When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from china, 
When India had not opened up its markers to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. Thankfully, we can get all these anywhere in India now, 
Still ,her answer surprised me: “Green tea,” 
As long as I can remember she didn’t even drink    Indian tea.  
I dutifully bought a big packet of Longjing and headed home to hear the story. My mother and her brother, both regular newspaper readers, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illnesses 
At the turn of the century, China was not really familiar to the average Indian, It was a strange country 
How things change [And how soon] 
Now every town of any size seems to have a “China Market”. And everyone is talking about China 
The government of India has planned to send a team to China to see how things are done A minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investment（投资）and such a step would “work wonders as it did for China”.  
But it’s a two-way street, I just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Rangalore to train in software. Meanwhile, all the IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China, 
No wonder that trade, which was only in the millions just ten years ago, is expected to his about us$15 billion for last year and us$20 billion by 2008, a goal set by both governments, 
No wonder, my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this being the Sino-Indian（中印）century as the two countries started on January I the Sino-Indian Friendship Year, 
【小题1】But what is still a wonder to me is my mother drinking Chinese tea.
Why did the mother ask for Chinese green tea? 

Once my friend Peterson bought a pack of chicken, the brand of which was very famous at that time. But when he got home he found that the chicken had gone bad. He took the chicken back to the shop and he was paid twice of the price. We may say now he should have been satisfied but my friend would not like to stop. He decided to write a letter to Frank, president of the company, who was also the founder of the chicken brand.

About a week later he received a letter written by the president himself. In the letter he apologized to my friend for it whole –heartedly .There was also a card in the envelope ,with which my friend could get another pack of chicken in any of the shops. In the end my friend was asked to answer some questions.

1. When and where did you buy the chicken?

2. What was the real problem of the chicken?

3. What did the shop ass istant say when you took the chicken back to the shop?

4. W hat do you think is the reason for the chicken to go bad?

5. What do you suggest we should do to get away from such problems?

Two days later, my friend also received a telephone call from the president’s office, asking whether he had received the letter as well as the card and then some other questions. Since then, my friend has always bought chicken of this brand whenever he wants to.

1.What did the friend get when he took the bad chicken back to the shop?

A. Another pack of chicken.

B. Two packs of chicken.

C. Double the price.

D. A whole-hearted apology.

2.What did the author’s friend do when he came back from the shop after he was paid back?

A. He felt satisfied with the result.

B. He wrote a letter to the President of the US.

C. He became very angry with the shop assistant.

D. He wrote a letter to the president of the company.

3.What is the author’s friend’s attitude towards the chicken brand?

A. He still believes in it.

B. He doesn’t believe it at all.

C. He will never buy it again.

D. He has never been satisfied with it.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The company may still be a top brand now.

B. The president of the company is a responsible person.

C. The company must have closed down.

D. The author may also believe in the chicken brand.

When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from china, 

When India had not opened up its markers to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. Thankfully, we can get all these anywhere in India now, 

Still ,her answer surprised me: “Green tea,” 

As long as I can remember she didn’t even drink    Indian tea.  

I dutifully bought a big packet of Longjing and headed home to hear the story. My mother and her brother, both regular newspaper readers, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illnesses 

At the turn of the century, China was not really familiar to the average Indian, It was a strange country 

How things change [And how soon] 

Now every town of any size seems to have a “China Market”. And everyone is talking about China 

The government of India has planned to send a team to China to see how things are done A minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investment（投资）and such a step would “work wonders as it did for China”.  

But it’s a two-way street, I just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Rangalore to train in software. Meanwhile, all the IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China, 

No wonder that trade, which was only in the millions just ten years ago, is expected to his about us$15 billion for last year and us$20 billion by 2008, a goal set by both governments, 

No wonder, my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this being the Sino-Indian（中印）century as the two countries started on January I the Sino-Indian Friendship Year, 

But what is still a wonder to me is my mother drinking Chinese tea.

Why did the mother ask for Chinese green tea? 

A. she was tired of Indian tea 

B. she had a son working in China.  

C. she believed it had a curing effect 

D. she was fond of Chinese products, 

What does the author mean by “it’s a two-way street’ in paragraph 10? 

A. China and India have different traffic rules 

B. Tea trade works wonders in both India and China 

C. Chinese products are popular in both China and India, 

D. The exchanges between India and China benefit both

hat do we know about the Indian IT industry? 

A. It will move its head office to Shenzhen 

B. It is seeking further development in China 

C. It has attracted an investment of US$15 billion 

D. It caught up with the US IT industry in2008. 

In the text the author expresses_____, 

A. his concern for his mother’s health 

B. his support for drinking Chinese green tea 

C. his surprise at China’s recent development 

D. his wonder at the growth of India’s IT industry

When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from china, 
When India had not opened up its markers to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. Thankfully, we can get all these anywhere in India now, 
Still ,her answer surprised me: “Green tea,” 
As long as I can remember she didn’t even drink    Indian tea.  
I dutifully bought a big packet of Longjing and headed home to hear the story. My mother and her brother, both regular newspaper readers, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illnesses 
At the turn of the century, China was not really familiar to the average Indian, It was a strange country 
How things change [And how soon] 
Now every town of any size seems to have a “China Market”. And everyone is talking about China 
The government of India has planned to send a team to China to see how things are done A minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investment（投资）and such a step would “work wonders as it did for China”.  
But it’s a two-way street, I just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Rangalore to train in software. Meanwhile, all the IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China, 
No wonder that trade, which was only in the millions just ten years ago, is expected to his about us$15 billion for last year and us$20 billion by 2008, a goal set by both governments, 
No wonder, my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this being the Sino-Indian（中印）century as the two countries started on January I the Sino-Indian Friendship Year, 

1. 1.

   But what is still a wonder to me is my mother drinking Chinese tea.
   Why did the mother ask for Chinese green tea? 

   1. A.
      she was tired of Indian tea
   2. B.
      she had a son working in China.
   3. C.
      she believed it had a curing effect
   4. D.
      she was fond of Chinese products,
2. 2.

   What does the author mean by “it’s a two-way street’ in paragraph 10? 

   1. A.
      China and India have different traffic rules
   2. B.
      Tea trade works wonders in both India and China
   3. C.
      Chinese products are popular in both China and India,
   4. D.
      The exchanges between India and China benefit both
3. 3.

   hat do we know about the Indian IT industry? 

   1. A.
      It will move its head office to Shenzhen
   2. B.
      It is seeking further development in China
   3. C.
      It has attracted an investment of US$15 billion
   4. D.
      It caught up with the US IT industry in2008.
4. 4.

   In the text the author expresses_____, 

   1. A.
      his concern for his mother’s health
   2. B.
      his support for drinking Chinese green tea
   3. C.
      his surprise at China’s recent development
   4. D.
      his wonder at the growth of India’s IT industry

 I’m going to the supermarket this afternoon. Do you have anything____?
   A. bought          B. to be bought        C. for buying        D. to buy