2017 AP Chinese Language and Culture Free-Response Questions - Conversation

The following text is the simplified-character version of the recording script for the audio portion of the task shown in the previous screen image. Students heard this audio during the exam administration, but this text does not appear in the exam and is provided here for reference only.

N: You will have a conversation with Li Wenqing, the director of a study-abroad program in Beijing, China, about your application to participate in the program.

Speaking Question 1 of 7
MA: 请你说一说你学中文的目的。

[TONE]

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Speaking Question 2 of 7
MA: 中国有很多留学项目,你为什么选择我们在北京的这个项目?

[TONE]

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Speaking Question 3 of 7
MA: 在中国的时候,除了在学校学习以外,你觉得还有什么方法可以帮助你提高中文水平?

[TONE]

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Speaking Question 4 of 7
MA: 你希望住在中国人家里,还是住在学生宿舍?为什么?

[TONE]

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Speaking Question 5 of 7
MA: 请你说一说,到了中国以后,你可能在哪方面最难适应?为什么?

[TONE]

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Speaking Question 6 of 7
MA: 为了多了解中国的文化,学校放假的时候你会去什么地方或者做什么事情?为什么?

[TONE]

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The following text is the traditional-character version of the recording script for the audio portion of the task shown in the previous screen image. Students heard this audio during the exam administration, but this text does not appear in the exam and is provided here for reference only.

N: You will have a conversation with Li Wenqing, the director of a study-abroad program in Beijing, China, about your application to participate in the program.

Speaking Question 1 of 7
MA: 請你說一說你學中文的目的。

[TONE]

<20 seconds>

Speaking Question 2 of 7
MA: 中國有很多留學項目,你為什麼選擇我們在北京的這個項目?

[TONE]

<20 seconds>

Speaking Question 3 of 7
MA: 在中國的時候,除了在學校學習以外,你覺得還有什麼方法可以幫助你提高中文水平?

[TONE]

<20 seconds>

Speaking Question 4 of 7
MA: 你希望住在中國人家裏,還是住在學生宿舍?為什麼?

[TONE]

<20 seconds>

Speaking Question 5 of 7
MA: 請你說一說,到了中國以後,你可能在哪方面最難適應?為什麼?

[TONE]

<20 seconds>

Speaking Question 6 of 7
MA: 為了多了解中國的文化,學校放假的時候你會去什麼地方或者做什麼事情?為什麼?

[TONE]

<20 seconds>