Good news for all Chinese middle school students in the countryside. They don't have to pay for school education anymore.51-year-old Ren Yuqi is even happier than the students. It was Ren who suggested the idea to the government about this.

Ren is not a government official but the boss of a big company, in Hunan. He talks to the government as a deputy(代表) of the National People's Congress(NPC,全國人民代表大會). He is in Beijing for the NPC's meeting.

"This year I have 20 suggestions for making farmers' byes and the environment better. They all come from studying country people's lives," said Ren.

Ren went to several provinces to find out how people lived in the countryside. He saw that many children dropped out of school because they were poor. So at the last NPC meeting he                                                                                  suggested the government spend more money helping kids get back to school. Most of the NPC deputies agreed to it, so the government adopted it and made it law.

Ren, just like the other 2,977 NPC members, was elected by the Chinese people. The upper-level(較高級別的) deputies were chosen by the lower-level ones.

At NPC meetings deputies also take part in making and changing laws. They help decide on the state leaders and public policies(政策) as well.

1. What does the underlined word "adopted" mean in Chinese?

A. 吸取                           B. 放棄                       C. 按照                       D. 采納

2. Many poor kids from the countryside can go back to school because        .

A. Ren Yuqi has paid the money for them

B. Ren Yuqi's idea has been adopted by the government

C. the government is so rich that it can afford all the kids' tuition fees (學費)

D. their parents have worked hard and made enough money

3. The underlined word "They" refers to (指)       .

A. suggestions                  B. deputies                    C. farmers                    D. people's lives

4. Who chooses the deputies of the NPC?

A. Students in the countryside.                             B. The government.

C. The Chinese people.                                         D. The bosses of some big companies.

5. How many deputies at the NPC meeting are there altogether according to the passage?

A.2,976                           B.2,977                        C.2,978                        D.2,979