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WASHINGTON, March 14 (Xinhua) --U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed on Saturday at the White House that China can have confidence in the American economy.

"Not just the Chinese government, but every investor can have absolute confidence in the _ of investments in the United States," Obama said.

"There is a reason why even in the midst of this economic downfall you have seen actual increases in investment flows here in the U. S.,"he said.

Obama also noted the U. S. will push for stricter regulation of the financial industry "front and center" at the upcoming Group of 20Summit in London ,ending an argument between the Europe and the United States over whether more focus should be placed on financial regulatory reform.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said earlier Friady he is "a little bit worried "about the safety of Chineseassets in the United States ,urging the U. S. government to ensure the security of those assets.

China has invested its hugeforeign exchangereserves in low-risk but low-yield assets ,such as U. S.government bonds ,to play it safe . According to the U.S. Treasury, China held 681.9 billion U.S. dollars worth of U.S. government bonds as of November.

"China is indeed the largest creditor of the United States, which is the world' s biggest economy .We are extremely interested in developments in the U. S. economy."said Wen, adding that he is expecting the effect of the measures taken by the U.S.government to counter the global financial crisis.

Asked to react to Wen' s concern, Lawrence Summers, director of the U.S. National Economic Council, noted on Friday that the U.S. will be soundsteward of the money it invests.

"This is a commitment that the president has made very clear--we need to be sound stewards of the money we invest."said Summers in a speech at the Brookings Institution, a leading think tank in the united states.
1. Who is the biggest creditor of the U.S.?
2. Is the U.S. the second largest economy in the world?
3. Which is it?
4. Who is the Premier of China?
5. Is he comfortable with the Chinese investments in the U.S.?
6. What does China have most of its money in?
7. What is an example of that?
8. How much does it currently have in that particular investment?
9. Does the U.S. agree that China should be worried about its money?
10. Who has a contrary opinion?
11. Who is that?
12. Does anyone else share Lawrence's views?
13. Who else?
14. Is he Speaker of the House?
15. What's his official title then?
16. Does Obama believe the U.S. should loosen financial regulations?
17. Who has the U.S. recently been in disagreement with?
18. What about?
19. Where are they going to discuss this issue?
20. Will that be in London?

Numbered answers:
1. China
2. No
3. the biggest
4. Wen Jiabao
5. No
6. low-risk but low-yield assets
7. U.S.government bonds
8. 681.9 billion U.S. dollars
9. No
10. Lawrence Summers
11. director of the U.S. National Economic Council
12. Yes
13. Barack Obama
14. No
15. U.S. President
16. No
17. Europe
18. whether more focus should be placed on financial regulatory reform
19. at the Group of 20 Summit
20. Yes

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Ou Pingqin was a teacher in a special school (for deaf and mute students) of Yangxin in Huangshi, who has recently been considered the Most Beautiful Teacher in China. After graduating from a college, she went to this school alone and worked there for nearly twenty years. The headmaster of the school said, "She worked hard and taught well. She was a _ teacher in our school. She was also the most welcome teacher among the students. For students, she was like a mother. They called her Little Mother." One day,when she was talking with her students in the dormitory. It looked as if something heavy would fall off. It was dangerous. At that time, without any hesitation ,she pushed two students away, but she was hit heavily. However,she continued working with great pain later. One of her officemates said, "Ou Pinggin was not only a teacher but also a mother to her students in her class. She cared about their studies and even their life. She was very strict in her work." A student's parent said, "She was very warm-hearted. My son lost his father who supported the family. Every month,the teacher gave him 100 yuan to buy books from her own income.."She devoted all her life to the teaching and her students, but she didn't marry when she died at the age of 36. Ou Pinqin's deeds have drawn much attention in the country. She was the students' Little Mother, but gave them great love.
1. who is the story about?
2. what was her profession?
3. where did she work?
4. did she have a nickname?
5. what was it?
6. how long did have her job?
7. is she still living?
8. what was her age at death?
9. did she enter into matrimony?
10. was she seen as attractive?
11. how do you know this?

Numbered answers:
1. Ou Pingqin
2. teacher
3. in a special school
4. yes
5. Little Mother
6. nearly twenty years
7. no
8. 36
9. no
10. yes
11. she was considered the Most Beautiful Teacher in China

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One day a man named John was walking down the block near the park when he came across a butterfly. The butterfly was on a flower in the park. The butterfly was named Jill. John watched as Jill flew from the flower to a telephone down the block. He followed Jill and watched her land on the phone. He felt curious about why Jill was sitting on the phone. Because of that feeling, he picked up the phone and all of a sudden he passed out. When he woke up he was in a warmer place than before. He looked around and saw that he was on a small piece of land in the middle of the ocean. Its name was Otonga, but John didn't know that. He looked behind him and saw a forest and a big volcano. Next to him there was a cat named Bob. John felt happy to be in such a nice place. He got up. Bob ran away into the forest. John looked at the ocean, but he couldn't see anything else there. He followed Bob. After walking through the forest for a short time he got tired and sat down.
1. What was on the flower?
2. Where at?
3. Who came across her?
4. where did he see her fly?
5. what did he think about that?
6. when did he pass out?
7. what happened next?
8. where was he?
9. was it a big place?
10. Did he know what the place was called?
11. What was behind him?
12. how did he feel?
13. why?
14. Who's Bob?
15. Did he stay with John?
16. where did he go?
17. Why did Jogn get tired?
18. Did he find Bob?
Numbered answers:
1. butterfly
2. the park
3. John
4. to a telephone
5. curious
6. when he picked up the phone
7. he woke up
8. in a warmer place
9. no
10. yes
11. a forest and a big volcano.
12. happy
13. he was in such a nice place
14. A cat
15. no
16. the forest.
17. he was walking
18. yes