今天接着转新加坡2011年推广华语理事会2011年《华文！谁怕谁？》挑战题。第3周的题目是（答案见后）：

1.郑和下西洋时的“泰西人”是指：  The “tai xi people” Admiral Zheng He met in his voyages to the western oceans referred to:
 A 非洲人  Africans
 B 欧洲人  Europeans
 C 马来人  Malays

2.我们在买屋或买车时，必须先付“downpayment”。请问“downpayment”的中文是什么？  We have to place a downpayment when we buy a house or a car. What is the Chinese term for “downpayment”?
 A 头期款 
 B 押金 
 C 赏金 

3.人们常说若“inflation rate”持续上升将造成物价高涨。请问“inflation rate”的中文是什么？  It is often said that the continuous rise of the inflation rate will cause an increase in the cost of living. What is the Chinese term for “inflation rate”?
rén men cháng shuō ruò “inflation rate” 

 A 通货紧缩率  
 B 通货增长率  
 C 通货膨胀率  
 
4.在《西游记》里，孙悟空斩妖除魔的第一关遇到谁？  In the Chinese classic Journey to the West, who does Sun Wukong meet in his first challenge?
 A 牛魔王  Bull Demon King
 B 白骨精  White Bone Demon
 C 混世魔王  Demon King of Chaos
 
5.成语“泾渭分明”比喻界限清楚，那“泾渭”指的是什么?  The Chinese idiom “泾渭分明” (jing wei fen ming) means to be clearly distinguished. What does “泾渭” (jing wei) refer to?
 A 湖  Lake
 B 河  River
 C 海  Sea

6.以下哪一位政治人物享有“新加坡经济发展之父”的美誉？  Which of the following political figures was hailed as the “Father of Singapore’s economic development”?
 A 吴庆瑞  Goh Keng Swee
 B 陈嘉庚  Tan Kah Kee
 C 林谋盛  Lim Bo Seng
 
7.请问新加坡 特有词语“摩摩喳喳”指的是什么？  What does the uniquely Singaporean term “bo bo cha cha” refer to?
 A 泰式按摩  Thai massage
 B 做事糊里糊涂  To be muddle-headed
 C 一种甜品  A type of dessert
 
8.请问在下列华人传统节日中，哪一个是农历年的最后一个节日？  Which of the following traditional Chinese festivals is the last in the lunar year?
 A 七巧节  Chinese Valentine’s Day
 B 除夕  Lunar New Year’s Eve
 C 元宵节  Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao Festival

9.中国唐朝诗人辈出，请问被称为“诗圣”的是哪一位？  Of the many Chinese poets in Tang Dynasty, who was known as the “Saint of Poetry”?

 A 杜甫  Du Fu
 B 李白  Li Bai
 C 白居易  Bai Juyi

10.请问歇后语“鱼口里的水”的下一句是什么？  What is the second part of the Chinese two-part allegorical saying (xiehouyu) “The water in the fish’s mouth”?
 A 吞不下去  Unable to swallow
 B 口吐白沫  Foaming at the mouth
 C 吞吞吐吐  To hem and haw
 
答案：

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C