Contents A U t h o r s M e s s a g e i P r e f a c e i i i UNIT 1 Sports and Fitness L1 Shaolin Kung Fu L2 What s Your Favorite Sport? 体育与健身少林功夫你喜欢什么运动? 体育与健身 少林功夫...........................1 你喜欢什么运动?..............19 UNIT 2 Food and Fashion L3 The Beijing Teahouse L4 What Should a Bridesmaid Wear? 饮食与服装北京的茶馆伴娘的服装 饮食与服装 北京的茶馆...................... 35 伴娘的服装...................... 51 UNIT 3 School and Family 学校与家庭学校与家庭 L5 Chinese is Fun! 我爱学中文我爱学中文......................65 L6 My Father, Laoshe 儿子眼中的父亲儿子眼中的父亲..............81 UNIT 4 Festivals and Customs L7 Celebrating Chinese New Year L8 Moon Festival 节日与风俗过年中秋节 节日与风俗 过年...............................97 中秋节..........................111 UNIT 5 Travel and Transportation L9 Planning a Trip to China L10 I Climbed the Great Wall 旅游与交通我要去中国旅游我登上了长城 旅遊与交通 我要去中国旅遊..............125 我登上了长城.................139 A N S W E R S h e e t S 1 5 3
U N I T O N E LESSON 1 Sports and Fitness Shaolin Kung Fu 1 Section One I. Multiple Choice (Listen to the dialogs) Note: In this part, you may NOT move back and forth among questions. Directions: In this part, you will hear several short conversations or parts of conversations followed by four choices, designated (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one that continues or completes the conversation in a logical and culturally appropriate manner. You will have 5 seconds to answer each question. 1. (A) (B) (C) (D) 5. (A) (B) (C) (D) 2. Review (A) (B) (C) (D) 6. Copy (A) (B) (C) (D) 3. (A) (B) (C) (D) 7. (A) (B) (C) (D) 4. (A) (B) (C) (D) 8. (A) (B) (C) (D) II. Multiple Choice (Listen to the selections) Note: In this part, you may move back and forth only among the questions associated with the current listening selection. Directions: In this part, you will listen to several selections in Chinese. For each selection, you will be told whether it will be played once or twice. You may take notes as you listen. After listening to each selection, you will see questions in English. For each question, choose the response that is best according to the selection. You will have 12 seconds to answer each question. Selection 1 1. Why did the man call the sports center? (A) To ask about opening times of the sports center. (B) To ask about the usage fee for the badminton court. (C) To reserve a badminton court for the following day. (D) To ask about the location of the sports center.
2 Unit 1 Sports and Fitness 2. When do the man and his friend plan to go to the sports center? (A) 11:00 am (B) 12:00 pm (C) 7:00 pm (D) 9:00 am 3. Which of these things does the woman say will affect the fee? (A) The number of people booking the court. (B) The amount of time spent there. (C) The time of a day it s more expensive in the evenings. (D) The day of the week it s more expensive on weekends. 4. How much money does the man need to pay? (A) 50 yuan (B) 100 yuan (C) 150 yuan (D) 200 yuan Selection 2 5. If the sports meet is held as scheduled, when should it start? (A) 8:00 am (B) 8:30 am (C) 8:45 am Review (D) 9:00 am Copy 6. Where will the sports meet be held? (A) At the northern sports ground. (B) At the eastern sports ground. (C) At the western sports ground. (D) At the southern sports ground. Selection 3 7. What are the two people talking about? (A) Yao Ming s basketball skills. (B) Yao Ming s basketball team. (C) Yao Ming s photo. (D) Yao Ming s fans. 8. According to this conversation, which of the following statements is TRUE? (A) The man watched Yao Ming play in Shanghai. (B) Yao Ming played in Shanghai in January. (C) Xiao Ling watched Yao Ming play in Shanghai. (D) The man wants to get a photo from Xiao Ling.
3 Lesson 1 Shaolin Kung Fu Selection 4 9. Why was Xiao Wang in a bad mood today? (A) Because he lost a game yesterday. (B) Because he missed a game yesterday. (C) Because his favorite team lost a game. (D) Because he could not take part in the final game. 10. Which team does Xiao Wang like? (A) Brazil (C) The USA (B) England (D) Italy 11. According to the conversation, which of the following statements is TRUE? (A) The woman likes soccer as much as the man. (B) The soccer game last night was the final. (C) The woman didn t watch the soccer game last night. (D) The woman s favorite soccer team is Brazil. Selection 5 12. What day is the game on? (A) This coming Wednesday (B) This coming Monday (C) The following Wednesday (D) The following Monday 13. Does Xiao Zhang think it will be easy to buy tickets? (A) Yes, he thinks it will be easy. (B) No, he thinks it will be difficult. (C) Yes, he knows someone who can help him. (D) No, he thinks it will be impossible. 14. What does Xiao Zhang hope Li Bing will do as soon as possible? (A) Buy tickets at the stadium. (B) Watch the game at the stadium. (C) Give him a call. (D) Buy him a ticket. 15. What kind of ticket does Xiao Zhang hope to buy? (A) The cheapest tickets. (B) Tickets for good seats. (C) The same ticket as Li Bing s. (D) Tickets for the seats nearest to the field.
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