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.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

Almost every child in cities have chances to go to school, but not all children in village are so lucky.

There is a girl called Xiao Lian. She is ten years old and lives in a small village. When she was seven, she wanted to go to school. But she could not, because her family was too poor to pay for school fees for her study, so her parents had to keep her at home. Instead of studying, Xiao Lian looked after her brother and worked in the field every day. Then Hope Project(希望工程) heard about Xiao Lian. And now she is studying in a school.

Unluckily there are many thousands of children who can not go to school. You can join in Hope Project and help these children. You know all the good work needs money. Hope Project needs your help.

If you give Hope Project 300 yuan each year, it can pay for one child to go to school for a whole year. With more money, Hope Project can build new schools, buy good desks, chairs, blackboards and books. Let’s help the children together and give them a chance to have a good start in life.

1.School fees means _________ in Chinese.

A. 学费 B. 校服 C. 校规 D. 住校费

2.Xiao Lian didn’t go to school when she was seven because _________.

A. her family was very poor

B. she had to look after her brother

C. she studied at home

D. she didn’t like to go school

3.A poor child can go to school for _________with 300 yuan.

A. half a year B. a year

C. a whole month D. nine years

4.Many children _________ need our help.

A. in developed countries B. from rich families

C. in small villages D. in big cities

5.From the passage we know that _________.

A. Xiao Lian’s father worked for Hope Project

B. Xiao Lian joined in Hope Project

C. there are three people in Xiao Lian’s family

D. Hope Project helps poor children to go to school

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