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Studen t Number BO ARD OF STUD I ES

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2007 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

EXAMINATION

Chinese Beginners ListeningSkills

Genera l Inst ructio ns

• You may NOT open the examination paper until instructed to do so on the recording

• Write using black or blue pen

• You may make notes in the column headed 'Candidate 's Notes '

• Wr ite your Centre Number and Student Number at the top of this page

Tot a l mark s - 25

• Attempt Questions 1- 9

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Total mark s - 25 Atte mpt Qu estion s 1-9

You will hear NlNE texts. Each text will be read twice . The question for each text will be read once before the first reading of the text. There wi ll be a pause after the first reading in which you may make notes. However , you may make notes at any time . You will be given adequate lime after the second readi ng to complete your answe r. Answe r the quest ions in ENGLISH in the spaces provided . In the case of multiple-choice questions, tick the box that correspond s to the co rrect respo nse.

Qu esti on J (2 marks)

Wh y is this announce ment be ing made?

Que sti on 2 (2 marks)

Why does the son need to speak with the teacher aga in?

Q ues tion 3 ( I mark)

Where is this conve rsation taki ng place?

(A) A t school

(8 ) In a park

(e ) At the c inema

(D) In a living room

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Candidate's Notes

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Candidate 's Notes Que stion 4 (2 marks)

(a) Where do the speakers want to go?

(b) How will they get there?

Qu estion 5 ( I mark)

What are the two speakers doing?

(A) Washing up

(B) Having dinner

(C) Cooking dinner

(D) Doing Mathematics homework

Qu eslioo 6 (3 marks)

Why was Anna so upset?

Que stion 7 (4 marks)

What is Me Chen' s problem?

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Please turn over

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Candidat e's Notes Que stion 8 (4 marks)

Why does Anna want to meet with David and Mary ?

Q uest ion 9 (6 marks)

Co mplete the table using the inform ation fro m the interview.

Suggested activity Reason

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ITIIIJ Centre Number

Studen t Number BO ARD OF STUD IES

N E W S O UT H W AL ES

2007 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

EXAMINATION

Chinese Beginners Written Examination

Genera l Instruct ions

• Readi ng time - 5 minutes

• Working time - 2 hou rs

• Wr ite using black or blue pen

• Wr ite your Centre Number and Studen t Number at the top of thi s page and pages 9 and I 1

Tota l ma rk s - 50

(S ect ion I ) Pages 2-7

30 mark s

• Attempt Questions 1- 5

• Allow about 1 hou r and 10 minutes for this sec tion

(S ection II ) Pages 9- 10

10 ma rk s

• Atte mpt Question 6

• Allow about 25 minutes for this section

( Section III ) Page II

10 mark s

• Atte mpt Question 7

• Allow about 25 minutes for this section

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Section I - Readin g Skills

30 mark s Attempt Questions 1- 5 Allow abo ut 1 hour a nd 10 minu tes for th is section

Answer the questions in ENGLISH in the spaces provided .

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Ques t ion 1 (3 marks)

Read the text, then answer the question that follow s.

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Question 3 (6 marks)

Read the text, then answer the questions that follow.

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(a) Who is Mr Wang?

(b) What advice does Mr Wang give to the parents?

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Quest ion 4 (8 marks)

Read the text. then answer the questions that follow.

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(a) How has the teacher helped his students?

(b) W hat do we learn about the two students in the fi lm?

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Ques tion 5 ( 10 marks)

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Question 5 continues on page 7

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Question 5 (continued)

(a) Wh y has Xiao Ying initiated this chatroom conversation?

(b) What advice does Xiao Wang give to Xiao Ying ?

(c) Tick the box that corresponds 10 the correct response.

Who is Mr Li?

(A ) Xiao Ying's father D (6) A PE teacher at Ming Ming' s school D (C) A school counsellor at Xiao Lan' s school D (D) A Chinese teacher at Xiao Wang' s school D

(d) Why does X iao Yin g gel angry?

End of Question 5

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200 7 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

Chinese Beginners ITIIIJ Centre Number

Section II - Wr iting Skills

Student Number to mar ks Atte mpt Quest ion 6 Allow abo ut 25 minu tes for th is sect ion

Answer the question in the space provided.

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Qu est ion 6 ( 10 marks)

Answer in 80- 100 characters. You must use at least 50 Chinese characters, of which at least 40 must be different. You may use Pinyin, but you must NOT use Pinyin for characters that are on the prescr ibed list.

Write a letter OR a dialogue OR a narrative in CHINESE on ONE of the following topics.

(a) Playing school sport

OR

(b) My favourite restaurant

OR

(e) Making friends

Q uest ion 6 con tinues on pag e 10

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2007 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

Chinese Beginners ITIIIJ Centre Number

Section III - Gramm ar

Student Number to mark s Attempt Qu estion 7 Allow about 25 minut es for this sect ion

Answer the questions in CHINESE CHARACTERS in the spaces provided.

Que stion 7 (10 marks)

Write FIVE sentences in CHINESE using each of the specified grammatical constructions.

Sentence 1: ~ (as a preposition)

Sentence 2: ve..(as a modal particle)

Sentence 3: ii- (as a verbal suffix)

Sentence 4: ~.it . . . ;t,{. (as a conditional clause)

Sentence 5: ~ (in an order)

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