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　　How many dolls(洋娃娃)can you stuff(塞)into a spare room? The 　　1　　

2,300-comes from Gali Little and Katie Banman, both 11, and Katie’s 9-year-old sister, Sarah．They know 　　2　　 they just did it．

　　The girls weren’t trying to 　　3　　 it into the Guinness(吉尼斯)Book of World Records．They want to 　　4　　 children who lost so 　　5　　 during hurricanes(飓风)Katrina and Rita．

　　“My mom and I were 　　6　　 the news and I saw a lot of children, and 　　7　　 of them had amy possessions(私人物品)…I thought they might 　　8　　 a doll to hold onto and tell secrets to,”Gali said．

　　Gali 　　9　　 her idea of collectin dolls with Katie and Sarah, who are friends as well as neighbors, and the project was 　　10　　 way．The girls start their 　　11　　 at their schools first．They also collected 　　12　　 in their neighborhood．

　　The girls were very 　　13　　 with their success．“I thought we would get only about 100 dolls．”Sarah said．

　　When the three-week 　　14　　 time is over, the dolls are shipped to a charity group．It will then 　　15　　 the dolls to children still in shelters(庇护所)in hurricane-hit areas．

　　　　16　　 do the girls feel about kids having new 　　17　　 friends to hold onto because of their actions?“Proud,”the three said with one 　　18　　．

　　This story has a 　　19　　 ending in more than one way．Not only will thousands of kids be getting new dolls, but Gali’s mom now also has her spare 　　20　　 back．

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　　BEIJING．Oct．14(Xinhua)－A total of 120 middle school students from 35 countries will attend the final of an international China language contest, to be held in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality from Oct．16 to 30．

　　The candidates, aged from 15 to 20,must be from foreign countries and not native Chinese speakers, said a statement issued by the Chinese Language Council(CLC),the contest’s organizer, here Thursday．

　　All of the candidates have passed the preliminary contests(初赛)held in their own countries．

　　According to the organizer, the competition will have a top prize, five second prizes, 10 third prizes and a dozen prizes for special talents．The organizer will also launch an online vote for “the most liked candidate．”

　　It was the third year China has held the contest．

　　“The competition not only tests the proficiency of Chinese language but also the candidates’ capability to communicate across different cultures,” the statement said．

　　All the candidates in the final will receive scholarships from the Chinese government, said Hu Hangyu, an official with the Education Bureau of the Chongqing Municipality, jointly organizing the contest．

　　They will also meet local Chinese students and live with Chinese families, Hu said．

　　“The competition is to meet the increasing demand for Chinese learning by foreign youngsters,” said Xu Lin, the CLC director．

　　The CLC has also hosted similar contest for foreign college students since 2002．

　　China has been working to promote Chinese language learning abroad over the past few years．According to the CLC, the country had 282 Confucius Institutes and 272“Confucius Classrooms” in 88 countries and regions as of 2009 since the first one was established in 2004．

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