Lesson 20 Is Housing Reform Necessary? Text Housing Reform Faces Obstacles Housing reform, acknowledged by economists and politicians at home and abroad as central to China's economic reform, has reac...
Lesson19 Is it Good to Live in a Large Modern City? Text I Hate to Live in a Large Modern City "Avoid the rush-hour" must be the slogan of large cities the world over. If it is, it's a slogan no one t...
Lesson 18 Should Women Be Treated the Same as Men? Text For Women, There Is a Long Way to Go One-third of the people at work in Britain are women. By 1975 they will, by law, be on a footing of equal p...
Lesson 17 Is Romantic Love the Most Important Condition for Marriage? Text Choosing a Spouse If you are young and unmarried, you must have in your mind the image of an ideal husband or wife. Most youn...
Lesson 16 Is Money the Most Important Thing in Life? Text "The Only Thing People Are Interested in Today Is Earning More Money." Once upon a time there lived a beautiful young woman and a handsome you...
Lesson 15 Should Smoking Be Prohibited? Text Passive Path to Death for Non-smokers Alice Trillin was 38 and thought she was in excellent health. Then "this completely crazy thing" happened. "I coughed...
Lesson 14 Does the Younger Generation Know Best? Text The Younger Generation Knows Best Old people are always saying that the young are not what they were. The same comment is made from generation to...
Lesson 13 Work to Live or Live to Work? Text What Does Work Mean to People? A group of people from different walks of life are being interviewed about what role vork plays in their lives. Their attitu...
Lesson 12 Is It Necessary to Develop Toarism? Text A Little Good Will Can Help People Understand Each Other Today we had an American family, the Robinsons, for Sunday dinner. The man is in China on a...
Lessvn 11 Does Parental Permissiveness Affect Children's Development? Text Who Is to Blame, Mimi, or Her Parents? I always thought Xiao Hong a sl;oilt and wilful child, but today I met a girl a hundre...
