Passage 1

With the economic globalization, more and more young people are working under great pressure. In my recent survey, I have found that childless people are one of the fastest-growing segments of the work force.
    One woman in five over the age of forty has never given birth to a child. In the near future, the number of households without children will overtake the number of households with children.
    Those childless couples are getting more and more used to their own life. Some childless couples look forward to child-free sections in restaurants and airplanes and recreational areas.
    They might only shop, dine or swim in ’adult-only’ spaces in order to avoid noisy infants and keep themselves quiet and peaceful. I am afraid this phenomenon will leave a negative impact on social development.

Europe and Asia are two major cradles of human civilization. They have both contributed to social development and human progress. History has proved the necessity to expand cooperative relations between the two continents.
    European Union is the world’s largest trade bloc. Its gross domestic product and foreign trade volume both surpass those of the United States. It enjoys the highest level of political and economic integration.
    Trade ties between Europe and Asia have expanded rapidly in recent years. Asia has replaced the United States as the EU’s largest export market. More than 35 percent of its exports are targeted for the region.
    It is our common desire that Europe and Asia should resolve differences through dialogues and mutual trust, and form a new partnership in the interest of the peoples of our two continents.