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1a. I have a good swimming coach; therefore, I am a good swimmer.
b. I am a good swimmer; all my friends want to know if I can coach them.
c. I am a good swimmer, and I have coached many of my friends.
d. All my friends consider me a good swimmer; they want to know why I need to find a swimming coach.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript我的朋友都说我游泳游得真好,他们都想知道我的游泳教练是谁。我的朋友都説我游泳游得真好,他們都想知道我的游泳教練是誰。 -
2a. Wang Dazhong always sleeps in class.
b. Wang Dazhong went to bed very late last night.
c. Wang Dazhong stayed up all night last night.
d. Wang Dazhong did not have a good-night sleep last night.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript女:王大中,现在我们在上课,请你別睡觉。
男:对不起,昨天晚上我睡得很不好。女:王大中,現在我們在上課,請你別睡覺。
男:對不起,昨天晚上我睡得很不好。 -
3a. Coach Wang’s coaching skills have improved, so Xiao Zhang is a better swimmer now.
b. Ever since Coach Wang arrived to coach Xiao Zhang, Xiao Zhang’s swimming has improved.
c. Xiao Zhang’s swimming has not improved even though Coach Wang is conscientious.
d. Xiao Zhang practices conscientiously, so Coach Wang is happy about his performance.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript小张去年的那位游泳教练教得很不好,今年的这位教练姓王,他教得很认真,现在小张游得不错。小張去年的那位游泳教練教得很不好,今年的這位教練姓王,他教得很認真,現在小張游得不錯。 -
4a. Everybody either swam or fished; all had a good time.
b. Not everybody had a good time since some didn’t swim or fish.
c. Everybody had a good time even though some neither swam nor fished.
d. Only those who swam or fished had a good time.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript昨天我跟几个朋友一起去河边玩。游泳游得好的人游泳,喜欢钓鱼的人钓鱼,都不喜欢的人,在旁边看。我们都玩得很高兴。昨天我跟幾個朋友一起去河邊玩。游泳游得好的人游泳,喜歡釣魚的人釣魚,都不喜歡的人,在旁邊看。我們都玩得很高興。 -
5a. The couple decides to go home because there is no place to park.
b. The couple decides there won’t be enough time for them to look for parking.
c. The couple decides to continue to look for parking because they don’t want to come back tomorrow.
d. The couple decides they will go to bed early today in order to come back early tomorrow.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript男:哎呀!我们來得太晚了!在哪儿停车呢?
女:是呀!再找一找吧!
男:真的没有!明天再來吧!
女:好吧!明天上午別起得太晚。男:哎呀!我們來得太晚了!在哪兒停車呢?
女:是呀!再找一找吧!
男:真的沒有!明天再來吧!
女: 好吧!明天上午別起得太晚。 -
6a. The woman may have understood what the teacher asked had the teacher spoken slowly.
b. The woman does not understand what the man is asking her.
c. The woman asks the teacher to speak slowly so that she can understand.
d. The woman tells the man she does not know what the answer to the teacher’s question is.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript男:老師问的那些问题,你懂不懂?
女:我不知道他在问什么。他说得太快了。男:老師問的那些問題,你懂不懂?
女:我不知道他在問什麼。他説得太快了。 -
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Xiao Li’s Chinese teacher is often angry with him because
a. he misses class three times a week.
b. he is always late for his Chinese class because he sleeps in.
c. he frequently sleeps in his Chinese class because he does not get enough sleep at night.
d. he watches TV until very late at night before finally going to sleep, so he frequently cannot answer the teacher’s questions in class.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript小李每天都睡得很晚,他星期一、三、五有八点的汉语课。他上汉语课的时候,总是睡觉,老师常常很不高兴。小李每天都睡得很晚,他星期一、三、五有八點的漢語課。他上漢語課的時候,總是睡覺,老師常常很不高興。 -
8a. The man wants to try some soup because the woman is good at making soup.
b. The man had gone fishing today so the woman made fish soup with the fish he had caught.
c. The man wants to know what soup they are having today before trying some.
d. The woman tells the man that there are two fish in the soup, so it is particularly flavorful.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript男:请再给我一点儿汤。今天的汤作得真太好了。是什么汤?
女:你今天钓的那两条鱼都在汤里。男:請再給我一點兒湯。今天的湯作得真太好了。是什麼湯?
女:你今天釣的那兩條魚都在湯裡。 -
9a. Ding Wensheng does not speak fluently because he does not have opportunity to practice.
b. Ding Wensheng does not understand questions asked in Chinese because his grammar is poor.
c. Ding Wensheng does not have Chinese friends to answer his questions.
d. Ding Wensheng’s writing skill in Chinese is superior to his reading proficiency.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript女:丁文生的汉语学得怎么样?
男:他总是学得很认真。现在他认识的生词很多,汉字写得很好看,语法也学得不错。他的问题是,他没有中国朋友跟他练习口语,他说得不流利;老师用中文问的问题,他也常常不懂。女:丁文生的漢語學得怎麼樣?
男:他總是學得很認真。現在他認識的生詞很多,漢字寫得很好看,語法也學得不錯。他的問題是,他沒有中國朋友跟他練習口語,他説得不流利;老師用中文問的問題,他也常常不懂。 -
10a. The woman cannot understand the teacher’s question although he speaks slowly and clearly.
b. The teacher took time explaining grammar today but the woman still does not understand his question.
c. The teacher has not made his questions clear so the woman does not understand what he was asking.
d. The woman can never understand the teacher’s speech because he speaks with an accent.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript男:今天老师教得非常慢,这课的语法,你懂不懂?
女:这位汉语老师不是中国人,他的问题是,他汉语说得不清楚。他说的話,我总是不懂。男:今天老師教得非常慢,這課的語法,你懂不懂?
女:這位漢語老師不是中國人,他的問題是,他漢語説得不清楚。他説的話,我總是不懂。