Which Chinese words do foreigners recognize the most?
From US President Donald Trump's granddaughter Arabella to Jim Rogers' daughter Happy Rogers, quite a number of foreigners have either started to learn Chinese or prefer their descendants learn the language in recent years.
The China International Publishing Group (CIPG) on Saturday gave a report on the most recognized Chinese words overseas（海外）. According to the report, Shaolin, from the Shaolin Temple – the most well-known Temple– tops the list of the 100 most recognized Chinese words.
Among the top 100, culture-related words, such as Chunjie (Spring Festival) and Chongyang(Double Ninth Festival), account for a large portion of the list.
Yuan, China's currency(货币), is third on the list, while gugong, the Chinese for the Palace Museum or the Forbidden City finished in fourth place.The Palace Museum has become a must-see attraction for world leaders during their trips to China. US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, as well as British Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip, were all guests there during their visits to China.
The Chinese word mahjong also on the top 10 list. The game, which is widely played across China,has found fans worldwide.
Chinese words about the martial arts, such as Qigong, tai chi and Wushu are also included on the list.
Dumplings, hot pot (Huoguo), pancake (Jianbing) and steamed bun (Mantou) are among the eight food words that foreigners recognize the most. Nowadays, people can eat Chinese pancakes not only in China, but also in the US and Europe.
1. tops the list of the 100 most
recognized Chinese words.
A. Yin Yang B. Yuan
C. Shaolin D. Nihao
2. and are culture-related words.
A. Yuan, Nihao
B. Chunjie, Chong yang
C. Renminbi, Qi
D. Yin Yang, Yuan
3. has become a must-see attraction for world leaders during their trips to China.
A. Shaolin Temple B. The Palace Museum
C. CIPG D. the global stage
4.Mahjong is the Chinese word about .
A. culture B. food C. game D. art
5.The passage mainly tells us .
A. only a few foreigners have started to learn Chinese language in recent years
B. people can eat Chinese pancakes only in China
C. a report on the most recognized Chinese words overseas（海外）
D. dumplings, hot pot (Huoguo ) pancake(Jianbing) and steamed bun (Mantou) are the most favorite food
One day, John read an advertisement in a newspaper．It said, "Wanted．The best salesman in the world．" John thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job．" "I' m the best salesman in the world," he said to the manager．"Give me the job．"
"You must prove you're the best," the manager said．
"OK I will," John said．
"Good．" The manager took several boxes of sweets out of his desk．"Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets．If yon can sell them all before the end of the week, yon can have the job, " said the manager．
"That's easy, "John said．He took the boxes of sweets and left the office．
Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the sweets．But he couldn't sell one．The sweets were too bad for him to sell．At the end of the week he went back to the manager．"I'm sorry, sir," he said, "I was wrong about myself．I'm not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is．"
"Oh" said the manager．"Who?"
"The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets．"
1.The manager told John .
A. he could start work at once
B. he was the best salesman in the world
C. he wasn't a good salesman
D. he must show he was the best salesman in the world
2.John could get the job if .
A. he sold a thousand boxes of sweets
B. he gave away a thousand boxes of sweets
C. he sent the manager a thousand boxes of sweets
D. he bought a thousand boxes of sweets from the manager
3.The right order（顺序） of the story is .
①John went to ask for the job.
②John told the manager who the best salesman really was.
③John read an advertisement in a newspaper.
④ John went to sell the sweets.
A. ①②③④, B. ④③②①
C. ③①④②, D. ③④①②
4.From this story we can know that ．
A. John didn't get the job
B. John was a good seller
C. the manager was a good seller
D. the advertisement was a good one
5.John couldn't sell the sweets because ．
A. he was not a good salesman
B. the sweets were too bad
C. he wanted to send them to his friends
D. nobody liked sweets
We have been in Australia for three days. We’re having a great time here.
Australia is the sixth_____country in the world. There is so much to see that it is impossible for me to tell you everything.
Sydney is one of the most beautiful _______in Australia.There are many big ______and flowers around the houses and they _______really beautiful. There are some special______ in Australia, such as kangaroos and koalas. They are really lovely.
In the past three days, we’ve visited many places of ___around Sydney. I’d like to spend_______time here, but we will fly to ____city， Cairns， to see coral beds（珊瑚礁）
tomorrow. It is said that words can’t describe the beauty of the colorful coral. Many famous cartoon films were made there. Now we are_____packing our bags. We can enjoy_______in Cairns tomorrow. I can't wait.
1.A. large B. largest C. larger D. much large
2.A. countries B. towns C. villages D. cities
3.A. trees B. buildings C. cars D. people
4.A. look B. sound C. taste D. smell
5.A. plants B. foods C. animals D. places
6.A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. interests
7.A. many B. more C. best D. last
8.A. other B. the other C. another D. others
9.A. enjoy B. happy C. excited D. busy
10.A. ourselves B. us C. our D. themselves
（题文）—What do you _______ that store?
—I think it has the best _______ clothes.
A. think of; quality B. like; quality
C. think; screen D. like; service
All there talent shows have one thing ________common.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
--Tom stories to make his little brother laugh.
-I think it’s a good method（方法）.
A. talks about B. makes up C. shares with D. looks up
