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B BEIJING.Oct.14(Xinhua)—A total of 120 middle school students from 35 countries will attend the final of an international China language contest, to be held in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality from Oct.16 to 30. The candidates, aged from 15 to 20,must be from foreign countries and not native Chinese speakers, said a statement issued by the Chinese Language Council(CLC),the contest’s organizer, here Thursday. All of the candidates have passed the preliminary contests(初赛)held in their own countries. According to the organizer, the competition will have a top prize, five second prizes, 10 third prizes and a dozen prizes for special talents.The organizer will also launch an online vote for “the most liked candidate.” It was the third year China has held the contest. “The competition not only tests the proficiency of Chinese language but also the candidates’ capability to communicate across different cultures,” the statement said. All the candidates in the final will receive scholarships from the Chinese government, said Hu Hangyu, an official with the Education Bureau of the Chongqing Municipality, jointly organizing the contest. They will also meet local Chinese students and live with Chinese families, Hu said. “The competition is to meet the increasing demand for Chinese learning by foreign youngsters,” said Xu Lin, the CLC director. The CLC has also hosted similar contest for foreign college students since 2002. China has been working to promote Chinese language learning abroad over the past few years.According to the CLC, the country had 282 Confucius Institutes and 272“Confucius Classrooms” in 88 countries and regions as of 2009 since the first one was established in 2004. 61. The text is intended to ___. A. show the popularity of Chinese language learning in the world B. introduce an international Chinese language learning test system C. make readers aware of the importance of Chinese language learning D. report an international Chinese language contest to be held 62 The candidates must be ___.ks5u A. foreign college students B. non-native middle school students C. native Chinese students D. students from Confucius Institutes 63. According to the text, the competition is ___. A. organized by the Chongqing Municipality government B. mainly to test the candidates’ Chinese language competence C. held every three years in Chongqing Municipality D. to provide foreign students with a chance to know China 64. What has China been doing to promote Chinese language learning abroad according to the text? .ks5u A. Thousands of Chinese teachers are sent abroad to teach the language. B. 282 Confucius Institutes are established in China to teach Chinese. C. The Chinese language contests for foreign students are regularly held. D. Many Chinese students are sent abroad for culture exchanges every year. 65. In which part of the newspaper is the text most likely to be found? A. Education B. Advertisement C. Business D. Entertainment 第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。 高考资源网 Boris, 66____ After I had spent a week with my English family, I slowly began to understand their English a little better. _67____ Students in my group are from different cities of Britain and their dialects (方言) are different too! Some of their accents are quite strong and they also have their own words and expressions. _68____ Before I came to England I had thought that fish and chips were eaten every day. That’s quite wrong! I get rather annoyed now when I hear all the foolish words about typical English food. I had expected to see “London fog”. Do you remember our texts about it? We had no idea that most of this “thick fog” disappeared many years ago when people stopped using coal in their homes. But the idea to speak about weather was very helpful. 69___ On the other hand, habits are different. People tell me what is typical British here in London is not always typical in Wales or Scotland70____ (责任编辑：admin) |