Part One FAQs&Sample Answers
●Name
1.What’s your name? /What can I call you?
Hint: you should use your English name to answer the latter question.
【Pay Attention to: full name;surname;family name; last name; first name; given name】
My Chinese name is LiRuiyao.
I would like you to call me Liria.
2.Does your Chinese name have any specific meaning?
Yes, it means the most beautiful thing in the world both in the appearance and the inner heart.
3.Do Chinese people like changing their names?
No, we don’t，because we are traditional and in Chinese culture, changing the name is a big event.
Yes, we do, because many Chinese believe in fortune telling, and they change their names to obtain a good fortune.
4.What kind of people in China like changing their names?
To my knowledge, only the people in the entertainment field would like to change their names to make themselves more famous.
5.Is there any rule for Chinese people giving names to their children?
In many parts of China, families have their own family trees. People of the same generation share a same middle name.
Parents always choose the characters that have the especially good meaning, hoping their children will live a happy life ever after.
●Study&Work
1.Are you a student or do you have a job?
I am a student. / I am working now.
2.Where are you studying?
I am studying at Shandong University.
3.What’s your major?
My major is finance/ accounting/ business English/engineering/ telecommunication/computer application.
4.Do you like your major? Who chose this major for you?
Yes, I like my major very much. It’s my decision.
5.What do you like most about your major?
I like English as a language, by learning it, I can help people from different
parts of the world understand each other easily.
6.What will you do in the future?
I would like to work as a simultaneous interpreter. I will make efforts to
achieve the goal.
7.Can you tell me how you organize your time?
From Monday to Friday in the morning, I normally take lectures in the classroom. After lunch time, I take a nap then I would like to stay in the library
to expand my vision. And in the evening I usually go out with my friends to have fun. As for the weekends, I normally stay in the dormitory to watch the latest English movies.
1.What do you do now?
I work for China Construction Bank, Jinan Branch as an accountant.
2.What are the main responsibilities of your job? / Can you describe
your job?
My main responsibilities are recording and analyzing the financial figures of our branch and preparing for the financial statement.
3.How did you get this job?
Well, right after my graduation from the university I found a recruitment advertisement on the website. According to the listed address I posted them my resume. Then after a couples of days, I got a response from them, they offered me a chance to have an interview. To my pride, I successfully passed 5 rounds of evaluation and was accepted by them.
4.Do you like it? If you have another chance, what job would you like to
take?
I am quite satisfied with my current and if I would have another chance, I
may become a teacher because that is the ideal job for me when I was a kid.
5.How do you get to your workplace?
I normally take bus there. I hate that because it is always pretty crowded on
the bus especially during the peak time.
6.How long do you have for your lunch break? What do you do then?
I have a one and a half hour’s break, and after I finishing my lunch I normally
take a nap so that I will feel full of energy in the afternoon’s work.
Food
1.What’s your favorite kind of food?
Generally speaking I am not picky about what I eat, I like eat anything that is clean and nutritious.
2.What food don’t you like to eat?
I hate kelp, because I can’t stand the smell of it. Every time I smell it I want to throw up.
3. Do you like going out to eat?
No, I don’t, because I worry about the hygienic condition.
1.What kind of restaurant is your favorite? When do you usually eat in a
restaurant?
I like to eat something different from what is cooked at home, so I will choose restaurants with striking characteristics such as those serving special food.
5. Can you say some good points and bad points about eating in a restaurant? Most importantly, it is very convenient to eat in a restaurant. It can save people a lot of time preparing the meals. Moreover, people can learn how a dish is seasoned and how a particular vegetable goes with another, so their cooking skills are improved after eating in a restaurant.
