According to the 2010 Pew Survey, ( ) of Chinese believe folk religion.
According to the 2010 Pew Survey, ( ) of Chinese believe folk religion.
The Pew Center says four years ago, only ____________ young people usually got political information from television comedy programs.
The Pew Center says four years ago, only ____________ young people usually got political information from television comedy programs.
The Pew Global Attitudes Project shows that rich countries have stronger belief in religion, but the poor countries have lower belief in religion.( )
The Pew Global Attitudes Project shows that rich countries have stronger belief in religion, but the poor countries have lower belief in religion.( )
The following news will be played TWICE. Fill in the blanks below with the EXACT WORDS or NUMBERS you hear from the news. Write your answers on the answer sheet. There is only ONE WORD or NUMBER for each blank."I went into a Burger King with my son. And I saw this. I think it's a ZHU, zhu zhu pet. Yes. ZHU.ZHU and recognized that that is Chinese. " For some Americans, the word China elicits fear, recognizing China's rise means recognizing America's decline. "So now we are getting, not our toys and our things in our little “Happy Meals”, which should be ______ , they are so dangerous. Not just our toys in the bag made in China but the image and everything else. The culture coming from China."For others, China elicits feelings of ______ . According to the Pew Research Center, 47 percent of Americans think China's the world's leading economic power, while only 31 percent think America is. That's certainly the opinion among students at Millinocket School in Maine which will welcome paying Chinese students to close its ______ gap next year."I think the Chinese are gonna be (in) total shock. I think of it high tech, way more advanced than us, like 10 times more money and like a better society. And then you look at us, and we are like poor and have nothing."As Hu Jintao tours the US capital, American officials are eager to ______ fears about what a rising China could mean for the world's only superpower. Still some analysts say the US should be focusing on what it can learn from China rather than merely ______ it. "China knows how to develop. They are doing it. We are spending, borrowing and consuming rather than saving and investing for the future."A ______ echoed by many we spoke to. "There is a lot to learn in terms of productivity, organizational resources and also having a culture that values hard work more than our own. ""I think that China developed their economy and shared some of the wealth with the folks."Economically, politically, militarily, China is on the rise. And while the US put education on the ______ block this year, China invested four percent of its GDP in primary and secondary schools in poor rural areas. Chinese universities are mushrooming all across the country and increasingly attracting ______ foreign professors and even American students like Philadelphia native, Zachary Franklin."It seemed just a better decision to be in a country learning about economics where so much is happening economically."Getting a Master's in Shanghai doesn't mean crippling student loans."Chinese students themselves are not paying ______ amounts of money for an education in this country."China is also speeding ahead in high-speed rail lines, in massive infrastructure. Chinese officials say they will complete the first eco-city by 2020 which will be home to 350,000. As US lawmakers ______ for years over who will foot the bill for every high speed rail link, bridge or metro expansion. "America used to have those dreams too. We built the whole inter-state highway system. We built gigantic infrastructure projects in the US in our history.""They are certainly more unified as a people. They are moving in a positive certain direction. I wish we could say the same."President Obama has plenty to put on the table as he hosts his Chinese counterpart at the first US-China state dinner. But will the White House be equally eager to learn from its guests? Katelyn Ford, RT, Washington D.C.
The following news will be played TWICE. Fill in the blanks below with the EXACT WORDS or NUMBERS you hear from the news. Write your answers on the answer sheet. There is only ONE WORD or NUMBER for each blank."I went into a Burger King with my son. And I saw this. I think it's a ZHU, zhu zhu pet. Yes. ZHU.ZHU and recognized that that is Chinese. " For some Americans, the word China elicits fear, recognizing China's rise means recognizing America's decline. "So now we are getting, not our toys and our things in our little “Happy Meals”, which should be ______ , they are so dangerous. Not just our toys in the bag made in China but the image and everything else. The culture coming from China."For others, China elicits feelings of ______ . According to the Pew Research Center, 47 percent of Americans think China's the world's leading economic power, while only 31 percent think America is. That's certainly the opinion among students at Millinocket School in Maine which will welcome paying Chinese students to close its ______ gap next year."I think the Chinese are gonna be (in) total shock. I think of it high tech, way more advanced than us, like 10 times more money and like a better society. And then you look at us, and we are like poor and have nothing."As Hu Jintao tours the US capital, American officials are eager to ______ fears about what a rising China could mean for the world's only superpower. Still some analysts say the US should be focusing on what it can learn from China rather than merely ______ it. "China knows how to develop. They are doing it. We are spending, borrowing and consuming rather than saving and investing for the future."A ______ echoed by many we spoke to. "There is a lot to learn in terms of productivity, organizational resources and also having a culture that values hard work more than our own. ""I think that China developed their economy and shared some of the wealth with the folks."Economically, politically, militarily, China is on the rise. And while the US put education on the ______ block this year, China invested four percent of its GDP in primary and secondary schools in poor rural areas. Chinese universities are mushrooming all across the country and increasingly attracting ______ foreign professors and even American students like Philadelphia native, Zachary Franklin."It seemed just a better decision to be in a country learning about economics where so much is happening economically."Getting a Master's in Shanghai doesn't mean crippling student loans."Chinese students themselves are not paying ______ amounts of money for an education in this country."China is also speeding ahead in high-speed rail lines, in massive infrastructure. Chinese officials say they will complete the first eco-city by 2020 which will be home to 350,000. As US lawmakers ______ for years over who will foot the bill for every high speed rail link, bridge or metro expansion. "America used to have those dreams too. We built the whole inter-state highway system. We built gigantic infrastructure projects in the US in our history.""They are certainly more unified as a people. They are moving in a positive certain direction. I wish we could say the same."President Obama has plenty to put on the table as he hosts his Chinese counterpart at the first US-China state dinner. But will the White House be equally eager to learn from its guests? Katelyn Ford, RT, Washington D.C.