Pearson Edexcel Level 1/ Level 2 GCSE (9-1) Chinese (spoken Mandarin /spoken Cantonese ) PAPER 1: Listening and Understanding in Chinese Higher Tier Question Paper May 2023

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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Thursday 18 May 2023
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

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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/ Level 2 GCSE (9-1) Chinese (spoken Mandarin /spoken
Cantonese ) PAPER 1: Listening and Understanding in Chinese Higher Tier Question Paper
May 2023
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All questions are set in English.
all questions in English.
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•• The total mark for this paper is 50.
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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 .
A new trend
1 You hear this item on the radio about changing leisure habits in China.
Complete the sentences by choosing a word or phrase from the box. There are words
that you will not use.

in the evening in a newspaper sporting

environment far away online
cultural beautiful at the weekend

cold economy quiet


Example: Chinese people have stopped going to places that are
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far away
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(a) In their leisure time, Chinese people nowadays like going to

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(b) activities are not so popular anymore.
(1)
(c) Most people do outdoor activities . . . ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .
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(d) The journalist’s comments appeared . . .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... .
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(e) This recent trend is also good for the ............................................................................................. .
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