[originaltext]W: Then, how do you look at the so-called digital gap between the

W: Then, how do you look at the so-called digital gap between the rich and the poor, and between the urban areas and the rural areas in China?
M: Actually, (6) the Internet technology can bridge the gap between the poor and the rich. Take the development of the northwest China for example. I used to think it would be very difficult for the Internet to be widely accessible in those areas. But actually the government invested money and made the broadband Internet access possible in Guizhou and Gansu, because the government realized it is impossible to have so many teachers in those areas.
W: Perhaps the local officials in those areas are just attracted by the idea of E-education, but nothing has been seriously translated into action.
M: You are right. (7) The problem of the local authority is that they have the technologies, but they don’t make good use of them. So I think the biggest problem of online education in China is not the electric mind. It is the human mind.
W: The biggest problem that E-education is confronted with is probably the development of good courseware. What are the difficulties involved?
M: (8) To me, the most difficult part of courseware development is that it is hard to develop courseware simply by putting in the concepts of learning process. We have to humanize technology. This is the greatest challenge in courseware development.
W: I have a question about conducting examinations online. How do you make sure the results of the examinations are reliable online?
M: (9) This is a big question and the big headache for us at the moment. We have developed the online testing program. However, we can’t implement it because we have no way to check whether the examinee is the real examinee. (10) So at this moment, we cannot do any serious online testing except for what we call "safe monitoring testing". The students can test themselves for their own purpose and check their own progress. Any serious examinations have to be done in the traditional classroom.
W: Given the problem of taking examinations online, how can you persuade your students to accept the online exam as a viable option?
M: We have adopted the third party policy. By the third party, it means we authorize the Examination Center under the Ministry of Education to conduct examinations for us.
W: Professor Gu, two years from now I’d like to interview one of your degree-holders from Beiwai Online so that he or she may testify to the effects of online education.
M: That would be a great idea and you are very welcome to do that.
This is the end of Part Two of the interview. Questions 6 to 10 are based on what you have just heard.
6. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
7. According to the interview, what is the problem facing the local authority in China in terms of E-education?
8. What is the biggest problem when developing courseware?
9. According to the interview, why is online testing a big headache?
10. Which of the following is CORRECT about online testing at the moment?