Test B: English (Listening) Part 1: Listen and answer questions 1-6
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Test B: English (Reading) Read the text and answer questions 26-31 Ancient and Modern Chinese Characters In the Beginning When people write in English, they use letters of the alphabet. People who write in Chinese, however, use characters that stand for words or ideas. Historians believe Chinese writing began as early as 1500 BC. The earliest forms were called “oracle bones.” These were animal bones marked with pictures and symbols. In addition to writing on bones, the Chinese also made marks on turtle shells. By 1400 BC, the Chinese writing system had become more complex. It had more than 2,500 characters. Around 200 BC, Chinese characters became standardized. This means that everyone used the same characters. Then and Now Many modern Chinese characters are similar to those from 2,000 years ago. For example, the character that means manin the Lishu system from 200 BC is similar to the character that means man from the Jiantizi, or modern simplified system, of the twentieth century. A Simpler System People have made efforts to change Chinese characters over the centuries. The most important changes happened in the twentieth century. The Chinese government simplified many characters so that more people could learn to read. This simpler system is used in mainland China and Singapore. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Even with these changes, Chinese writing from 2,200 years ago is still understood today. 26. What do Chinese words mean? A) characters B) history C) historians D) sounds 27. What was the name of earliest Chinese writing? A) oracle bones B) characters C) Chinese D) Mandarin 28. Apart from writing on bones, what do the Chinese people write? A) papers B) barks C) turtle shells D) leather 29. When had Chinese wring complicated? A) 2500 B) 200BC C) 250 D) 1400 BC 30. How are present Chinese characters like? A) similar to ancient B) totally different C) mixed with English D) very uncertain 31. When was the greatest change happened in Chinese characters? A) 2200 years ago B) recently C) 19 century D) 20 th century |
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