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1.    AreLessonson“SexandLove”Necessary?

Directions:

Pleasereadthearticle“Youngpeopleneedaccesstosexeducationnotpornography”onpage7,No.931Issue,21stCentury（《21世纪报》，第931期第7页）

Youngpeopleneedaccesstosexeducationnotpornography

Sexeducationoncampusisvital.ButthecurrentsexeducationsituationinChinaisnotsooptimistic.Sexremainsa*tabootopic.However,somestudentsdoknowsomethingaboutit.Theyhavebutoneaccesstogetsuchinformation–theInternet.Herecomestheproblem:

mostinformationontheInternetisn't*filtered,sotheymightnotreceivesuitableeducationontheissue.Manyofthemgetwrongideasaboutsexthrough*pornography.Theyarenotabletotreatsexinarationalway.

Becauseofthelackofpropersexualknowledge,manysadstorieshappenoncollegecampuses,especiallytoyoungwomen.Seldomdotheyknowhowtoprotectthemselves.Theygetpregnantunexpectedlyorevenattemptsuicidebecauseofbreakingupwithboyfriends.Suchnewsiscommon.It'sawarningtooureducationsystem.

The*criteriatojudgehowhealthyapersonisshouldlieintwoaspects:

mentalandphysical.Asformentalhealth,buildingupacorrectattitudetowardsexisanimportantpart.

Asauniversitystudent,Ilookforwardtoreceivingsexeducation.

Whatiscollegeeducationfor?

Theanswerfrommypointofviewistohelpstudentsgetreadyforsociallife,whichincludestheirsexlives.Studentsareopen-mindedandareopentoanyinformationaboutsex.

Apparently,sexeducationhasbecomeacontroversialtopic.Wecan'tdenythefactthatbothourparentsandteachersarekindofoldschool.Theyrarelygiveusinstructionsorguidanceaboutsexforfearthatwewoulddosomethingstupid.Nevertheless,theInternet-basedsocietyhasshapedourmindsetandcharacter*drastically.

Campusromanceisincreasinglycommonthesedays.Wanderingoncampusafterclass,wecanalwayscomeacrosscouples.Indeed,itisnotamatterofwhethertosetupsexcourses,buthow.

2.    HowcandiscriminationagainstpeoplewithAIDSbeeliminated?

Directions:

Pleasereadthearticle“Eliminatingdiscrimination”onpage?

No.933Issue,21stCentury（《21世纪报》，第933期第?

页）

Eliminatingdiscrimination

December1wastheWorldAIDSday.InanarticlepublishedonChinaDaily'swebsite,MarkStirling,UNAIDScountry*coordinatorinBeijing,writesthatChinahasmadeimpressiveprogressfightingagainstthediseaseandhelpingHIV/AIDSpatients.

However,Stirlingpointsout,therealityremainsthatonlyabouttwo-fifthsofpeoplelivingwithHIVhavebeentestedandknowtheirstatus;lessthanhalfofpeopleneedingAIDStreatmenttosurviveareaccessingit.

ChinahassetambitioustargetsinitsnewFive-YearPlan（2011-15）,specificallytoreduceAIDS-relateddeathsby30percent,andnew*infectionsby25percentby2015.Stirlingpointsoutthatthekeyto*scalingupcoverageofpreventionandtreatmentservicesisthe*eliminationof*discrimination.*Institutionalizeddiscrimination,inhospitals,schoolsandworkplaces,mustnotbetolerated,andmustbechallengedwhereveritexists.

Employment-relateddiscrimination–oneofthemostharmfulformsofinstitutionaldiscrimination–needsurgentaction,aspeoplelivingwithHIVcontinuetobedeniedjobsbecauseoftheirHIVstatus;arefirediftheirstatusisrevealed;ortheircareerprospectsarelimitediftheyadmittolivingwithHIV.

GuidancefromChina'sStateCouncil,issuedin2010,instructsgovernmentdepartmentsatalllevelstotakestepstoguaranteetherightsofpeoplelivingwithHIV,andtop-levelstateleadershavespokenoutagainstdiscrimination.

Stirlingsaysthatheisconfidentthatthroughbackingupthesecommitmentswithstrongaction,Chinawillbeabletobuildamoreinclusivesociety,freefromdiscrimination,andwilldriveforwardtoachievethevisionofzeronewinfections,zerodiscriminationandzeroAIDS-relateddeaths.

3.Doyouthinktheprintedbookwillbecomehistoryinthenearfuture?

Directions:

Pleasereadthearticle“Arebooks'daysnumbered?

”onpage7,No.930Issue,21stCentury（《21世纪报》，第930期第7页）

Arebooks'daysnumbered?

Badnewskeepscomingforthebookpublishingindustry.InChina,theO2Sun（GuangheZuoyong）bookstorechain,whichoncehad31storesacrossthecountry,recentlywentoutofbusiness.Thiswasthelatestmajorbookstoretoclose,followinginthefootstepsofonce-popularbrandssuchasFengrusong,theThirdPole,andShanghai*Monsoon.

Ontheothersideoftheworld,onlinebook*retailerAannouncedthatitwouldpublish122booksinbothelectronicandpaperformsthisfall.Atthesametime,aseniorAmazonexecutivesaidthatitwasonlyamatteroftimebeforetheendoftheprintedbook.

Kai-fuLee,CEOof*InnovativeWorks,alsosaidonhisSinaWeibothattheprintedvolumewilldisappear.Lee'scommentshavedrawn*retortsfromsome*prominentfiguresinthebookstoreandpublishingbusiness.Theriseofthee-book,theyinsist,doesn'tnecessarily*forebodethe*demiseofthetraditional,paperbook.Manypeoplestillpreferthelookandfeelofaprintedbook,despitetherapidprogressthat*tabletcomputersande-bookreadershavemade.

So,doyouthinktheprintedbookwillbecomehistoryinthenearfuture?

Yes.Therearemuchbetter*alternativestoconventionalbookstoday.

Today'stechnologyhasprovidedenoughalternativestoreplaceprintedbooksandpeoplelikethemverymuch,judgingfromthesuccessofAmazone-booksaswellasiPadsandKindles.Peoplecaneasilygiveuppaperbooks.

No.Manypeoplestilllovetraditionalbooks.

Manythingswhichbyreasonshouldbe*extinct,stillexist,suchasthefixed-linetelephone,evenafterthemobilephonehasbecomewidelypopular.People'shabitsandpreferencesarehardtochange.

4.Whatforcesthegradsbacktobigcities?

Directions:

Pleasereadthearticle“Hometowngradsreturntothecities”onpage4,No.930Issue,21stCentury（《21世纪报》，第930期第4页）

Hometowngradsreturntothecities

He,26,whograduatedin*accountancyfromBeijingForestryUniversityin2008,leftthecapitalcitytogotohishometownofPanjininLiaoninglastsummer.Bythen,hecouldnolongertolerateBeijing's*soaringhousingprices,*deterioratingairquality,andpackedsubwaycarriages.

HeisnowinBeijingagainafterayear'sabsence.Hesaid:

“Inmyhometown,Idiscovereditwashardtofindanythingincommonwithformerfriends.Icannotfigureoutthecomplicatednetworkofsocialrelationships.”Hisillusionsaboutlivinginasmallcityburstlike*bubbles.He'sexperienceisnotunusual.Thousandsreturnedtotheirhometownscomplainingaboutthe*woesoflivinginbigcitiessuchasrisingrents,fiercecompetitionatworkandtheharshenvironment.Butlivinginsmallercitiesalsohas*drawbacks.AccordingtoasurveyonTencentmicroblogwebsite,,conductedearlythismonth,about68percentofthoseaskedsupportthedecisiontoreturntobigcities.

Mainstreammediahasanalyzedthemajorfrustrationsthatpushyoungpeopleback:

thepowerfultightknitgroupofpeople,thelackof*recreationalactivitiesaswellasrisinglivingcostsinthesecondorthird-*tiercities.

OnTencent'smicroblogwebsite,theparticipantsinthesurveyrevealedthatincomeintheirhometownwaslowbutlivingcostswerestillhigh.Thelackofcareeropportunitiesremainsakeydownside.Thelackofcultureisanotherissue.SunLiping,asociologyprofessorinTsinghuaUniversitysaysthatpublic*supervisionandfiercemarketcompetitioninthebiggercitiesensureamoretransparentandfairsocialsystem.“Youcannotaffordtouseunderhandbusinessmethods.Thepriceistoohighinbigcities,”saidSun.

Whethertoleaveortostayinthebigcitydoesnothaveastandardanswer.“Consideryourabilities,characterandfamilyfactors,”saidSun.Hesuggeststhatstudentsapplyforinternshipsinbothcitiesandhometowns.Theycanfindoutwhatkindoflifetheywant:

thebusy*tempoofbiggercitiesorthetightcommunityinsmallerones.

5.WhatisyouropiniontowardsRenmin'sproject?

Directions:

Pleasereadthearticle“IsRenmin'sprojecthelpful?

”onpage7,No.929Issue,21stCentury（《21世纪报》，第929期第7）

IsRenmin'sprojecthelpful?

The“DreamProject”announcedbyRenminUniversityinBeijinghassparkedcontroversy.Theprogramallowstheuniversitytopickwhichstudentstoacceptwithoutconsideringtheirscoresinthenationalexams.

However,oneofthequalifyingconditionsannouncedbytheuniversityisthatapplicantsmustcomefromfamilieswhichhaven'thadacollegegraduatewithinthreegenerations.Thishasbeenabigtalkingpoint.

SupporterssaythatRenminUniversityofficialsintendtogivepreferencetostudentsfrom*impoverished,orotherwise*disadvantagedfamilies.However,criticsarequicktopointoutthatthecondition*constitutesaformof*discrimination,asmanyotherexcellentandworthystudentswouldbedisqualified.Insteadofbeingassessedontheirownmerits,students'chancesarenowdecidedbynotonlywhotheirparentsare,butalsowhotheirgrandparentsare.

Also,whydoesithavetobe“threegenerations”insteadoftwoorfour?

Isn'ttheconditiontooarbitrary?

So,whatisyouropinion?

WillRenminUniversity'sspecial*enrollmentconditionsreallyhelpimproveeducationalequalityinChina?

Yes.Anyprogramhastostartsomewhereintermsofpromotingequality.

TheprogramisdesignedandcarriedoutbyRenminUniversity,withinitslawfulpowers.Aslongasitworksfortheuniversityandachievesthegoalsthatuniversityofficialswereaimingfor,otherpeople'sopinionsdon’tmattervery