判断题（第1~10题，每题4分，共40分）：
Section A True/False
Directions: Determine whether each of the following statements is true or false according to the reference materials. If the statement is true, circle the“T”; if false circle the “F”.
1. Pangu’s left eye became the moon.
2. The parasites on Pangu’s body became primitive men.
3. The Chinese embroidery had reached a high level in Qin and Han Dynasty. 4. The Chinese kite has more than 2000 years history.
5. The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the “respect-the-senior festival”.
6. The Great Wall goes from the Yalujiang River in the west to jiayuguan pass in Gansu province in the east.
7. Yueyang Tower is in Hubei Province. 8. Mencius was a famous Chinese thinker. 9. “Yi Jiang Nan” was written by Li Qingzhao. 10. Erhu is a kind of food.
二、选择题（第1~20题，每题3分，共60分）：
Section B Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the best answer from the four options of the following questions according to the reference materials.
1. How many times was the Tengwang Pavilion rebuilt? A. 25 times. B. 28 times. C. 30 times. D. 32 times.
2. Which of the following event is not held in the National Stadium (Bird Nest) during the 2008 Olympic Games? A. The opening ceremony. B. The closing ceremony. C. The swimming races. D. Track and field events.
3. Which of the following description about the Water Cube is not right? A. It has a construction area of 80,000 square meters.
B. It is the only public structure sealed off by film structures in the world. C. It is used to hold the events such as swimming, diving and water ballet. D. It has 10,000 seats.
4. In the year 200 AD, Cao Cao fought a famous battle with Yuan Shao at________. A.Yilin B.Xinye C.Guandu D. Jizhou
5. Who founded the Sui Dynasty?
A. Yangjian. B. Yangguang. C. Yanghao. D. Yangdong.
6. Which of the following is said by Confucius?
A. One who fails to see far ahead will face danger close at hand. B. Reading voluminously makes for a magic flow in writing.
C. Who wrote of the small souls of grasslands dancing,/ Warmth requiting the sunshine of three springs?
D. The silkworms of spring will weave until they die/ With every night the candles weeping their wicks dry.
7. Which of the following is viewed as the pinnacle of the Chinese full-length novel? A. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. B. Outlaws of the Marsh. C. A Dream of red mansions D. Pilgrimage to the West.
8. Which of the following is viewed as the pioneer of the long historical novel? A. Outlaws of the Marsh.
B. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. C. A Dream of red mansions. D. Pilgrimage to the West.
9. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes the struggle between the three kingdoms of _____. A. Yan, Shu and Wu B. Yan, Shu and Wu C. Shu, Zhao and Wei D. Wei, Shu and Wu
10. ______ is the first novel dealing with the subject matter of peasant uprising in China.
A. Pilgrimage to the West
B. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms C. A Dream of red mansions D. Outlaws of the Marsh
11. Outlaws of the Marsh was not created on a base of________. A. folk legends B. opera
C. storytelling scripts D. dramas
12. Pilgrimage to the West is a _______ novel. A. mythological B. historical C. military D. detective
13. Why Xuan Zang, a Buddhist monk of the Tang Dynasty, went to the West? A. He was travelling.
B. He went home.
C. He wanted to dig for gold.
D. He went to obtain the real Buddhist scriptures.
14. In the seventeenth century, the habit of drinking tea was introduced from China to______.
A. Southeast Asia B. Africa C. Europe D. America
15. Confucious was the founder of _______ School (学派). A. Mohist B. Confucian C. Taoist D. Legalists
16. Which of the following descriptions about Confucious is not correct? A. He is a great thinker. B. He is a great educator. C. He lived in Zouyi of Lu State.
D. He wrote the Analects of Confucious. 17. Who formed the theory of gravity? A. Copernicus B. Bruno C. Newton D. Huyghens
18.Which of the following descriptions about William Shakespeare is not correct? A. He is a poet.
B. He is a playwright.
C. He is often called England’s national poet.
D. His plays have never been translated into other languages.
19. Which of the following descriptions about Winston Churchill is not correct? A. He was the British Prime Minister.
B. He didn’t won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1953. C. He is an orator. D. He is a writer.
20. Which NBA basketball team do Yao Ming play for? A. The Houston Rockets. B. The L.A. Lakers.
C. The Denver Nuggets. D. The Boston Celtics.