A project named “UK schools welcome pandas from China” was launched Thursday in preparation for two pandas, which would join the Edinburgh Zoo in the coming weeks.

“The arrival of these rare and much loved pandas will attract a great deal of interest in China and Britain, ” Liu Xiaoming, Chinese ambassador to Britain, said at a ceremony in London during which the project was launched.
The project, including a panda drawing competition for British students, a bilingual speech contest on pandas or Chinese culture for middle school students, and the launching of the panda-themed website “Panda Pals”, would help British students learn more about China.
“Panda Pals” would also work together with BBC’s program “Blue Peter” on a possible initiative(倡议) to name the pandas. The winner of the drawing competition, along with his or her parents, would be awarded a trip to China and visit the pandas’ hometown in China’s Sichuan Province.
Liu said the project would draw more attention to cultural and people-to-people exchanges between China and Britain. He added that in many aspects, the project was symbolic of a closer partnership between the two countries.
The pandas, which were on loan from China, were arriving in Edinburgh by the end of the year of 2011, making them the first pandas to live in Britain in 17 years.
The project “UK schools welcome pandas from China” was carried out ____.

A．to welcome Chinese ambassador to Britain

B．to prepare for a panda pair

C．in preparation for Chinese students

D．to draw more attention to Chinese culture

The project consists of the following items EXCEPT _____.

A．a panda drawing competition for Chinese students

B．a bilingual speech contest on pandas

C．Chinese culture for middle school students

D．the setting up of the website “Panda Pals”

What can we infer about the two pandas from the text?

A．They were living in Edinburgh by the end of 2011.

B．They were rare and loved.

C．They would be the first to live in Britain.

D．They would return to China in the future.

Which one can be the best title for the text?

A．A project to welcome a panda pair

B．A ceremony to launch the project

C．A panda pair to be rare and loved

D．A closer partnership between China and Britain