“LettheworldknowChinaandletChinaknowtheworld.”Ican’trememberexactlywhereIhaveseenthisslogan(口号)inBeijing.ConsideringthesimplefactofthewishpeoplehaveforlearningforeignlanguagesandthenumberofpeoplegoingabroadeachyeareveryonecantellhowhardChinaandChinesepeoplearetryingtoknowtheworld.ButIdidn’tknowhowequallyimportantandurgent(迫切的)itisfortheworldtoknowChinauntilIcametotheUK.

Intheself-introductionduringourfirstclassinaPhDcoursewhenItoldthemIwantedtofinishthedegreeassoonasIcouldandthengobacktoChinatheBritishstudentslookedatmeinbothsurpriseanddisbelief.TheirideaisthateverybodywhocomestotheUKincludingtheChinesewillstayheretolookforabetterlifeandthatthisistheonlyplacewhereonecanfindabetterlife.

WhenIaskedmyfriendforadviceaboutbuyinganewcarshelookedatmeaskinginsurprise“Anewcar?”LaterIfoundoutthathersurprisewasbecauseofthepopularimageofChinesestudents:eithertoopoorortooeconomical.

WhenweChinesestudentsforthefirsttimejoinedthemonthlyperformancehourofthedepartmentandsangsometraditionalsongsandgaveashorthumorousintroductionalltheteachersandstudentsweresurprised.TothemChinesestudentsaresoseriousandshy.TheseideashavebeenbecauseofthefactthatChinesestudentsaresometimesnotseenamongthestudents.

So“lettheworldknowChina”shouldnolongerremainanemptyslogan.Itissomethingweallshoulddohomeandabroadandsomethingweshoulddowithconfidenceandopenness.

1.InBritishstudents’opinionChinesestudentscometotheUKmainlybecause.

A.theywanttogetaBritishdegree

B.theeducationinUKisthebestintheworld

C.theywanttoknowmoreaboutBritish

D.theywanttolookforabetterlifeinBritain

2.ThegeneralimageofChinesestudentsinBritishstudents’mindis_____.

A.veryrichB.verycommon

C.veryhumorousD.verypoororeconomical

3.TheBritishstudentsthinkChinesestudentswereseriousandshybecauseChinesestudents_____.

A.alwaysspokepoorEnglish

B.didn’tshowthemselvesbravelyinpublic

C.didn’thavemuchmoney