Question: Starting from this month, you won't be hearing the word "NBA" on sports programs on CCTV. Instead, sport hosts will give the full Chinese name when they refer to the NBA - National Basketball Association. You also won't hear any other English abbreviations on CCTV's Chinese programs, such as GDP (gross domestic product) or WTO (World Trade Organization). You will hear their Chinese translations. CCTV received a notice from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, telling it to avoid using English-language abbreviations in their reports to protect the "purity" of the Chinese language. A few other TV stations also received the notice. Fu Zhenguo, an editor of People's Daily, is one of the people who proposed the change. "Using English in a Chinese-speaking environment is against Chinese law," he said. "Using English on Chinese TV programs is unfair to people who don't understand English. It will have a bad language influence on kids and teenagers." But some experts have a different opinion. Liu Yaoying, a professor at the Communications University of China, said the move shows cultural conservatism . "If Western countries can accept some Chinglish words, why can't the Chinese language be mixed with English?" Liu said. A lot of people have criticized the move, saying that it will cause problems for them. "I understand what CD, VCD and DVD mean when I hear them. But I won't know what the TV programs are talking about if I hear those products' full Chinese names," a person wrote in a BBS post. Following the same post, another person wrote jokingly: "I'm not listening to my MP3 now. I'm listening to my Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 3. Some people also question why CCTV is keeping its logo, since it is also an English abbreviation. 1. What does NBA stand for?
2. What about GDP?
3. And WTO?
4. Will those acronyms be used on CCTV?
5. Why not?
6. Who said that?
7. Was CCTV the only one to be told that?
8. How many other places got the message?
9. Is speaking English in China illegal?
10. Will acronyms have a good influence on children?
11. Where does Fu Zhenguo work?
12. And Liu Yaoying? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. National Basketball Association
2. gross domestic product
3. World Trade Organization
4. No
5. to protect the "purity" of the Chinese language.
6. the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television
7. No
8. A few
9. Yes
10. No
11. People's Daily
12. Communications University of China

Q: CHAPTER VI.

Christmas Eve, which was also a Saturday, dawned brightly on Henrietta, but even her eagerness for her new employment could not so far overcome her habitual dilatoriness as not to annoy her cousin, Busy Bee, even to a degree of very unnecessary fidgeting when there was any work in hand. She sat on thorns all breakfast time, devoured what her grandpapa called a sparrow's allowance, swallowed her tea scalding, and thereby gained nothing but leisure to fret at the deliberation with which Henrietta cut her bread into little square dice, and spread her butter on them as if each piece was to serve as a model for future generations.

The subject of conversation was not precisely calculated to soothe her spirits. Grandmamma was talking of giving a young party--a New-year's party on Monday week, the second of January. "It would be pleasant for the young people," she thought, "if Mary did not think it would be too much for her."

Beatrice looked despairingly at her aunt, well knowing what her answer would be, that it would not be at all too much for her, that she should be very glad to see her former neighbours, and that it would be a great treat to Henrietta and Fred.

"We will have the carpet up in the dining-room," added Mrs. Langford, "and Daniels, the carpenter, shall bring his violin, and we can get up a nice little set for a dance."

"O thank you, grandmamma," cried Henrietta eagerly, as Mrs. Langford looked at her.

1. Christmas Eve
2. no
3. no
4. unknown
5. tea and bread
6. yes
7. a sparrow's allowance
8. her grandpapa
9. yes
10. her new employment
11. a New-year's party
12. Grandmamma
13. that it would not be at all too much for he
14. yes
15. yes
16. yes
17. violin
18. Daniels
19. the carpenter
20. in the dining-room

Numbered questions:
1. What shone brightly on Henrietta?
2. Was it night time?
3. Was it Tuesday?
4. Who prepared her meal?
5. What was the meal?
6. Did it have a nickname?
7. What?
8. Who called it that?
9. Was the tea hot?
10. What was she eager about?
11. What was Happening in January?
12. who was throwing it?
13. What did Mary think?
14. Would Henrietta enjoy it?
15. how about Fred?
16. Would there be music?
17. what kind?
18. who was to bring it?
19. who was he?
20. Where was the rug?

input: One of Anna's friends has chickenpox . Two days later, Katie has chickenpox. Anna's mother says: " Your best friend has chickenpox . We have to keep an eye on you." The next evening, Anna finds some red spots on her face. The next morning, she stays home from school. She can't go to her grandpa's birthday party. She can't go to her soccer practice. She can't go to the supermarket with her mother.Anna cries : " I don't like chickenpox. I miss school. I miss my friends." Then Anna's mother has an idea. After lunch, Katie, Mike and Danny come to Anna's home--- all with spots like her. Anna's mother says : " Let's have a chickenpox party!" All the afternoon, the kids play games. When Anna's friends have to go home, "See you at school." Katie says. "Having chickenpox is not so bad." says Danny. "I know," Anna says with a laugh , " Can we all have chickenpox again next week?" 1. Who's friend is sick?
2. what is she sick with?
3. what is her name?
4. How many others have it?
5. what are their names?
6. Does Anna miss anything because of them?
7. what?
8. anything else?
9. what?
10. anything else?
11. what?
12. did she enjoy having them?
13. why not?
14. Who had a thought to fix that?
15. what did they do?
16. how many people came?
17. who?
18. what did they do there?
19. did they leave?
20. did she feel better? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. Anna's
2. chickenpox
3. Katie
4. Three
5. Mike Danny and Anna
6. Yes
7. school
8. Yes
9. her grandpa's birthday party
10. Yes
11. her soccer practice
12. No
13. she missed school and her friends
14. her mother
15. have a chickenpox party
16. Three
17. Katie, Mike and Danny
18. they played games
19. Yes
20. Yes