1. Listening comprehension on transport types, shopping items, neighborhood descriptions, opinions on technology, new flat details, future plans of students, and a special occasion conversation 2. Question types: multiple choice selection, gap-fill with short answers in English or numbers, opinion classification (positive/negative/both), and listing advantages/disadvantages 3. Focus on practical vocabulary related to daily life topics: transport, shopping, housing, education, and leisure activities 4. Skills tested: listening for specific details, inference from spoken text, summarizing opinions, and comparative evaluation of food preparation methods 5. Total exam time: 30 minutes plus 5 minutes reading; total marks 40, marking distribution aligned with question weight 6. Examination format suitable for beginner to intermediate Chinese learners, emphasizing real-life conversational context and comprehension accuracy