Chinese buyers used to prize foreign brands, thinking that products made by American or European companies are of higher quality(质量) than Chinese ones. Increasingly, that’s no longer the case.

Chinese people born before 1985 generally think that foreign brands are better than Chinese ones, billionaire William Li told Business Insider during a recent interview on CCTV 9. But for who were born after 1985, it is a different picture.

“When I first went to the United Kingdom in 1997, I thought that the difference between China and Europe was quite big,” Li said. “But for those born in the 1990s, when they visit Europe or the US, they do not think there is a big difference.”

The change in thinking among Chinese buyers is showing up in many markets in China where western companies used to control. A study by Credit Suisse published in March found that young Chinese buyers are increasingly showing a home brand bias.”

More than 90% of young Chinese buyers would prefer to buy home appliance brands, according to the study. Meanwhile, home companies producing food, drinks, or personal care products increased their share of the market by 3, 3% over the last ten years to nearly 70%.

“Chinese buyers, especially the younger ones, don’t just believe that foreign brands are better. Right now, Chinese buyers think China is good and ‘Made in China’ is not bad at all,” Charlie Chen, head of China buyer research at Credit Suisse, told South China Morning Post in March.

The Chinese smartphone market is controlled by home companies—Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Apple is the only foreign brand in the top five, but it has lost large ground to the home brands in recent years. Its market share is believed to be down to 37% from a 2015 high of 54%.

1.What is this passage mainly about?

A. The quality of ‘ Made in China’.

B. The change in Chinese buyers’ thinking.

C. Chinese products in the eye of foreigner.

D. Difference between older and younger Chinese buyers.

2.Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. More and more foreigners go to buy Chinese products.

B. Foreign products are more expensive than Chinese ones.

C. More and more Chinese buyers prefer Chinese products.

D. Older Chinese people don’t like foreign products any more.

3.Which fact best explains “home brand bias”?

A. Apple had a market share of 54% in 2015.

B. More than 90% of young Chinese buyers prefer home brands.

C. Chinese people born before 1985 think that foreign brands are better.

D. William Li found a big difference between China and Europe in 1997.

4.Who did most of the research for this report?

A. Credit Suisse. B. CCTV 9.

C. South China Morning Post. D. Business Insider.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Chinese products get more popular at home

B. Young Chinese are crazy for foreign brands

C. ‘Made in China’ is welcomed all over the world

D. Apple has lost large ground to Huawei in China

When I was a child my father had to do three jobs for a family of seven. Every time I saw him come back late, looking tired, I promised myself that someday I would show my _________ to my father for what he had done.

Over the next twenty years, my father worked hard to _________ our big family and suffered(遭受) a lot from a heart problem. One morning my father's old car _________ and he asked me to pick him up after his medical examination. He had _________ refused when I offered to replace(取代) his old car. He said that he did not want anything that he was unable to pay himself.

As he stepped out of the doctor's office, he looked unusually _________. We drove in silence and he made me promise to keep the medical report as a _________. I did this with a heavy heart.

At that time I was _________ a new car. I asked my father to go with me to pick one out. _________ I started talking with the salesman, I noticed my father admiring a brown car. I _________ chose a white car. My father took one final look at the brown car and seemed kind of _________ before leaving I heard him muttering (嘀咕) to himself "I really like that car. Wish I could _________ it.

Several days later I asked my father if he could go with me to pick up _________ new car. As we arrived the salesman _________ him a key to his new car --- the brown one --- and explained that it was for him. _________ me. My father looked at me in great _________. I explained it was my childhood promise and smiled at this man, who had given up everything for his family.

1.A. thanks B. dreams C. talents D. wishes

2.A. build B. save C. protect D. support

3.A. set off B. came back C. broke down D. went by

4.A. strongly B. rudely C. shyly D. happily

5.A. angry B. moved C. serious D. friendly

6.A. fact B. secret C. decision D. suggestion

7.A. testing B. designing C. checking D. expecting

8.A. Unless B. When C. Since D. Because

9.A. finally B. suddenly C. simply D. immediately

10.A. worried B. pleased C. sorry D. proud

11.A. borrow B. afford C. collect D. choose

12.A. my B. your C. his D. her

13.A. returned B. showed C. handed D. posted

14.A. to B. from C. with D. for

15.A. fun B. pain C. trouble D. surprise

Eating and drinking in China can be an enjoyable cultural experience.However,there are some things you should know before you go to China.

Share the same dishes.In China ,eating is more of a public activity.Food is generally ordered to be shared by all people at the table.Each person has his or her own small rice bowl.And food from the plates in the center of the table is placed using chopsticks ,or perhaps serving spoons.

Host places food in your bowl. Your Chinese host places food in your bowl,usually without even asking.The host may put chicken legs in the guest’s bowl.Though Westerners may feel uncomfortable,it’s a sign of hospitality(好客)in China.

Use chopsticks. It is common in China for everyone to use their own chopsticks for fetching food from the dishes in the center.If you prefer,serving spoons and serving chopsticks can be provided for food in the center of the table.Don’t be embarrassed(尴尬的) if you can’t use chopsticks well.The main thing is that you enjoy the food.

Restaurant—noise and smoking.In some popular restaurants,especially in the evenings,it’s usually very noisy and smoking is also allowed.Eating noisily and talking with one’s mouth full may be considered rude in the West.However,these acts can be thought as a sign of enjoying the food.

Dessert—not common in Chinese eating.Eating something sweet for dessert is not a Chinese custom.Sweet things can be found hidden among everything else on a Chinese menu.

Eating and drinking in China

Share the same dishes

Generally, food is ordered to be shared by 1. at the table

Host places food in your bowl

It’s a 2. of hospitality for the host to place food in your bowl.

Use chopsticks

People in China eat food with chopsticks.

Restaurant——noise and smoking

In the restaurant,it’s usually very noisy and people are allowed to smoke .It’s also not rude when people eat noisily and talk with 3. .

Dessert—not4.in Chinese eating

It’s not common for Chinese to eat something sweet for dessert .however,we can find 5.on a Chinese menu.

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