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Math Exam

星期xīng qī一yī上午shàng wǔ有yǒu数学shù xué课kè,老师lǎo shī一yī进jìn教室jiào shì就jiù说shuō:"今天jīn tiān,我们wǒ men考试kǎo shì,请qǐng大家dà jiā认真rèn zhēn完成wán chéng试卷shì juàn,难nán的de可以kě yǐ先xiān不bù做zuò。

”45分钟fēn zhōng后hòu,考试kǎo shì结束jié shù了le。

老师lǎo shī在zài收shōu试卷shì juàn的de时候shí hou,发现fā xiàn小明xiǎo míng的de试卷shì juàn上shàng什么shén me也yě没有méi yǒu写xiě。

老师lǎo shī问wèn他tā:"你nǐ怎么zěn me不bù做zuò题tí?

”小明xiǎo míng回答huí dá:"你nǐ说shuō男nán的de可以kě yǐ不bù做zuò。

"老师lǎo shī很hěn生气shēng qì,说shuō:"我wǒ说shuō的de是shì难nán的de题tí可以kě yǐ不bù做zuò!

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Vocabulary 50 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
星期 xīng qīday of the week
一 yīone / single / a (article)
上午 shàng wǔmorning
有 yǒuto have; there is
数学 shù xuémathematics
课 kèsubject / course / class / lesson
老师 lǎo shīteacher
进 jìnto go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit
教室 jiào shìclassroom
就 jiùas soon as; immediately after
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
今天 jīn tiāntoday
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
考试 kǎo shìto take an exam
请 qǐngplease (do sth)
大家 dà jiāeveryone
认真 rèn zhēnconscientious / earnest / serious
完成 wán chéngto complete; to accomplish
试卷 shì juànexamination paper / test paper
难 nándifficult (to...) / difficult
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
先 xiānbeforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now
不 bùno; not so
做 zuòto do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
分钟 fēn zhōngminute
后 hòuafterwards / after
结束 jié shùto finish / to end / to conclude / to close
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
在 zài(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
收 shōuto receive / to accept / to collect
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
小明 xiǎo mínga placeholder personal name, literally “Little Ming”; often used like “John Doe” in examples
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
什么 shén mesomething; anything
也 yěeven (extreme or unexpected case)
没有 méi yǒuhaven't / hasn't
写 xiěto write
问 wènto ask; to inquire
他 tāhe; him; his
你 nǐyou
怎么 zěn mehow? / what? / why?
题 títopic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject
回答 huí dáto reply; to answer / reply; answer
男 nán(bound form) male
很 hěnvery; quite
生气 shēng qìto get angry; to be furious
我 wǒI; me; my
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)