w w ap eP m e tr .X w om .c s er Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education 0509/21 FIRST LANGUAGE CHINESE Paper 2 Writing May/June 2014 1 hour 15 minutes *7077554574* Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front of the Booklet. Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. The essay titles, 1-8, on this question paper are printed twice, once in traditional and once in simplified characters. If you wish to read the essay titles in traditional characters, turn to page 2; if you wish to read the essay titles in simplified characters, turn to page 3. Write a composition of between 400 and 600 characters on one of the eight essay titles provided. You may write your answer in either traditional or simplified characters. You should pay attention to punctuation, accuracy and handwriting. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. This document consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page. NL 82702/2 © UCLES 2014 [Turn over 2 ESSAY QUESTIONS IN TRADITIONAL CHARACTERS © UCLES 2014 0509/21/M/J/14 3 ESSAY QUESTIONS IN SIMPLIFIED CHARACTERS © UCLES 2014 0509/21/M/J/14 4 BLANK PAGE Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. © UCLES 2014 0509/21/M/J/14