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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/ Level 2 GCSE (9-1) Chinese (spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese )Paper 3 Reading Understanding in Chinese Higher Tier Question Paper May 2023 $8.49   Add to cart

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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Thursday 18 May 2023
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 5 minutes) Paper
reference 1CN0/3H
Chinese ⬟ ⬟


(spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese)
PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Chinese
Higher Tier

You do not need any other materials. Total Marks



Pearson Edexcel Level 1/ Level 2 GCSE (9-1) Chinese (spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese )Paper 3 Reading
Understanding in Chinese Higher Tier Question Paper May 2023
Instructions

•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• OnTRADITIONAL
page 2 indicate which set of texts you intend to work from, either
or SIMPLIFIED characters.
•• Questions are set in English.
Answer all questions from Sections A and B in English.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
• You
– there may be more space than you need.
must not use a dictionary, but in some questions translations are provided for
a few words that were not included in the Specification vocabulary lists.

Information

•• The total mark for this paper is 50.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question
– you should spend approximately 15 minutes on the translation question.

Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over


P72527A
©2023 Pearson Education Ltd.
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,Use of Chinese Characters
All questions and texts are printed twice, once in English and traditional/full characters




DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
and once in English and simplified characters. Questions and texts in English and
traditional/full characters begin on page 3. Questions and texts in English and simplified
characters begin on page 21. You may work from whichever version you wish. Please
indicate which set of questions and texts you intend to work from by putting a cross in
one box below.


TRADITIONAL/FULL 繁體字

SIMPLIFIED 简体字




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繁體字
TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTER VERSION

(Simplified Character Version begins on page 21)
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, TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTERS
SECTION A




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Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .

A summer job
1 Read this extract from John’s email to a Chinese friend.




今年夏天,我們城市的雜誌社要僱用一個中學
生。工作之前,雜誌社會給兩個星期的培訓。
我很想申請這個工作,因為我認為它比售貨員
的工作好,還可以賺更多的錢。




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將來我打算做記者,採訪有名的演員和歌星。


Glossary

雜誌社 magazine publisher

僱用 to hire; to employ

中學生 secondary school students

之前 before; prior to


Answer the following questions in English. You do not need to write in full sentences. DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA

(a) How long will the company provide training for?
(1)
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(b) Why does John want to apply for this post? Give one detail.
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(c) What is John’s plan for the future? Give one detail.
(1)
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(Total for Question 1 = 3 marks)


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