Dec.11markedthe15thanniversaryofChina'sentryintotheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO).Onthatdayin2001ChinaformallybecameamemberoftheWTO.Nowthecountryhasgrownintotheworld’ssecond-largesteconomyandthelargesttradingcountrywhilemillionsofChinesehavebeenliftedoutofpoverty.And15yearsonit’sevidentthatbeingaWTOmemberhastransformedthenation’severydaylivesforthebetter.

ImportsarenowacommonsightinChinesestoresandsupermarketswhiletheywerepreviouslyrarelyseenonshelves.TheChinesenowhaveaccesstomanyimportsvaryingfromluxurygoodslikehigh-endcarsandfamousbrandwatchestodailynecessities.China’sWTOmembershiphasalsomadeimportslessexpensivefortheChinesepublic.Forinstancesince2005notariffs(关税)havebeenimposed(施加)onChineseimportsofdigitalcamerasandotherdevices.

OureducationindustryhasalsobenefitedfromChina’sWTOmembership.ManytopglobaluniversitieshavejoinedforceswithChineseonestoestablishcooperativeeducationinstitutionsbringingforeignteachingconceptstoChinesestudents.ForexampleNewYorkUniversityShanghaiwasjointlyfoundedbyNewYorkUniversityandEastChinaNormalUniversity.InadditionanincreasingnumberofChinesestudentsarefurtheringtheirstudiesabroadwhilemanyforeignstudentsarecomingtoChinatocarryourtheirhighereducation.AccordingtotheMinistryofEducation523700studentsstudiedoverseaslastyearandthenumberisexpectedtokeepgrowingthisyear.

China’sWTOentryhasbroughtbenefitnotonlytothecountry’speoplebutalsofortherestoftheworld.

24.OneadvantageofChina’sWTOmembershipisthat____.

A.alltheChinesepeopleareoutofpoverty.

B.notariffswillbechargedfordifferentkindsofimports.

C.theChinesecanbuymoreforeignproductsatalowerprice.

D.itonlybringsbenefitstoChineseagricultureandeducation.

25.NewYorkUniversityShanghaiisanexampleof_____.

A.foreign-fundeduniversities

B.educationalreform

C.state-owneduniversities

D.internationalcooperation

26.Whatmaybetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?

A.HowChina’sentry