A new word is becoming more and more popular on the Internet in China - but no one knows quite what it means.The word "duang" is so new that you can’t even find it in the Chinese dictionary. But it has already spread(传播) like fire on the Chinese Internet , appearing more than 8,000,000 times on Weibo, where 15,000 users had more than 312,000 discussions. On Baidu, it has been looked up almost 600,000 times. But what does it mean?

"Everyone's duang-ing and I still don't know what it means! Looks like I’d better go back to school now," said Weibo user Fahmida.

Another user asked: "Have you duang-ed today? My mind is full of duang duang duang."

"To duang or not to duang, that is the question," wrote user Beatrice.

"Duang" seems to be imitating (模仿) a sound. It all seems to have started with Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, who in 2004 appeared in a shampoo ad (洗发水广告) where he used the sound “duang” to describe his soft and black hair. The word came to people again recently(最近) after Chan posted it on his Weibo page. Thousands of users then began to visit Chan's Weibo page with comments (评论).

The word seems to have many different meanings, and there's no perfect (完美的) Chinese meaning for it, but you could use it to give emphasis (强调) to the word that follows it. A kid might be "duang cute", for example.

1.According to the passage, _________ users joined in the discussion on Weibo.

A. 312,000 B. 15,000

C. 600,000 D. 8,000,000

2.In 2004, Jackie Chan used “duang” to _________.

A. show he was very popular

B. describe his hair

C. ask people to buy the shampoo

D. reply to Weibo users’ comments

3.Mary got a gift from her old friend and said “I am duang surprised”. She might mean that she was_________ according to the passage.

A. not surprised at all B. a little surprised

C. quite surprised D. no longer surprised

4.Which of the following sentences is True?

A.Duang has only one meaning.

B. Every one knew What it means.

C. It can be used to give emphasis to the word that follows it.

D. Duang means a kind of shampoo.

5.The best title of this passage may be “_________”.

A. A New Word — Duang

B. Jackie Chan and His Shampoo Ad

C. Learning Chinese Culture

D. A New Name for Jackie Chan

A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

“What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.

“My cow's ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”

The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."

He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."

“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.

The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."

The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.

“How's your cow?” the vet asked.

“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”

“Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"

“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”

“And?” the vet asked.

“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.

1.In the story, the vet must be _________.

A. the farmer's friend B. a milk factory

C. a hospital for cows D. a doctor for animals

2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______

A. couldn't lie down B. didn't eat the pills

C. couldn't make any noise D. was ill

3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A. Bottle of pills. B. A long tube.

C. Two pills. D. A small box.

4.The vet taught the farmer how _________.

A. to blow the tube

B. to make the cow take the pills

C. to take the medicine

D. to put the tube in his mouth

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The farmer ate the pills himself.

B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.

C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.

D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.

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