1. What language(s) do you speak at home? ______________________
2. Total length of Chinese learning: ___________ years
3. Please provide information about the textbook(s) you are studying now?
Title of the textbook(s) _____________ Lesson __________________
Yinwei baba laile, didi zhihao tingzhi qiaopo zhuoshang de huaping.
Wode pibao xian fangzai ni zheli, mingtian wo zai lai na.
___6. 他正在讀懂那篇文章。
Ta zhengzai dudong napian wenzhang.
___7. 不管我怎麼勸他，他就是不願意停止丟爛那個水果。
Buguan wo zeme quanta, ta jiushi buyuanyi tingzhi diulan nage shuiguo.
___8. 哥哥開始喝光那杯水。
Gege kaishi heguang nabei shui.
___9. 原來媽媽跑去菜市場，難怪我都找不到她。
Yuanlai mama paoqu caishichang, nanguai wo dou zhaobudao ta.
___10. 昨天，小明開始站暈了頭，差一點兒昏倒在地上。
Zuotian, Xiaoming kaishi zhanyunle tou, chayidianr hundao zai dishang.
___11. 吃了這些食物後，陳老先生才停止餓昏頭。
Chile zhexie shiwu hou, Chen laoxiansheng cai tingzhi ehun tou.
Wanyi wo ganbushang zheyiban huoche, wo shangban jiuhui chidao.
___17. 寒冷的天氣開始冷死那個老人。
Hanleng de tianqi kaishi lengsi nage laoren.
___18. 因為工作太忙，林小姐只好停止學會中文。
Yinwei gongzuo taimang, Li xiaojie zhihao tingzhi xuehui zhongwen.
___19. 哎呀 ! 小弟正在坐壞那張椅子。
Ai ya ! Xiaodi zhengzai zuohuai nazhang yizi.
___20. 我願意幫你這個忙，但是你要請我吃晚餐。
Wo yuanyi bangni zhige mang, danshi niyao qingwo chiwancan.
Wang xiansheng maile yijian dafangzi, zhongyu keyi tingzhi zhuguan xiaotaofang le.
___24. 因為搶不到他的錢，壞人開始砍斷他的腳。
Yinwei qiangbudao tade qian, huairen kaishi kanduan tade jiao.
II. Sentence Interpretation Directions:
For each of the following Mandarin sentences, three options are provided. Please choose THE option that expresses the main idea of the sentence.
Example:
___2. 張三張三張三張三坐麻了腳坐麻了腳坐麻了腳坐麻了腳。。。。
(A) My sister intended to use my pen, but she somehow changed her mind and did nothing at all.
(C) Miss Wang felt hungry because she was thin.
___5. 他會寫很多中國字他會寫很多中國字他會寫很多中國字他會寫很多中國字。。。。
Ta huixie henduo zhongguo zi.
(A) He can write a lot of Chinese characters.
(B) He knows many Chinese characters.
(C) He wants to write as many Chinese characters as he can.
___6. 小明差一點兒扔破那個塑膠杯小明差一點兒扔破那個塑膠杯小明差一點兒扔破那個塑膠杯小明差一點兒扔破那個塑膠杯。。。。
Xiaoming chayidianr rengpo nage sujiaobei.
(A) Xiaoming intended to throw that plastic cup onto the floor, but he somehow changed his mind and did nothing at all.
(B) Xiaoming threw that plastic cup onto the floor, so that cup was broken.
(C) Xiaoming threw that plastic cup onto the floor, but that cup was not broken after the throw.
___7. 小孩咳醒了媽媽小孩咳醒了媽媽小孩咳醒了媽媽小孩咳醒了媽媽。。。。
(C) Mr. Lin lay on that bed, but that bed was not broken after his lying on it.
___9. 他跑丟了一隻鞋他跑丟了一隻鞋他跑丟了一隻鞋他跑丟了一隻鞋。。。。
___12. 約翰差一點兒跳壞了地板約翰差一點兒跳壞了地板約翰差一點兒跳壞了地板約翰差一點兒跳壞了地板。。。。 Yuehan chayidianr tiaohuaile diban.
(A) John intended to jump on the floor, but he somehow changed his mind and did nothing at all.
(B) John jumped on the floor, so the floor was broken.
(C) John jumped on the floor, but the floor was not broken after his jumping on it.
___13. 王五王五王五王五踢倒了那個瓶子踢倒了那個瓶子踢倒了那個瓶子踢倒了那個瓶子。。。。 Wangwu tidaole nage pingzi.
(A) Wangwu kicked that bottle.
(B) That bottle fell down.
(C) Wangwu found it interesting to kick that bottle.
___14. 奶奶差一點兒站疼了腿奶奶差一點兒站疼了腿奶奶差一點兒站疼了腿奶奶差一點兒站疼了腿。。。。 Nainai chayidianr zhantengle tui.
(A) My grandmother intended to stand there, but she somehow changed her mind and did nothing at all.
(B) My grandmother stood there for a long time, so her legs felt hurt.
(C) My grandmother stood there for a long time, but her legs did not feel hurt.
Appendix 2: Consent form