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39 0 5 4 9 Level 3 Chinese, 2005 90549 Read and understand written Chinesecontaining complex language, in less familiar contexts Credits: Six Refer also to the Vocabulary Recognition List, L3-CHINV. You should answer ALL the questions in this booklet. Achievement Criteria Achievement Achievementwith Merit Achievementwith Excellence Demonstrate good understanding of written text in Chinese containing complex language, in less familiar contexts. Demonstrate very good understanding of written text in Chinese containing complex language, in less familiar contexts. Demonstrate excellent understanding of written text in Chinese containing complex language, in less familiar contexts. Overall Level of Performance ? New Zealand Quali?cations Authority, 2005 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means without the prior permission of the New Zealand Quali?cations Authority. You are advised to spend 45 minutes answering the questions in this booklet. QUESTION ONE Read the passage below written by Thomas. Answer the questions that follow, in English, in the spaces provided on pages 3 and 5. The text has been printed again on page 4 so that you will not need to turn back to this page. Your answers must be based on the information you read. You will be rewarded for providing: ? all the information requested ? and detailed answers. 我家有三口人。妈妈，小妹和我。妈妈很忙。她在小吃店工作，每天她从早上六点一直工作到下午三点。回家以后，妈妈除了给我们做饭，洗衣服还要学习因为她打算明年上大学。 妈妈才三十九岁，可是她已经有很多白头发了。我觉得妈妈很累。可是妈妈说，小吃店工作虽然比较累，收入也不高，但是她下班早，有很多时间学习所以她觉得很好。 我从十四岁开始打工，到现在我已经打工三年了。我的工作是每天早上送牛奶。 我们早上八点上课。刚开始送牛奶的时候我常常迟到。我早上七点起床，送完牛奶已经八点半了。那时候我觉得时间真是不够用。 后来，为了上课不迟到，我比平时早一个小时起床。然后骑车去送奶。从那以后我从来没迟到过。 我每个月能挣九十块钱。现在我已经有不少钱了。下星期是妈妈的生日。我要给妈妈一个最有用的礼物。听说“电脑市场”卖旧电脑，有些很便宜。明天我要带八百块钱去“电脑市场”看一看。 (a) For how long does Thomas’s mother work each day? (b) List THREE activities that Thomas’s mother does after work. Activity (1): Activity (2): Activity (3): (c) How does Thomas describe his mother? G