On a rainy weekend in March, Hangzhou in Zhejiang welcomed a special group of guests. From March 23 to 24, 31 young people from 30 countries and regions gathered in the city, sharing their experiences and exchanging ideas at the Belt and Road Youth English Speaking Competition.

During this competition, young contestants had conversations about each other's cultures. They also shared their impressions of China and its development so far. In the final, six contestants gave speeches with a theme of The Great Truth is Simple.

Contestant Nicol Yong Jia Jia from Malaysia won the championship. She said she thinks people's "great truth" comes from their hearts. By this, she means that people can look at negative situations in a positive light. For example, she is rather short, but she looks at her height in a humorous way. "I actually think I'm pretty tall. You are just taller," she said.

Momo-Carol Kavani Ako from Papua New Guinea looked to a well-known saying in her speech. The "great truth" she talked about is the idea that "No man is an island". She pointed out that people from around the world have made progress and survived by working with each other and helping each other out.

Chinese contestant Chen Qiyu. who was the first runner-up. focused on something more specific(具体的). She talked about the secret to being a good writer and speaker. She said she used complicated language when writing her papers, but found that they sounded-difficult. She later realized that using simple writing and clear logic(逻辑)was more important not only for writing, but also for speaking. "The truth is simple," she said.

1.The passage mainly tells about ______________.

A.a Chinese speaking competition B.the opinions on The Great Truth is Simple’

C.a group of guests in Hangzhou D.the opinions on the development of China

2.Which country is Kavani from?

A.Malaysia. B.Papua New Guinea. C.China. D.Philippines.

3.From the underlined sentences in paragraph 3, we can see that Jia Jia is a _______girl.

A.humorous B.negative C.helpful D.friendly

4.Chen Qiyu may agree with the idea that __________________.

A.a good article should use many complicated languages

B.when one speaks, he must use different kinds of languages

C.simple means using less words and clear logic to write or speak

D.in writing and speaking, logic is not important and necessary

Calvin needs to go to New York for a meeting this Saturday. It's sunny. It's his first time to go to New York, so he doesn't know his way around New York. The meeting is in Peterson Building on 34th Street and it starts at ten o'clock. He wants to get there on time, so he asks two American boys for help.

“Excuse me, could you tell me where 34th Street is?” asks Calvin.

“Sure,” answers one of the boys. “It's not far from here. And you can just walk along this street and turn left at the first crossing. Then you can see it on your right.”

“No. Don't listen to him. He is not telling you the right place. You can just take the No.7 bus and get off at the third stop,” says the other boy. Then the first boy says, “OK. But the third stop is not 34th Street. It's 35th Street.”

At this time, Calvin finds that there's only five minutes left(剩下). Then he gets into a taxi and leaves.After__that, Calvin__thinks__he__should__ask__a__policeman __for__help__next__time.

1.According to the second boy, how can Calvin get to 34th Street?

A.By bike. B.By bus.

C.By taxi. D.By subway.

2.When does Calvin leave the two boys?

A.At 10:00. B.At 10:05.

C.At 9:55. D.At 10:10.

3.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A.The two American boys are clever and helpful.

B.The two boys don't tell Calvin the right way to 34th Street.

C.Calvin is sure to get lost again next time.

D.It's important to find the best way when meeting problems.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.It's a windy Saturday.

B.The two boys help Calvin a lot.

C.Calvin arrives in New York in the afternoon.

D.It's the first time for Calvin to get to New York.

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