Conversation: Sū Shān: Hēi, hǎojiǔ méijiàn le, shìbushì tán liàn’ài le, méi shíjiān chūlái wán a? 苏 珊： 嗨， 好久 没见 了, 是不是 谈恋爱 了，没 时间 出来 玩 啊？ Susan : Hey, long time no see. Are you in love and have no time to hang out?…
Mike: Spring Festival is coming up. I’m pretty excited. Dan: Yeah, maybe we’ll get some red envelopes.
What does “red envelope” mean in Chinese?
A. 包裹 (bāoguǒ) B. 红包 (hóngbāo) C. 礼物 (lǐwù) C. 情书 (qíngshū)
Answer: B
Analysis:
A: “包裹 (bāoguǒ)” means “package.” B: “红包 (hóngbāo)” means “red envelope.” C: “礼物 (lǐwù)” means “present.” D: “情书 (qíngshū)” means “love letter.”
Culture Note:
In Chinese culture, a “红包 (hóngbāo) red envelope” is usually presented with good tidings written on it and money tucked inside.…
Correct Answer: A
挂(guà) means hanging up, 号(hào) means number.
步(bù) means pace and 行(xíng) means walking.
呐(nà) and 喊(hǎn) both mean shouting loudly.
哭(kū) means crying and 泣(qì) means sobbing.…
Correct Answer: C Examples:
马(mǎ) means horse, 铃(líng) is bell, 薯(shŭ) is potato or yam.
西(xī) means west; 红(hóng) means red, 柿(shì) is persimmon.
大(dà) means big, 蒜(suàn) means garlic.
There are two main meanings about 米(mĭ) in Chinese, one is meter (a unit of length), and the other is rice (a kind of grain or food).
Kathy: Nǐ ___ shénme míngzi? Kathy：你 ___ 什么 名字？ Kathy: What’s your name? Wáng Lì: Wáng Lì. 王 丽：王 丽。 Wang Li: Wang Li. A. 是(shì) B. 叫(jiào) C. 有(yǒu) D. /…
Please fill in the blanks in order to make Chinese greetings out of the available words.
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks. Nǐ xǐhuan kàn shìjièbēi háishì NBA? Jason：你 喜欢 看 世界杯 还是 NBA？ Wǒ xǐhuan kàn shìjièbēi, yīnwèi shìjièbēi ___ rè’nao. Nǐ ne? Mike：我 喜欢 看 世界杯， 因为 世界杯 ___ 热闹。你呢？ Wǒ yě xǐhuan kàn shìjièbēi, wǒ juéde zúqiú ___ lánqiú yǒu yìsi.…
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks. Mike: Qīngdǎo píjiǔ duōshaoqián yìpíng? Mike: 青岛 啤酒 多少钱 一瓶？ Steven: Sān __ wǔ___. Steven: 三 __ 五 ___。 A. 块钱 (kuài qián), 毛钱 (máo qián)
B. 块钱 (kuài qián), 毛 (máo)
C. 块 (kuài), 毛钱 (máo qián)
D.…
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks. Anna: Jīntiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng? Anna: 今天 天气 怎么样？ John: Jīntiān_____ lěng. Nǐ duōchuān____yīfu. John: 今 天 _____ 冷。 你 多 穿 _____衣服。 A. 一点儿(yìdiǎnr), 一点儿(yìdiǎnr)
B. 有一点儿(yǒu yìdiǎnr), 一点儿(yìdiǎnr)
C. 一点儿(yìdiǎnr), 有一点儿(yǒu yìdiǎnr)
D. 有一点儿(yǒu yìdiǎnr), 有一点儿(yǒu yìdiǎnr)
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank.
Lucy: Wèishénme? Lucy：为什么？ Mike: Zhèlǐ jìnzhǐ tíngchē. Mike：这里 禁止 停车。 A. 不(bù)
B. 别(bié)
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Tom: Jenny, jīntiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng? Tom: Jenny, 今天 天气 怎么样？ Tom: Jenny, how’s the weather today? Jenny: Jīntiān____. Jenny：今天_____。 Jenny: It’s rainy today. A. 是下雨(shì xiàyǔ)
B. 是雨(shì yǔ)
C. 下雨(xiàyǔ)
Tina and Kate have been good friends ever since they were kids. The two of them do almost everything together: shopping at the same stores, going to the same university and working at the same company, but this time things are different. Tina got married last week while Kate remains single.…
Jack bought a house in the suburbs and now is preparing to move in. However, moving won’t be easy due to the fact that he has so much to move. Fortunately, Jack has a good friend, Tony, who he can count on.
Conversation: Wǒ míngtiān bānjiā, nǐ yǒukòng ma? Jack：我 明天 搬家， 你 有空 吗？
Yǒukòng, wǒ qù __ nǐ ba.…
Today is Friday, and Tom has been asked to play a game of basketball. But Tom doesn’t want to go and tells this to Jack, wondering whether he wants to play.
Nǐ míngtiān qù dǎ lánqiú ma? Tom：你 明天 去 打 篮球 吗？ Nǐ___qù, wǒ yě___qù.…
C
The correct answer is . Nǐ míngtiān qù dǎ lánqiú ma? Tom：你 明天 去 打 篮球 吗？
Are you going to play basketball tomorrow?
Nǐ bú qù, wǒ yě bú qù. Jack：你 不 去，我 也 不 去。
不
If you’re not going then I’m not going.
