小明：Boss, give me the bill!

Manager：Ok, you’ve used 300 yuan. 

小明：Boss, I often eat here. Can you see about giving me a discount? 

Manager：Okay, I will give you a discount down to 270 yuan. Please come back often!

小明：Thanks boss, does your place accept Alipay?

Manager：Alipay, WeChat, and cash are all fine. 

1. b

2. a

Mother：What do you do at home everyday? You never go out with your friends. 

Me：Don’t you want me to stay at home and accompany you? 

Mother：You can’t stay at home everyday! You must communicate and talk with other people. All you do at home is play games!

Me：Ok.

Mother：Do you know why you always have a cold? It’s because you stay home and use your phone too much. Now go for a run.

Me：Alright then.

1. b

2. c

小明：We’ve graduated!

小红：Yes! Congratulations on graduating!

小明：The same to you! Where will you go after graduation?

小红：I will go to my hometown and work, you?

小明：I will work for a company in Shanghai. I really like Shanghai. Shanghai is an international city.

小红：Best of luck to you.

1. d

2. a

DiDi is the most commonly used app for ordering taxis because it is comparitively cheap. As a result, no matter if the distance is near or far, most Chinese people will order taxis using DiDi.

In China, you can use an Uber account to log in to DiDi, because DiDi have bought Uber.

When a foreigner first comes to China, they don’t understand Chinese but can still use Uber to hail a taxi. If the driver has anything he needs to ask, it will be translated into English.

1. c

2. d

In the past, a man raised a lot of sheep, but did not build a sheep pen for them.

One night, a lot of wolves ran down the hill and ate ten of his sheep. He regretted not building a sheep pen like he should have.  Only after his sheep were eaten did he construct a sheep pen.

The meaning of this idiom is that events have already happened, and only then are they remedied.

1. c

2. c

Guilin is a famous tourist city in China.

It is a part of Guangxi Autonomous Region in the south of China.

The scenery here is very beautiful, with mountains and rivers. The food is also very cheap.

The mountains of Guilin are not very high. The river that passes through the city is called the Lijiang River, which is very clean. The rice noodles in Guilin are delicious and cheap.

1. c

2. c

Nanjing is a city in Jiangsu Province, China. It has a very long history. This is because in ancient times, Nanjing was the capital of six different Chinese dynasties.

If you like Chinese history, you must come and see Nanjing.

The autumn in Nanjing is not hot or cold but very comfortable. The scenery is beautiful and colorful. It is best to come to Nanjing from September to November.

1. a

2. c

小明：Do you know how to get to the park?

小红：Come out of the school’s eastern gate, turn to the east and head straight.

小明：Right, we can also take the bus there, the bus stop is by the north west gate.

小红：How long does the bus take?

小明：It’s fast, 3 stops, we will be there in 15 minutes. Walking will take 30 minutes.

小红：Then let’s meet at 9 o’clock tomorrow by the bus stop.

1. b

2. c

小明：I want to rent a house.

小红：Have you checked the house out?

小明：Yes, it is near the school’s north gate. It has a bedroom, living room and a kitchen. It’s great.

小红：So why don’t you rent it?

小明：Because the rent is a bit expensive, 1000 yuan per month.

小红：It is a bit expensive, let’s keep looking.

1. d

2. c

小明：In China it is rare to use cash.

小红：Then how do people in China buy things?

小明：They use a phone app called Alipay, it uses the internet to pay.

小红：Is this software common?

小明：Yes! Whether you are in a shop or vegetable market, you can use Alipay in almost all places.

小红：That’s really convenient! You only need to carry your phone outside.

1. a

2. b