No trecho do terceiro parágrafo do texto – children raised in authoritative households were typically psychologically healthy, whereas those raised in authoritarian ones had elevated anxiety and depression whereas pode ser substituída, sem alteração de sentido por:
The expression “is poised to be” in “…skeptics say that China is poised to be the next imperialist power of the world after the USA…” (lines 2-4) means that China is.