Wen Jiabao arrived in Singapore yesterday for an official visit to the country. It is the first visit by a Chinese premier to Singapore in eight years. In the arrival statement, Wen said he is looking forward to the meeting with Singapore on ways to deepen East Asian cooperation between two nations so as to contribute to the building of a peaceful, harmonious relationship. Premier Wen Jiabao and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong agreed to jointly develop an environmentally friendly city in northeastern China. The city will be a model for sustainable development, a Singapore government statement said. The “Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city” will be developed by a joint venture (合资) formed by Chinese and Singapore companies. “This eco-city, to be built in Tianjin, will become another highlight in our relations,” Wen said after signing an agreement with Lee, who agreed, “On the Singapore side, on all levels, we’ll give this project our full support.” The two sides will share expertise (技术) and experience in urban planning, environmental protection, resources conservation, recycling, use of renewable resources and wastewater re-use. China’s economic planning agency issued a set of guidelines earlier this month welcoming foreign investment in environmentally friendly areas such as recycling, “clean” industries and environmental protection. Bilateral (双边的) relations between China and Singapore have seen big progress even though the two countries established diplomatic ties (外交关系) only 17 years ago, Wen said during his talks with Lee. China and Singapore have also kept close contact and coordination (协调) on regional issues, he added. Wen said China and Singapore are both important Asian countries that share common interests in many areas. Title: Wen’s (1) __________ to Singapore Main points Contents Main (2) _____________ of the visit To co-operate with Singapore and (5) _____________ bilateral relations Agreements (3) _________ in the visit To build an (6) _____________ in Tianjin with joint efforts To (7) ___________ skills and experience in city planning, environmental protection, recycling and so on A (4) ____________ of the relations between two nations (8)_____________ years of diplomatic relations Great (9) _____________ in relations Close contact and coordination on regional issues The significance of the visit Deepening East Asian cooperation between two nations (10) _______________ to the establishment of a peaceful, harmonious relationship
答案: 1. visit 2. purposes/aims 3. reached/signed 4. review 5. promote/develop 6. eco-city 7. share/exchange 8. Seventeen/ 17 9. progress/advances 10. contributing