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LOS ANGELES---BYD is a rapidly developing car-maker in China. It makes green cars and other
green products, and the company said on Friday it would open a North American branch in Los Angeles, with plans to begin selling cars in the U.S. by the end of 2010.
BYD was started in 1995 and moved into the car business in 2003. The company now employs
150,000 people.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor of California, says the arrival of BYD Inc, of Shenzhen, China, will create about 150 high-paying jobs, since the company has to employ managers and engineers. Once
it begins to sell cars in the United States, several hundred more jobs will be created in service and sales.
He also praised it as part of green-energy programs in U.S. The city is attracting high-tech, clean-energy
companies that will help reduce pollution. “As I’ve always said, what is good for the environment is also
good for development,” he adds.
Wang Chuanfu, BYD’s president, says, “BYD stands for building your dream. Our dream is a green
one, and we also wish to make your green dream come true. We have been working for a greener
environment. We hope that we will lead to a cleaner and nicer future.” The company introduced its latest
model earlier this year. It is what BYD plans to begin to sell in the United States by the end of this year.
1. BYD’s new branch in the United States will _________.
A. employ managers and engineers from China
B. produce a new model to sell there
C. sell car technology to the U.S.
D. create many new jobs for the U.S.
2. From the passage we learn that ________.
A. only service and sales jobs will be offered.
B. BYD will only make cars in China
C. the governor welcomes BYD’s arrival
D. BYD will have finished planning by the end of 2010
3. The “green dream” in the passage means _______.
A. a new world with more green trees
B. a dream of high technology
C. a world with a better environment
D. a dream of fewer cars
4. The best title for the passage would be _________.
A. The Green Dream of BYD
B. BYD Joins Green Energy Programs
C. New BYD Car Exhibition in Los Angeles
D. Green BYD Putting Roots in Los Angeles
5. Where can you most probably read this passage?
A. a novel
B. a research paper
C. a student’s composition
D. a newspaper report
