Peking University President Lin Jianhua apologized after his mispronunciation of a word at its 120th anniversary celebration. The word should read "honghu". That means birds can fly high. The president read it as "honghao". It has no meaning. It has a heated debate online. Most people said it is a big mistake for Lin Jianhua. They thought he was not qualified to be head of one of China's best universities.
Lin wrote a letter of apology on Weiming BBS, the university's online board. He said, "I didn’t know the pronunciation and learned it this time." Some people respect Lin's honesty and bravery because he can face his shortcoming. But others did not accept his apology and said Lin should have been "prepared before reading the speech". Lin is a chemist and he said in the letter. Although I’m a university president, I’m not good at literature and may make students and friends disappointed. He said he received a poor education in primary and middle school because of the Great Cultural Revolution and spent his childhood and youth in a small farm. He understood the difference between the subject and verb in a sentence before taking the college entrance exam. "I am not writing this letter to defend my ignorance and mistake, but I want you to know my real life," he wrote. "Your president is not a perfect man. I have shortcomings, and I make mistakes."
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1.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “apologized”in the first paragraph?
A 自豪.
B 道歉.
C 开心.
D 悲痛.
解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据第一句中的mispronunciation可知林校长将字的音读错了，所以apologized应是“道歉”的意思。故选B。
2.What does “honghu” mean?
A It means birds can fly low.
B It means dogs can run fast.
C It means birds can fly high.
D It means birds can fly far.
解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句和第三句The word should read "honghu". That means birds can fly high.可知鸿鹄指飞得很高的鸟，故选C。
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A A lot of people respect Lin's honesty and bravery.
B No one respects Lin's honesty and bravery.
C Some people thought it is a big mistake for Lin Jianhua.
D Most people thought it is a big mistake for Lin Jianhua.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句Most people said it is a big mistake for Lin Jianhua.可知是许多人认为对于林建华来说这是个很大的错误，故选D。
4.What does Lin mean in his letter?
A He wants to defend his ignorance and mistake.
B He wants to get people’s respect.
C He wants to earn more money.
D He wants people to know his real life.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第三句"I am not writing this letter to defend my ignorance and mistake, but I want you to know my real life,"可知，林校长在致歉信中的真正的目的是想要人们了解他真正的生活，故选D。
