Question

but it is the opinion of no less than the countrys no. 2 official, premier wen jiabao.
in remarkable public comments last summer, wen said chinese officials \must continue to liberate their thinking and make bold explorations\ in reform. without
eform of the political system,\ he argued, \it will be impossible for the goal of economic reform and modernization to be realized.\ china must reverse \the excessive concentration of unrestrained power\ and \create conditions for the people to criticize and supervise the government. … peoples democratic rights and legitimate rights must be guaranteed\ for economic growth to continue.
why does the author characterize the premier’s comments as
emarkable\?
○ the premier does not understand the problems china faces.
○ the premier calls for reforms to a political system he helps control.
○ the premier demands changes that were made and failed long ago.
○ the premier seems to strongly disagree with the author’s argument.

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: The passage shows the premier understands problems (calls for reform), so this is wrong.
• Analyze Option 2: The premier (a high - level official in the political system) calls for political system reform, which he is part of controlling. This matches the "remarkable" nature as it's a significant call from within the system.
• Analyze Option 3: The passage doesn't say the reforms were made and failed before, so this is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 4: The passage has no information about the premier disagreeing with the author's argument, so this is wrong.

Answer:

B. The premier calls for reforms to a political system he helps control.