1. Education in China Education in China today has been developing rapidly./ In many provinces, it is compulsory and free. /Most children start school at the age of six. /They attend 5 years of elementary school/and 6 years of high school. /1. Education in China After graduation from high school, /a student can start his higher education in a two-year college, a four-year college, a university, or a specialized professional school. / Most colleges admit students on the basis of their entrance examination records. /The cost of a college education is not very high. /And the greater part of it is met by their families, though students can get support from their college. / Many students receive scholarships from the school, the government, or private foundations and organizations. /Education in China Though great progress has been made in China in the field of education, /there is still a comparatively large part of the population in the country who cannot read and write. / (150 words) Words and Expressions: 1. compulsory adj. that must be done because of a law or a rule 2. attend vt. to go regularly to a place 3. elementary adj. in or connected with the first stages of a course of study 4. scholarship n. an amount of money given to sb. by an organization to help pay for their education 5. comparatively adv. as compared to sth. I sb. else 2. Dreams Dreams are a product of the sleepers mind. They include events and feelings that he has experienced. Most dreams are related to events of the day before the dream and the strong wishes of the dreamer. Many minor incidents of the hours before sleep appear in dreams. Few events more than two days old turn up. Deep wishes or fears, especially those held since childhood, often appear in dreams, and many dreams fulfill such wishes. Events in the sleepers surroundings, a loud noise, for example, may become part of a dream, but they do not cause dreams. Some dreams involve deep feelings that a person may not realize he has. Psychiatrists often use material from a patients dreams to help the person understand himself better. Dreaming may help maintain good learning ability, memory, and emotional adjustment. (137 words) Words and Expressions: 1. minor adj. smaller, less important 2. incident n. event, esp. one of less importance than others 3. appear vi. come into view, become visible 4. fulfill v. perform or complete a task, duty, etc. 5. emotional adj. of or relating to emotion 3. Emotions According to psychologists, an emotion is aroused when a man or animal views something as either bad or good. When a person feels like running away from something he thinks will hurt him, we call this emotion fear. If the person wants to remove the danger by attacking it, we call the emotion anger. The emotions of joy and love are aroused when we think something can help us. An emotion does not have to be created by something in the outside world. It can be created by a persons thoughts. Everyone has emotions, but many psychologists believe that infants are born without emotions. They believe children learn emotions just as they learn to read and write. A growing child not only learns his emotions but learns how to act in certain situations because of an emotion. (136 words) Words and Expressions: 1. psychologist n. student of or expert in psychology 2. emotion n. excitement or disturbance of the mind or (more usu.) the feelings 3. remove v. take sth./ sb. away from one place to another 4. attack v. make a violent attempt to hurt, overcome or defeat sb./ sth. 5:arouse v. cause (sth.) to appear; awaken 4. Re-employment of Laid-off Workers The issue of re-employment has emerged with large numbers of surplus labourers having been laid off. There is no doubt that it would lead to endless trouble if the surplus were not reorganized properly. In order to maintain social stability and to secure peoples normal living standards, it is essential to work out solutions to the problem. Solving the problem is a two-way operation as far as the government and workers are concerned. On the one hand, the government at all levels should try every possible means to create a wide range of employment options open to laid-off workers; on the other hand, these workers ought not to sit idle and wait for opportunities to come. So long as they dont lose heart and constantly strive to better themselves, their futures will be brigh