16. Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A. China has been ranked first among developing countries in drawing foreign investment.

B. China encourages foreign business people to invest in the vast western territory

C. China approved 22,915 new enterprises backed by foreign direct investment (FDI)

during the year of 2001.

D. China further loosened its restriction on foreign investment.

15. Who shows that 92 per cent of multinational corporations have plans to established business branches in China?

A. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade.　　 B. The American magazine Fortune

C. The World Trade Organization　　　　　　 D. The Chinese government

14. In which order did Mrs Hanson do the following things?

a. she began her studies at college.

b. She finished high school.

c. She got married and gave birth of nine children.

d. She had her 73 rd birthday.

e. She went to the bank to borrow money.

A.acbed　　　 B.becad　　　　　 C.bceda　　　 D.edacb

D

China has become a "safe island" in the eyes of international investors, although 2001 witnessed the first slowdown in attracting foreign investment for over 10 years.

A worldwide investigation by the American magazine Fortune shows that 92 per cent of

multinational corporations have plans to established business branches in China.

According to recent figures from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic cooperation, China approved 22,915 new enterprises backed by foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first eleven months of 2001, up 16.32 per cent from the same period of last year, During this period, the contracted foreign investment totaled USS 60.41 billion, a year-on-year increase of 24. 38 percent; while foreign funds actually used rose 15.61 per cent to US$ 41.9 billion.

Since 1993, China has been ranked first among developing countries in drawing foreign

investment, which analysts say reflects the continuous improvement of China' s investment

environment.

China further loosened its restriction on foreign investment, encouraging foreign business people to invest in the vast western territory and reviewing its existing laws and regulations on foreign investment according to its commitments on entry into the World Trade Organization(WTO).

13. Mrs Hanson is the sort of person who _____.

A. cares for study very much　　　　　　 B. likes to borrow money from the bank

C. never misses a chance to talk　　　　　 D. tries to save any money for her family

12. The computer students welcomed Mrs Hanson warmly because_____.

A. she had got an excellent result in the exam　　　 B. she was good at telling funny stories

C. they wanted to get her help in their studies　　　 D. they were deeply moved by her spirit

11. Mrs Hanson couldn' t go to college immediately after she graduated from high school

because _____.

A. she hadn't got enough money　　 B. she was a country girl

C. the banker ordered her not to borrow any money

D. the banker thought she should raise a family of nine children

10. Why can watching TV increase kids' weight according to the passage?

A. They usually eat more while watching TV.　 B. They burn off fewer calories.

C. They change their diet while watching TV.　 D. Both A and B.

C

Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs

Hanson different from her classmates is her age-73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.

When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for

further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn't think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college. Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.

She finds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be, Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to keep from getting stiff (不灵活). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.

9. Which one of the following is right?

A.　　 Children usually eat fewer while watching TV.

B. Children usually eat more while watching TV.

C. Children eat the same amount of meals while watching TV.

D. Children usually eat nothing while watching TV.

8. The time children spend on TV viewing every day is suggested to be about _____.

A. six hours　　　　 B. eight hours　　　 C. three hours　　　　 D. one hour

7. According to the passage, the time American children usually spend on watching TV

A. is more than four hours a day　　　　 B. is less than four hours a day

C. doubled in the last twenty years　　　 D. is more than on any other activities