This multimedia courseware,containing 2 CD-ROMs,is produced for New Practical Chinese Reader(For Beginners).It is divided into two parts,the first of which is for Lesson 1~Lesson6 and the second for Lesson7~Lesson 14.The CD-ROMs provide texts,cartoons and learning of pronunciation as well as a variety of exercises,such as choosing the right answers,deciding whether the statements are true or false,and matching the corresponding words or expressions etc.Thus students cna learn Chinese interactively by listening,reading after listening and doing different types of exercises.