You might be crazy about Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" at an English learner, but what do you think British teenagers studying Chinese crazy about? Well, it's Cao Xueqin's classic, "The Dream of the Red Chamber".

  On December 18,2006, nine British students arrived in Beijing for a seven-day trip after winning a 2006 Chinese Speaking Competition in Britain.

     More than 170 students from 36 secondary schools took part in that competition last month. (A)It was organized by the British Council. Three of the students coming to Beijing won first prizes for Language Ability. The other six were first winners for a dramatic performance in Chinese entitled (剧名为)"A New Home for Lin Daiyu".       

"We chose to perform this drama because we all love the characters in the tragic (悲剧的) story. They're traditional and loveable," said Imogen Williams,13. who played the lead role, Lin Daiyu. (B)Williams said her group spent all their lunch breaks for nearly two months together, watching the drama, studying the characters, and practising.    "We were excited to win the grand prize--- the trip to Beijing. My mum even cried when she heard the news!" recalled Alice Clark-Edwards, who was "Wang Xifeng" in the drama.

     These students have fallen in love with Chinese literature and are crazy about Chinese music and movies.

     "I love Jay Chou, Wilber and the boy band Flowers. As for actresses, Zhang Ziyi is my favorite," said Nishat Ati,16.

1. Why were the British students able to come to Beijing for a seven-day trip?

2. What does Jmogen Williams think of the characters in the drama?

3. Which Chinese movie star does Nishat Ali like best.

4．写出(A)句的主动语态。

5．用take写出(B)句的同义句。