Guess what Facebook C?O Mark Zuckerberg and the United States President Donald Trump's granddaughter Aabella Kushner have in common？They all study Chinese as a second language.
Although Chinese is known as one of the hardest languages to learn，a lot of people from different backgrounds are studying it with hopes of big advantages.
More than 120 people，representing 18 countries，had a competition in the finals of the 12th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for foreign Secondary school students on November 2.Held in Zhengzhou，Henan Province，the finals included speech contests and talent shows.The contestants also visited the Shaolin Temple，Longmen Grottoes （石窟） and other places of interest.
While reasons for learning Chinese varied （變化） among contestants，a common one was enthusiasm （熱情） for the country' s rich culture and quick development.
Raissa，17，from the Union of the Comoros，developed a strong emotional connection with China after her grandmother was cured by the doctors of the Chinese medical team in Africa three years ago.This led her to learn Chinese at a local Confucius Institute （孔子學(xué)院）
Attracted by Chinese culture，the contestant took part in activities on traditional Chinese medicine and folk arts during her first trip to China.Her dream is to study medicine in China so that she could cure patients like the Chinese doctors did.
For Marcell Zoltan Fekete，17，from the Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual （雙語的） School，studying Chinese may help him get a future job as a Hungarian；diplomat （外交官） to China.After graduating from high school，he would like to go to China for further studies.
Now that a bridge has been built between the contestants and China，where will their journeys take them？Robert Davis，director of the Chinese-language program in Chicago' s public school，says， "Chinese isn't the new French.It s the new English."
（1）Who took part in Chinese Bridge according to the passage？ AA
A．Marcell Zoltan Fekete.
B．Mark Zuckerberg.
C．Trump' s granddaughter.
D．Robert Davis.
（2）What's the meaning of the underlined word contestants in Paragraph 3？
BB
A．Audience.
B．Competitors.
C．Tourists.
D．Teachers
（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ DD
A．Raissa has studied Chinese medicine in China.
B．Chinese medicine team saved Raissa three years ago.
C．Marcell became a diplomat after finishing high school.
D．Marcell and Raissa are of the same age，from different countries.
（4）From the passage we know that BB
A．over105 foreign students take part in Chinese Bridge competition.
B．the foreigners learn Chinese because of China's quick development.
C．the foreigners learn Chinese to find a job as a doctor in the future.
D．the foreigners learn Chinese because Chinese is a difficult language.
（5）What does the last sentence Chinese isn't the new French.It's the new English. " most probably mean？ DD
A．Chinese is quite different from French.
B．Chinese is one of the hardest languages to learn.
C．Chinese is more important than French and English.
D．Chinese is widely used in the world，just like English.
【答案】A；B；D；B；D
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