Answers:
1. C 2. B 3. A
1.
Xiao Hong: Zhègè hànzì zěnme dú? Nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ ma?
小红：这个汉字怎么读？你可以教我吗？
How do you pronounce this Chinese character? Can you teach me?
Xiao Ming: Dāngrán kěyǐ, zhè gè zì dú “hǎo.”
小明：当然可以，这个字念读“好”。
Of course, this character is pronounced “hao.”
2.
Xiao Jun: Jīnnián nǐ dǎsuàn qù nǎ lǐ guò chūnjié?
小军：今年你打算去哪里过春节？
Where are you going to celebrate the Spring Festival this year?
Xiao Lei: Wǒ dǎsuàn zài shànghǎi guò chūnjié.
小雷：我打算在上海过春节。
I’m going to celebrate it in Shanghai.
(Do You Know How Chinese People Celebrate the New Year?)
3.
Li Li: Zhè jiàn zǐ sè cháng qún hǎokàn ma?
丽丽：这件紫色长裙好看吗？
Does this purple midi skirt look good?
Qi Qi: Hěn hǎokàn, hěn shìhé nǐ.
琪琪： 很好看，很适合你。
Yes, it suits you very well.
First, you must identify and translate the keywords of each question, and then find the corresponding answer using those keywords. For example, with “可以 (kěyǐ) can” in the first question, as well as “好看 (hǎokàn) good-looking” in the third question, you can quickly locate the same or similar keywords in the answer. As for the second question, you identify the keyword “哪里 (nǎ lǐ) where,” and figure out its meaning, so you know that there must be a place noun in the answer.
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