Cambridge IGCSE Chinese (Mandarin) - Foreign Language 0547 — 2025 May/June Paper 1 · Variant 1

0547/11/M/J/25 · 30 marks · ≈34 min

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This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. [Turn over NL 342449/2 © UCLES 2025 * 4 6 6 7 6 5 9 3 4 4 * Cambridge IGCSE™ MANDARIN CHINESE 0547/11 Paper 1 Listening May/June 2025 Approximately 40 minutes (including 6 minutes’ transfer time) You must transfer your answers onto the multiple choice answer sheet. You will need: Multiple choice answer sheet Soft clean eraser Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended) INSTRUCTIONS ● There are 30 questions on this paper. Answer all questions. ● You will have 6 minutes to transfer your answers from the question paper onto the multiple choice answer sheet. ● Follow the instructions on the multiple choice answer sheet. Shade one letter only for Questions 1 to 30. ● Write in soft pencil. ● Write your name, centre number and candidate number on the multiple choice answer sheet in the spaces provided unless this has been done for you. ● Do not use correction fluid. ● Do not write on any bar codes. ● Dictionaries are not allowed. INFORMATION ● The total mark for this paper is 30. ● Each correct answer will score one mark. ● Any rough working should be done on this question paper.

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2 0547/11/ M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 问题 问题1至5 Questions 1–5 你将听到几个中文句子,每个句子两遍。在唯一正确的方格里打勾()回答问 题。 You will hear some short sentences in Chinese. You will hear each sentence twice. Answer each question by ticking () one box only. 1 在酒店,你听到…… 10路车去哪里? A B C D [1] 2 在家里,你听到…… 妈妈买了什么? A B C D [1]

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3 0547/11/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 3 在街上,你听到…… 这里什么很多? A B C D [1] 4 在学校,你听到…… 什么不见了? A B C D [1] 5 在茶馆,你听到…… 什么很好看? A B C D [1] [总分: 5]

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4 0547/11/ M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 问题 问题6至10 Questions 6–10 王山在讲他昨天做了什么。 Wang Shan is talking about what he did yesterday. 请听下面的对话,你将听到两遍。在唯一正确的方格里打勾()回答问题。 Listen to the following conversation. You will hear it twice. Answer each question by ticking () one box only. 你现在有15秒看一下图片。 Now you have 15 seconds to look at the pictures. 6 09:00 A B C D [1] 7 10:00 A B C D [1]

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5 0547/11/ M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 8 12:00 A B C D [1] 9 15:00 12 A B C D [1] 10 18:00 A B C D [1] [总分: 5]

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6 0547/11/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 问题 问题11至15 Questions 11–15 朋友们在一起谈他们星期五下午常常做什么。 Friends are talking about what they usually do on a Friday afternoon. 请听下面的录音,你将听到两遍。选择正确的图片回答问题,将字母填入方格 里。 Listen to the following recording. You will hear it twice. For each person, choose the correct picture, then write the letter in the box. 你现在有15秒看一下图片。 Now you have 15 seconds to look at the pictures. D E F A B C 11 赵方 (Zhao Fang) [1] 12 张力 (Zhang Li) [1] 13 李圆 (Li Yuan) [1] 14 黄伟 (Huang Wei) [1] 15 刘红 (Liu Hong) [1] [总分: 5]

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7 0547/11/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 问题 问题16至20 Questions 16–20 李华正在跟朋友谈她在一个度假村的经历。 Li Hua is talking to her friend about her experience at a holiday resort. 请听下面的对话,你将听到两遍。判断李华对以下问题的看法是:A 正面的,B 负 面的或 C 正面和负面的都有,在唯一正确的方格里打勾()。 Listen to the following conversation. You will hear it twice. For each question, decide if Li Hua’s opinion is: A positive, B negative or C both positive and negative. Answer each question by ticking () one box only. 你现在有15秒阅读题目。 Now you have 15 seconds to read the questions. 16 设施 A 正面的 B 负面的 C 正面和负面的都有 [1] 17 工作人员 A 正面的 B 负面的 C 正面和负面的都有 [1] 18 饭菜 A 正面的 B 负面的 C 正面和负面的都有 [1] 19 旅游景点 A 正面的 B 负面的 C 正面和负面的都有 [1] 20 公共交通 A 正面的 B 负面的 C 正面和负面的都有 [1] [总分: 5]

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8 0547/11/ M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 问题 问题21至25 Questions 21–25 你去参观一个圣诞节市场,马龙给你做介绍。 You are visiting a Christmas market. Ma Long is telling you about it. 请听下面的录音,你将听到两遍。录音中将有一次停顿。在正确的方格里打勾 ()回答问题。 Listen to the following recording. You will hear it twice. There will be a pause during the recording. Answer each question by ticking () one box only. 你现在有40秒阅读问题。 Now you have 40 seconds to read the questions. 21 今年十二月天气怎么样? A B C D [1] 22 市场里面有什么? A B C D [1] [PAUSE]

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9 0547/11/ M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 23 马龙觉得什么食物很好吃? A B C D [1] 24 马龙认为什么饮料最受欢迎? A B C D [1] 25 市场的后面有什么? A B C D [1] [总分: 5]

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10 0547/11/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 问题 问题26至30 Questions 26–30 记者采访在北京工作的美国人杰克。 A journalist is interviewing Jack, an American working in Beijing. 请听下面的采访,你将听到两遍。录音中将有一次停顿。在正确的方格里打勾 ()回答问题。 Listen to the following interview. You will hear it twice. There will be a pause during the interview. Answer each question by ticking () one box only. 你现在有一分钟阅读问题。 Now you have one minute to read the questions. 26 杰克现在做什么工作? A 老师 B 建筑师 C 会计师 [1] 27 杰克为什么来中国工作? A 喜欢中餐 B 要了解中国 C 工资很高 [1] [PAUSE] 28 杰克为什么住在同事家里? A 节约钱 B 有人陪 C 学做菜 [1]

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11 0547/11/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 29 杰克星期天常常做什么? A 打太极拳 B 去博物馆 C 去郊区玩 [1] 30 杰克什么时候回美国? A 今年 B 明年 C 后年 [1] [总分: 5] 你现在有六分钟将你的答案填入答题卡。请按照答题卡上的说明填写。 There will now be six minutes for you to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet. Follow the instructions on the answer sheet.

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12 0547/11/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series. Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is a department of the University of Cambridge. BLANK PAGE

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This document consists of 3 printed pages. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 [Turn over Cambridge IGCSE™ MANDARIN CHINESE 0547/11 Paper 1 Listening May/June 2025 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 30 Published This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2025 series for most Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International A and AS Level components, and some Cambridge O Level components.

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0547/11 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 2 of 3 Question Answer Marks 1 C 1 2 D 1 3 B 1 4 A 1 5 B 1 6 B 1 7 A 1 8 D 1 9 C 1 10 C 1 11 C 1 12 F 1 13 E 1 14 A 1 15 B 1 16 A 1 17 A 1 18 C 1 19 C 1 20 B 1 21 C 1 22 B 1 23 A 1 24 B 1 25 D 1 26 C 1 27 B 1 28 C 1

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0547/11 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 3 of 3 Question Answer Marks 29 A 1 30 B 1

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2025 May/June, Paper 1 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A21/30
B18/30
C15/30
D13/30
E12/30
F10/30
G8/30