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A one-hour special event was held online to mark the 12th United Nations “Chinese Language Day” on Tuesday. People around the world were invited to express their interest and love for the Chinese language and culture through short videos.

Chinese has a long history, which has influenced other languages in Asia, just like the way Latin has influenced languages in the West. With this history, will Chinese have a surprising future?

At present, over one billion people speak Chinese in the world ——far more than any other language’s speakers. It is the language of the country which is the world’s second largest economy （经济体）. Chinese people are found studying and doing business all over the world.

In fact, Chinese is certainly going to be a world language. Why is this certain? We must look at the economic and political power of China, which is increasing every day. As we all know, world languages have always been the languages of countries with powerful economies. So we believe that the world language will include Chinese someday.

Foreign interest in Chinese has developed very quickly together with the development of the Chinese economy. Chinese has become one of the most important and popular languages around the world.

As China develops, more and more people want to learn about Chinese language and culture to work and study in China, and to do business with Chinese companies. Chinese is becoming an international language.

1．In Paragraph 1, the underlined word “mark” means ________.

A．replace

B．celebrate

C．start

D．score

2．Which of the following is wrong?

A．Chinese has a long history and will have a bright future.

B．All the languages in the West have been influenced by Chinese.

C．More and more people will be interested in Chinese.

D．Chinese has become one of the most important languages around the world.

3．As is known to all, world languages have always been the languages of countries with ________.

A．a larger population

B．popular languages

C．powerful economies

D．different cultures

4．According to the passage, why do more and more people want to learn about Chinese language?
①To attend the one—hour special event.
②To work and study in China.
③To express their love for short videos.
④To do business with Chinese companies.

A．①③

B．②④

C．①②

D．③④

5．What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Chinese is becoming an international language.

B．Chinese has influenced other languages in Asia.

C．Foreign interest in Chinese develops very quickly.

D．Chinese is a useful tool to work and study in China.