BCSD BHS 2014-2015 HS Chinese III Written Test 1 Mrs. Xiaguang Storey 中文(三)Review Session Written Test Guide (1) The following 15 sentences/dialogues are from Chinese Made Easy Book 2. Translate them into Chinese. You must write characters out of your memory. Your review test on Wednesday 09/24/2014 will be modified only slightly from the following translation. Reference sheet is available at the end of the word file. 1. How’s the weather today?- It’s sometimes cloudy, sometimes sunny today. In the afternoon, it will probably be windy and rain. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 2. What’s the temperature tomorrow?- Tomorrow will be very hot。 The temperature will be from 30ºC to 38ºC. There will probably be a thunderstorm tomorrow. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 1 BCSD BHS 2014-2015 HS Chinese III Written Test 1 Mrs. Xiaguang Storey 3. How’s the weather like in winter in Hong Kong? - It is nice and warm in the winter in Hong Kong, and it is not cold. Often it is sunny, sometimes cloudy, and sometimes it rains lightly. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 4. I like Hong Kong’s winter very much. But I don’t the summer there, because it is too hot there in the summer! _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 5. How many semesters are in a year in your school? How many holidays? – In my school there are two semesters in a year, and three holidays: winter holiday, spring break and summer holiday. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 2 BCSD BHS 2014-2015 HS Chinese III Written Test 1 Mrs. Xiaguang Storey 6. How’s your summer holiday? / What did you do in the summer holiday? – My summer holiday was very fun! _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 7. When do you start your winter holiday this year? – My winter holiday starts on December 21st this year. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 8. What clothes should you bring when/if you go to Beijing in the winter? – Because Being’s winter is very cold, I should bring an overcoat, a sweater, a hat, a scarf, and gloves. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 3 BCSD BHS 2014-2015 HS Chinese III Written Test 1 Mrs. Xiaguang Storey 9. What clothes is your teaching wearing today? – My teacher is wearing a black short-sleeve shirt, a white long skirt, and a pair of black leather shoes. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 10. What hobbies do you have? / What do you like doing? – I have many hobbies. I like reading, listening to music, swimming, running, going online and playing tennis. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 11. What hobbies does your younger sister have? – She doesn’t have any hobbies. She doesn’t like sports, nor does like to 4 BCSD BHS 2014-2015 HS Chinese III Written Test 1 Mrs. Xiaguang Storey participate in the school’s extracurricular activities. She likes to watch a little bit TV after finishing her homework. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 12. What time/When do you get up every morning? – I get up at 6:15 every morning. As soon as I get up, I brush my teeth, wash my face, and then eat breakfast. At 7:30 I take the school bus/ walk to school. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 5 BCSD BHS 2014-2015 13. HS Chinese III Written Test 1 Mrs. Xiaguang Storey What do you do first after you get home? – After I get home I always eat something first, and then do my homework. After finishing homework, I sometimes go shopping with my mom. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 14. Besides going online and listening to music, what else do you like? – Besides going online and listening to music, I also like playing guitar and paint oil paintings. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 15. How well do you play the piano? – Sorry, I don’t play piano, but I play the violin. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 6 BCSD BHS 2014-2015 HS Chinese III Written Test 1 Mrs. Xiaguang Storey Written Test Reference 游泳 拉小提琴 开心 寒假 黑色长裙 跑步 暖和 除了 … 以外 … 刮风 香港 冷 vs. 热 画油画 参加 课外活动 一 … 就… 洗脸 弹钢琴 做完 跟 … 一起 对不起 吃东西 应该带 刷牙 天晴 春假 哪里 雷雨 短袖 衬衫 皮鞋 7