You have been working hard to learn English. Do you know American kids are trying to learn Chinese? More than 60,000 American students now study Chinese.
“Because of China’s fast development, Chinese has become more useful, and more and more Americans begin to learn it, ” said Scott McGinnis, a Washington language expert (专家).
For example, in 1999, only three schools in Chicago had Chinese lessons. This year more than 30 schools there have Chinese during school days. Last year China gave them 3,000 textbooks because they had done a good job.
Although Chinese is becoming more and more popular, it is one of the most difficult languages to learn. Usually, an English speaker takes about 1,320 hours to become good at Chinese. He needs only 480 hours for French, Spanish or Italian.
According to Scott McGinnis, more and more Americans begin to learn Chinese      .

A．because of China’s fast development

B．because of China’s interesting culture

C．because they have more free time

D．because Chinese is easy to learn

This year，      schools in Chicago give students Chinese lessons.

A．only three	B．thirteen
C．over thirty	D．less than thirty

The students at those schools in Chicago take Chinese lessons      .

A．after school	B．at weekends
C．on school nights	D．on school days

Last year China gave      textbooks to those schools in Chicago.

A．thirty	B．three hundred
C．three thousand	D．thirty thousand

From the last two sentences we know that        .

A．Chinese is easier to learn than French, Spanish or Italian

B．Chinese is more difficult to learn than French, Spanish or Italian

C．English speakers like to learn French, Spanish or Italian more than Chinese

D．English speakers like to learn Chinese more than French, Spanish or Italian