1. When did Andrea start playing tennis?
| A．At the age of 6. | B．At the age of 8. | C．At the age of 10. |
| A．It offers free services. | B．It teaches students aged 5 to 18. | C．It has a history around 50 years. |
| A．A student. | B．A worker. | C．The president. |
| A．Self-discipline （自律）. | B．Mental toughness. | C．Independence. |
2 . Italy and China has agreed to jointly advance the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) (一带一路), which aims to build a trade and infrastructure network to connect Asia with Europe and Africa along ancient trade routes. Italy will use this opportunity to cooperate with China to develop its northern ports and the InvestItalia program, and promote cooperation in all fields.
Despite some skepticism, the BRI has developed into one of the world’s largest cooperation platforms and become a hot public good. More than 120 countries and 29 international organizations have signed agreements with China up to date, bringing all sorts of development opportunities to parties of the BRI, including the construction of Kenya’s first high-speed expressway, the first cross-sea bridge in the Maldives, and the formation of the car industry in Belarus.
The inclusion of Italy into the BRI makes Italy the first G7 country to formally join the Initiative, and sets a new milestone in the process of building the Belt and Road.
What makes the BRI unique is that it is an initiative for win-win cooperation rather than zero-sum competition. As everyone knows, the BRI has its origin in the ancient Silk Road trade route that linked China with many places in the world, including the Italian cities of Rome and Venice. Italy is a natural fit for the ambitious project because of its historical connections with China, and also because of the need to be open rather than closed, to cooperate rather than confront. In this fast-changing world, seeking win-win progress is the best path forward for all countries.
In China, it is said that without a big breakthrough in thinking, there will be no big leap in practice; and without a big leap in practice, there will be no great development. A number of Chinese ideas and initiatives have been formed with the goal of building a community of common destiny in mind. Under the BRI, we can expect China to deepen policy coordination, facilities connectivity, free trade, financial integration, and people-to-people bonds.
The revival of China as a great power is a blessing to the world, contributing to the building of a better world.
1. How does the author develop the second paragraph?| A．By giving examples. | B．By making comparisons. |
| C．By reasoning and analyzing. | D．By describing important events. |
| A．China has become a superpower. |
| B．China puts others’ interests before its own. |
| C．China has been seeking development for all. |
| D．China is well-known for its traditional ideas. |
| A．Only one participant will win. |
| B．None of the participants will win. |
| C．All participants will gain something. |
| D．Some participants will win at the cost of others. |
| A．The revival of China as a great power |
| B．Construction along ancient trade routes |
| C．A milestone in building BRI has beenset |
| D．Italy and China reached an agreement on BRI |
