摘要：60．The word “draw in the last paragraph may mean . A．to pull B．to cause to notice C．to cause to come D．to receive B BEIJING．Oct．14-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 contestsheld 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．
Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation(发行)．The “Daily Mirror ” and the “Daily express” both sell about four million copies everyday．British families generally buy a newspaper every morning and two or three on Sundays．
Besides the national papers, there is, however, another branch of the British press which sells almost as many copies．Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million．Almost every town and county area has one．Nearly all them hold their own financially(财政)and many of them are very profitable(赚钱的)．
These papers are written almost entirely for readers interested in local events-births, weddings, deaths, council(地方会议)meetings and sports．Editors prefer to rely on people who know the district well．A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neighborhood and it does not get out to date as quickly as national news．
The editors must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising(广告)．He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason．But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to draw local readers, the business men are grateful for the opportunity(机会)to keep their products in the public eyes．
(1)
Visitors to Britain are surprised to learn that．
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A．
there are so many local newspapers there
B．
local papers should have a circulation of four million
C．
the “Daily Mirror ” and “Daily Express” sell as many as 4 million copies every day
D．
British newspapers are so widely read
(2)
Local newspapers have ________．
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A．
a circulation as large as that of national newspapers
B．
a daily circulation of 13 million
C．
a slightly smaller circulation
D．
an even larger circulation
(3)
In the writer’s opinion, no paper can possibly succeed without．
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A．
advertisements
B．
interesting reports
C．
a great deal of national news
D．
an excellent sales manager
(4)
Which of the following is true?
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A．
All the local newspapers are very profitable
B．
Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 14 million
C．
Local readers are much interested in local news
D．
Each British family buys three newspapers on Sundays