Study Guide

Field 251: World Language: Chinese (Mandarin) 
Interpretive Listening

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Directions for Interpretive Listening Section

This section of the test contains multiple-choice questions that involve listening to recorded excerpts. Each excerpt will be followed by one or more multiple-choice questions. Each multiple-choice question has four answer choices. After listening to an excerpt, read each question and answer choice carefully and choose the ONE best answer. Each listening excerpt will be played twice.

The first recorded excerpt will begin playing automatically once you advance to the next screen. There will be a period of silence at the beginning of each recording. During this silence, you should familiarize yourself with the test question(s) presented on the screen.

Once the audio begins, you will not be able to pause, stop, or replay it. Therefore, listen carefully, then answer the question(s). Even if you are unsure of an answer, it is better to guess than not to answer a question at all. You will NOT be penalized for guessing.

You will not be able to go back and review your answers to questions in this section of the test. Once you move to the next question, you will not be able to go back to previous questions in this section. Therefore, be sure to select your answer carefully before you move to the next question. The next recorded excerpt will not begin playing until you advance to the next question.

Please be aware that the visual enhancements Example of the Color Scheme visual enhancement control and Example of the Font Size visual enhancement control are NOT available during this section of the test. Please DO NOT use these features until you have completed all listening items and proceeded to the remaining sections of the test.

Click the Next button when you have finished reading these directions and are ready to begin the listening section of the test. Be sure you have your headset on before proceeding.

Select the Next button to continue.

Sample Interpretive Listening Questions

[The examinee will hear an audio recording, which includes a 20-second pause at the beginning.]

Listen to the dialogue at a post office; then answer the questions. You will hear the dialogue twice.

[The dialogue shown below is representative of a transcript used to make an audio recording on the actual test. It is shown here for study purposes only. The examinee will not see transcripts that accompany audio recordings on the actual test.]

(one male and one female speaker)

[Simplified]

Female: 您好，请问想办什么业务？

Male: 我想把这个包裹寄到美国。

Female: 请您先填一张邮寄单，把寄的东西和收件人的信息全部填好。

Male: 行。

Female: 所有邮寄的东西都会由我们来装箱，所以请把您的包裹打开，里面是什么？

Male: 是一个仿古的台式小屏风。请小心包装，因为它是易碎品。

Female: 您是选择空运还是海运？

Male: 有什么区别吗？

Female: 空运比海运要快差不多两个月左右，所以要贵一些！

Male: 空运吧，因为要赶在我妈妈的生日前寄到。一共多少钱？

Female: 您的包裹有…… 856克，1000克以内的包裹运费是一百八十元。

 

[Traditional]

Female: 您好，請問想辦什麼業務？

Male: 我想把這個包裹寄到美國。

Female: 請您先填一張郵寄單，把寄的東西和收件人的信息全部填好。

Male: 行。

Female: 所有郵寄的東西都會由我們來裝箱，所以請把您的包裹打開，裡面是什麼？

Male: 是一個仿古的台式小屏風。請小心包裝，因為它是易碎品。

Female: 您是選擇空運還是海運？

Male: 有什麼區別嗎？

Female: 空運比海運要快差不多兩個月左右，所以要貴一些！

Male: 空運吧，因為要趕在我媽媽的生日前寄到。一共多少錢？

Female: 您的包裹有…… 856克，1000克以內的包裹運費是一百八十元。

Now you will hear the dialogue again.

[The examinee will hear the dialogue again.]

Now answer the questions.

[The examinee will see on screen ONLY:]

Click "Next" when the recording ends to answer the questions.

[Each of the following 4 items will be presented on an individual screen on the actual test.]

Objective 0001 
Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of culturally authentic spoken communications (e.g., announcements, dialogues, documentaries, poetry).

1.
以下哪个是客户对邮局职员的合理回应？
以下哪個是客戶對郵局職員的合理回應？

  1. 我想用海运。
    我想用海運。
  2. 我可以用信用卡付款吗？
    我可以用信用卡付款嗎？
  3. 我可以自己包装吗？
    我可以自己包裝嗎？
  4. 我应该把它寄到哪里？
    我應該把它寄到哪裡？
Answer
Correct Response: B. At the end of the dialogue, the post office clerk states how much the shipping will cost ("1000克以内的包裹运费是一百八十元。 / 1000克以內的包裹運費是一百八十元。"). Asking whether the shipping can be paid by credit card is a logical response to the clerk's comment.

Objective 0001 
Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of culturally authentic spoken communications (e.g., announcements, dialogues, documentaries, poetry).

2.
根据对话，客户必须打开包裹，是因为：
根據對話，客戶必須打開包裹，是因為：

  1. 他忘了把邮寄表格放进去。
    他忘了把郵寄表格放進去。
  2. 他想把它包装成生日礼物。
    他想把它包裝成生日禮物。
  3. 邮寄的东西由工作人员包装。
    郵寄的東西由工作人員包裝。
  4. 包裹超过了所允许的重量。
    包裹超過了所允許的重量。
Answer
Correct Response: C. After instructing the client on how to fill the mailing form, the post office clerk asks the client to open the parcel so that she can repack it herself ("所有邮寄的东西都会由我们来装箱，所以请把您的包裹打开 / 所有郵寄的東西都會由我們來裝箱，所以請把您的包裹打開").

Objective 0001 
Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of culturally authentic spoken communications (e.g., announcements, dialogues, documentaries, poetry).

3.
客户要求邮局工作人员要小心包装主要是因为：
客戶要求郵局工作人員要小心包裝主要是因為：

  1. 邮寄的物品容易破碎。
    郵寄的物品容易破碎。
  2. 邮寄的物品是生日礼物。
    郵寄的物品是生日禮物。
  3. 邮寄的物品是仿古的。
    郵寄的物品是仿古的。
  4. 邮寄的物品太轻了。
    郵寄的物品太輕了。
Answer
Correct Response: A. When the post office clerk asks what is inside the parcel, the client responds that it is an antique desktop screen and asks the clerk to be careful with packing since it is fragile ("是一个仿古的台式小屏风。请小心包装，因为它是易碎品。 / 是一個仿古的台式小屏風。請小心包裝，因為它是易碎品。").

Objective 0002 
Infer meaning and analyze information from a variety of culturally authentic spoken communications (e.g., announcements, dialogues, documentaries, poetry).

4.
客户选择通过空运而不是海运来寄包裹，主要是因为：
客戶選擇通過空運而不是海運來寄包裹，主要是因為：

  1. 更易碎。
    更易碎。
  2. 更便宜。
    更便宜。
  3. 更安全。
    更安全。
  4. 更快。
    更快。
Answer
Correct Response: D. Since the post office clerk told him that air mail is faster than surface mail ("空运比海运要快差不多两个月 / 空運比海運要快差不多兩個月"), the customer decides to send the parcel by air because he wants the parcel to arrive on time for his mother's birthday ("空运吧，因为要赶在我妈妈的生日前寄到。 / 空運吧，因為要趕在我媽媽的生日前寄到。").

[The examinee will hear an audio recording, which includes a 20-second pause at the beginning.]

Listen to the dialogue between a bank clerk and a customer; then answer the questions. You will hear the dialogue twice.

[The dialogue shown below is representative of a transcript used to make an audio recording on the actual test. It is shown here for study purposes only. The examinee will not see transcripts that accompany audio recordings on the actual test.]

(one male and one female speaker—female speaker would like to open a bank account and credit card account in a bank)

[Simplified]

Male: 您好，请问您今天想办什么业务？

Female: 我想开一个活期存款账户。

Male: 好的，请您先填一张开户表格，把个人信息全部填上，然后在签名线上签名。请出示一下您的有效证件。

Female: 给，这是我的护照。

Male: 谢谢。请问您需要申请借记卡吗？

Female: 我不需要借记卡，不过我想申请信用卡，可以吗？

Male: 可以啊！只需填写信用卡申请表，经过审批后就可以发卡了。

Female: 好的，我可以立即填表。

Male: 新的活期存款账户已经办好了，这是您的活期存折。

Female: 谢谢，这是我的信用卡申请表。

Male: 我会把这个表递交给我们的审批部，三个星期左右就会有信件通知您审批的结果，再次感谢您在我们银行开户。

 

[Traditional]

Male: 您好，請問您今天想辦什麼業務？

Female: 我想開一個活期存款賬戶。

Male: 好的，請您先填一張開戶表格，把個人信息全部填上，然後在簽名線上簽名。請出示一下您的有效證件。

Female: 給，這是我的護照。

Male: 謝謝。請問您需要申請借記卡嗎？

Female: 我不需要借記卡，不過我想申請信用卡，可以嗎？

Male: 可以啊！只需填寫信用卡申請表，經過審批後就可以發卡了。

Female: 好的，我可以立即填表。

Male: 新的活期存款賬戶已經辦好了，這是您的活期存摺。

Female: 謝謝，這是我的信用卡申請表。

Male: 我會把這個表遞交給我們的審批部，三個星期左右就會有信件通知您審批的結果，再次感謝您在我們銀行開戶。

Now you will hear the dialogue again.

[The examinee will hear the dialogue again.]

Now answer the questions.

[The examinee will see on screen ONLY:]

Click "Next" when the recording ends to answer the questions.

[Each of the following 3 items will be presented on an individual screen on the actual test.]

Objective 0001 
Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of culturally authentic spoken communications (e.g., announcements, dialogues, documentaries, poetry).

5.
据银行职员说，客户需要提供什么才能开设银行账户？
據銀行職員說，客戶需要提供什麼才能開設銀行賬戶？

  1. 她的信用卡
    她的信用卡
  2. 借记卡
    借記卡
  3. 她目前的存折
    她目前的存摺
  4. 有效身份证
    有效身份證
Answer
Correct Response: D. When the client states that she wants to open a bank account, the bank clerk asks the client to complete a form and show a valid ID ("好的，请您先填一张开户表格，把个人信息全部填上，然后在签名线上签名。请出示一下您的有效证件。 / 好的，請您先填一張開戶表格，把個人信息全部填上，然後在簽名線上簽名。請出示一下您的有效證件。").

Objective 0001 
Demonstrate literal comprehension of a variety of culturally authentic spoken communications (e.g., announcements, dialogues, documentaries, poetry).

6.
客户在离开这个银行的时候，最有可能拿着什么离开？
客戶在離開這個銀行的時候，最有可能拿著什麼離開？

  1. 新的借记卡
    新的借記卡
  2. 新的信用卡
    新的信用卡
  3. 新的活期存折
    新的活期存摺
  4. 新的护照申请表
    新的護照申請表
Answer
Correct Response: C. The bank clerk states that the customer's bank account is now open and provides the customer with her new account passbook that she can take with her ("新的活期存款账户已经办好了，这是您的活期存折。 / 新的活期存款賬戶已經辦好了，這是您的活期存摺。").

Objective 0002 
Infer meaning and analyze information from a variety of culturally authentic spoken communications (e.g., announcements, dialogues, documentaries, poetry).

7.
在客户离开银行后，银行职员最有可能：
在客戶離開銀行後，銀行職員最有可能：

  1. 处理客户的存款账户申请表。
    處理客戶的存款賬戶申請表。
  2. 提交客户的信用卡申请表以供批准。
    提交客戶的信用卡申請表以供批准。
  3. 更新当前存折中客户的余额。
    更新當前存摺中客戶的餘額。
  4. 向客户邮寄新的活期存折。
    向客戶郵寄新的活期存摺。
Answer
Correct Response: B. At the end of the conversation, the bank clerk has the client's completed credit card application form from the customer and explains the next step, which is to submit the form to the bank's approval department ("我会把这个表递交给我们的审批部，三个星期左右就会有信件通知您审批的结果 / 我會把這個表遞交給我們的審批部，三個星期左右就會有信件通知您審批的結果"). The bank clerk will likely submit the form right away so that it can be approved.