Now,in the streets of China,we can see increasing numbers of foreigners,speaking various foreign languages or strangely-toned Chinese.They have become part of our life.Have you ever wondered what brings foreigners to China and what they do in China?

Xia Yuan,a beautiful girl from Ukraine,works in Beijing.She is in charge of the marketing department.She had studied Chinese for two years before she came to China,and she now speaks fluent Mandarin(普通话).Unless you can see her in person,you might not even realize that she is a foreigner.

Ding Luo,an Italian,is the manager of Alcatel in China.Some years ago he lived in Chengdu,Sichuan.He often went to the poor areas of Sichuan to help the kids,donating computers,clothes and bags to them.Whenever he had a problemhe would say”I don’t understand Chinese”and take out a card carrying his name and workplaceboth written in Chinese.

Alsomany foreigners love Chinese culture.They travel around or make short visits in Chinataking lots of photos.They seldom speak Chinese.When they finish their travelsthey ‘ll move on to another country.But foreigners remain a tiny minority in China.Few Chinese people know them well.

1. How long had Xia Yuna studied Chinese before she came to China?

A. For two months B. For two years

C. For two weeks. D. For one year

2. What does Ding Luo do in China now?

A. A manager B. A teacher C. A volunteer D. A driver

3. What does the underlined word “them”refer to in the third paragraph?

A. Foreigners

B. The kids from the poor areas of Sichuan.

C. Few Chinese people

D.Xia Yuan and Ding Luo.

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Now more and more foreigners come to China

B. Many foreign visitors seldom speak Chinese in China.

C. Ding Luo could speak Chinese well when he was in Chengdu.

D. Few Chinese people know foreigners well.

15.Do you like going to a zoo to see (21)C?How about(22)A a zoo and feeding the animals yourself?It's not a joke.It happened both in a film and in the(23)D.
Benjamin Mee is a newspaper writer in Los Angeles,the US.His wife dies and he has to (24)B his two young kids.Hoping for a fresh start for his family.Mee(25)C his job and buys an old house on 73000square meters(26)A the city.The land comes with a special gift:a zoo in the country called the Rosemoor Animal Park!
The zoo was (27)B because of the economy crisis (经济危机).With(28)D raising them,about 200animals are still living there.
The Mee family decide to help reopen the zoo.But it's not an easy job(29)A they have no experience and little money.There are also unexpected (30)C,such as a bear running away one day.
This is the story of American movie We Bought a Zoo.It tells the real amazing story of Benjamin Mee.

21.A.tigersB.lionsC.animalsD.birds
22.A.buyingB.visitingC.buildingD.renting
23.A.story bookB.international websiteC.TV programD.real world
24.A.look forB.look afterC.look upD.look at
25.A.findsB.getsC.quitsD.loses
26.A.outsideB.insideC.behindD.before
27.A.openedB.closedC.watchedD.rebuilt
28.A.engineersB.nursesC.doctorsD.zookeepers
29.A.sinceB.thoughC.whetherD.however
30.A.surprisesB.joysC.problemsD.excitement

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