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Chinese
(spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese)
Advanced
PAPER 1: Listening, Reading and Translation
Booklet
EDEXCEL A LEVEL CHINESE (9CN0/01) QUESTION PAPER 1 AND MARK
SCHEME SUMMER 2025
, Use of Chinese characters
All passages and questions are printed twice, once in traditional/full characters and once
in simplified characters.
Questions in traditional/full characters begin on page 3.
Questions in simplified characters begin on page 15.
Answer only one set of questions. Write all your answers in the Answer Booklet.
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TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTER VERSION
(Simplified Character Version begins on page 15)
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Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the Answer Booklet.
SECTION A
Listening
We recommend you spend no more than 50 minutes on this section.
Questions 2 and 3(a) do not require full sentences and you may respond using single words or
phrases.
Summary Question 3(b) does not require full sentences and you may respond using short
phrases.
You may use words from the listening passages but you must not transcribe whole sections.
You are going to listen to four passages. The duration of each passage is approximately:
Mandarin Cantonese
Passage 1 = 1 minute 57 seconds Passage 1 = 1 minute 42 seconds
Passage 2 = 2 minutes 02 seconds Passage 2 = 1 minute 55 seconds
Passage 3(a) = 2 minutes Passage 3(a) = 1 minute 52 seconds
Passage 3(b) = 2 minutes 08 seconds Passage 3(b) = 1 minute 58 seconds
You will be in charge of the recording and you may listen to each passage as often as you wish,
and write your answers whenever you wish to do so.
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Chinese
(spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese)
Advanced
PAPER 1: Listening, Reading and Translation
Booklet
EDEXCEL A LEVEL CHINESE (9CN0/01) QUESTION PAPER 1 AND MARK
SCHEME SUMMER 2025
, Use of Chinese characters
All passages and questions are printed twice, once in traditional/full characters and once
in simplified characters.
Questions in traditional/full characters begin on page 3.
Questions in simplified characters begin on page 15.
Answer only one set of questions. Write all your answers in the Answer Booklet.
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, 繁體字
TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTER VERSION
(Simplified Character Version begins on page 15)
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■■■■ Turn over
, TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTERS
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the Answer Booklet.
SECTION A
Listening
We recommend you spend no more than 50 minutes on this section.
Questions 2 and 3(a) do not require full sentences and you may respond using single words or
phrases.
Summary Question 3(b) does not require full sentences and you may respond using short
phrases.
You may use words from the listening passages but you must not transcribe whole sections.
You are going to listen to four passages. The duration of each passage is approximately:
Mandarin Cantonese
Passage 1 = 1 minute 57 seconds Passage 1 = 1 minute 42 seconds
Passage 2 = 2 minutes 02 seconds Passage 2 = 1 minute 55 seconds
Passage 3(a) = 2 minutes Passage 3(a) = 1 minute 52 seconds
Passage 3(b) = 2 minutes 08 seconds Passage 3(b) = 1 minute 58 seconds
You will be in charge of the recording and you may listen to each passage as often as you wish,
and write your answers whenever you wish to do so.
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