Asian Studies

 

SAMPLE ITEMS OF THE CHINESE PLACEMENT TEST

 

I.    Write down your answers in complete sentences in pinyin or zhuyin fuhao (with tones

      marked) to the questions you hear. You don’t have to write down the questions.

            Questions:

 

       1.  贵姓？你叫什么名字？

       2.  你是从哪儿来的？

       3.  你一共认识多少个汉字？

II.   Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words or expressions:

       1.  我今天                        ，不去打球了。

                        a. 累一点儿                b. 一点儿累                c. 有一点累

       2.  那张桌子没有人，你们                    到那儿去坐。

                        a. 可以                        b. 能                c. 会

       3.  老师                孩子们多看书，少看电视。

                        a.问                 b. 叫                c. 请

       4.  这个地方太美了，有空我要                        来一次。

                        a. 又                b. 再                c. 还

       5.  图书馆八点才开门，他们去早了，                        。

                        a. 进不去        b. 不进去        c. 没进去

III. Turn the following sentences into negation, and make due adjustment when necessary.

      Then convert them into questions as required (in the parentheses):

       1.  航空公司都已经用电脑卖机票了。

            Negation:

            Question (do NOT use吗):

       2.  你得把这些字每个写十遍。

            Negation:

            Question (do NOT use吗):

       3.  运动场比餐厅离宿舍远。

            Negation:

            Question (use “or”):

       4.  小王想要的那本新书被人借走了。

            Negation:

            Question (use Question Word for the underlined part):

IV. Choose the most appropriate word to fill in each of the blanks (I), and then circle

      the correct answers from the following according to the passages (II):

1.     (1–I)

            马思成 (1) ____ 大学的学生宿舍。他的       (1) a.住在 b.在住 c. 住了d.住着

     房间有两 (2) ____ 床。左边的床是他的，右      (2) a. 个    b. 张    c. 块    d. 件

边的床是他的同屋小高的，中间是一张大

书桌，上面 (3) _____着电脑和电话。雖然       (3) a. 是    b. 有    c. 在    d. 放

宿舍有餐廳﹐有活動室﹐ (4) ___ 有洗衣房﹐        (4) a. 又    b. 再    c. 还    d. 更

离图书馆也不太远，非常方便﹐ (5) _____        (5) a.可是  b.要是 c.还是d.不是

一年級學生宿舍的很多房間都沒有 (6) ____      (6) a. 我们b. 他们c.大家d.自己

的洗澡間。洗澡 (7) ____ 上廁所都很麻煩。     (7) a. 或者 b.还是 c.而且d.还有

宿舍也不許喝酒、 (8) ____ 舞會、不許養         (8) a. 跳     b. 有    c. 开   d. 去

小動物。最糟糕的是宿舍什麼時候都很

吵﹐ (9) ____週末也不安靜。所以小马想明      (9) a. 连    b. 还    c. 更   d. 也

年 (10) ____搬家，到外边的公寓去住。           (10) a. 才    b. 就    c.快    d. 刚

     (1–II)         

                 (1) Which of the following is NOT true:

                        a. Xiao Ma is a freshman

                        b. Xiao Mao has a roommate

                        c. Xiao Ma’s bed is on the right

                        d. Xiao Ma’s computer is on the desk

                 (2)  It is convenient to live in the dormitory because

                        a. it has a cafeteria

                        b. it has a laundry room

                        c. it is near the library

                        d. all of the above

                 (3)  According to the passage, the worse thing of the dorm is

                        a. that it is always noisy

                        b. it does not have a private bathroom

                        c. pets are not allowed

                        d. you can’t have party or drink there

                 (4)              Xiao Ma is thinking about next year

                        a. moving to a new dormitory

                        b. moving to an apartment outside campus

                        c. moving back home

                        d. getting a new roommate

            2.   (2–I)

婚姻是个 (1)            问题，中老年人再婚也                 (1) a.感觉b.感情 c.感谢d.感受

  要 (2)         恋爱，否则再婚以后又提出离婚，双         (2) a. 说    b. 讲   c. 论    d. 谈

方都会有许多 (3)           。在日常生活中，中老          (3) a.麻烦b.头疼c.毛病d.费事

年男人常常 (4)                找个老伴照顾自己的生活，  (4) a.情愿b.愿意 c.希望d.期望

或者 (5)                  抚养未成年的孩子。而中老年女   (5) a.互助b.帮助 c.支援 d.支持

性则想 (6)          再婚改变自己原来的生活状况，       (6) a.经过 b.改过 c.越过 d.通过 

(7)          是没有稳定经济收入的女性。                         (7) a.尤其 b.格外 c.突出 d.更加

            (2–II)

            (1) 这篇短文主要说的是

                        a. 中老年人的再婚问题

                        b. 中老年人的结婚问题

                        c. 中老年人的离婚问题

                        d. 中老年人的婚姻问题

            (2)  这篇短文指出中老年人

                        a. 的婚姻都会有问题

                        b. 得先谈恋爱再结婚

                        c. 再婚会有很多困难

                        d. 再婚以后会又离婚

            (3)  通常再婚的中老年男性

                        a. 是想给孩子找个妈妈

                        b. 是想找个漂亮的太太

                        c. 是想改变自己的经济状况

                        d. 都不是为了以上的这些

            (4)  多半的中老年妇女找老伴        

                        a. 是为了照顾自己的生活

                        b. 是为了抚养未成年的孩子

                        c. 是为了改变自己的经济状况

                        d. 都不是为了以上的这些

V.  Translate the following into Chinese (you may write in characters, pinyin, or a

      combination of both):

     1.  In the past she often did her homework in her dormitory in the afternoon. When I

          went to see her last Tuesday, she was making a phone call. Later she told me very

          happily: “I have a new boyfriend now! He is going to invite me to dinner and

          watch a movie next Saturday evening.”

2.  Although Xiao Zhang writes characters very pretty, he can’t write fast. Whenever

     he has exams, everyone is done yet he still has not finished writing. His Chinese

     teacher says to him that he should practice more and write faster. 

         

    3.   My (older female) cousin is an Asian Studies major. She plans to go to graduate

          school after she graduate next semester. She will either study law or economics,

          but has not decided yet. Her parents hope that, on the one hand, she can go to

          medical school and make a lot of money in the future; but on the other hand, they

          don’t want her to deal with patients all day long.