Zhou Youguang，who created（创造） Chinese Pinyin，died on January 14^th，2017，just one day after his 112th birthday.
    It took Mr Zhou and his team three years to create Pinyin in the 1950s.It changed the way we learned Chinese.Before Pinyin was created，85% of Chinese people could not read，but now almost all can."Pinyin is a bridge between China and the other countries，" said Zhou.
    When Zhou was young，he studied in Japan.Later，he worked in a bank in New York.At that time，he made friends with Albert Einstein.He returned to China in 1949 and taught economics（经济学） at a university in Shanghai.A few years later，he helped create Chinese Pinyin.He never stopped writing books，even when he was more than 100 years old.In his life，he published（出版） over 30 books.

（1）How old was Zhou when he died？

He was 112 years old.

He was 112 years old.

（2）How long did it take Zhou and his team to create Pinyin？

Three years.

Three years.

（3）Where did Zhou work after he studied in Japan？

He worked in a bank in New York.

He worked in a bank in New York.

（4）What did Zhou think of Pinyin？

Pinyin is a bridge between China and the other countries.

Pinyin is a bridge between China and the other countries.

（5）When did Zhou return 10 China？

In 1949.

In 1949.