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．