Hi, my name is Tony. I’m a student of Confucius Institute in Chicago (CIC, 芝加哥孔子学院). My school is 15 years old. I like it very much because I can learn Chinese in it.

Chinese is difficult. but it’s very useful. Now, CIC and China’s five schools are sister schools. One of them is Beijing No. 4 High School. I have a penfriend from the school. His name is Liu Gang. Nick is his English name. Liu Gang’s favorite subject is English. He thinks it’s easy and fun.

Every year, twenty to thirty students of CIC can go to its sister schools. And the students can stay for four to six weeks there. I really want to go to China next year. And I really want to meet my Chinese penfriend.

【小题1】CIC has a history of ________ years.

A．fifteen

B．twelve

C．thirteen

D．fourteen

【小题2】What does Tony think of Chinese?

A．Easy and fun.

B．Fun and useful.

C．Difficult but useful.

D．Difficult but fun.

【小题3】Who is Nick?

A．Tony’s cousin.

B．Tony’s teacher.

C．Tony’s brother.

D．Tony’s penfriend.

【小题4】What subject does Liu Gang like best?

A．Chinese.

B．English.

C．History.

D．Geography.

【小题5】From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A．Tony’s Chinese is very good

B．Tony has five sisters

C．Tony will go to China next year

D．the students of CIC can stay for four to six weeks in one of CIC’s sister schools