China's Secret Work in the USA
Introduction
The US government found that China tried to secretly control some American leaders and schools.
Main Body
Eileen Wang was a mayor. She worked for the Chinese government in secret. She used a fake news website to help China. She also gave money to some US politicians. In New York, a man named Harry Lu worked for China too. He opened a secret police office. He used this office to watch and scare Chinese people living in the USA. Other people in the government also had secret links to China. Now, the US wants a new law called the TRACE Act. This law stops foreign money from controlling American schools.
Conclusion
The US is now using laws and police to stop China from working in secret.
Learning
🔍 Action Words in the Past
To tell a story about things that already happened, we add -ed to the end of many words. Look at how the article changes today's actions into yesterday's actions:
- Work Worked
- Use Used
Quick Tip: If a word already ends in -e (like use), just add the -d.
🧩 Word Pairs for A2
Notice how these words work together in the text to create a clear meaning:
| Word A | Word B | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Secret | Police | Officers who hide their identity |
| Fake | News | Information that is not true |
| New | Law | A rule just made by the government |