China must become more livable to retain top talent

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China has to transform from an "economic power" to a "livable power" in order to keep its wealth, talent and confidence.The "2011 China Private Wealth Report," released recently by China Merchants Bank, shows that nearly 60 percent of the respondents(调查对象) whose investment exceed （超越）10 million yuan have plans to emigrate （移居外国）by investing. 62

Human migration is not a new phenomenon. From the Euro-Asian Silk Road to Columbus's Discovery of the New World, migrants have brought about cultural communications and economic exchanges across the world. Migration has become an important driving force for social progress.
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 Nowadays, economic globalization has considerably improved the freedom and increased the attractiveness of migration from one country to another. A certain degree of Chinese emigration can not only offer more opportunities in personal life, employment and investment but also boost （促进）the exchange and cooperation between China and other countries.
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 However, the factors of the emigration wave should also be figured out.The topic of emigration seems serious because this new wave has to some extent reflected some “unlivable” factors in China. The reasons provided by Chinese emigrants include helping their children to avoid domestic exam-oriented education, obtaining a healthy living environment and sound social security, seeking a sounder investment environment and getting rid of the "anti-rich" atmosphere arising from the inequality in wealth.
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In order to curb（控制） the wave of emigration, China should further deepen social and economic reforms, improve its educational system to guarantee children's health and happiness, as well as strengthen the protection of private wealth through legislation（立法）. Furthermore, China should also improve the social security system to increase people's happiness, crack down on corruption and promote social justice and equity so as to uphold the dignity of ordinary citizens. Only in this way can China retain its wealth, talent and confidence and curb the overheated immigration wave.

　　A British woman is bored with the men in her own country．She 'd very much like to change her life．Will she find a perfect husband and live a more perfect life?

　　Nicolette Morganti's friends can't understand why she joined a dating agency (婚姻介绍所), She has a good 　1　 as a personal assistant with a television news agency, her own house, and a full social life．But the 29-year-old 　2　 , who has a degree in English Literature (文学), is so bored with British men 　3　 she joined the English Rose dating agency to get in touch with single American males．

　　“English men are usually materialistic and have 　4　 imagination,” she says．“I have 　5　 years being bored by men who never do anything 　6　 I'm almost 30 now and I would really love to 　7　 a husband and have 　8　 ．I'd like to live in London for six months of the year and in the States for 　9　 six months．”

　　In her search for the perfect man, Nicolette once 　10　 an advertisement in a magazine for 　11　 people and had 400 replies．But she says, “I only met one or two of them．　12　 of the others sounded very 　13　 ”

　　Nicolette joined English Rose about 18 months 　14　 and has met five men 　15　 then．She says, “I 　16　 that American men are more romantic and thoughtful than British men．I rang 　17　 in the States, and afterwards he sent me 200 dollars to 　18　 the call．I've met five so far but I'm looking for someone very 　19　 ．I'd like to find a caring, well-educated, non-smoking, animal-lover with a professional job and a 　20　 of adventure．”

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Contrary to common belief, social media websites such as Facebook do not weaken personal ties, they strengthen them in unique ways for different age groups, according to a new study．

The rapid spread of Facebook, which has more than 500 million users worldwide, has prompted concerns about its negative effects, but researchers at the University of Texas have reached a different conclusion．

"Our findings suggest that Facebook is not replacing face-to-face interactions between friends, family and colleagues," said S．Craig Watkins, an associate professor of radio, TV and film who headed the research team．

"In fact, we believe there is sufficient evidence that social media afford opportunities for new expressions of friendship, intimacy and community．"

The researchers questioned 900 college students and recent graduates about how and with whom they interact on Facebook．

More than 60 percent of Facebook users said posting status updates was among the most popular activities, followed by 60 percent who wrote comments on their profile and 49 percent who posted messages and comments to friends．

The researchers also found that although about the same number of men and women use Facebook, they do so in different ways．

"There is a noteworthy difference in aims in how to use a tool like Facebook．We found that for women the content tends to be more affectionate, and （they） are especially interested in using it for connection," said Watkins．

       "For men, it's more functional," he added．

       Watkins pointed out that, for example, women are more likely to post pictures of social gatherings with friends, while men are more likely to post pictures of hobbies, or post a political or pop-culture related link．

What's the popular viewpoint of ordinary people about the function of social media websites? They think ____．

     A．It is positive to personal ties

     B．It has negative effects on personal ties

     C．It makes no difference to personal ties

     D．It has both good and bad effects to personal ties

What's the meaning of the underlined word in the second paragraph?

     A．resulted from        B．had            C．showed      D．produced

What do Facebook users like to do mostly on Facebook? They like to ____．

       A．create new expressions of friendship                    '

       B．wrote comments on their profile

       C．update their personal statuses

       D．post messages and comments to friends

According to the study, ____．

       A．Men concentrate more on the functions of Facebook

       B．Much more men use Facebook than women

       C．Men and women use a tool like Facebook for the same aim

       D．Facebook is taking the place of face-to-face interactions between friends

Contrary to common belief, social media websites such as Facebook do not weaken personal ties, they strengthen them in unique ways for different age groups, according to a new study．

The rapid spread of Facebook, which has more than 500 million users worldwide, has prompted concerns about its negative effects, but researchers at the University of Texas have reached a different conclusion．

"Our findings suggest that Facebook is not replacing face-to-face interactions between friends, family and colleagues," said S．Craig Watkins, an associate professor of radio, TV and film who headed the research team．

"In fact, we believe there is sufficient evidence that social media afford opportunities for new expressions of friendship, intimacy and community．"

The researchers questioned 900 college students and recent graduates about how and with whom they interact on Facebook．

More than 60 percent of Facebook users said posting status updates was among the most popular activities, followed by 60 percent who wrote comments on their profile and 49 percent who posted messages and comments to friends．

The researchers also found that although about the same number of men and women use Facebook, they do so in different ways．

"There is a noteworthy difference in aims in how to use a tool like Facebook．We found that for women the content tends to be more affectionate, and （they） are especially interested in using it for connection," said Watkins．

"For men, it's more functional," he added．

Watkins pointed out that, for example, women are more likely to post pictures of social gatherings with friends, while men are more likely to post pictures of hobbies, or post a political or pop-culture related link．

1.What's the popular viewpoint of ordinary people about the function of social media websites? They think ____．

2.What's the meaning of the underlined word in the second paragraph?

3.What do Facebook users like to do mostly on Facebook? They like to ____．

4.According to the study, ____．