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1. This examination is available in two formats: the Simplified form (page 1) and the Traditional form (page 21). You only need to write one form of the examination. Be sure to read the instructions inside the booklet before you begin. 2. Place the stickers with your Personal Education Number (PEN) in the allotted spaces above. Under no circumstance is your name or identification, other than your Personal Education Number, to appear on this booklet. 3. Ensure that in addition to this examination booklet, you have an Examination Response Form. Follow the directions on the front of the Response Form.

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1. Electronic devices, including dictionaries and pagers, are not permitted in the examination room. 2. All multiple-choice answers must be entered on the Response Form using an HB pencil. Multiple-choice answers entered in this examination booklet will not be marked. 3. For each of the written-response questions, write your answer in ink in the space provided in this booklet. 4. Ensure that you use language and content appropriate to the purpose and audience of this examination. Failure to comply may result in your paper being awarded a zero. 5. This examination is designed to be completed in two hours. Students may, however, take up to 30 minutes of additional time to finish.

AUGUST 2005 MANDARIN 12 PROVINCIAL EXAMINATION

Suggested Value Time 1. This examination consists of three parts:

PART A: Linguistic Competency Section 1: Linguistic Competency A 20 10

PART B: Reading Comprehension Section 2: Prose and Drama 24 40 Section 3: Authentic Documents 10 15

PART C: Written Expression Section 4: Sentence Construction 6 10 Section 5: Note 12 20 Section 6: Story Completion 18 25

Total: 90 marks 120 minutes SIMPLIFIED FORM

IMPORTANT: This is the Simplified form of the Mandarin Chinese 12 examination. If you wish to write the Traditional form of the Mandarin Chinese 12 examination, please turn to page 21 in the middle of this booklet. You need to write only one form of the examination. PART A: LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY SECTION 1: LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY A Value: 20 marks Suggested Time: 10 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS: For questions 1 to 20, select the best answer and record your choice on the Response Form provided. Using an HB pencil, completely fill in the circle that has the letter corresponding to your answer.

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16. Which pair of characters has the same final in Pinyin? A. B. C. D. #

17. $*! "$ + –––– A. zâncü B. zânchü C. zhâncü D. zhânchü

18. Huä Mùlán shì Zhöngguó lìshî gùshì zhöng de n§ . A. yïnxíng B. yïngxíng C. yïnxióng D. yïngxióng

19. Zuótiän wô zài shängdiàn dào le yí ge xiâoxué tóngxué. A. pèn B. pàn C. pèng D. pòng

20. % –––– A. cénzòng B. cénchòng C. chénzhòng D. chéngzhòng

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following passage carefully. For questions 21 to 25, select the best answer and record your choice on the Response Form provided. Your answers must be based on the passage.

Xiâofäng töngcháng zâoshang qï diân yí kè qîchuáng, bä diân qù shàngxué. Dànshì jïntiän tä liù diân sän kè jiù qîchuáng le. Qï diân bàn tä hé bàba yìqî qù shàngbän. Mêi nián de shíyï yuè, Xiâofäng de xuéxiào yäoqiú jiû niánjí de xuésheng gënzhe fùqin huò mûqin göngzuò yì tiän.

Xiâofäng de bàba shì yì jiä diànhuà zhìzào châng de jïnglî. Yí shàngbän bàba xiän hé göngchâng de qítä lîngdâo zài bàngöngshì käi le yí ge huì. Käiwán huì, Xiâofäng gën zhe bàba qù chângfáng. Xiâofäng kàndào göngrénmen zài mángzhe shëngchân gèzhông- gèyàng de diànhuàjï. Chúle pûtöng de diànhuàjï yîwài, tämen hái shëngchân duìjiângjï hé shôujï. Xiâofäng duì kêyî zhàoxiàng de shôujï tèbié gân xìngqù.

Chïguò wûfàn hòu, Xiâofäng hái hé bàba qùle göngchâng de jìshù yánjiü shì. Xiâofäng fëicháng xîhuän gäo sùdù shàngwâng shôujï. Tämen zhèngzài yánjiü de xïn shôujï búdàn nénggòu fä diànzî yóujiàn hé zhào zhàopiänr, érqiê hái kêyî dängzuò jìshìbên hé jìsuànqì. Bàba gàosù Xiâofäng, tämen göngchâng zhèngzài nûlì shî zhè zhông shôujï nénggòu jìlù rén de yûyán. Jiänglái nî xiê zuòwén shí, zhîyào duìzhe shôujï shuöhuà, shôujï jiù huì bâ nî de huà biànchéng wénzì, ránhòu fädào lâoshï de diànzî xìnxiäng lî. Jïntiän Xiâofäng zài bàba de göngchâng lî xuédàole hên duö zhïshi.

21. When did Xiaofang get up this morning?

A. 6:45 a.m. B. 7:15 a.m. C. 7:30 a.m. D. 8:00 a.m.

A. to start her part-time job B. to fulfill a school requirement C. to complete a research project D. to find out how cell phones are made

23. What is her father’s position in the factory?

A. worker B. manager C. researcher D. photographer

24. Where did Xiaofang and her father go in the afternoon?

A. workshop B. research lab C. cell phone store D. her father’s office

25. What is a potential function of the new cell phone?

A. to enable oral interpretation B. to replace the full function of a laptop C. to write articles upon the owner’s request D. to convert spoken language into written words

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following passage carefully. For questions 26 to 30, select the best answer and record your choice on the Response Form provided. Your answers must be based on the passage.

Zài Öuzhöu de yí ge chéngshì lî, yí wèi bäshíwû suì de lâo nâinai yíxiàzi chéngle yí wèi chümíng de rén. Sänshíwû suì shí, tä türán hünshuì bù xîng (to wake), zhídào èrshí nián hòu cái xîng guòlái. Èrlínglíngsì nián wû yuè, Éguó de yì jiä bàozhî fângwènle zhè wèi lâorén.

Zhè wèi lâorén niánqïng shí, yóuyú zhàngfu xîhuan hë jiû, liâng ge rén zôngshì zhëngchâo (to quarrel). Zài yí cì zhëngchâo yîhòu, tä küle hên jiû, ránhòu jiù shuìzháo le. Nà shì yïjiûwûsì nián de shì le.

Däng zhè wèi tàitai liánxù liâng tiän méiyôu xînglái shí, tä de zhàngfu jiäng tä sòngdào yïyuàn. Yïshëng méiyôu fäxiàn shénme wèntí, zhîshì tä de xïntiào bî zhèngcháng rén màn, tîwën yê jiào dï. Méiyôu rén néng bâ tä jiàoxîng.

Yïjiûqïsì nián de yì tiän, tä türán zìjî xîng guolai. Tä wàibiâo kàn qilai hé èrshí nián qián méi shénme biànhuà, shëntî hé zhèngcháng rén yíyàng jiànkäng. Tä dêng zài chuángbiän de zhàngfu jïdòng de kü le, duì tä shuö: “Zhèxië nián wô yìzhí méiyôu hë jiû, yîhòu yê bú huì zài hë le.” Tä tïngle yîhòu gäoxìng de xiào le.

26. How old was the woman when she woke up from a deep sleep?

A. 35 B. 50 C. 55 D. 85

27. When did the Russian newspaper release this strange story?

A. 1954 B. 1974 C. 2004 D. 2005

A. She had a heart attack. B. She was badly hit by her husband. C. She cried for a long time and was too tired. D. She drank too much and cried for a long time.

29. Which of the following is the correct description about the woman when she just woke up from the long sleep?

A. She looked younger than before. B. She looked almost the same as before. C. Her heart beat was slower than normal. D. Her temperature was lower than normal.

30. How did the husband respond when the woman woke up?

A. He was very excited and smiled. B. He told the woman not to drink again. C. He promised that he would never drink again. D. He promised that he would never quarrel with her again.

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following passage carefully. For questions 31 to 38, select the best answer and record your choice on the Response Form provided. Your answers must be based on the passage.

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31. When she heard the news, she was

A. very sad and almost in tears. B. very happy but a bit worried. C. extremely happy and excited. D. extremely worried and disappointed.

32. What was his job in his hometown?

A. cook B. waiter C. office worker D. factory worker

A. He went to work. B. He chatted with her. C. He visited the waitress. D. He said goodbye to his friends.

34. How old is she in the passage?

A. 20 years old B. 30 years old C. over 30 years old D. almost 30 years old

35. Who were the people in the second picture?

A. father and son B. mother and son C. parents and son D. the son by himself

36. How old is the boy now?

A. one year old B. two years old C. three years old D. four years old

37. Where was the third picture taken?

A. in the zoo B. in the park C. in their home D. in the factory

38. Why did the woman smile at the end of the passage?

A. He finally talked to her. B. She realized he still loved her. C. It was the boy’s third birthday. D. He was accepted by the university.

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following drama carefully. For questions 39 to 44, select the best answer and record your choice on the Response Form provided. Your answers must be based on the drama. l?'9 tBn h|6 P

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39. Why does Zhou Li seem unhappy today?

A. His application has been rejected by the university. B. He does not know what he should study in university. C. He is sick because he has not slept well for several days. D. His parents are not happy with his study choice in university.

A. find a job. B. become an artist. C. develop a hobby. D. design computer games.

41. What does Zhou Li wish to study in university?

A. Music B. Physics C. Fine Arts D. Computer Science

42. What does Zhou Li think of Ye Ying?

A. She is very talented in singing. B. She can draw better than other people. C. She will have difficulty studying Physics. D. She is not good at playing computer games.

43. Ye Ying has not made up her mind about her study choice because

A. she has too many talents. B. Computer Science is too difficult for girls. C. she still has time to think about it thoroughly. D. her parents do not want her to study Fine Arts.

44. What does Zhou Li ask Ye Ying to do?

A. invite her parents to school B. help him decide his area of study C. go to school together in the morning D. give him some ideas to deal with his problem

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following passage carefully. For questions 45 to 54, select the best answer and record your choice on the Response Form provided. Your answers must be based on the passage.

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A. east to west. B. north to south. C. northwest to southeast. D. northeast to southwest.

46. Which of the following is true about the Jing Zhang Railway?

A. It was the first railway built in China. B. It was designed and built by foreign engineers. C. It was built when China was poor and underdeveloped. D. It was China’s longest railway built in the nineteenth century.

47. Which two places did Jing Zhang Railway plan to connect?

A. Beijing and Guangdong B. Shanghai and Guangdong C. Beijing and Inner Mongolia D. Shanghai and Inner Mongolia

48. How long did it take to complete the Jing Zhang Railway?

A. 2 years B. 4 years C. 9 years D. 20 years

49. According to the original plan, Jing Zhang Railway was to be completed in

A. 1905. B. 1907. C. 1909. D. 1911.

A. It decided to build the Jing Zhang Railway. B. It sent the first group of students to study in the US. C. It accepted the first US exchange student in Shanghai. D. It appointed Zhan Tianyou the chief engineer for the railway project.

51. When Zhan Tianyou went to the US, he was

A. in his 30’s. B. a young boy. C. a railway engineer. D. an engineering student.

52. From where did Zhan Tianyou leave for the US?

A. Beijing B. Shanghai C. Guangdong D. Inner Mongolia

53. How long did Zhan Tianyou study in the US?

A. 8 years B. 9 years C. 10 years D. 11 years

54. How old was Zhan Tianyou when he started designing the Jing Zhang Railway?

A. 30 years old B. 33 years old C. 44 years old D. 49 years old

INSTRUCTIONS: For all parts of question 1, use the words provided to construct a Mandarin sentence. Each sentence must contain at least ten characters.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Using well-constructed Mandarin sentences of approximately 80 characters, write an e-mail note on the topic given below. Use one square for each punctuation mark. Avoid dialogue, repetition and lists. Marks will be awarded for content and for grammatical correctness. Students must avoid identifying themselves, their schools or school districts.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Using well-constructed Mandarin sentences (between 80 and 120 characters), complete the story started below. Use one square for each punctuation mark. Avoid dialogue, repetition and lists. Marks will be awarded for content and for grammatical correctness.

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IMPORTANT: This is the Traditional form of the Mandarin Chinese 12 examination. If you wish to write the Simplified form of the Mandarin Chinese 12 examination, please turn to page 1 at the beginning of this booklet. You need to write only one form of the examination.

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A. ) B. $ C. (' D. *

16. Which pair of characters has the same final in Pinyin?

A. " B. C. %+ D.

17. ! &# –––– A. zâncü B. zânchü C. zhâncü D. zhânchü

18. Huä Mùlán shì Zhöngguó lìshî gùshì zhöng de n§ .

A. yïnxíng B. yïngxíng C. yïnxióng D. yïngxióng

19. Zuótiän wô zài shängdiàn dào le yí ge xiâoxué tóngxué.

A. pèn B. pàn C. pèng D. pòng

20. –––– A. cénzòng B. cénchòng C. chénzhòng D. chéngzhòng

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following passage carefully. For questions 21 to 25, select the best answer and record your choice on the Response Form provided. Your answers must be based on the passage.

21. When did Xiaofang get up this morning?

A. 6:45 a.m. B. 7:15 a.m. C. 7:30 a.m. D. 8:00 a.m.

A. to start her part-time job B. to fulfill a school requirement C. to complete a research project D. to find out how cell phones are made

23. What is her father’s position in the factory?

A. worker B. manager C. researcher D. photographer

24. Where did Xiaofang and her father go in the afternoon?

A. workshop B. research lab C. cell phone store D. her father’s office

25. What is a potential function of the new cell phone?

A. to enable oral interpretation B. to replace the full function of a laptop C. to write articles upon the owner’s request D. to convert spoken language into written words

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following passage carefully. For questions 26 to 30, select the best answer and record your choice on the Response Form provided. Your answers must be based on the passage.

26. How old was the woman when she woke up from a deep sleep?

A. 35 B. 50 C. 55 D. 85

27. When did the Russian newspaper release this strange story?

A. 1954 B. 1974 C. 2004 D. 2005

A. She had a heart attack. B. She was badly hit by her husband. C. She cried for a long time and was too tired. D. She drank too much and cried for a long time.

29. Which of the following is the correct description about the woman when she just woke up from the long sleep?

A. She looked younger than before. B. She looked almost the same as before. C. Her heart beat was slower than normal. D. Her temperature was lower than normal.

30. How did the husband respond when the woman woke up?

A. He was very excited and smiled. B. He told the woman not to drink again. C. He promised that he would never drink again. D. He promised that he would never quarrel with her again.

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following passage carefully. For questions 31 to 38, select the best answer and record your choice on the Response Form provided. Your answers must be based on the passage.

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A. very sad and almost in tears. B. very happy but a bit worried. C. extremely happy and excited. D. extremely worried and disappointed.

32. What was his job in his hometown?

A. cook B. waiter C. office worker D. factory worker

A. He went to work. B. He chatted with her. C. He visited the waitress. D. He said goodbye to his friends.

34. How old is she in the passage?

A. 20 years old B. 30 years old C. over 30 years old D. almost 30 years old

35. Who were the people in the second picture?

A. father and son B. mother and son C. parents and son D. the son by himself

36. How old is the boy now?

A. one year old B. two years old C. three years old D. four years old

37. Where was the third picture taken?

A. in the zoo B. in the park C. in their home D. in the factory

38. Why did the woman smile at the end of the passage?

A. He finally talked to her. B. She realized he still loved her. C. It was the boy’s third birthday. D. He was accepted by the university.

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39. Why does Zhou Li seem unhappy today?

A. find a job. B. become an artist. C. develop a hobby. D. design computer games.

41. What does Zhou Li wish to study in university?

A. Music B. Physics C. Fine Arts D. Computer Science

42. What does Zhou Li think of Ye Ying?

A. She is very talented in singing. B. She can draw better than other people. C. She will have difficulty studying Physics. D. She is not good at playing computer games.

43. Ye Ying has not made up her mind about her study choice because

A. she has too many talents. B. Computer Science is too difficult for girls. C. she still has time to think about it thoroughly. D. her parents do not want her to study Fine Arts.

44. What does Zhou Li ask Ye Ying to do?

A. invite her parents to school B. help him decide his area of study C. go to school together in the morning D. give him some ideas to deal with his problem

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following passage carefully. For questions 45 to 54, select the best answer and record your choice on the Response Form provided. Your answers must be based on the passage.

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46. Which of the following is true about the Jing Zhang Railway?

47. Which two places did Jing Zhang Railway plan to connect?

A. Beijing and Guangdong B. Shanghai and Guangdong C. Beijing and Inner Mongolia D. Shanghai and Inner Mongolia

48. How long did it take to complete the Jing Zhang Railway?

A. 2 years B. 4 years C. 9 years D. 20 years

49. According to the original plan, Jing Zhang Railway was to be completed in

A. 1905. B. 1907. C. 1909. D. 1911.

51. When Zhan Tianyou went to the US, he was

A. in his 30’s. B. a young boy. C. a railway engineer. D. an engineering student.

52. From where did Zhan Tianyou leave for the US?

A. Beijing B. Shanghai C. Guangdong D. Inner Mongolia

53. How long did Zhan Tianyou study in the US?

A. 8 years B. 9 years C. 10 years D. 11 years

54. How old was Zhan Tianyou when he started designing the Jing Zhang Railway?

A. 30 years old B. 33 years old C. 44 years old D. 49 years old

INSTRUCTIONS: For all parts of question 1, use the words provided to construct a Mandarin sentence. Each sentence must contain at least ten characters.

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3. (18 marks) (As soon as I entered the door, Mom told me with a smile…)

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