartenandprimaryschoolisthatEnglishtextbooksmakechildrenfeelthattheyarebeingforcedtolearnEnglish.Atthesametime,theirteachersandparentsgetjustasbored.4.IfChina’sautomobileindustrycontinuestogrowatitscurrentrate,thecountry’spetroleumimportvolumewillhaveexceeded100milliontonsbytheendofnextyear,whichwillintensifyenergypressureaswellasexhaustandnoisepollution.5.Digitalphotographsareinaformateasytomanipulateanddistribute,andtheimagecanbeseenonasmallLCDscreenatthebackofmostdigitalcameras.Oneoftheimportantelementsindigitalphotographyisthepixelnumber.6.AccordingtotheWorldBank,itisestimatedthattheglobaleconomywillrecoverthisyear,growingasmuchas2.5percentasaUSreboundofprobably2.6percentstartstopullEuropeandAsiaoutofthesluggishness.7.Peopleinbiggercitieshavebecomemoreawareoftheimportanceofpersonalfinanceservices.Anumberoffinancialinstitutions,includingbanks,insurancecompaniesandindividuals,havepickeduponthisjob.However,theresultsarelessthanideal.8.AsianexportsarereboundingonthestrengthofitsrapideconomicexpansionasChinabuysmorefromitsAsianneighbors.Atthesametime,ChinaisgrabbingmoreforeigninvestmentwitharecordofUS$48.6billionthisyear.9.InordertoexpandtheirbusinessonChina’smainlandmarketof1.3billionpeople,manyoverseasbanksurgethecentralbankandotherChineseregulatorstoopenChina’sfinancialindustriesatafasterpace,includingbanking,securities,assetmanagementandinsurance.10.Inthepost-ColdWarperiod,theunipolarworldpromotedbytheUShasnottakenroot.WearestilllivinginamultipolarinternationalarenawheretheUS,theEU,Russia,ChinaandJapancontinuetooccupycrucialpositions.11.DavidCopperfield,theAmericanmagicianwhowascalled“ourera’sgiantofmagic”,madehisfirstvisittoChinain1986.Onthattrip,heshockedmillionsofChinesepeoplewhenhewalkedthroughChina’sgreatestlandmark,theGreatWall.12.WiththesuccessfulbiddingfortheWorldExpo2010,theShanghaigovernmenthasdeclaredatotalinvestmentof20billionyuan(2.4billionUSdollars)ininfrastructureprojectsthatinvolvetransport,powerstationsandvenuebuildinginthenextfewyears.13.Oralcommunicationskillsdonotonlyrelyonvocabulary.ManyBritishteachershavefoundthatChinesestudentsattachgreatimportancetovocabulary.Butatthesametime,theycommentthatstudent’susageofwordsisinappropriateintheircommunication.14.TheEuropeanUnioncurrentlyappliesitsemissionstandardEuroIII,asystemfollowedbymostcountriesintheworld.ItwillbereplacedbytheEuroIVinthenextfewyears.TheEuroIandtheEuroIIwereintroducedin1992and1996respectively.15.Digitalvideocamerasnotonlylookcoolerthantraditionalfilmcameras,butalsoreproduceabroaderrangeofcolorsandhaveahigherresolution.Thevideoandaudioinformationcanbestored,manipulated,andreplayedjustlikeanyothercomputerdata.16.Afteralmostadecadeofplanningandbuilding,theCentralBusinessDistrict(CBD)inBeijinghasbecomeadynamicandmodernareawithover60percentofthecity’sforeigncorporations,bigofficecomplexes,shoppingmallsandluxuryapartments.17.WithanaimtobecomethesecondbankonChina’smainlandtosellsharesabroad,MinshengBankingCorporation,China’sonlyprivatelender,planstosellsharesinHongKongorNewYorkinthefirsthalfofnextyear.18.TheUnitedStatesisthemostsignificanttradingpartnerforCentralAmericawithhalfofitsexportsandimportsgoingtoandfromtheUS.CentralAmericaisabiggermarketfortheUSthanforRussia,IndiaandIndonesiaasawhole.19.Policysupportfromdifferentlevelsofgovernmentisrequiredinareaslikesocialsecurityforlaid-offemployeesasChinaembarksonemploymentreforminits1.28millionstare-ownedinstitutions,withoutwhichsuchareformwouldnotbeasuccess.20.Amongtheglobalchallengesofthe20thcentury,nonewasmoreimportantthaneliminatingthedangerofnuclearwar.Together,Russia,theUnitedStates,andothercountriessubstantiallyminimizedthisthreatandbeganandbegantheprocessoflimitingnucleararsenals.21.TheEnglishareanostalgicpeopleandvaluecustomsandtraditionsabovealmosteverything.Itdoesnotseemtomatterjustwheretraditionshavecomefromorwhytheyhavesurvived.Theyaretraditions,andthatisenoughforthem.22.ForstudentborrowerswhoremaininShanghaiaftergraduation,thenewlyestablishedcreditrecordsystemwilltrackalltheircredittransactions,includingtheirhistoryofpayingbackloans,payingmobilephoneservicefees,andpayingtaxesandinsurancefees.23.ThemainmeansofuniversityeducationintheWestincludeclassroomdiscussion,casestudy,laboratorywork,exercisesandguidancelectures.Inaddition,onthespotinstruction,instructiontours,instructionexperimentandsocialstudiesareofterorganizedtosupplementtheclassroominstruction.24.Accordingtogovernmentdataandvariousestimates,man’sdemandforresourceshassoaredduringthepast50years.Scientistswarnthatafailuretocurbman’soveruseofnaturalresourcescouldsendtheplanetintoec