Topic 7 · Practice

Reading Practice 📖

Read the shopping dialogues below. Pay close attention to the prices, colors, and bargaining!

Context: Clothes买衣服
买衣服和鞋子
Buying Clothes & Shoes

A: 你好，你想买什么？
B: 我想买衣服。这件红色的衣服多少钱？
A: 这件红色的衣服八百块。
B: 八百块？太贵了！便宜一点儿，好不好？
A: 那件白色的衣服很便宜，一百二十块。
B: 好，我买那件白色的。

A: Nǐ hǎo, nǐ xiǎng mǎi shén me?
B: Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī fu. Zhè jiàn hóng sè de yī fu duō shao qián?
A: Zhè jiàn hóng sè de yī fu bā bǎi kuài.
B: Bā bǎi kuài? Tài guì le! Pián yi yì diǎnr, hǎo bù hǎo?
A: Nà jiàn bái sè de yī fu hěn pián yi, yì bǎi èr shí kuài.
B: Hǎo, wǒ mǎi nà jiàn bái sè de.

A: Hello, what would you like to buy?
B: I want to buy clothes. How much is this red clothing?
A: This red clothing is 800 yuan.
B: 800 yuan? Too expensive! A little cheaper, okay?
A: That white clothing is very cheap, 120 yuan.
B: Okay, I will buy the white one.

✏️ Comprehension Questions — Passage A
1. 红色的衣服多少钱？(How much is the red clothing?)
✓ Correct!
The text says "这件红色的衣服八百块" (800).
✗ Not quite
The correct answer is B. Look for "八百块" next to the red clothes.
2. Customer B 说红色的衣服怎么样？(What does Customer B say about the red clothing?)
✓ Correct!
B says "八百块？太贵了！" (Too expensive).
✗ Not quite
The correct answer is A. 800 yuan is 太贵了 (Too expensive).
3. 最后，Customer B 买什么？(In the end, what does Customer B buy?)
✓ Correct!
B says "好，我买那件白色的" (Okay, I will buy the white one).
✗ Not quite
The correct answer is B. They bought the cheaper, white clothes.
Context: Books买书
买书
Buying Books

A: 欢迎！你想买什么东西？
B: 我想买两本书。这本中文书多少钱？
A: 这本五十五块。
B: 这本书难不难？
A: 这本书太难了。那本书很简单。
B: 好，我买那本简单的书。

A: Huān yíng! Nǐ xiǎng mǎi shén me dōng xi?
B: Wǒ xiǎng mǎi liǎng běn shū. Zhè běn zhōng wén shū duō shao qián?
A: Zhè běn wǔ shí wǔ kuài.
B: Zhè běn shū nán bù nán?
A: Zhè běn shū tài nán le. Nà běn shū hěn jiǎn dān.
B: Hǎo, wǒ mǎi nà běn jiǎn dān de shū.

A: Welcome! What things do you want to buy?
B: I want to buy two books. How much is this Chinese book?
A: This one is 55 yuan.
B: Is this book difficult or not?
A: This book is too difficult. That book is very simple.
B: Okay, I will buy that simple book.

✏️ Comprehension Questions — Passage B
1. Customer B 想买几本书？(How many books does B want to buy?)
✓ Correct!
B says "我想买两本书" (I want to buy two books).
✗ Not quite
The correct answer is B. They use "两本" for 2 books.
2. Customer B 买太难的书，对不对？(Customer B buys the book that is too hard. True or False?)
✓ Correct!
False. B says "我买那本简单的书" (I will buy the simple book).
✗ Not quite
The correct answer is False (不对). They decide to buy the simple one (简单的书).
3. "五十" 是多少？(What number is "五十"?)
✓ Correct!
五 (5) + 十 (10) = 50. Therefore, 五十五 is 55.
✗ Not quite
The correct answer is B (50).
Context: Fruit & Math买水果
一共多少钱？
How much altogether?

A: 欢迎！你想买什么？
B: 我想买水果。苹果多少钱？
A: 苹果十块钱。
B: 好，我买五个苹果。一共多少钱？
A: 一共五十块钱。

A: Huān yíng! Nǐ xiǎng mǎi shén me?
B: Wǒ xiǎng mǎi shuǐ guǒ. Píng guǒ duō shao qián?
A: Píng guǒ shí kuài qián.
B: Hǎo, wǒ mǎi wǔ ge píng guǒ. Yí gòng duō shao qián?
A: Yí gòng wǔ shí kuài qián.

A: Welcome! What do you want to buy?
B: I want to buy fruit. How much are the apples?
A: Apples are 10 yuan (each).
B: Okay, I will buy 5 apples. How much altogether?
A: Altogether it is 50 yuan.

✏️ Comprehension Questions — Passage C
1. 一个苹果多少钱？(How much is ONE apple?)
✓ Correct!
The seller says "苹果十块钱".
✗ Not quite
The correct answer is A. Apples are 10 yuan each.
2. Customer B 买五个苹果，一共多少钱？(B buys 5 apples, how much is the TOTAL?)
✓ Correct!
5 apples x 10 yuan = 50 yuan (五十块).
✗ Not quite
The correct answer is B. "一共五十块钱" means 50 yuan total.
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