When Faith Wanjiku graduated from the Technic...

When Faith Wanjiku graduated from the Technical University of Kenya last year, she immediately enrolled (注册) at the Confucius Institute in Kenyatta University. She wanted to learn Chinese, as she believed that it would help her land a good job.

She has just completed the hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) 3 exam. HSK is a test of Chinese language level for non-native speakers, organized by the Confucius Institute Headquarters.

However, this level isn’t enough for Wanjiku, who plans to pass HSK 6. She wanted to increase her level of Chinese and improve her spoken Chinese. And Wanjiku isn’t alone. The number of people taking the HSK reached 6.8 million in 2018 and went up 4.6 percent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Education said on May 31.

Chinese is becoming an increasingly popular choice of language to study around the world. Currently, middle school students in Russia can take Chinese as an elective language test in the country’s national college entrance exam, Sputnik News reported.

In May, Zambia became the fourth country in Africa-after Kenya, Uganda and South Africa—to introduce Chinese language to its schools.

And many English-speaking countries have shown an interest in allowing their students to learn Chinese. The US government announced the launch of “1 Million Strong” in 2015, a plan that aims to bring the total number of learners of Chinese to l million by 2020.

Behind the growing popularity of Chinese language learning is the international community’s positive attitude toward Chinas future development, as well as the people’s longing to learn about Chinese civilization and culture.

Indeed, it’s as the former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela put it, “if you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.”

1.What did Wanjiku do after graduating from university?

A.She went abroad. B.She learned Chinese.

C.She found a job. D.She travelled to China.

2.HSK is a test for ______.

A.non-native speakers B.native speakers

C.middle school students D.college students

3.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A.Wangjiku has lots of friends.

B.Lots of people want to pass HSK6 exam.

C.Wangjiku has passed HSK3 exam.

D.Many people want to live in China.

4.What may be the best title for the text?

A.Chinese Language Study Takes Off

B.Chinese Play an Important Role in Economy

C.People Share the Experience of Learning Chinese

D.Different Opinions about the Function of Chinese

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Can you ________ the graduates a satisfying job when they graduate from university?

A、provide         B、guarantee       C、arrange         D、apply

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When did the man graduate from university?

A. In 1975.　　 B. In 1979.　　 C. In 1985.

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Alice had graduated from university and ____as a volunteer in the countryside when I contacted her last year.

A. has been working　　 B. was working　　 C. has worked　　 D. had worked

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When I graduated with a degree in English Literature from Exeter University, my head was filled with ideas about what I wanted to do next. Work experience helped me narrow down my choices to a top two: publishing and teaching. The only problem was deciding which one to choose!

Eventually, I applied for a job at a local magazine. It was a small team so I had the opportunity to get connected with all aspects of magazine publishing from editorial to advertising. I was promoted to assistant editor and enjoyed the mix of creativity and business skills necessary for the role.

When I started to consider my next career move, my thoughts turned to educational publishing. I loved working at the magazine,　 but I wanted to do something which combined my love of education too. I spotted the job opportunity for the Cambridge University Press Graduate Programme.

The recruitment (招聘)　 process for the Graduate Programme was certainly strict, including a spoken reasoning test, a personality test, a phone interview and an assessment day. The best advice I can give to anyone applying for a programme like this is to be yourself and don't be afraid to show your personality.

I was excited when I found out that I'd got the job. During the programme, I got the opportunity to work on our latest digital products, travel to book fairs abroad, visit schools to meet our customers, manage our social media accounts and sign off books to be published. I received fantastic support from colleagues at the Press, not just from my line manager and tutor, but everyone I met along the way.

Working in lots of different departments around the Press helped me identify where I wanted to end up and now I have a role which fits my interests and skills, working on content development in the Cambridge Learning for Schools team.

It's been a brilliant experience and I can fully recommend the Cambridge University Press Graduate Programme. Even if it's been a couple of years since you left university, the programme is a great way to get into publishing and progress your career, so go for it!

1.Why did the author apply for the Cambridge University Press Graduate Programme?

A. She desired to do something more creative and challenging.

B. She wanted to do a job combined with her love of education.

C. She needed different jobs to improve her business skills.

D. She longed for better education to get further promoted.

2.What is talked about in Paragraph 4?

A. Advice on the programme application.

B. Types of work in the press company.

C. Support of colleagues and tutors.

D. Experiences in changing jobs.

3.What is the author's attitude towards the programme?

A. Cautious.　　 B. Uninterested.

C. Doubtful.　　 D. Supportive.

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When we ____ on our life journey after graduation from university,　 we are confident about our future.

A. set about　 B. set up

C. set down　 D. set off

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When I graduate from this famous university, I’ll _______  what I have learned to everyday life.

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Struggling in the US? Move to China!

I graduated from the university with a degree of civil engineer. It is a good field but my heart was not in it. I wanted to be an actor or work in the entertainment industry…living a creative life. My choice of civil engineering was really a mistake but I realized too late. As soon as I graduated, I move straight to Los Angeles----the home of the film and television industry!

For three years, I tried to get a job in that field. I often worked as an extra in movies and TV shows----standing in the background while actors are in the foreground. This was fun for a while, but I wanted a real acting job, where I was speaking! Sadly, in Los Angeles, there is too much competition. Every race and age is represented: old, young, black, white, Asian, and thousands of blondish-red haired Midwestern types like me. Being an extra couldn’t make enough money for me to live in LA. I had to do something else for money.

After three years of trying, I gave up my dream of being an actor and started a different career. I then tried network-marketing, but in the end, that failed. Seven years after graduating from college, I was still in debt, still searching for a satisfactory life. I decided to go back to civil engineering.

However, I was starting to get very disappointed with my life. Why is life not like what I expected?

I expected to have made a lot of money, gotten married, with a house and nice cars, kids, time freedom, etc. Millions of people lead lives with their dreams shelved, existing but not really living. I want my life to be different, more satisfactory, more alive. America was not providing that for me…

In addition, America was too expensive----always worrying about money was a headache. I wanted a life filled with adventure, romance, friendships, successes, and dreams realized.

…

I decided to move to China.

1.How can we describe the writer’s attitude toward life?

A. Practical.           B. Passive.         C. Disappointed.        D. Positive.

2.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. A lot of people are living but they are not enjoying their life.

B. A lot of people are living with dreams though their life is not that enjoyable.

C. A lot of people give up their dreams and yet are living a good life.

D. A lot of people don’t have dreams, nor do they want to live either.

3.What did the writer do before he finally decided to move to China?

A. Engineerextramarketingengineer.     B. Extramarketingengineer.

C. Engineerextramarketing .               D. Extraengineermarketing.

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On the first day of class, a graduate student from Xi’an Jiaotong University reminded me that, especially in China, “There are always two sides of a coin.” Experiencing China’s May 12 earthquake while living in Xi’an, Shanxi Province just north of the earthquake’s epicenter (地震的震中) in Sichuan with our two daughters, we have indeed seen both sides of what is beginning to be called China’s 5·12 disaster coin.

On television, in newspapers and through the Internet, we learned about the extent (巨大，重要性) of the destruction, and the statistics were horrific – over 69,000 confirmed (确认) dead, some 18,000 missing and more than 374,000 injured.

When we turn off the television and discuss what we as a family have learned from the events of the last several weeks, we find ourselves marveling (觉得惊奇) at how the Chinese are confidently but quietly dealing with this unprecedented tragedy – a disaster that continues with every aftershocks, mudslide and potential flood.

It seems like every school, organization and business is raising money for Sichuan, and young people all over the country are out in the streets looking for donations or giving blood at the many mobile blood vans that are out in full force.

Those who cannot give, like the 75-year-old woman from Sichuan, are volunteering or giving in other ways. An impressive example is the Sichuan policewoman with a newborn child who was nursing many infants whose mothers were killed in the quake.

The national concern over the fate of affected children has been moving. On May 22, there were 1697 orphans, but on June 24, the number dropped to 558; and rest assured, there are more people willing to adopt than there are orphans from Sichuan.

So, while no country or person ever welcomes tragedy, especially something of this magnitude (程度), the earthquake has taught us a great deal about China’s true character and its people’s resilience (韧性). It has also reminded us that the other side of even a dark coin may hold the promise of a brighter future,

(The author is an American Professor of International Relations at Xi’an Jiaotong University.)

1.

When the 5·12 earthquake happened, the author and his family were ________.

A. in Sichuan province              B. near the earthquake epicenter

C. in Xi’an Jiaotong University       D. in their own country

2.

How many orphans had been adopted from Sichuan by June 24, 2008?

A. 1139        B. 1697         C. 558           D. We don’t know.

3.

The author quoted “ There are always two sides of a coin.” In the passage. Here “ two sides” refers to ________.

A. a dark side and a bright one of a coin

B. the unprecedented tragedy and China’s true character

C. the dead and the victims in the earthquake

D. the destruction and the donations

4.

Which of the following statements is NOT right according to the passage?

A. The whole world has seen all about China’s 5·12 disaster in the news media.

B. A policewoman fed her breast milk to many babies who lost their mothers.

C. Even a 75-year-old woman gave blood at the mobile blood vans.

D. The earthquake brought other natural disasters at the same time.

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He just graduated from the university last month, so he_________ working experience.

A. lacks of             B. lacks                             C. is lacking of                    D. lacking in

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