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　　A Chinese lawmaker from the booming eastern coastal province of Jiangsu has called the building of new countryside an issue of human rights in another sense．

　　“The new countryside should be prosperous, civilized and harmonious, and enjoy a comprehensive development, ”Ding Dawei, a deputy to the 10th National People’s Congress(NPC), the Chinese legislature(立法机关)now in an annual full session in Beijing, said on Thursday．

　　According to Ding, also mayor of Nantong City in Jiangsu, the building of new countryside involves many human rights issues, such as farmers’ right to subsistence and development, as well as their rights to exercise democracy in village management．

　　“Just as the central government has stressed, farmers’ will must be fully respected in building new countryside．Local governments can only guide them to do the correct thing, and must not force them to do anything they don’t want to,” said Ding．

　　It might be easier to enrich the villages and farmers than to “help them achieve progress in the spiritual and political areas, ”Ding noted．

　　“I think the most important thing is to truly strengthen the democratic management of village affairs, which will offer a fundamental guarantee for farmers’ rights to education, culture, entertainment, medicare and basic social security, ”he said．

　　China’s 900 million farmers have gained the right to directly elect or oust their village heads since 1988, which gives them a bigger say in running village affairs．However, intervention in village elections by governments at higher levels, corrupt village heads abusing power, and the lack of transparency in village management often undermines rural democracy and even spark off rural unrest．

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　　When Miss Hughes entered the classroom, the children stopped playing and talking．In one body, they stood up and 　　1　　 the teacher in a loud voice, “Good morning!” Miss Hughes smiled and told the class to sit down．She found at a 　　2　　 that there seemed to be thirty five pupils in the class, 　　3　　．They were all watching her with fixed eyes, waiting no 　　4　　 to find what sort of person she was．

　　“I 　　5　　 you want to know my name,” she said．But before she could tell, a student 　　6　　, “It’s Miss Hughes．” Hughes laughed．“　　7　　 travels fast,” she said．“I’m afraid it will take me 　　8　　 to learn all your names．”Miss Hughes 　　9　　 a list and began to call the pupils’ names in 　　10　　．When she came to the last one, John, she noticed that he had been 　　11　　 for over a month, “What’s the matter with John?” she asked, looking 　　12　　．“He’s in hospital．He had his leg broken, ” said a girl in the front 　　13　　．“He slipped while skating,” 　　14　　 a boy．“Has anyone 　　15　　 to see him?” Miss Hughes asked．No one 　　16　　．

　　It was 　　17　　 to start the lesson．The pupils 　　18　　 Miss Hughes to tell them a story．“Very well”, she said．“But first of all I’d like you to write a letter to John：We’ll 　　19　　 the best ones to him and 　　20　　 him up in hospital．Now I’ll tell you a story, if you are good．”