Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

128 Routledge Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese Level 1

4. My friends’ birthdays

Below is a table of the birthdays of Xiao Wang’s good friends. You will hear five questions
about the information in the table. Answer the questions in English.

friend’s name birthday

Xiao Ye June 24

Xiao Chen May 30

Xiao Ma February 11

Xiao Zhu July 2

Xiao Ren June 13

Xiao Zhang November 28

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

5.  Mini-dialogues

You will hear a question or a statement followed by three responses. Choose the most
appropriate response for each.

a. ( ) b. ( ) c. ( ) d. ( ) e. ( ) f. ( )

6. Narration

You will hear Meiling’s description of a birthday celebration. Based on her description,
indicate whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

a. ( ) Meiling’s birthday is on 10/19.

b. ( ) Meiling is 26 years old.

c. ( ) The family went out for dinner Friday night.

d. ( ) Meiling bought a book for her sister.

e. ( ) Both Meiling and her sister are good dancers.

f. ( ) Meiling’s parents are taking dancing lessons.