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Many Chinese use instant messenger tools such as MSN or QQ, 1isten to music on MP3 players and log On the Interact using ADSL--without knowing the literal Chinese translation of the abbreviations（缩写）．     But they don’t have to, as many English letters have become part of the local lexicon（词典）.     A dozen abbreviations including GDP, NBA, IT, MP3, QQ, DVD and CEO are among the 5,000most-frequently used words in the Chinese-language media last year, according to a report on the 2006 language Situation in China, which was released yesterday in Beijing.     The report said some parents are so keen on English letters that recently a couple tried to name their baby “@”. Claiming the character used in e-mail addresses reflects their love for the child．     While the “@” is obviously familiar to Chinese e-mail users, they often use the English word “at” to pronounce it , which sounds something like “ai ta” or “love him”, to Putonghua speakers.     The study collected more and 1 billion language samples from newspapers, magazines, TV, radio and websites. The annual report is compiled（编辑） by the Ministry of Education and State Language Commission.     “Nowadays, more and more English abbreviations are being used in Chinese, making them an important part of the contemporary language,” said Hou Min, a professor at Communication University of China．     “The abbreviations have gained popularity because of the convenience of usage,” Hou said For example. DNA is much simpler to use than it’s Chinese versiom tuoyang hetang hesuan . “As more Chinese people learn foreign languages, especially English, in recent years. Using abbreviations has become a trend aming educated people,” she said． Some language scholars fear such usage will contaminate the purity of Chinese and cause confusion in communication. 1．Why do so many Chinese like to use English abbreviations? A．Because they don’t have to know the literal Chinese translation. B．Because that’s better way to learn English C．Because these abbreviations are part of their local lexicon     D．Because it’s convenient for them to use the abbreviations. 2．A couple want to name their child “@” because of it’s            A．popularity       B．pronunciation       C．meaning      D．usage 3．The underlined word “contaminate” in the last paragraph probably means          A．make impure     B． smooth away       C．make clear    D．make up 4．The usage of English abbreviations will be         in China．     A．limited by the Ministry of Education     B．encouraged by most language scholars C．mode popular among educated people D．officially for bidden by the government 5．The passage aims to tell us            A．English abbreviations become popular in China B．English abbreviations will take the place of Putonghua C．The arguments about English abbreviations D．How we can use abbreviations properly 答案： DBACA

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