■中國國際廣播之聲（CRI）是中國向全世界廣播的國家廣播之聲。其宗旨是“向世界介紹中國，向中國介紹世界，向世界報道世界，增進中國人民與世界人民之間的了解和友誼”。
■本節(jié)目聽寫包羅萬千，涉及經(jīng)濟，政治，科學(xué)，文化等，皆在提高滬友聽力水平，增進知識，何樂而不為？
參與方式：全文聽寫
Hints:
the Ministry of Education
state-run
Olympic math courses
Mathematics Olympiads
Chengdu
Li Qingming
In 2005, the Ministry of Education issued a regulation forbidding state-run primary and junior middle schools from offering Olympic math courses. It later cancelled the policy of including Olympic math on school entrance examinations. Likewise in 2010, the ministry cancelled a regulation that the winners of Mathematics Olympiads could be recommended for admission to junior middle schools to remove some of the heavy study burden from students. The Chengdu government has achieved a huge success since it issued harsh regulations banning Olympic math training in 2009. Local authorities prohibit state-run schoolteachers from working part-time to teach Olympic math and have removed school headmasters who give weight to Olympic math performance in student admissions. For most primary students in Chengdu, this came as a huge relief. "I feel like a caged bird that has been set free." "I have more time to do physical exercises and have fun. And I can cultivate my own hobbies." The students' parents were also relieved. "A child doesn't need to study that hard, and we parents feel less pressure. For primary school students, study should come second. Their major work is to cultivate learning habits." Some schools in Chengdu now offer math interest-oriented courses. Li Qingming, a previous Olympic math coach, is teaching one such course in a primary school. He says the courses can cultivate genuine skills and number logic.