Beginner Mandarin Test

Beginner Mandarin Test Chinese Express Unit 1 to 20

Duration: 45 minutes                        Name: _____________

Mark: ______________/120

 

I. How to say them in Chinese? (30 marks)

  1. Holiday______________
  2. to swim______________
  3. to run______________
  4. life______________
  5. weekend______________
  6. fruit juice______________
  7. receipt______________
  8. welcome______________
  9. wine______________
  10. restaurant______________
  11. milk______________
  12. pork dumplings______________
  13. place______________
  14. hour______________
  15. far______________

 

II. Translate into Chinese (69 marks)

  1. I live in Beijing, at the north of China.

 

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  1. Do you have English menu

 

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  1. Chris’s Chinese is even better

 

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  1. My first time to Beijing was last year.

 

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  1. Put your chopsticks on the table when you finished eating

 

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  1. Do you know how to say computer in Chinese?

 

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  1. My house is next to a hotel

 

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  1. Before I came to Hong Kong, I didn’t know how to speak Chinese

 

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  1. Do you like watching movie or TV?

 

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  1. He has a bad/serious cold.

 

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  1. Can I book a room in your hotel?

 

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  1. You should speak more and listen more when you learn Chinese

 

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  1. Do you often travelling in China?

 

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  1. Have you ever been to Shenzhen before?

 

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  1. I have been there once; I want to go there again.

 

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  1. It must be tough learning Chinese.

 

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  1. Don’t drink too much beer if you have Chinese lesson tomorrow.

 

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  1. Sometimes, winter in Hong Kong can be very cold, only 7 degrees!

 

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  1. Please mail this box to Canada.

 

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  1. I received a lots of Christmas gifts.

 

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21. How long did you sleep yesterday?

 

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22. My friend and I will go together to have lunch after class.

 

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23. He wears the same clothes as I do.

 

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III. Translate these sentences using sentence pattern: (10 marks)

Subject + Verb + Object + Verb + de + Adjective

 

1. He makes good dumplings

 

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2. I had a lot of fun in Guilin

 

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3. I can’t see it clearly

 

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4. He is tired travelling

 

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5. His clothes is clean washed

 

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IV. Translate into English (10 marks)

  1. 我是中国人_________________________________
  2. 你常去日本吗_________________________________
  3. 我喜欢晚上看电视_________________________________
  4. 星期天我去超市买东西_________________________________
  5. 我说一点儿汉语和德语_________________________________
  6. 今天是我的生日_________________________________
  7. 在中国买东西不太便宜_________________________________
  8. 今天早上我吃了鸡_________________________________
  9. 汉语很难_________________________________
  10. 我说汉语说得不错_________________________________

 

V. Choose ONE topic from below and prepare a ONE minute presentation. (20 marks)

1. Life in Hong Kong

2. Chinese food

3. Travelling

4. Learning Chinese

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VI. Listening exercise, true or false?

1. I am a Chinese teacher (T / F)

2. I like travelling (T / F)

3. My friend’s life in China is difficult (T / F)

4. My favorite food is dumplings (T / F)

5. I received lots of gift in spring festival (T / F)

6. If you don’t speak Chinese, Chinese people will help you. (T / F)

7. Chinese language is getting more and more important (T / F)

8. No one speaks English in Beijing (T / F)

9. There are not many Chinese people travel during the holiday. (T / F)