. America was _______ was first called “India” by Columbus.

A. that   B. where  C. what  D. the place

Teaching materials for learning Chinese are provided here. There are sites where you may find interesting instructions suitable for you. Here are some sites to begin your surfing.

You may start with these pages from this website — just to get a little taste of it without working too hard.

● A Is For Love

Flash cards for learning a few Chinese words

● Listening to the sound of Chinese

Play a few words of Chinese on your computer.

● A few Chinese words

Each word is enlarged for easy study.

If you are studying Chinese, these tools can help.

● Zhongwen site

More than a dictionary!

● Clavis Sinica

 Excellent program by Professor David Porter. It displays a whole document in Chinese [GB] or [BIG5], and gives individual word’s definition, pronunciation as well as much more information when you click on that word. If you are studying Chinese, this is a very useful tool.

● Chinese Character Visual Dictionary

If you like to know more, go to the following sites on the Internet.

● The Chinese Outpost

Pronunciation, Character and Grammer By Mark Andrew Baker. The best. A must-visit site.

● Learn Cantonese / Mandarin Online

● Internet Based Chinese Teaching and Learning

● Rainland Kids discover Chinese — Site is in Germany

If you want to have a better understanding of China, go to this one.

● Wanfang Data

As an affiliate (分支) of Chinese Ministry of Science && Technology, Wanfang Data has been the leading information provider in China since 1950s. With a wide range of database resources and value-added services, Wanfang Data has become a gateway to understanding Chinese culture, medicine, business, science, etc.

This passage is most probably from ______.

A. a TV programme            B. a teacher’s lecture

C. a newspaper                  D. the Internet

If you want to know each Chinese character’s definition, pronunciation and much more information, you’d better surf ______.

A. Zhongwen site   B. A Is For Love         C. Clavis Sinica   D. A few Chinese words

If you want to know China about its culture, medicine, business, science, you’d better surf ______.

A. Learn Mandarin online                   B. Wanfang Data

C. Rainland kids discover Chinese        D. The Chinese Outpost

The underlined word “gateway” in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.

A. an opening in a wall that can be closed by a gate

B. a place through which you can go to another place  

C. the space when a door is open 

D. a means of getting or achieving something

—May I use your computer?

  —Sure, _____________

cheer up                    B. come on              C. go ahead            D. nothing

I used to drink a lot of tea but these days I _____ coffee.

A. prefer        B. preferred            C. have preferred          D. am preferring

— Has Jack finished his homework yet?

— I have no idea；he _____ it this morning.

A. was doing      B. had been doing     C. has done      D. did

I don’t think Jim saw me; he _____ into space.

A. just stared B. has just stared     C. was just staring D. is just staring

Continue heating until steam _____.

A. has appeared B. appear                 C. appeared      D. will appear

We _____ with you for the time being.

A. will stay     B. will be staying    C. would stay    D. have stayed

The suggestion has been made _____ the basketball game _____ put off. 

A. for; to         B. that; be          C. which; should beD. to; being