May 2025 Pearson Edexcel: GCSE (9–1) Chinese (Spoken Mandarin/Spoken Cantonese) 1CN0/3F – Paper 3 Reading and Understanding (Foundation Tier) – Merged Question Paper & Mark Scheme.

May 2025 Pearson Edexcel: GCSE (9–1) Chinese (Spoken Mandarin/Spoken Cantonese) 1CN0/3F – Paper 3 Reading and Understanding (Foundation Tier) – Merged Question Paper & Mark Scheme. 2 ■■■■ Use of Chinese Characters All questions and texts are printed twice, once in English and traditional/full characters 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 19. 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 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 3 ■■■■ Turn over 繁體字 TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTER VERSION (Simplified Character Version begins on page 19) DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 4 ■■■■ TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTERS SECTION A 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 . Mobile phone use 1 Read how four young people use their mobile phones. o 明新 我用手機聽音樂，看博客 麗麗 手機幫我學習我也用它上網 冬冬 我用手機看新聞，發電子郵件，和朋友聊天 小雨 我常常用手機點菜，付錢我也用手機買東西 What do they say they use their mobile phone for? Enter Mingxin, Lili, Dongdong or Xiaoyu. You can use each name more than once. Example: Mingxin uses it to read blogs. (a) uses it to chat with friends. (1) (b) uses it to buy things. (1) (c) uses it to study. (1) (d) uses it to watch the news. (1) (e) uses it to order food. (1) (f) uses it to listen to music. (1) (Total for Question 1 = 6 marks) DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 5 ■■■■ Turn over 2 Read the advert below. TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTERS A culture and languages centre Complete the gap in each sentence using a word or phrase from the box below. There are more words than gaps. four European 8 September in front of Sundays African Saturdays six 9 August behind classical Asian Example: The centre is open four days a week. (a) The centre is the cinema. (1) (b) On Wednesdays you can learn languages. (1) (c) On Fridays you can learn languages. (1) (d) Calligraphy lessons are on . (1) (e) Lessons start on . (1) (Total for Question 2 = 5 marks) 語言文化中心 中心每星期開門四天它在電影院的後邊 星期三有亞洲語言課，星期五有歐洲語言課，星期日有書 法課 中心八月九日開始上課 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 6 ■■■■ TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTERS My ambition 3 (a) Michael sends an emailto a penfriend about his ambition. 明年我就要參加上大學的考試了我想先在倫敦 學習，然後再去美國培訓一年我最理想的 工作是做體育記者，最理想的工作地方是台灣 Answer the following questions in English. You do not need to write in full sentences. (i) When is Michael going to take his university entrance exam? (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. (ii) Where does he want to do training after university? (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . (iii) What is his ideal job? (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 7 ■■■■ Turn over TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTERS (b) The email continues. 小的時候，我特別想做歌星，去很多的 地方舉辦音樂會，一邊賺錢一邊旅遊現在 我知道了，做一個有名的歌星非常不容易 (i) What benefits could a singing career have brought him? Give one detail. (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. (ii) What does he realise now? (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . (Total for Question 3 = 5 marks) DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 8 ■■■■ TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTERS 一雙新鞋 4 Read the following short story. A little girl wants a new pair of shoes. 有一個小女孩，她的鞋壞了，非常希望能有一雙新鞋 可是，她的爸爸沒有工作有時候他們都沒有錢買菜， 怎麼會有錢買新鞋呢？ 一天，她在路上看到了一個錢包錢包裡有錢，但是沒