According to Spanish(西班牙的) business newspaper, Spain is planning to build the largest traditional Chinese medicine hospital in Europe. It's an important practice agreement between China and Spain. Barcelona will provide land for its construction and the new hospital is expected to cost 80 million euros ($88.6 million). This center will be the first of its kind outside Asia. The agreement also includes the teaching and studying of TCM (traditional Chinese medicine). The hospital will develop a joint --- research program among the scientists from both of the countries. The agreement makes it possible for doctors of TCM to work in Barcelona.

So far, China has been making efforts to expand TCM outside the country, pushing the ancient medical science to the world.

Calduch, a spokesperson for the Spain -based European Foundation of TCM, said the plan to build Europe's largest TCM hospital shows China's great dream.

“Not only will it help us learn more about this ancient medical science, but it will also bring help to Spanish patients.” said Calduch.

It's reported that 23.6 percent of the country's population has used natural remedies (自然療法), and TCM is the most popular.

1.What hospital is Spain going to build according to the news?

A. A Spanish hospital.

B. A Chinese- style hospital.

C. A TCM hospital.

D. A western medicine hospital.

2.What does the underlined word “expand” mean in Chinese?

A. serve B. build C. enlarge D. study

3.What does Calduch do?

A. A doctor of TCM. B. A teacher in a university of TCM.

C. A TCM researcher. D. A member of foundation for TCM.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The TCM hospital in Spain will cost 80 million dollars.

B. The TCM hospital in Spain will be the largest in the world.

C. The new TCM hospital will lie in Barcelona.

D. About 23.6 percent of the Spanish get help from TCM.

During my elementary (基礎(chǔ)的) school years, I used to compare my mom with my best friend Tiffany’s mom.

Tiffany’s mom always gave her lots of money to buy the most fashionable clothes and favorite food. Her mom allowed her to do anything she liked. I really admired Tiffany. My mom didn’t give me much pocket money and she always told me that I should behave myself. I was angry with her.

Whenever I didn’t get what I wanted, I would complain to my mom, Tiffany’s mom would give her that! I wish she were my mom. Every time, my mom would calmly say “Poor Tiffany”. I couldn’t understand her. “She shouldn’t be feeling sorry for Tiffany!” I thought. “She should be feeling sorry for me.”

One day, I couldn’t help saying to Mom, “Poor Tiffany? Lucky Tiffany! She gets everything she wants! Why do you feel sorry for her?”I burst into tears.

My mom sat down next to me and said softly. “Yes, I do feel sorry for her. I have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught.”

I looked up at her. “What are you talking about?”

Mom said with care, “One day she will really want something. Maybe she’ll find out that she can’t have it. Her mother won’t always be around to give her money, and what’s more, money can’t buy everything.”

She continued, “Ihave taught you useful lessons by not giving you everything you want. You’ll know how to be yourself and save money, but she won’t. You’ll understand that you need to work hard to get the things that you want but she won’t. When Tiffany is a grown woman, she’ll wake up one day and she will be wishing that she had a mom like the one you’ve got. Life lessons are more important than modern clothes and delicious food.”

It took some time, but I finally understood my mom’s words. Now I am a happy and successful woman.

1.During the author’s elementary school years, she __________.

A. wished that her mom were as good as Tiffany’s

B. went to school with Tiffany every day

C. usually compared her lesson with Tiffany’s

D. sometimes gave lots of money to Tiffany

2.Why did the author’s mom always say “Poor Tiffany”?

A. She felt sorry for Tiffany because Tiffany was poor.

B. She wanted to tell a lie to comfort the author.

C. She thought that Tiffany’smother gave her too much.

D. She told the author this and wanted her to help Tiffany.

3.What do we learn about the author’s mother?

A. She was strict and taught the author to be a person who lives on her own.

B. She cared for other people’s children more than her own.

C. She thought that life lessons were as important as money.

D. She was so poor that she couldn’t give the author much money.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The author was quite angry with her mother in the past.

B. The author’s mother felt sorry for Tiffany.

C. Tiffany’s mother took the author’s mother’s advice.

D. The author is thankful to her mother now.