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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Monday 11 May 2026
1CN0/1H
Afternoon (Time: 40 minutes and Paper
5 minutes’ reading) reference
Chinese
(spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese)
PAPER 1: Listening and understanding in Chinese
Higher Tier
You do not need any other materials. Total Marks
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.
•• AllAnswer
questions are set in English.
all questions in English.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information
•• You have 5 minutes to read through the paper before the first extract starts.
You may make notes during these 5 minutes.
• You will hear the extract twice. You may write at any time during the tests.
There will be a pause between each question.
•• 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.
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
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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
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answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
Looking after nature
1 A volunteer on a city street in China asks you to consider sponsoring a tree.
Complete the sentences by choosing a word or phrase from the box. There are words
or phrases that you will not use.
is some Beijing photograph
Shanghai 1000 in the parks 100
on the streets protect is not all
Example: The man is worried about the natural environment of
Shanghai
. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .
(a) He is talking about the trees . . ........................................................................................... .
(1)
(b) His organisation uses money raised to ............................................................................................. trees.
(1)
(c) To sponsor a tree, it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................................... necessary to live in
Shanghai.
(1)
(d) He says that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................... of the trees cost little to sponsor.
(1)
(e) Some of the trees are over . . . . . . . . ..................................................................................... years old.
(1)
(Total for Question 1 = 5 marks)
3
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Monday 11 May 2026
1CN0/1H
Afternoon (Time: 40 minutes and Paper
5 minutes’ reading) reference
Chinese
(spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese)
PAPER 1: Listening and understanding in Chinese
Higher Tier
You do not need any other materials. Total Marks
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.
•• AllAnswer
questions are set in English.
all questions in English.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information
•• You have 5 minutes to read through the paper before the first extract starts.
You may make notes during these 5 minutes.
• You will hear the extract twice. You may write at any time during the tests.
There will be a pause between each question.
•• 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.
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
P79247A
©2026 Pearson Education Ltd.
P:1/1/1
*P79247A0116*
,DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
*P79247A0216*
BLANK PAGE
2
, 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
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
Looking after nature
1 A volunteer on a city street in China asks you to consider sponsoring a tree.
Complete the sentences by choosing a word or phrase from the box. There are words
or phrases that you will not use.
is some Beijing photograph
Shanghai 1000 in the parks 100
on the streets protect is not all
Example: The man is worried about the natural environment of
Shanghai
. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .
(a) He is talking about the trees . . ........................................................................................... .
(1)
(b) His organisation uses money raised to ............................................................................................. trees.
(1)
(c) To sponsor a tree, it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................................... necessary to live in
Shanghai.
(1)
(d) He says that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................... of the trees cost little to sponsor.
(1)
(e) Some of the trees are over . . . . . . . . ..................................................................................... years old.
(1)
(Total for Question 1 = 5 marks)
3
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