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Chinese Placement Test (Traditional Character Version) Name: E-mail address: Phone number: Time taken to complete exam: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE STARTING THE TEST. The Chinese placement test consists of a written examination and a brief oral interview. Please print out the written examination, below, and complete it by hand in Chinese characters, taking as much time as you need. Do not use a word-processor. Please do NOT use dictionaries, grammar books, or any other study aids or resources. It is in every candidate’s best interests to complete the examination independently, without any external input, so as to be placed in the class most appropriate to his or her actual level of proficiency. Please complete this examination and return by mail or by hand to: Professor Alice Cheang, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Rome Hall 469, George Washington University, 801 22nd Street, Washington, DC 20052, no later than Monday, January 12, 2009. No tests will be read after 4 PM on that day. The oral interviews will be held on Monday, January 12, 2009, at the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures on the Fourth Floor of Rome Hall. Interviews will be assigned on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please register for the oral interview by sending a message (subject: “Chinese placement oral interview”) to Professor Alice Cheang at awcheang@gwu.edu. Placement according to the results of this test is tentative: the faculty of the Chinese program reserves the right to make adjustments based on the student’s actual performance during the first two weeks of class. THE EXAMINATION IS DIVIDED INTO THREE LEVELS OR SECTIONS. PLEASE COMPLETE AS MUCH OF THIS EXAM AS POSSIBLE, STOPPING WHEN YOU HAVE REACHED THE POINT WHERE YOU ARE UNABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. SINCE THE QUESTIONS ARE TIERED WITHIN EACH SECTION (i.e., DIFFE