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BEIJING - President Xi Jinping's visit to Russia has enhanced(增加) bilateral strategic mutual trust（双边战略互信） and support, and expanded practical cooperation between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told media on Sunday.
Wang made the remarks while introducing to reporters travelling with the Chinese official delegation(代表团) the fruits of Xi's first foreign trip as China's new head of state, which had taken him to Russia, Tanzania, South Africa, and the Republic of the Congo.
In Russia, Xi and the Russian president Putin had spent eight hours together in meetings and exchanges that could be characterized as frank, practical and congenial, Wang said, adding the two leaders reached important consensus on strategic coordination and set the direction and outlined key sectors for future cooperation.
The two countries have made it clear that they will support each other in promoting their respective development and national renewal, safeguarding core（核心） interests, and independently choosing their own development paths and social and political systems, the foreign minister said.
The two sides agreed that they will closely coordinate in international and regional affairs, uphold the principles of the UN Charter, and jointly promote democracy（民主） in international relations, he said.
China and Russia, during the visit, also promoted their practical cooperation.
During the visit，32 cooperation agreements signed by the two sides are dubbed（给…起绰号，把…称为）as the "contracts（合同） of the century" because they are enormous in value and cover a long period of time, he said.
"The energy cooperation covers such areas as petroleum, natural gas, nuclear power, electricity, coal and new sources of energy, and runs through the industry both of its up and down streams," he added.
Which country did Xi Jinping visit after Russain?
A. The USA. B. Tanzania C.Congo D. South Africa
What is the best title of the passage?

A．Xi Jinping’s visit to Russian is a great success.

B．Xi Jingping visited four countries during Mar.22-30

C．Russia is the biggest friend of China.

D．China and Russia signed 32 "contracts of the century”.

The energy cooperation of China-Russia doesn’t include__________.

A．nuclear power

B．petroleum

C．automobile

D．electricity

What does the underlined word “consensus” mean?

A．general agreement and opinion	B．happiness and pride
C．some financial aid	D．China-Russia friendship

What will the author probably write after the last paragraph?

A．The people of South Africa welcome the president of China

B．Xi Jinping will visit Barack Obama

C．Xi Jingping will fly back to Beijing.

D．Xi Jinping’s visit to Tanzania

On April 20,2013, a big and powerful earthquake attacked Ya’an, Sichuan Province. A great many buildings and houses collapsed, a lot of people were killed and even more people lost their homes in the earthquake .
Death toll from the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Ya’an in southwestern China's Sichuan Province has risen to 188 (as of 18:00 pm, April 22,), according to latest calculations by local Civil Affairs Bureau. At least 11,826 were reportedly injured in the quake while 25 are still missing, the bureau said.
Experts are anticipating much less casualties in the quake than that from the 8.0 magnitude quake hit Wenchuan on May 12, 2008, also in Sichuan Province, which killed more than 80,000 and injured over 300,000.
Energy released from Wenchuan earthquake would be 30 times of that from Ya’an quake, according to Zhang Xiaonan, an expert with China's Geophysical Union. Dai Junwu with Harbin-based seismological bureau expects the death toll at less than 1,000, and economic losses from the quake could reach up to 100 billion yuan.
Police and expert teams have already rushed for rescue in the quick stricken areas, and the State Council has banned unauthorized rescue efforts and individual vehicles from going to the quake zone to avoid congestion(交通阻塞).
Rescue efforts were carried “timely and orderly”, said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang who flew to the quicken-stricken area on Sunday, the second day of the quake. He was quoted as saying that “the current priority is to save lives”.
When did Ya’an earthquake occur?

A．April 22,2008

B．April 20,2013

C．May 12,2008

D．May.22 2013

How many people injured in the earth(as of 18:00 pm, April 22) according to the passage?

A．About188	B．At least 11,826
C．More than 80,000	D．Over 300,000.

What does the underlined word “ collapsed”( in para.1) mean?

A．fell down suddenly	B．broke up
C．burnt to the ground	D．turned into pieces

Why did the State Council has banned unauthorized rescue efforts and individual vehicles from going to the quake zone?

A．Because Ya’an earthquake was not as disastrous as Wenchuan earthquake.

B．Because the people of Ya’an could save themselves.

C．Because the State Council wanted to avoid being overcrowded.

D．Because the State Council wanted to protected the rescuing people

Which one is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Wenchuan earthquake released 30 times energy of Ya’an earthquake.

B．Premier Li Keqiang who flew to the quicken-stricken area on April,21,2013.

C．Wenchuan earthquake killed around 80000 people.

D．Zhang Xiaonan expected the economic losses from the quake could reach up to 100 billion yuan.

Once upon a time there was a crook（骗子）who only thought about how to get money. What he hated most was when people were polite to each other, saying things like “please”, “thank you”, and “don’t mention it”.
The crook thought all those kinds of words were a waste, so he spent a lot of time inventing a machine which could steal words. With this machine, he planned to steal “please”, “thank you”, “don’t mention it”, and similar words people used to be polite. After he stole these words, he intended to take them apart and sell the letters to book publishers. After he started up his machine, people would open their mouths, intending to say kind and polite things, but nothing came out. All those words ended up inside the big machine.
The crook was happy with his success, but he didn’t count on (料想到)a couple of very special little girls. Those girls were deaf, and had to communicate with sign language. Because the machine couldn’t steal gestures, these girls continued being kind and polite. Soon they realized what had been happening to everyone else, and they found out about the crook and his plan. The girls followed him and found the machine busy separating all the words into letters. They approached the machine and started being polite to each other.
Try as it might, the machine couldn’t steal those words, and it started to suffer a power overload(超载). Finally, it exploded, sending all the letters it had gathered flying into the sky. These letters started coming down, like rain, and most ended up in the sea. After that, everyone could be polite again.
Seeing all those letters fall into the sea, those little girls had an idea. A little while later they opened a factory, making alphabetic spaghetti soup!
What the crook hated most was ______.

A．his machine

B．money

C．language

D．politeness

The crook spent a lot of time inventing a machine to ______.

A．publish books	B．steal words
C．write letters	D．make alphabetic soup

Why did the machine have no effect on the two girls?

A．Because they were kind and polite.

B．Because they were very clever.

C．Because the machine couldn’t steal gestures.

D．Because there was something wrong with the machine.

Notice
Dear Degree-doing International Students,
According to the University’s regulations governing the Curriculums (课程) of General Education, the curriculum-choosing procedures (程序) are as follows:
Who
All degree-doing international students are required to choose the curriculums related to Chinese Language and Culture. Refer to Item 3 for different arrangements for undergraduate students (本科生) ,master and doctor students.
What curriculum to choose
You are required to choose two curriculums related to Chinese Language and Culture that suit your own level and program. The curriculum consists of Elementary Chinese, Intermediate （中级的）Chinese, and Chinese Culture (Taught in Chinese and English ). Please refer to Attachment 1 for details.
How many credits
You are required to complete 6 credits for each curriculum within a term.
When and How
A. Undergraduate students: you are required to complete the curriculum selection process (The system will be reopened next week) by 5:00 p.m. on June 22, 2013. About how to choose the courses, you can refer to Attachment 2 (It is in Chinese; turn to your Chinese friends or teachers for help if you cannot follow the procedures of the attachment) for the instructions.
B. Master and Doctor Students: you won’t have to complete the curriculum selection until early September; please wait for further notice on the arrangement.
Your cooperation will be highly appreciated.
Attachment 1: Chinese Language & Culture for International Students
Attachment 2: Handbook for Curriculum Selection
School of International Education
Chongqing University
June 13, 2013
This notice is mainly about _______.

A．course selection	B．how to study elective courses
C．regulations of learning Chinese	D．Learning arrangements for elective courses

The courses which can be chosen don’t include _______.

A．Chinese Culture	B．Advanced Chinese
C．Elementary Chinese	D．Intermediate Chinese

According to the arrangement, who must finish choosing curriculums in June?

A．Doctor students	B．Master students
C．Undergraduate students	D．International students

You can learn the instructions in the course selection from_______.

A．your friends

B．your teachers

C．Attachment One

D．Attachment Two

From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine. We may not depend so much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers (制造商) and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. They like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fiercely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce.
An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war.
Wildcat also has been used as a name for money. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat bank note.
The banks which offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night.
Wildcat then was used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.
What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Wildcats and their stories.	B．Wildcats and their characters.
C．Varieties of animal species.	D．Relationship between animals and humans.

From the passage we can know that ______.

A．wildcats represent the state of Michigan.

B．the use of wildcats was not always the same

C．wildcats are the best friend of human beings

D．honest developers never buy wildcat oil wells

The underlined words “a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat”in Paragraph 1 may refer to ______.

A．gasoline companies	B．automobile manufacturers
C．names of wildcats	D．brands of automobile

It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money ______.

A．people couldn’t buy anything with the money

B．people didn’t know how to save money

C．the rich invested too much on oil wells

D．people complained and suffered a lot