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US President Donald Trump wants to reach an agreement on trade with Chinese President XiJinping at the Group of 20 nations summit in Argentina later this month and has asked key US officials to begin drafting potential terms, according to four people familiar with the matter.

The reason for making a deal between Trump and Xi was prompted by the president's telephone call with Xi, the people said. Later, Mr Trump described the conversation as "long and very good".

Mr Trump asked key cabinet secretaries to have their staff draw up a potential deal on stopping the trade conflict. The people said many authorities have participated in the discussion. The offshore(离岸的) rate rallied 0.22 percent. The onshore rate rallied 0.13 percent. The telephone conversation on Thursday was Mr Trump and Xi's first publicly disclosed call in six months. Both sides reported that they had constructive discussions on North Korea and trade. Both sides attach great importance to this conversation and hope the further development.

1.What does the underlined word“summit” mean in Chinese?

A 协议.

B 交易.

C 手册.

D 峰会.

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据第一段内容可知是G20峰会，故选D。

2.Where will the Group of 20 nations summit be held this month?

A In the US.

B In Argentina.

C In China.

D In Japan.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句...in Argentina...可知峰会将在阿根廷举行，故选B。

3.What was the potential deal about?

A It was about stopping the trade conflict.

B It was about stopping the country’s conflict.

C It was about starting the trade conflict.

D It was about starting the country’s conflict.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句Mr Trump asked key cabinet secretaries to have their staff draw up a potential deal on stopping the trade conflict.可知这份潜在的协议谈及到了停止贸易冲突，故选A。

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A Trump has asked key US officials to begin drafting potential terms.

B Many authorities have participated in the discussion.

C The offshore rate rallied 0.22 percent.

D The onshore rate rallied 0.22 percent.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段The onshore rate rallied 0.13 percent.可知是0.13%而不是0.22%，故选D。

5.What did both sides have constructive discussions on?

A The US and trade.

B North Korea and trade.

C England and trade.

D South Korea and trade.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段Both sides reported that they had constructive discussions on North Korea and trade.可知双方就朝鲜问题和贸易进行了建设性的讨论，故选B。