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A TV programme has become popular in China recently. It has made people all over China become interested in writing Chinese characters（汉字）.
The increasing use of computers and smart phones has left most young people hardly able to write by hand. Many of them are even unable to remember the 10,000 characters used in daily life without electronic（电子的）help.
CCTV started the Chinese Character Dictation Competition to improve people's handwriting skills. Contestants（参与者）on the show were school pupils, but it was found that 70%of adults in the audience were unable to remember how to write the word “chan chu”.
Because computers allow people to type characters simply by entering pinyin,they don't need to remember how to write them.” The keyboard age has had a big influence on the handwriting of Chinese characters, “said Guan Zhengwen,who designed and directed the show.
He added that he hoped to encourage people to keep it alive as an art form.
Hao Mingjian,an editor（编辑）of a magazine,putting his heart into Chinese characters,said,“Leaning Chinese characters goes on throughout your life .If you stop using them for a long time,it is very likely that you will forget them.”
1.Which TV programme is mainly talked about in this passage？（in no more than 5 words）
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2.What makes most young people stop writing Chinese characters by hand？（in no more than 8 words）
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3.Who could take part in the competition？（in no more than 2 words）
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4.Why did the writer mention the word “chan chu” in Paragraph 3？（in no more than 7 words）
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5.What must we to prevent us from forgetting Chinese characters？（in no more than 5 words）
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My friend Matt and I arrived at the Activity Centre on Friday evening. The accommodation wasn't wonderful，but we had everything we needed (beds，blankets，food)，and we were pleased to be out of the city and in the fresh air.
On Saturday morning we met the other ten members of our group. Cameron had come along with two friends，Kevin and Simon，while sisters Carole and Lynn had come with Amanda. There were some other members I didn't know. We had come from different places and none of us knew the area.
We knew we were going to spend the weekend outdoors，but none of us was sure exactly how. Half of us spent the morning caving while the others went rock-climbing and then we changed at lunchtime. Matt and I went to the caves(岩洞) first. Climbing out was harder than going in，but after a good deal of pushing，we were out at last. Though we were covered with mud，we were pleased and excited by what we'd done.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.The writer spent the Saturday morning _____.
A. rock-climbing B. sleeping
C. meeting friends D. caving
2.There were _____ members in all in the writer's group.
A. 6 B. 8 C. l0 D. 12
3.We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. some of the group had been there before
B. the group had done rock-climbing many times
C. some of the group already knew each other
D. group all came from the same city
4.The write thought her weekend was _____.
A. interesting B. relaxing
C. frightening D. unpleasant
5.This passage mainly talks about ____.
A. the writer's friends at the Activity Centre
B. the writer's experience at the Activity Centre
C. outdoor sports at the Activity Centre
D. how to go rock-climbing and caving
In learning English, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking. It is the groundwork of reading and writing. You'd better try your best to speak while you do much listening. Don't be afraid of making ______ .But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your English.______ you are doing this, a good way is to write-keep a diary, write notes or letters, then if you can, ask some others to go through ______ you have written and tell you where it is wrong. Many mistakes in your speaking will be ______ found when you write. Through correcting the mistakes, you can ______ learning English.
If you are slow in speaking, don’t worry. One of the helpful ways is ______,either aloud or to yourself. The important thing is to choose ______ interesting to read. It mustn't be too ______ for you. When you are reading in this way, don’t stop to look up the words if you can ______ their meanings when they have nothing important to _______ with the sentence. You can do that some other time.
1.A.faces B.friends C.mistakes D.sure
2.A.If B.While C.Before D.Till
3.A.how many B.what C.how long D.which
4.A.happily B.slowly C.hardly D.easily
5.A.do better in B.work hard at C.fall behind D.catch up with
6.A.speaking B.listening C.reading D.writing
7.A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.something
8.A.easy B.difficult C.helpful D.popular
9.A.know B.guess C.find D.tell
10.A.do B.begin C.talk D.agree
Whether there are any aliens（外星人）in outer space or other planets is still a ________.
A.story B.record C.challenge D.mystery
Try to do it by yourself. Don't ask me to explain ________ you really don't understand.
A.because B.if C.unless D.when
She found a man was following her in the dark street. She was ________ and didn't know what to do.
A.brave B.scared C.tired D.bored
