country with two of his works being printed in Vietnamese literature textbooks.

　　"I like reading Chinese novels，including those of Louis Cha Leung­yung，because I like stories of heroic men with superior martial arts skills，" a male reader in his 30s told Xinhua.Meanwhile，Linh，a Vietnamese student at a university in Hanoi talked to Xinhua while she was choosing Chinese romantic novels."I like Chinese romantic novels as they tell stories with attractive narrative which is closely related to daily life."

　　Notes

　　1.thrive v．兴旺，繁荣

　　2.prevalent adj.盛行的，普遍的

　　3.chivalrous adj.彬彬有礼的，有骑士风度的

　　4.narrative n．记叙文

　　Task

　　Choose the best answer

　　1.The popular themes of the Chinese books in Vietnam 　are mainly ________．

　　A．science fiction and romance

　　B．classical literature and romantic novels

　　C．classical literature and poetry

　　D．fantasy literature and romance

　　答案　B

　　2.The reason why Vietnamese readers like books like 　Outlaws of the Marsh is that ________．

　　A．they are traditional books and have great value

　　B．the books raise people's interest in classical litera­ture

　　C．they are fond of the stories of heroic men

　　D．they want to collect the books

　　　答案　C

3.Works of contemporary writers in Vietnam ________．