The Xinhua bookstore chain, China"s largest official publishing enterprise, has become a surprising flash point for interest among foreign venture capital investors. "We are actively promoting the process of shareholding reform. Every day, we receive lots of offers from domestic and foreign investors interested in getting involved and may pick one or two to do so in the next two to three months," Zhang Yashan, the leading cadre of the head store"s office said. According to a company insider who requested anonymity, several securities firms are overseeing Xinhua bookstore"s reform and the company could list on the domestic stock market once reforms are repotted to the government in May and then completed. The source would not reveal the specific names of the firms involved or details of the reform. "We will stipulate that we must remain the majority shareholder, but we will welcome all kinds of investment, including foreign capital, to establish a shareholding enterprise. We hope the No. 2 shareholder will be a foreign enterprise," the source said. In keeping with its World Trade Organization entry promises, China must allow foreign investment in domestic publication retailers by the end of this year.

单选题 Which is NOT the right word used to describe Xinhua bookstore?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：文章的第1个句子是本题的依据句。由于official和private意思正相反，肯定一个对，另一个不对。因为official在依据句中得到了肯定，所以应该选择private。新华书店不是私有财产这一点也应该是常识。

单选题 What does the word "domestic" mean in Para. 2?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：domestic指国内的、家庭内部的。应特别注意此处的两处线索：前面的foreign venture capital investors和本句domestic and foreign investors。连词and的作用在于体现前后意思对应。A和B选项属于没有线索的无关信息，C选项的alien和foreign是同义词。D选项的native=domestic。

单选题 What can we infer from Zhang Yashan"s Statement in Para. 2?

A、 We often receive many offers from investors.
B、 We will soon accept one or two offers in the next sixty days.
C、 Security firms are more interested in Xinhua bookstore than other firms.
D、 Foreign investment is welcomed by Chinese government.

单选题 What is the passage mainly about?

A、 The largest bookstore is going to accept foreign investment.
B、 Xinhua bookstore is going to have a shareholding reform.
C、 Xinhua bookstore must take actions according to the situation.
D、 Xinhua bookstore has to keep its promise with WTO.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：纵观全文讲述新华书店的兴起引来国内外投资者关注，由此将进行一系列改革措施。注意：A选项的主语不能确定是中国的新华书店，所以错误；最后两项选择的内容不具体，没有突出“改革”的意思。

单选题 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A、 Xinhua bookstore"s reform will be revealed in details.
B、 The reforms have been reported to the government.
C、 Xinhua bookstore will soon accept foreign investment.
D、 The source said we didn"t have to remain the majority shareholder.