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In low-income countries, the main source of indoor air pollution is:

Write a composition about your experience of learning Chinese.  Make sure to include the following words/phrases in your writing. “平常”；“因为。。。所以”； “有一点（儿）”； “得”； “帮助‘。

Read the following passage and decide whether the statements are true or false.   小王： 你好！我上个星期有个中文考试，我考得不太好。老师说我汉字写得不错，可是太慢。中文语法也有一点儿难，我不懂。这个星期六你有时间吗？我想请你帮我练习中文，好吗？要是你帮我练习中文，星期六晚上我请你去喝咖啡。 小白 2月9日，星期四 小白上个星期考试考得不错。[1] 老师说小白写字写得太慢。[2] 小白觉得语法不太容易。[3] 小王想请小白帮她练习中文。[4] 星期六晚上， 小王和小白要去喝咖啡。[5]

Please translate the following sentence into Chinese. Let’s go to see a movie together this weekend. How’s that? That’s great!

Please translate the following sentence into Chinese. You speak Chinese really well! Thank you (i.e. “you flatter me” in Chinese).

Please translate the following sentence into Chinese. Yesterday it was a little cold, but today it is really cold.

Write your friend a letter in Chinese (6 to 8 sentences).   In your letter, tell your friend about your experience/feelings about learning Chinese.  Here are some words you might need (not that you don’t have to use all the words): 发音， 语法， 生词， 汉字， 课文， 录音， 功课， 说， 听， 考试， 难/容易， 快/慢， 有意思， 练习， 念， 写， 学期， 开始， 进步， 除了… 以外

Listen to the short conversation between two speakers, then answer the question based on what you hear. What will the second speaker do next Saturday? 

Listen to the short conversation between two speakers, then answer the question based on what you hear. What does the first speaker want to find out?

Read the following passage to determine if each statement is true or false.  小张今天很忙，上午他除了有三节课以外，还有一个电脑考试。中午他跟朋友一起去吃饭，下午在图书馆看书做功课，晚上在电脑室  （computer lab) 工作，十点钟回家吃晚饭。 晚饭以后他一边看电视，一边预习明天的功课，十二点半才睡觉。 小张上午没空。[1] 小张下午不在家， 他在图书馆看书。[2] 小张晚上很晚才吃饭。[3] 小张晚上在电脑室预习明天的功课。[4] 晚饭以后， 小张看电视， 没有预习功课。[5]