64. What has China been doing to promote Chinese language learning abroad according

to the text? .

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．

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

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 ___.

A. foreign college students　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. non-native middle school students

C. native Chinese students　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. students from Confucius Institutes

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(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．

59．Which of the following is true?

　　　 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

58．In the writer’s opinion, no paper can possibly succeed without 　　　.

　　　 A．advertisements　　　　　　　 B．interesting reports

　　　 C．a great deal of national news　 D．an excellent sales manager

57．Local newspapers have　　 .

　　　 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

56．Visitors to Britain are surprised to learn that 　　　.

　　　 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

54．A．shortcomings　　　　　 B．difficulties　　　　　　　　　　 C．pride 　　　　　　　　　　 D．description