China Daily hit the press for the first time 35 years ago. Over the past three decades, we have struggled to bring the story of China to the world and to bring the world to China.
       To celebrate the 35 anniversary of China Daily, we are inviting readers from all around the world to share with us their special story. The story could center on anything about you and China Daily. It can be about a news story that touched you a lot that you still remember; it could be about an opinion piece that changed your perception of China and its people; or it could be about photos that convinced you to visit China.

Who is invited

Foreigners with something to say about  China Daily. Anyone familiar with China Daily is welcome to participate.

What to write

Anything that you read or saw in China Daily could be your subject. For instance, your impression of China Daily, how China Daily changed your perception, how China Daily helped you develop a deeper understanding of Chinese culture.
       How to join

Send your work (preferably with one or two photos) to readers@chinadaily.com.cn
       Requirements

At least 300 words and one photo (50k) related to your story. More words and photos are encouraged. Please caption your photos with information such as who, what, where and when. Of course, if you can shoot a video and send it to us, it would be better.

Deadline   

May 10, 2016.

Rewards

If the article is selected, we will promote it on the China Daily website and on China Daily’s official Weibo and WeChat accounts.
Contact us if you have questions:

Office number: 010-84883694, 010-84883574
Email: readers@chinadaily.com.cn    

  21. According to the text, what can we learn about China Daily?

   A. It only brings stories from foreign countries.

   B. It has been published for 35 years up to now.

   C. It has helped lots of foreigners learn Chinese.

   D. It makes its readers touched by Chinese culture.

  22. If you intend to contribute an article, which of the following topics will you probably choose?

   A. Readers’ impression of Chinese culture.

   B. How to improve our spoken English.

   C. The development of foreign culture.

   D. The bright future of China Daily.  

  23. According to the text, where can you probably read the chosen articles?

     A. China Daily’s newspaper.                                B. China Daily’s overseas edition.

     C. China Daily’s WeChat.                               D. Readers@chinadaily.com.cn

  24. What’s the purpose of this text?

   A. To attract more readers of China Daily.           B. To draw readers’ attention to China Daily. 

       C. To increase China Daily’s sales.                     D. To celebrate China Daily’s birthday.

Grandparents Answer a Call

As a third generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never pleased move away. Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help their children, she politely refused. Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms. Gaf finally say yes. That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move to a success, giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.

No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to the children and grandchildren. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obama’s mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to a study grandparents com. 83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson ‘s decision will influence the grandparents in the American family. Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama’s family.

“In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn’t get away from home far enough fast enough to prove we could do it on our own,” says Christine Crosby, publisher of Grate magazine for grandparents. We now realize how important family is and how important to be near them, especially when you’re raining children.”

Moving is not for everyone. Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead. Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling, but giving up the life you know may be harder.

25. Why was Garza’s move a success?

A. It strengthened her family ties.

B. It improved her living conditions.

C. It enabled her make more friends.

D. It helped her know more new places.

26. What was the reaction of the public to Mrs. Robinson’s decision?

A. 17% expressed their support for it.

B. Few people responded sympathetically.

C. 83% believed it had a bad influence.

D. The majority thought it was a trend.

27. What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?

A. They were unsure of raise more children.

B. They were eager to raise more children.

C. They wanted to live away from their parents.

D. They bad little respect for their grandparent.

28. What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?

A. Make decisions in the best interests’ of their own

B. Ask their children to pay more visits to them

C. Sacrifice for their struggling children

D. Get to know themselves better

One winter Sunday, my little sister, Collen, and I built the greatest snowman ever. For personality, we gave him a traditional carrot nose, beautiful hat, cozy scarf and gloves.

The next morning, looking outside, we smiled adoringly at him over our cornflakes at breakfast. We even expressed our greetings to him as we passed on our way to school. Many kids went past our house, so he was the hot topic that morning. After school, my sister and I generously shared our professional snowman-building tips and techniques again with other kids.

But as our yard came into sight, we saw something that wasn’t normal—our snowman was crushed. Though sad, we knew one thing: our snowman would rise again. And so we rebuilt him, but the next day we came home to still find the remains on the front lawn. For the rest of the week, the destruction was repeated daily. Each afternoon we’d return to find him crushed, and then we would build him up again.

By Saturday morning, we had made a plan. We filled a really big bucket with water and left it outside. The next morning, it was frozen solid. After we packed snow all around the ice block for the base, we hid ourselves. Then we soon saw what we were waiting for. Three bullies(欺凌弱小者) in my school came over to our snowman and sneered(讥笑). Then taking their places on either side, they pulled back their legs to deliver powerful kicks. But when their feet connected with the hard ice block, sneers turned to surprise, then pain, and then tears.

We came close to feeling sorry, but they were too funny as they hopped away holding their damaged feet. We couldn’t stop laughing. And that was the end of our problems with snow bullies.

 29. What does “he” refer to in Paragraph 2? 

    A. Their father.           B. Their snowman.             C. Their schoolmate.   D. Their enemy.

30. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?

  A. Three bullies got punished.                       B. The snowman was destructed.

  C. The writer and bullies fought.                           D. The snow makers’ feet got injured.

31. Which of the following words can be best used to describe the writer and his/her sister?

  A. Smart but fierce.                                               B. Brave and flexible.          

  C. Clever and patient.                                          D. Friendly but dull.

The meaning of silence varies among cultural groups. Silences may be thoughtful, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversation may also show stubbornness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap(间隙) with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a person's needs.

Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of communicating among people, just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops, what maybe implied(暗示) is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. In these cultures, silence is a call for reflection.

Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.

Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the possible meanings of silence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patient’s silence is not interrupted too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing(治愈) value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.

32. What does the author say about silence in conversations?

A. It implies anger.

B. It promotes friendship.

C. It is culture-specific.

D. It is content-based.

33. Which of the following people might regard silence as a call for careful thought?

A. The Chinese.

B. The French.

C. The Mexicans.

D. The Russians.

34. What does the author advise nurses to do about silence?

A. Let it continue as the patient pleases.

B. Break it while treating patients.

C. Evaluate its harm to patients.

D. Make use of its healing effects.

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

A. Sound and Silence

B. What It Means to Be Silent

C. Silence to Native Americans

D. Speech Is Silver; Silence Is Gold

Secret codes (密码) keep messages private。Banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer.

   People have used secret codes for thousands of years.   36   Code breaking never lags(落后) far behind code making. The science of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography.

   There are three main types of cryptography.   37   For example, the first letters of “My elephant eats too many eels” Spell out the hidden message “Meet me.”

  38   You might represent each letter with a number, for example, Let’s number the letters of the alphabet, in order, from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, the message “Meet me” would read “13 5 20 13 5.”

   A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book.   39   For example, “bridge” might stand for “meet” and “out” might stand for “me.” The message “bridge out” would actually mean “Meet me.”   40   However, it is also hard to keep a code book secret for long. So codes must be changed frequently.

A. It is very hard to break a code without the code book.

B. In any language, some letters are used more than others.

C. Only people who know the keyword can read the message.

D. As long as there have been codes, people have tried to break them.

E. You can hide a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out.

F. With a code book, you might write down words that would stand for other words.

G. Another way to hide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the alphabet.