Sample 1
电视
diàn shì
television
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✓ True
HSK 3.0 Reading Sample Questions with Answers
Real reading questions from the HSK 1 to HSK 9 papers - 97 of them - each with its answer folded underneath. Every question comes from the bank the practice runs on, in the format of the real paper.
HSK 1 Reading
B1Each question prints a picture and a word, with pinyin. You decide whether the word names what the picture shows.
看图片和词语，判断对错。
Look at the picture and the word and decide whether they match.
How to approach it
- Look at the picture and think of the Chinese word before you read.
- Read the characters, not only the pinyin — the pinyin helps, but the characters are what you are learning.
- Watch for related words: 猫 and 狗, 米饭 and 面条, 电视 and 电脑.
Common mistakes
- Reading only the pinyin and missing a similar-looking word.
- Marking ✓ for a word from the right topic but the wrong thing.
Sample 2
猫
māo
cat
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✓ True
A set of pictures, labelled A to F, and five sentences. You choose the picture each sentence describes. There are more pictures than sentences.
为每个句子选择相应的图片。
Match each sentence with a picture.
How to approach it
- Label each picture in Chinese before reading the sentences.
- Read each sentence for the action and the time or place.
- Match the easy ones first, then work out the rest.
Common mistakes
- Matching on a noun that appears in two pictures.
- Forcing the last sentence onto the last picture by elimination.
Sample 15 questions
他十点睡觉。
tā shí diǎn shuì jiào 。
He goes to sleep at ten.
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Picture E
妈妈在商店买东西。
mā mā zài shāng diàn mǎi dōng xī 。
Mum is shopping in the shop.
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Picture F
喂，你好，我是小王。
wèi ， nǐ hǎo ， wǒ shì xiǎo wáng 。
Hello, this is Xiao Wang.
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Picture C
我们在家吃饭。
wǒ men zài jiā chī fàn 。
We eat at home.
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Picture D
我不太好，我想去医院。
wǒ bù tài hǎo ， wǒ xiǎng qù yī yuàn 。
I am not well, I want to go to hospital.
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Picture A
Five sentences on one side and a bank of replies on the other, labelled A to F. You pair each sentence with the reply that answers it or follows it naturally.
为每个句子选择正确的答句。
Choose the sentence that goes with each one.
How to approach it
- Find the question word in each sentence: 谁, 什么, 哪儿, 几, 怎么, 为什么.
- Scan the replies for the matching kind of answer — a person, a place, a number.
- Do the obvious pairs first and cross those replies off.
Common mistakes
- Matching on a shared word rather than on meaning.
- Ignoring the question word.
Sample 15 questions
那个人是谁？
nà ge rén shì shuí ？
Who is that person?
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E 他是我的老师。 (tā shì wǒ de lǎo shī 。)
你的同学在哪儿工作？
nǐ de tóng xué zài nǎ ér gōng zuò ？
Where does your classmate work?
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A 在医院。 (zài yī yuàn 。)
你买了几个苹果？
nǐ mǎi le jǐ gè píng guǒ ？
How many apples did you buy?
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C 五个。 (wǔ gè 。)
谢谢你！
xiè xiè nǐ ！
Thank you!
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D 不客气。 (bú kè qì 。)
你什么时候去北京？
nǐ shén me shí hòu qù běi jīng ？
When are you going to Beijing?
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B 明天。 (míng tiān 。)
A bank of words is printed at the top, labelled A to F, and each sentence below has a gap marked （ ）. You choose the word that completes each sentence.
选词填空。
Choose the word that fills each blank.
How to approach it
- Before reading the sentences, note what each bank word is: verb, noun, measure word, adverb.
- For each gap, decide from the words around it what kind of word it needs.
- Try the likely word in the gap and read the whole sentence.
Common mistakes
- Choosing a word whose meaning fits but whose grammar does not — a noun where a verb is needed.
- Using the word already taken by the example.
Sample 15 questions
我们（ ）飞机去。
wǒ men （ ） fēi jī qù 。
We go by plane.
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B 坐 (zuò)
医院在学校（ ）。
yī yuàn zài xué xiào （ ）。
The hospital is in front of the school.
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E 前面 (qián miàn)
女：对不起。 男：（ ）。
nǚ ： duì bù qǐ 。 nán ：（ ）。
W: Sorry. M: It does not matter.
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D 没关系 (méi guān xì)
我（ ）说一点儿汉语。
wǒ （ ） shuō yì diǎn ér hàn yǔ 。
I can speak a little Chinese.
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A 会 (huì)
你家有（ ）个人？
nǐ jiā yǒu （ ） gè rén ？
How many people are in your family?
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C 几 (jǐ)
HSK 2 Reading
B2A set of pictures, labelled A to F, and five sentences. You choose the picture each sentence describes. There are more pictures than sentences.
为每个句子选择相应的图片。
Match each sentence with a picture.
How to approach it
- Label each picture in Chinese before reading the sentences.
- Read each sentence for the action and the time or place.
- Match the easy ones first, then work out the rest.
Common mistakes
- Matching on a noun that appears in two pictures.
- Forcing the last sentence onto the last picture by elimination.
Sample 15 questions
他每天早上都去跑步，身体很好。
tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu qù pǎo bù ， shēn tǐ hěn hǎo 。
He runs every morning and is very fit.
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Picture C
早上喝一杯咖啡，我才能工作。
zǎo shàng hē yī bēi kā fēi ， wǒ cái néng gōng zuò 。
I need a coffee in the morning to work.
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Picture E
我们坐火车去，比坐汽车快。
wǒ men zuò huǒ chē qù ， bǐ zuò qì chē kuài 。
We go by train, faster than by bus.
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Picture A
医生说，这个药一天吃两次。
yī shēng shuō ， zhè ge yào yī tiān chī liǎng cì 。
The doctor says take this medicine twice a day.
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Picture F
孩子们最喜欢在这儿踢足球。
hái zi men zuì xǐ huān zài zhè ér tī zú qiú 。
The children love playing football here.
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Picture D
A bank of words is printed at the top, labelled A to F, and each sentence below has a gap marked （ ）. You choose the word that completes each sentence.
选词填空。
Choose the word that fills each blank.
How to approach it
- Before reading the sentences, note what each bank word is: verb, noun, measure word, adverb.
- For each gap, decide from the words around it what kind of word it needs.
- Try the likely word in the gap and read the whole sentence.
Common mistakes
- Choosing a word whose meaning fits but whose grammar does not — a noun where a verb is needed.
- Using the word already taken by the example.
Sample 15 questions
现在（ ）十一点了，我们回家吧。
xiàn zài （ ） shí yì diǎn le ， wǒ men huí jiā ba 。
It is already eleven, let us go home.
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B 已经 (yǐ jīng)
（ ）下雨，所以他没去。
（ ） xià yǔ ， suǒ yǐ tā méi qù 。
Because it rained, he did not go.
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C 因为 (yīn wèi)
晚上我们（ ）去看电影，好吗？
wǎn shàng wǒ men （ ） qù kàn diàn yǐng ， hǎo ma ？
Shall we go to a film together tonight?
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A 一起 (yì qǐ)
他（ ）天都跑步。
tā （ ） tiān dōu pǎo bù 。
He runs every day.
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D 每 (měi)
你的汉语说（ ）真好。
nǐ de hàn yǔ shuō （ ） zhēn hǎo 。
You speak Chinese really well.
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E 得 (dé)
Read one or two sentences, then judge the statement below them marked ★. You mark ✓ if the statement agrees with the text and ✗ if it does not.
读短文，判断句子是否正确。
Read the short text and decide whether the statement is correct.
How to approach it
- Read the ★ statement first, so you know what to check.
- Find the part of the text that deals with it.
- Compare every element: who, what, when.
Common mistakes
- Answering on shared words.
- Missing one changed detail — 老师 in the text, 医生 in the statement.
Sample 1
我姐姐是老师，她在一所小学工作，已经工作五年了。
wǒ jiě jiě shì lǎo shī ， tā zài yī suǒ xiǎo xué gōng zuò ， yǐ jīng gōng zuò wǔ nián le 。
My sister is a teacher at a primary school.
Question★ 姐姐是医生。
★ jiě jiě shì yī shēng 。
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✗ False
Sample 2
我妹妹很喜欢唱歌，她每个星期六都去学习唱歌。
wǒ mèi mèi hěn xǐ huān chàng gē ， tā měi gè xīng qī liù dōu qù xué xí chàng gē 。
My sister loves singing.
Question★ 妹妹喜欢唱歌。
★ mèi mèi xǐ huān chàng gē 。
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✓ True
Five sentences on one side and a bank of replies on the other, labelled A to F. You pair each sentence with the reply that answers it or follows it naturally.
为每个句子选择正确的答句。
Choose the sentence that goes with each one.
How to approach it
- Find the question word in each sentence: 谁, 什么, 哪儿, 几, 怎么, 为什么.
- Scan the replies for the matching kind of answer — a person, a place, a number.
- Do the obvious pairs first and cross those replies off.
Common mistakes
- Matching on a shared word rather than on meaning.
- Ignoring the question word.
Sample 15 questions
那个人是谁？
nà ge rén shì shuí ？
Who is that person?
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C 他是我弟弟的中学同学。 (tā shì wǒ dì di de zhōng xué tóng xué 。)
开门，快开门！
kāi mén ， kuài kāi mén ！
Open the door, quickly!
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E 下雨了，快进来吧。 (xià yǔ le ， kuài jìn lái ba 。)
你旁边的那个女人你认识吗？
nǐ páng biān de nà ge nǚ rén nǐ rèn shí ma ？
Do you know the woman next to you?
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D 我不认识她。 (wǒ bù rèn shí tā 。)
你怎么没去旅游？
nǐ zěn me méi qù lǚ yóu ？
Why did you not travel?
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A 因为这个月工作太忙了。 (yīn wèi zhè ge yuè gōng zuò tài máng le 。)
妈妈叫你吃饭呢。
mā mā jiào nǐ chī fàn ne 。
Mum is calling you for dinner.
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B 好的，我马上就来。 (hǎo de ， wǒ mǎ shàng jiù lái 。)
HSK 3 Reading
B3Five sentences on one side and a bank of replies on the other, labelled A to F. You pair each sentence with the reply that answers it or follows it naturally.
为每个句子选择正确的答句。
Choose the sentence that goes with each one.
How to approach it
- Find the question word in each sentence: 谁, 什么, 哪儿, 几, 怎么, 为什么.
- Scan the replies for the matching kind of answer — a person, a place, a number.
- Do the obvious pairs first and cross those replies off.
Common mistakes
- Matching on a shared word rather than on meaning.
- Ignoring the question word.
Sample 15 questions
小王今天怎么没来上班？
xiǎo wáng jīn tiān zěn me méi lái shàng bān ？
Why is Xiao Wang absent today?
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B 他去参加同学的婚礼了。
你觉得这件衬衫怎么样？
nǐ jué de zhè jiàn chèn shān zěn me yàng ？
What do you think of this shirt?
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A 我也觉得这个颜色更适合你。
来不及了吧？飞机快起飞了。
lái bù jí le ba ？ fēi jī kuài qǐ fēi le 。
Will we make it? The plane leaves soon.
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C 别担心，还有半个小时呢。
你为什么选择来这里学习？
nǐ wèi shén me xuǎn zé lái zhè lǐ xué xí ？
Why did you choose to study here?
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D 因为我对这个城市的历史很感兴趣。
能把你的笔记借我看看吗？
néng bǎ nǐ de bǐ jì jiè wǒ kàn kàn ma ？
May I borrow your notes?
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E 当然可以，你什么时候要？
A bank of words is printed at the top, labelled A to F, and each sentence below has a gap marked （ ）. You choose the word that completes each sentence.
选词填空。
Choose the word that fills each blank.
How to approach it
- Before reading the sentences, note what each bank word is: verb, noun, measure word, adverb.
- For each gap, decide from the words around it what kind of word it needs.
- Try the likely word in the gap and read the whole sentence.
Common mistakes
- Choosing a word whose meaning fits but whose grammar does not — a noun where a verb is needed.
- Using the word already taken by the example.
Sample 15 questions
经过三个月的努力，他（ ）通过了考试。
jīng guò sān gè yuè de nǔ lì ， tā （ ） tōng guò le kǎo shì 。
After three months of effort he finally passed.
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B 终于
我已经（ ）了每天早起。
wǒ yǐ jīng （ ） le měi tiān zǎo qǐ 。
I am used to getting up early.
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E 习惯
天气会（ ）我们的旅行计划。
tiān qì huì （ ） wǒ men de lǚ xíng jì huà 。
The weather affects our travel plans.
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C 影响
出门的时候别忘了（ ）伞。
chū mén de shí hòu bié wàng le （ ） sǎn 。
Do not forget to take an umbrella.
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D 带
他工作很（ ），从来不迟到。
tā gōng zuò hěn （ ）， cóng lái bù chí dào 。
He works conscientiously and is never late.
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A 认真
Read a passage and answer questions on it, choosing from printed options. At HSK 3 the passages are two or three sentences with one question; higher up they are full paragraphs or longer texts with several questions each.
读短文，选出正确的答案。
Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
How to approach it
- Read the question before the passage so you know what you are looking for.
- For main-idea questions, look closely at the first and last sentences.
- For detail questions, find the sentence and compare it with each option.
Common mistakes
- Choosing an option that repeats words from the text but changes their meaning.
- Reading in an interpretation the text does not support.
Sample 1
很多人认为早上是学习的最好时间，因为这时候人的记忆力比较好，环境也比较安静。
hěn duō rén rèn wéi zǎo shàng shì xué xí de zuì hǎo shí jiān ， yīn wèi zhè shí hòu rén de jì yì lì bǐ jiào hǎo ， huán jìng yě bǐ jiào ān jìng 。
Mornings suit studying.
Question这段话主要说什么？
zhè duàn huà zhǔ yào shuō shén me ？
Mornings suit studying.
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B 早上适合学习
Sample 2
很多人觉得运动一定要去体育馆，其实每天走三十分钟路对身体也很有好处，而且不用花钱。
hěn duō rén jué de yùn dòng yí dìng yào qù tǐ yù guǎn ， qí shí měi tiān zǒu sān shí fēn zhōng lù duì shēn tǐ yě hěn yǒu hǎo chù ， ér qiě bù yòng huā qián 。
Walking is good exercise too.
Question这段话主要说什么？
zhè duàn huà zhǔ yào shuō shén me ？
Walking is good exercise too.
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B 走路也是很好的运动
HSK 4 Reading
I1A bank of words is shared by a group of gaps — in separate sentences or in one passage. You choose the word that fits each gap. There are more words than gaps.
选词填空。
Choose a word from the bank for each numbered gap.
How to approach it
- Sort the bank words by part of speech before you start.
- For each gap, read the words on both sides — the pairing is usually right there.
- Fill the certain gaps first, then use elimination.
Common mistakes
- Picking a near-synonym that means the same but does not pair with the words around it.
- Ignoring grammar: a verb in a noun slot.
Sample 15 questions
- Gap 1
这条路上车太多了，我们恐怕不能____到达机场。
zhè tiáo lù shàng chē tài duō le ， wǒ men kǒng pà bù néng ____ dào dá jī chǎng 。
We may not arrive on time.
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C 按时
- Gap 2
他在这个行业做了十年，有非常丰富的____。
tā zài zhè ge háng yè zuò le shí nián ， yǒu fēi cháng fēng fù de ____。
He has rich experience.
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B 经验
- Gap 3
遇到____的时候，最重要的是别着急。
yù dào ____ de shí hòu ， zuì zhòng yào de shì bié zháo jí 。
When you meet difficulty, do not panic.
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A 困难
- Gap 4
会议时间改了，请你发个____给大家。
huì yì shí jiān gǎi le ， qǐng nǐ fā gè ____ gěi dà jiā 。
Send everyone a notice.
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E 通知
- Gap 5
这份工作很____刚毕业的年轻人。
zhè fèn gōng zuò hěn ____ gāng bì yè de nián qīng rén 。
The job suits new graduates.
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F 适合
Three sentences, A, B and C, are printed out of order. You write the order that makes a coherent short paragraph, such as BAC.
排列顺序。
Put the three sentences into the right order.
How to approach it
- Find the opening: the sentence that introduces the subject and starts with no connector.
- Find the closing: it often starts with 所以, 结果 or 因此, or gives the outcome.
- Check pronouns — 他, 这, 那 refer back to something already mentioned.
Common mistakes
- Putting a sentence that starts with a connector first.
- Ignoring what a pronoun refers to.
Sample 1
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BAC · 出门的时候他才发现衬衫脏了，所以他决定先回家换一件。结果上班迟到了半个小时。
He noticed the stain, went home to change, and was late.
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BCA · 第一次见到他的时候，我以为他是老师，因为他看起来比同学成熟很多。后来我才知道那是他弟弟。
He looked mature, I mistook him for a teacher.
Read a passage and answer questions on it, choosing from printed options. At HSK 3 the passages are two or three sentences with one question; higher up they are full paragraphs or longer texts with several questions each.
读短文，选出正确的答案。
Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
How to approach it
- Read the question before the passage so you know what you are looking for.
- For main-idea questions, look closely at the first and last sentences.
- For detail questions, find the sentence and compare it with each option.
Common mistakes
- Choosing an option that repeats words from the text but changes their meaning.
- Reading in an interpretation the text does not support.
Sample 12 questions
很多人换工作时只看工资，其实还有一件事同样重要，那就是这份工作能不能让你继续学到东西。工资是现在的收入，能力才是将来的收入。如果一份工作三年之后你还在做同样的事，那么它的价值可能没有你想的那么高。
hěn duō rén huàn gōng zuò shí zhǐ kàn gōng zī ， qí shí hái yǒu yī jiàn shì tóng yàng zhòng yào ， nà jiù shì zhè fèn gōng zuò néng bù néng ràng nǐ jì xù xué dào dōng xī 。 gōng zī shì xiàn zài de shōu rù ， néng lì cái shì jiāng lái de shōu rù 。 rú guǒ yī fèn gōng zuò sān nián zhī hòu nǐ hái zài zuò tóng yàng de shì ， nà me tā de jià zhí kě néng méi yǒu nǐ xiǎng de nà me gāo 。
Salary is today's income, ability is tomorrow's; watch whether a job still teaches you something after three years.
- Question
换工作时，作者认为还应该看什么？
huàn gōng zuò shí ， zuò zhě rèn wéi hái yīng gāi kàn shén me ？
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D 能不能学到东西
- Question
作者认为"将来的收入"指的是什么？
zuò zhě rèn wéi " jiāng lái de shōu rù " zhǐ de shì shén me ？
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D 能力
Sample 22 questions
在中国的很多城市，共享自行车已经成了短距离出行最方便的选择。用手机扫一下就能骑走，到了地方停在路边即可。不过，随便乱停会给别人带来麻烦，所以现在很多城市都划出了专门的停车区域。
zài zhōng guó de hěn duō chéng shì ， gòng xiǎng zì xíng chē yǐ jīng chéng le duǎn jù lí chū xíng zuì fāng biàn de xuǎn zé 。 yòng shǒu jī sǎo yī xià jiù néng qí zǒu ， dào le dì fāng tíng zài lù biān jí kě 。 bù guò ， suí biàn luàn tíng huì gěi bié rén dài lái má fán ， suǒ yǐ xiàn zài hěn duō chéng shì dōu huà chū le zhuān mén de tíng chē qū yù 。
Shared bicycles are convenient for short trips, but cities now mark parking areas because careless parking causes problems.
- Question
共享自行车最适合什么样的出行？
gòng xiǎng zì xíng chē zuì shì hé shén me yàng de chū xíng ？
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D 短距离出行
- Question
为什么城市要划停车区域？
wèi shén me chéng shì yào huà tíng chē qū yù ？
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D 为了乱停给别人带来麻烦
HSK 5 Reading
I2A bank of words is shared by a group of gaps — in separate sentences or in one passage. You choose the word that fits each gap. There are more words than gaps.
选词填空。
Choose a word from the bank for each numbered gap.
How to approach it
- Sort the bank words by part of speech before you start.
- For each gap, read the words on both sides — the pairing is usually right there.
- Fill the certain gaps first, then use elimination.
Common mistakes
- Picking a near-synonym that means the same but does not pair with the words around it.
- Ignoring grammar: a verb in a noun slot.
Sample 14 questions
- Gap 1
这座小城原本以农业为主，近十年来____发展起了旅游业。
zhè zuò xiǎo chéng yuán běn yǐ nóng yè wéi zhǔ ， jìn shí nián lái ____ fā zhǎn qǐ le lǚ yóu yè 。
gradually developed tourism
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A 逐渐
- Gap 2
它的最大____在于保留了完整的老街区。
tā de zuì dà ____ zài yú bǎo liú le wán zhěng de lǎo jiē qū 。
its greatest advantage
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C 优势
- Gap 3
____交通不算方便，游客还是一年比一年多。
____ jiāo tōng bù suàn fāng biàn ， yóu kè hái shì yī nián bǐ yī nián duō 。
although transport is not convenient
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D 尽管
- Gap 4
当地政府____决定进一步改善道路条件。
dāng dì zhèng fǔ ____ jué dìng jìn yí bù gǎi shàn dào lù tiáo jiàn 。
therefore decided to improve the roads
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B 因此
Read a short text — a fact, a study, a piece of advice — and choose which of four statements agrees with it.
请选出与试题内容一致的一项。
Choose the statement that agrees with the text.
How to approach it
- Read the text for its main claim.
- Check each option against the text, sentence by sentence.
- Rule out options with absolutes the text does not support: 越…越, 一定, 都.
Common mistakes
- Choosing the option that repeats the most words.
- Missing a limit the text sets, such as “but more than an hour makes you more tired”.
Sample 1
一项调查显示，午睡二十分钟的人，下午的注意力明显好于不午睡的人；但超过一小时反而会让人更累。
yī xiàng diào chá xiǎn shì ， wǔ shuì èr shí fēn zhōng de rén ， xià wǔ de zhù yì lì míng xiǎn hǎo yú bù wǔ shuì de rén ； dàn chāo guò yī xiǎo shí fǎn ér huì ràng rén gèng lèi 。
A twenty-minute nap helps.
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D 午睡二十分钟有好处
Sample 2
这家书店不卖畅销书，只卖店主自己读过并且愿意推荐的书。客人不多，但几乎都会买。
zhè jiā shū diàn bù mài chàng xiāo shū ， zhǐ mài diàn zhǔ zì jǐ dú guò bìng qiě yuàn yì tuī jiàn de shū 。 kè rén bù duō ， dàn jī hū dū huì mǎi 。
The owner only stocks books they have read.
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A 店主只推荐读过的书
Read a passage and answer questions on it, choosing from printed options. At HSK 3 the passages are two or three sentences with one question; higher up they are full paragraphs or longer texts with several questions each.
读短文，选出正确的答案。
Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
How to approach it
- Read the question before the passage so you know what you are looking for.
- For main-idea questions, look closely at the first and last sentences.
- For detail questions, find the sentence and compare it with each option.
Common mistakes
- Choosing an option that repeats words from the text but changes their meaning.
- Reading in an interpretation the text does not support.
Sample 14 questions
一位建筑师说过，好的设计不是让人注意到设计，而是让人舒服地忘记它。走进一个房间，如果你首先想到的是"这里真别致"，说明设计还站在你和空间之间；如果你只是自然地坐下、打开窗、开始做事，那才是设计真正完成的时候。
yī wèi jiàn zhù shī shuō guò ， hǎo de shè jì bú shì ràng rén zhù yì dào shè jì ， ér shì ràng rén shū fú dì wàng jì tā 。 zǒu jìn yí gè fáng jiān ， rú guǒ nǐ shǒu xiān xiǎng dào de shì " zhè lǐ zhēn bié zhì "， shuō míng shè jì hái zhàn zài nǐ hé kōng jiān zhī jiān ； rú guǒ nǐ zhǐ shì zì rán dì zuò xià 、 dǎ kāi chuāng 、 kāi shǐ zuò shì ， nà cái shì shè jì zhēn zhèng wán chéng de shí hòu 。
Good design is forgotten, not noticed: if you simply sit down and start working, the design has done its job.
- Question
这位建筑师认为好的设计是什么样的？
zhè wèi jiàn zhù shī rèn wéi hǎo de shè jì shì shén me yàng de ？
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D 让人忘记它的存在
- Question
如果人们觉得房间"真别致"，说明什么？
rú guǒ rén men jué de fáng jiān " zhēn bié zhì "， shuō míng shén me ？
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B 设计还挡在人和空间之间
- Question
根据这段话，设计"完成"的标志是什么？
gēn jù zhè duàn huà ， shè jì " wán chéng " de biāo zhì shì shén me ？
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A 被人自然地使用
- Question
这段话最适合的标题是什么？
zhè duàn huà zuì shì hé de biāo tí shì shén me ？
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D 看不见的设计
HSK 6 Reading
I3Four sentences are printed, and exactly one contains a grammatical error or a usage problem (语病). You choose that one.
请选出有语病的一项。
Choose the sentence that contains a mistake.
How to approach it
- Check each sentence’s skeleton: subject, verb, object.
- Look for the known traps: 通过/经过…使 with no subject; 由于…因此 doubled cause; 防止…不 double negation.
- Check paired conjunctions: 虽然…但是, 不但…而且, 只有…才.
Common mistakes
- Assuming the longest or most complicated sentence must be the wrong one.
- Not knowing the standard error types, which repeat from paper to paper.
Sample 1
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A 通过这次活动，使我学到了很多。
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B 我们必须要防止类似的事故不再发生。
A bank of words is shared by a group of gaps — in separate sentences or in one passage. You choose the word that fits each gap. There are more words than gaps.
选词填空。
Choose a word from the bank for each numbered gap.
How to approach it
- Sort the bank words by part of speech before you start.
- For each gap, read the words on both sides — the pairing is usually right there.
- Fill the certain gaps first, then use elimination.
Common mistakes
- Picking a near-synonym that means the same but does not pair with the words around it.
- Ignoring grammar: a verb in a noun slot.
Sample 15 questions
- Gap 1
这项政策实施两年来，效果十分____。
zhè xiàng zhèng cè shí shī liǎng nián lái ， xiào guǒ shí fēn ____。
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E 显著
- Gap 2
过去人们____认为，城市越大越有活力。
guò qù rén men ____ rèn wéi ， chéng shì yuè dà yuè yǒu huó lì 。
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C 普遍
- Gap 3
数据的变化____研究者重新审视这个结论。
shù jù de biàn huà ____ yán jiū zhě chóng xīn shěn shì zhè ge jié lùn 。
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D 促使
- Gap 4
问题的关键____资源分配是否合理。
wèn tí de guān jiàn ____ zī yuán fēn pèi shì fǒu hé lǐ 。
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B 在于
- Gap 5
在追求速度的同时，质量往往被____了。
zài zhuī qiú sù dù de tóng shí ， zhì liàng wǎng wǎng bèi ____ le 。
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A 忽视
A passage has numbered gaps, each the length of a clause or sentence. A bank of sentences, labelled A to E, is printed below, and you choose the one that fits each gap. There are more sentences than gaps.
选句填空。
Choose a sentence from the bank for each numbered gap.
How to approach it
- Read the whole passage once to follow its argument.
- For each gap, read the sentences before and after and decide its role: cause, contrast, example or conclusion.
- Test the likely sentence in the gap and read across it.
Common mistakes
- Choosing a sentence on topic alone.
- Ignoring the grammar of the join, such as a clause that needs a subject.
Sample 12 questions
很多人制定计划时充满信心，第一周也确实做得不错。可是到了第三周，热情消退，计划就被放在一边了。____，不是开始，而是在没有人监督、也看不到明显进步的时候继续做下去。心理学家发现，____，所以与其依靠意志力，不如把新行为和已有的日常动作绑在一起。
hěn duō rén zhì dìng jì huà shí chōng mǎn xìn xīn ， dì yī zhōu yě què shí zuò dé bù cuò 。 kě shì dào le dì sān zhōu ， rè qíng xiāo tuì ， jì huà jiù bèi fàng zài yī biān le 。____， bú shì kāi shǐ ， ér shì zài méi yǒu rén jiān dū 、 yě kàn bú dào míng xiǎn jìn bù de shí hòu jì xù zuò xià qù 。 xīn lǐ xué jiā fā xiàn ，____， suǒ yǐ yǔ qí yī kào yì zhì lì ， bù rú bǎ xīn xíng wéi hé yǐ yǒu de rì cháng dòng zuò bǎng zài yì qǐ 。
- Gap 1
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E 真正的困难在于坚持
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A 习惯一旦形成就很难改变
Sample 22 questions
很多人以为，睡得越多，精神就越好。____。研究发现，成年人每天睡七到八个小时最合适，睡得太多反而容易觉得累。另外，睡觉的时间是否规律也很重要。____，即使总时间不少，第二天也常常没有精神。
More sleep is not always better, and keeping regular hours matters too.
- Gap 1
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A 其实并不是这样
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B 如果每天睡觉和起床的时间都不一样
Read a passage and answer questions on it, choosing from printed options. At HSK 3 the passages are two or three sentences with one question; higher up they are full paragraphs or longer texts with several questions each.
读短文，选出正确的答案。
Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
How to approach it
- Read the question before the passage so you know what you are looking for.
- For main-idea questions, look closely at the first and last sentences.
- For detail questions, find the sentence and compare it with each option.
Common mistakes
- Choosing an option that repeats words from the text but changes their meaning.
- Reading in an interpretation the text does not support.
Sample 14 questions
一座桥建成之后，最容易被忽略的是它的维护。设计寿命一百年的桥，如果二十年不检查，可能四十年就出问题。维护的困难不在技术，而在于它没有开工典礼，也没有剪彩，花掉的钱看不出成绩。于是在很多地方，新建总是比维修更容易获得批准。这种偏好在短期内看不出代价，几十年后却要由后来的人一次付清。
yī zuò qiáo jiàn chéng zhī hòu ， zuì róng yì bèi hū lüè de shì tā de wéi hù 。 shè jì shòu mìng yì bǎi nián de qiáo ， rú guǒ èr shí nián bù jiǎn chá ， kě néng sì shí nián jiù chū wèn tí 。 wéi hù de kùn nán bù zài jì shù ， ér zài yú tā méi yǒu kāi gōng diǎn lǐ ， yě méi yǒu jiǎn cǎi ， huā diào de qián kàn bù chū chéng jì 。 yú shì zài hěn duō dì fāng ， xīn jiàn zǒng shì bǐ wéi xiū gèng róng yì huò dé pī zhǔn 。 zhè zhǒng piān hǎo zài duǎn qī nèi kàn bù chū dài jià ， jǐ shí nián hòu què yào yóu hòu lái de rén yī cì fù qīng 。
Maintenance is invisible and unglamorous, so new builds get funded over repairs, and the bill falls on a later generation.
- Question
桥建成之后最容易被忽略的是什么？
qiáo jiàn chéng zhī hòu zuì róng yì bèi hū lüè de shì shén me ？
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A 维护
- Question
维护的困难主要在哪里？
wéi hù de kùn nán zhǔ yào zài nǎ lǐ ？
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D 看不出成绩，难获批准
- Question
作者认为这种偏好的后果是什么？
zuò zhě rèn wéi zhè zhǒng piān hǎo de hòu guǒ shì shén me ？
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C 由后来的人付出代价
- Question
最适合这段话的标题是什么？
zuì shì hé zhè duàn huà de biāo tí shì shén me ？
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A 看不见的账单
HSK 7 Reading
A1Read a passage and answer questions on it, choosing from printed options. At HSK 3 the passages are two or three sentences with one question; higher up they are full paragraphs or longer texts with several questions each.
读短文，选出正确的答案。
Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
How to approach it
- Read the question before the passage so you know what you are looking for.
- For main-idea questions, look closely at the first and last sentences.
- For detail questions, find the sentence and compare it with each option.
Common mistakes
- Choosing an option that repeats words from the text but changes their meaning.
- Reading in an interpretation the text does not support.
Sample 15 questions
在评价一项公共政策时，人们习惯问"它有没有用"，却很少问"我们怎么知道它有用"。这两个问题的距离，正是政策研究的全部内容。一项措施推出后指标改善了，并不足以说明是它起了作用——同一时期还发生了别的事，而且被选中试点的地方往往本来就更有条件成功。要把这些干扰排除掉，需要一个可信的对照：一群在其他方面尽可能相似、只是没有接受这项措施的人。没有对照的评估，讲的是故事，不是证据。
zài píng jià yī xiàng gōng gòng zhèng cè shí ， rén men xí guàn wèn " tā yǒu méi yǒu yòng "， què hěn shǎo wèn " wǒ men zěn me zhī dào tā yǒu yòng "。 zhè liǎng gè wèn tí de jù lí ， zhèng shì zhèng cè yán jiū de quán bù nèi róng 。 yī xiàng cuò shī tuī chū hòu zhǐ biāo gǎi shàn le ， bìng bù zú yǐ shuō míng shì tā qǐ le zuò yòng —— tóng yī shí qī hái fā shēng le bié de shì ， ér qiě bèi xuǎn zhōng shì diǎn de dì fāng wǎng wǎng běn lái jiù gèng yǒu tiáo jiàn chéng gōng 。 yào bǎ zhè xiē gān rǎo pái chú diào ， xū yào yí gè kě xìn de duì zhào ： yī qún zài qí tā fāng miàn jǐn kě néng xiāng sì 、 zhǐ shì méi yǒu jiē shòu zhè xiàng cuò shī de rén 。 méi yǒu duì zhào de píng gū ， jiǎng de shì gù shì ， bú shì zhèng jù 。
Policy evaluation needs a credible control group; without one you have a story, not evidence.
- Question
作者认为人们很少问的问题是什么？
zuò zhě rèn wéi rén men hěn shǎo wèn de wèn tí shì shén me ？
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B 我们怎么知道它有用
- Question
指标改善为什么不足以说明政策起了作用？
zhǐ biāo gǎi shàn wèi shén me bù zú yǐ shuō míng zhèng cè qǐ le zuò yòng ？
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C 同期还有别的因素
- Question
被选中试点的地方通常有什么特点？
bèi xuǎn zhōng shì diǎn de dì fāng tōng cháng yǒu shén me tè diǎn ？
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A 本来就更有条件成功
- Question
可信的对照指的是什么？
kě xìn de duì zhào zhǐ de shì shén me ？
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D 其他方面相似但未接受措施的人
- Question
作者认为没有对照的评估是什么？
zuò zhě rèn wéi méi yǒu duì zhào de píng gū shì shén me ？
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B 故事
A bank of words is shared by a group of gaps — in separate sentences or in one passage. You choose the word that fits each gap. There are more words than gaps.
选词填空。
Choose a word from the bank for each numbered gap.
How to approach it
- Sort the bank words by part of speech before you start.
- For each gap, read the words on both sides — the pairing is usually right there.
- Fill the certain gaps first, then use elimination.
Common mistakes
- Picking a near-synonym that means the same but does not pair with the words around it.
- Ignoring grammar: a verb in a noun slot.
Sample 15 questions
- Gap 1
任何合作的____，都是双方对规则有共同的理解。
rèn hé hé zuò de ____， dōu shì shuāng fāng duì guī zé yǒu gòng tóng de lǐ jiě 。
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E 前提
- Gap 2
随着智能手机的____，获取信息的成本大幅下降。
suí zhe zhì néng shǒu jī de ____， huò qǔ xìn xī de chéng běn dà fú xià jiàng 。
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D 普及
- Gap 3
一项技术能否落地，往往____配套制度是否跟上。
yī xiàng jì shù néng fǒu luò dì ， wǎng wǎng ____ pèi tào zhì dù shì fǒu gēn shàng 。
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F 取决于
- Gap 4
过度依赖单一指标，会____组织对复杂问题的判断力。
guò dù yī lài dān yī zhǐ biāo ， huì ____ zǔ zhī duì fù zá wèn tí de pàn duàn lì 。
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C 削弱
- Gap 5
在信息不足时，人们____选择自己熟悉的方案。
zài xìn xī bù zú shí ， rén men ____ xuǎn zé zì jǐ shú xī de fāng àn 。
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A 倾向于
A long text — often a feature article, an essay or an account of research — followed by a set of questions with four options each. It is the last reading part of the advanced paper and the hardest on time.
读长文，回答下面的问题。
Read the long text and answer the questions.
How to approach it
- Skim the questions first and note what each asks.
- Skim the text for structure: what is each paragraph doing?
- For each question, return to the relevant paragraph and read that part closely.
Common mistakes
- Reading the whole text slowly before looking at the questions.
- Choosing an option that is true but answers a different question.
Sample 15 questions
十九世纪中叶，伦敦爆发霍乱。当时主流的看法是疾病由"瘴气"——空气中的不洁之物——传播，因此防治的重点放在清除臭味上。医生约翰·斯诺不接受这个解释。他把每一例死亡标注在地图上，发现病例高度集中在布罗德街一口水泵周围，而附近一家啤酒厂的工人几乎无人染病——他们喝的是厂里自酿的啤酒。斯诺据此推断，传播媒介是水而不是空气，并说服当局拆掉了水泵的把手。 值得注意的是，斯诺当时并不知道霍乱弧菌的存在，细菌理论要到几十年后才被广泛接受。他所依靠的不是对病因的了解，而是对分布的观察。这提示我们，在机制尚不清楚时，有效的行动依然可能。 不过，这个故事常被讲得过于圆满。事实上，拆掉把手时疫情已经开始回落，斯诺的结论在此后多年仍受到质疑。真正让它站住脚的，是后来一系列独立的观察。科学很少靠一次决定性的证明前进，它更像是同一结论被不同的路径反复走到。
shí jiǔ shì jì zhōng yè ， lún dūn bào fā huò luàn 。 dāng shí zhǔ liú de kàn fǎ shì jí bìng yóu " zhàng qì "—— kōng qì zhōng de bù jié zhī wù —— chuán bō ， yīn cǐ fáng zhì de zhòng diǎn fàng zài qīng chú chòu wèi shàng 。 yī shēng yuē hàn · sī nuò bù jiē shòu zhè ge jiě shì 。 tā bǎ měi yī lì sǐ wáng biāo zhù zài dì tú shàng ， fā xiàn bìng lì gāo dù jí zhōng zài bù luó dé jiē yī kǒu shuǐ bèng zhōu wéi ， ér fù jìn yī jiā pí jiǔ chǎng de gōng rén jī hū wú rén rǎn bìng —— tā men hē de shì chǎng lǐ zì niàng de pí jiǔ 。 sī nuò jù cǐ tuī duàn ， chuán bō méi jiè shì shuǐ ér bú shì kōng qì ， bìng shuō fú dāng jú chāi diào le shuǐ bèng de bǎ shǒu 。 zhí de zhù yì de shì ， sī nuò dāng shí bìng bù zhī dào huò luàn hú jūn de cún zài ， xì jūn lǐ lùn yào dào jǐ shí nián hòu cái bèi guǎng fàn jiē shòu 。 tā suǒ yī kào de bú shì duì bìng yīn de liǎo jiě ， ér shì duì fēn bù de guān chá 。 zhè tí shì wǒ men ， zài jī zhì shàng bù qīng chǔ shí ， yǒu xiào de xíng dòng yī rán kě néng 。 bù guò ， zhè ge gù shì cháng bèi jiǎng dé guò yú yuán mǎn 。 shì shí shàng ， chāi diào bǎ shǒu shí yì qíng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ huí luò ， sī nuò de jié lùn zài cǐ hòu duō nián réng shòu dào zhì yí 。 zhēn zhèng ràng tā zhàn zhù jiǎo de ， shì hòu lái yī xì liè dú lì de guān chá 。 kē xué hěn shǎo kào yī cì jué dìng xìng de zhèng míng qián jìn ， tā gèng xiàng shì tóng yī jié lùn bèi bù tóng de lù jìng fǎn fù zǒu dào 。
John Snow mapped cholera deaths to a pump without knowing the bacterium; the story is usually told too neatly.
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当时主流的看法认为霍乱由什么传播？
dāng shí zhǔ liú de kàn fǎ rèn wéi huò luàn yóu shén me chuán bō ？
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B 瘴气
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斯诺用什么方法研究疫情？
sī nuò yòng shén me fāng fǎ yán jiū yì qíng ？
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D 把死亡病例标注在地图上
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啤酒厂工人几乎不染病的原因是什么？
pí jiǔ chǎng gōng rén jī hū bù rǎn bìng de yuán yīn shì shén me ？
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A 他们喝自酿的啤酒
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斯诺当时知道霍乱弧菌的存在吗？
sī nuò dāng shí zhī dào huò luàn hú jūn de cún zài ma ？
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C 不知道
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斯诺依靠的是什么？
sī nuò yī kào de shì shén me ？
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D 对分布的观察
HSK 8 Reading
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HSK 9 Reading
A3HSK 9 sits the same paper as HSK 7. See the HSK 7 questions
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