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Our society（社会）needs harmony. Recently, President Hu Jintao said building a harmonious society is the new “Long March” for Chinese people. He said this is the ①________ ________            thing for China now.

②在过去的25年期间，中国发展得很快。Many people became rich. But many others are still poor. The distance between rich and poor people is becoming great.13 percent of the richest people in China have about 27 billion yuan. But more than 3 million children in China still can’t go to school. Many families can’t afford to pay 200 to 300 yuan a year for their education.

Many people in the countryside go to work in big cities. But they live a hard life. Forty-seven percent of them work seven days a week. They often work in poor conditions and can’t be paid on time. ③If the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer, poor people may think life is unfair. They may become more worried about their future. It won’t bring harmony. This will cause more problems in society.

Building a harmonious society will balance everyone’s interests and make sure a fair chance for everybody .Then we will all live safe and happy lives.

The government has already taken some measures, for example, raising workers’ pay. In 2010 China spent about 1,000 billion yuan on education.

1.在文中空白处①填入适当的词，使上下文完整____________  ____________

2.将②翻译成英语 _____________________________________________________________

3.在文中找出③的同义句________________________________________________________

4.What’s the advantage of a harmonious society?

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5.找出并写下文章的主题句 _____________________________________________________