The Internet raises major issues and challenges for education, not just in China but all over the world. Yet it simply cannot be ignored in terms of the opportunities and resources that it can offer.
We can divide the main issues facing education systems into three groups — access, quality and responsibility. Let us consider the Internet in relation to each of them.
First, access. Through the Internet, practically the whole world can be brought into your classroom. Using e-mail makes it possible to have a class whose members are spread all over the world and who may never meet either the teacher or each other face to face. It can put students in different countries in easy contact.
The information resources available are almost limitless. With the Internet, students and teachers can access the wisdom, experience, skills, and even guidance of others in a way that was only possible for a very privileged few.
Next, quality. The Internet does pos
A. communities.
B. governments.
C. schools.
D. researching groups.
Energy will be one of the defining issues of this century. One thing is clear: the era of easy oil is over. What we all do next will (1) how well we meet the energy needs of the entire world in this century and (2) .
Demand is (3) like never before. As populations grow and economies take (4) millions in the developing world are enjoying the (5) of a lifestyle that requires increasing amounts of energy. (6) , some say that in 20 years the world will (7) 40% more oil and gas fields are maturing. And new energy (8) are mainly occurring in places where resources are difficult to (9) , physically, economically and even politically. When growing demand meets tighter supplies, the result is more (10) for the same resources.
We can wait (11) a crisis forces us to do something. Or we can (12) to working together, and start by asking the tough questions: How do we meet the energy needs of th
A. decline
B. determine
C. declaim
D. decide
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