China Weekly News Quiz: August 1-8, 2021

1

Over 1.7 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of August 3, the National Health Commission said on August 4. China aims to achieve herd immunity by the end of this year. How many people need to be vaccinated for that?

About 93% of population
About 83% of population
About 43% of population
About 63% of population

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2

China's Su Bingtian was chosen to be the country's flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on August 8. In which sport does he excel?

Table tennis
Running
Javelin throw
Weightlifting

2 / 7

3

China topped the Fortune Global 500 list of world's top enterprises measured by business revenue for a second year in a row. How many of its firms made it to the list?

122
143
138
147

3 / 7

4

This picture, taken on August 6 in Ji'an City, east China's Jiangxi Province, shows children eating watermelons to welcome Liqiu, the 13th of the 24 solar terms. What does it signify?

Start of autumn
Beginning of winter
Final summer term
Peak of summer

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5

Chinese gymnast Tang Xijing won a silver medal for the women's balance beam at the Tokyo Olympics on August 3. Which country's gymnast won the gold?

USA
China
Canada
Japan

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6

China's Li Wenwen showed her supremacy in the women's weightlifting +87kg division, setting three new Olympic records en route to a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games on August 2. How much did she lift in clean and jerk?

140kg
160kg
180kg
190kg

6 / 7

7

China had expanded the country's forest coverage by about three million hectares by the end of June, carrying out 84.3 percent of the country's yearly afforestation plan, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA). What's China's forest coverage?

About 15%
About 18%
About 23%
About 27%

7 / 7

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