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1a. Normally, it rains every day in winter.
b. Normally, it does not snow in winter here.
c. It rains a lot this winter, and this is considered normal.
d. To have a lot of rain but no snow is considered abnormal for winter here.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript今年冬天天气不正常，沒下过雪，可是天天下雨。今年冬天天氣不正常，沒下過雪，可是天天下雨。 -
2a. Normally, maple leaves at the Fragrance Hill would have turned red by now.
b. Because there was little rain in summer this year, maple leaves at the Fragrance Hill did not turn red until November.
c. If there had been more rain this past summer, maple leaves at the Fragrance Hill would still be green now.
d. If there had been less rain this past summer, maple leaves would have turned red by now.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript今年夏天很少下雨，所以现在已经十一月了，可是香山的树叶都还是绿的，还没有红呢！今年夏天很少下雨，所以現在已經十一月了，可是香山的樹葉都還是綠的，還沒有紅呢！ -
3a. The woman suggests that they change their plan about going to the Summer Palace because it is snowing.
b. The man tells the woman that if it snows, it’s the more reason to go to the Summer Palace.
c. The man says that he has never been to the Summer Palace when it snows, so he must go.
d. The man says that they can go to the Summer Palace as soon as the snow stops.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript女：你看，快下雪了！我们别去颐和园了吧！
男：你不知道吗？下雪的时候，颐和园更漂亮呢！我希望现在就开始下。女：你看，快下雪了！我們別去頤和園了吧！
男：你不知道嗎？下雪的時候，頤和園更漂亮呢！我希望現在就開始下。 -
4a. The woman has stopped drinking coffee so she no longer has coffee at home.
b. There is never any coffee at the woman’s house because her doctor says she cannot drink coffee.
c. The woman used to drink both coffee and tea, but she quit drinking either about half a year ago.
d. The woman is fresh out of coffee, so she suggests that the man drink a cup of green tea.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript男：有沒有咖啡？我想喝一杯咖啡。
女：大夫叫我别喝咖啡，所以我家沒有咖啡了。我半年以前就开始喝绿茶了。男：有沒有咖啡？我想喝一杯咖啡。
女：大夫叫我別喝咖啡，所以我家沒有咖啡了。我半年以前就開始喝綠茶了。 -
5a. There was a thunderstorm which lasted for over half an hour yesterday.
b. The rain and the wind stopped at about the same time.
c. The rain was not hard, but the wind was strong.
d. About half an hour after the rain stopped, the wind was weakened.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript男：昨天下雨了沒有？
女：下了。下雨的时候，还颳大風呢。
男：下了多长时间？
女：下了半个多小时的大雨呢！雨停了以后，風也小了。男：昨天下雨了沒有？
女：下了。下雨的時候，還颳大風呢。
男：下了多長時間？
女：下了半個多小時的大雨呢！雨停了以後，風也小了。 -
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Which of the following is NOT implied in the passage?
a. I never lived in a place as cold as Beijing.
b. I never lived in a place as hot as Beijing.
c. Beijing is neither as hot nor as cold as I imagined it would be.
d. During summer in Beijing, I stay home all the time because I am afraid of the heat.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript我來北京以前，在几个冬天不冷、夏天不热的地方住过。所以我怕热、也怕冷。北京冬天很冷，夏天很热，所以我总是在家里，很少去外边。我來北京以前，在幾個冬天不冷、夏天不熱的地方住過。所以我怕熱、也怕冷。北京冬天很冷，夏天很熱，所以我總是在家裏，很少去外邊。 -
7a. It’s raining as the woman speaks, and to have rain is considered abnormal for summer here.
b. The woman has not lived in a place with lots of rain in summer.
c. To be sunny in the morning and raining in the afternoon is considered normal summer weather here.
d. The man is a new comer in this town, and the woman informs him that the weather has not been normal lately.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript女：最近天气真不正常，上午是晴天，下午下大雨。你看，现在外边又在下雨了！
男：你沒有在本市住过吧！这儿的夏天，天天这样。女：最近天氣真不正常，上午是晴天，下午下大雨。你看，現在外邊又在下雨了！
男：你沒有在本市住過吧！這兒的夏天，天天這樣。 -
8a. The man is the guest and he is leaving.
b. The woman is the hostess, and she invites the man to sit down.
c. The guest arrives late and he says it is because he had to take care of some business.
d. The man hints at the woman for her to leave because he has to take care of other business.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript男：时间不早了，我们下次再谈吧！
女：您再坐坐吧！
男：不坐了，我还有点事呢！男：時間不早了，我們下次再談吧！
女：您再坐坐吧！
男：不坐了，我還有點事呢！ -
9a. They have to change their plan of going to the Summer Palace once again because of the rain.
b. Their plan of going to the Summer Palace has been postponed before but it won’t happen again today.
c. The rain has stopped as they speak, so they are leaving for the Summer Palace shortly.
d. It’s been raining for quite a while, so it should stop shortly.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript男：你看，又下雨了！颐和园又不能去了！
女：我想今天的雨应该不会下太长时间。雨停了我们就出发。男：你看，又下雨了！頤和園又不能去了！
女：我想今天的雨應該不會下太長時間。雨停了我們就出發。 -
10a. My Chinese teacher has taught us Chinese proverbs, Chinese ancient poems, and modern poetry.
b. I have learned many Chinese proverbs, but only a few Chinese ancient and modern poems.
c. My Chinese teacher has taught us ancient Chinese poems, but he has not introduced any modern poems to us yet.
d. Recently, we have begun to learn Chinese proverbs and ancient poems, but we have not learned any modern poems yet.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript我开始学中文的时候，老师给我们介绍了很多中国成语。最近，我们又学了几首古诗。老师说，他以后还会给我们介绍现代诗。我開始學中文的時候，老師給我們介紹了很多中國成語。最近，我們又學了幾首古詩。老師說，他以後還會給我們介紹現代詩。
