Saudi Arabia􀆳s college students are obsessed by Chinese痴迷中文的沙特大学生

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1 Ahmed Alhayfani， an undergraduate studentmajoring in Chinese at King Abdulaziz University inSaudi Arabia， said learning the language haschanged his destiny and that he wants to become adiplomat to bring the two countries closer.

2 Alhayfani won the first Chinese Bridge， a Chinese language proficiency contest fornon⁃Chinese university students， held in Riyadh in July.

3 Alhayfani credited his win to his teacher.“Word by word， Mr Li helped me correctmy pronunciation. For two weeks， we practiced my speech for a couple of hours every day，”he said.

4 The teacher also helped him prepare a lengthy poem for the contest and stayed up allnight to edit his introduction video.“I am glad to have chosen to major in Chinese. Myteacher has helped me understand the culture of kindness and generosity of Chinesepeople. Mr Li has stimulated my interest，”he said. Alhayfani added that he hopes topursue higher studies in China someday and see the country.

5 Wesal Alqarni， another undergraduate student at King Abdulaziz University， was therunner⁃up in the contest. She said she chose to major in Chinese because of the closerelations between the two countries.

6 Alqarni takes a great interest in Chinese culture. She reads poems in Chinese， which she finds very beautiful and impressing. She also watches Chinese movies， sings songs inthe language and practices calligraphy and paper⁃cutting. She wants to become a Chineselanguage teacher and tell more people about China， so that they can discover the truebeauty of the country.

7 Moath Alghamdi， a King Abdulaziz University student who came fifth in thecompetition， is fascinated by Chinese opera. While participating in the contest， he had thechance to learn Yuju Opera. He now spends time reading books and watching videos aboutChinese opera.

8“Hopefully， I will be able to go to China to pursue my postgraduate studies next year.Id like to visit the birthplace of Yuju Opera， and learn more about Chinese opera culture，”he said and added that he also wants to perform Chinese opera in front of Saudi audiencesin the future.

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1. What do we know about Alhayfani from the text？

A. He graduated from King Abdulaziz University in July.

B. His teacher encouraged him to China personally.

C. He attributed his success to his teachers help.

D. He was inspired by his journey to China.

2. Which of the following is common to Alhayfani and Wesal Alqarni？

A. Their dream jobs involve international affairs.

B. They will work in China after graduation.

C. They are good at practicing calligraphy.

D. They stood out in the competition.

3. What does Moath Alghamdi want to do most in the future？

A. Become the champion in the next competition.

B. Put on a Chinese opera performance for people in his country.

C. Attract more learners to join him in performing opera.

D. Improve his skills of learning languages.

4. Whats the purpose of the text？

A. To tell a piece of news in a competition.

B. To introduce Chinese culture to foreigners.

C. To describe how to win a competition.

D. To stress the importance of learning languages.

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Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

Ahmed Alhayfani， an undergraduate student majoring in Chinese at King AbdulazizUniversity in Saudi Arabia， said learning the language has changed his destiny and that hewants to become a diplomat to bring the two countries closer. 沙特阿拉伯的阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹国王大学中文专业本科生艾哈迈德·阿尔海法尼说，学习这门语言改变了他的命运，他想成为一名外交官，使两国（关系）更加紧密。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句，句中的majoring in Chinese是现在分词短语作后置定语；learning the language has changed his destiny是省略了that的宾语从句。

Ⅱ. Text⁃centered chunks

major in 主修

a couple of 几个；一对

stay up 深夜不睡；熬夜

take an interest in 对……感兴趣

be fascinated by 令人陶醉；着迷于

participate in 参与；参加

in the future 将来；今后