8 ▁constitution , ▁which ▁still ▁contained ▁references ▁to ▁pro let arian ▁international ism ▁and ▁continuous ▁revolution . ▁As ▁Vice - P rem ier ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁Technology ▁and ▁Education , ▁D eng ▁restored ▁the ▁University ▁En tr ance ▁Ex amin ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁opening ▁the ▁doors ▁of ▁post - second ary ▁education ▁to ▁nearly ▁a ▁generation ▁of ▁youth ▁who ▁lack ed ▁this ▁opportunity ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution . ▁He ▁elev ated ▁the ▁social ▁status ▁of ▁intellect uals ▁from ▁the ▁l ows ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution ▁to ▁becoming ▁an ▁" integr al ▁part ▁of ▁social ist ▁construction ." ▁ ▁D eng ▁cha ired ▁the ▁( 1 1 th ) ▁National ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China , ▁China ' s ▁de ▁j ure ▁legisl ative ▁body , ▁and ▁str essed ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁Four ▁Modern izations , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁adv ances ▁in ▁various ▁fields ▁aim ed ▁at ▁strength ening ▁the ▁country ▁by ▁adapt ing ▁to ▁modern ▁standards . ▁By ▁then ▁D eng ▁was ▁po ised ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁final ▁political ▁move ▁to ▁grab ▁power . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁Gu ang ming ▁Daily ▁newspaper ▁published ▁an ▁article , ▁ins pected ▁by ▁D eng ' s ▁supp orter ▁Hu ▁Ya ob ang , ▁titled ▁" P ract ice ▁sets ▁the ▁only ▁Standard ▁to ▁Ex am ine ▁Tr uth ". ▁The ▁article ▁str essed ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁unit ing ▁theory ▁and ▁practice , ▁den ounced ▁the ▁dog