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@1@Therealchallengetousteachersiscommbiningthebestofbothworldsintoone.Creativityandbasicskillsneedtobeconsideredintermsofbeingmeanstoan.1.end,ratherthansimplyasendsinthemselves.SomeChinesestudentsmaynot.2.performwellinhypotheticalsetting,butwhenitcomesto.3.facingreallifechallengesandissues,theyaremorethan.4.competentinresolvingmostofthem,.5.equippedastheyarewiththeirstongskills.TheU.S.systemmaybe.6.designedtoaimmoreatproducingtopofthecreamstudent,butthat.7.approachmaydodamagetothebigbulkofthe.8.restofthestudentboby.TheChineseeducationsystemis.9.definitelynotperfect,butitdoesproducea.10.qualitywokforce.AndItrulybelievethatsolidbasicknowledge/skillfocueisthesinglebiggestforcedrivingtheriseofChineseasacountry.@2@Haodoesspendingconnecttohappiness?Oneexplanationliesin“consipcuousconsumption”.Theideaisthatisthattherichdon’taccumulatewealthsimplyinorderto.1.consumeit.Rathertheyaccumulatewealthinordertodisplayit,andtheirhappinessis.2.fueledbytheirneibors’envy.Asaresult,thecountryfindsitselfinthegripsofa”luxuryfever”---familieswith.3.aunualincomesof$50,000trytoemulatetheconsumptionofthosewith$70,000,whointurntrytoemulatethosewith$140,000,andsoon.It’sjust.4.plaincommonsense.It’s.5.physicallyimpossibleforapieceofpaperlikemoneytomakeyouhappy.Instead,whatmakespeoplehappyisthefeelingof.6.securityorpowermoneybrings.Arecentsurvey.7.indicatesthatthoseformtheForbeslistofthe400richestAmericansandtheMaasaiofEastAficaarealmost.8.equallysatisfied.TheMaasaiarea.9.traditionalherdingpeoplewhohavenoelectricityorrunningwaterandliveinhutsmadeofmud.It.10.followsthateconomicdevelopmentandpersonalincomecannotaccountforthehappinessthattheyaresooftenlinkedto.@3@Anewresearchstudyhasfoundthat,.1.despitewhatparentsmightbelieve,thereisanenormousgapbetweenwhattheythinktheirchildrenaredoingonlineandwhatis.2.reallyhappening.Inonepartofthestudy,over500childrenformavarietyofagesandbackgeoundswereaskediftheygaveoutpersonalinformationonline.73%saidthattheydid.Theparentsofthe.3.samechildrenbelievedthatonly4%oftheirchildrendidso.Thechildrenwerealsoaskediftheyhadmadeface-to-face.4.contactwithstrangersthattheyhadmetonline.36%fromthehighschoolgroupadmittedtomeetingwithastrangertheyhadmetonline.Nearly40%ofthesechildren.5.admittedtospeakingwithstrangerregularly.Fewerthan9%ofthepaeentsknewthattheirchildrenhadbeenmeetingwithstrangers.Anotherpartofthestudyfoundthat30%ofchildrenbetweentheagesof9and18deletethesearchhistoryformtheirbrowsersinan.6.attempttoprotecttheirprivacyformtheirparents.Commonfilteringsoftwaremay.7.notbeeffective,sincechildrenwillaccesswhattheyarelookingforelsewhere---atafriend’shouse,anInternetcafe,orschool.Oneproblemliesinthefactthatparentsdon’tknowmuchaboutusingpopularonlinesoftwareandchatprograms,and..8.tendtohavenoclueaboutwhatisreallyhappeningonline.Thislackofknowledgeontheparents’partmaybeno.9.differentformthesituationbeforethearrovaloftheWeb.Parentsdon’tknowwhattheirchildenaredoingontheNet,inthesame.10.mannerthattheydon’tknowwhatdoesonatclass,parties,orclubs.@4@Iliveinasmallcoastaltownof398peoplelocatedhalfwaybetweenSanFranciscoandtheOregonborder.ThenearesttrafficlightisninemilesnorthinthetownofMendocino;itsclosest.1.companiontothesouthisover90milesaway.Thenearestcompaniontothesouthisover90milesaway.Thenearestfour-lanehighwayis58mileseast.FederalExpressdoesn’t.2.deliverhereonSaturdays.ButthereisInternet.3.accesshere.Itenablemetoworkathome,writingcomputerbooksandarticlesforcomputermagazines.It.4.enableslocalstudentsandhistorianstoconductresearch.Itenableslocalbusinesses---inns,music,stores,drivingschool---toreachnew.5.customerItenableslocalpeopletoenjoythebenefitsofemailandthe.6.delightsofwebsitesandchatrooms.Infact,becausesmalltownshavefewpeople,fewstores,andfewlibrariesandschools,youcouldarguethattheInternet.7.providesmorebenefitstosmalltownsthanitdoestobigcities.ButInternetserviceprovide4rsarenotinterestedin.8.smallmarkets.Whattheyareinterestedinismakingmoney.Asaresult,peopleinmanysmalltownsand.9.remoteareasareunabletokeepupwiththedevelopmentof.10.informationtechnology.@5@TheBrooklynBridgethatspanstheriverbetweenManhattanandBrooklynissimplyan.1.engineermiracle.In1883,acreativeengineer,JohnRoebing,wasinspiredbyaniderforthisspectacularbridgeproject.However,bridgebuildingexpertstoldhimto.2.forgetit.Itjustwasnotpossible.Roebling,nevertheless.3.convincedhisson,washington,anup–and-comingengineer,thatthebridgecouldbebuilt.Thetwoofthemconceivedtheconceptof.4.howitcouldbeaccomplishedandhowtoovercometheobstacles.Somehowtheyconvincedbankerstofinancetheproject.Theyhiredtheircrewandbeganto.5.bulidtheirdreambridge.Theprojectwasonlyafewmonthunderwaywhenatragiconsite.6.accidentkilledJohnRoeblingandseverelyinjuredhisson.Washingtonwasseverelybrain-damaged,unabletotalkorwalk.Everyone.7.thoughttheprojectwouldhavetobestopped,sincetheRoeblingswerethe.8.onlyoneswhounderstoodhowthebridgecouldbebuild.ThoughWashintonRoebilngwasunabletomoveortalk,hismindwasas.9.sharpasever.Onedayashelayinhishospitalbed,anideaflashedinhismindastohowtodevelopacommunicationoncod