HSK 2 reading practice: sample questions

The Reading part of an HSK 2 practice paper in the new exam format (HSK 3.0): 25 tasks, 25 minutes on the real exam. Below are all its tasks in order. The answers are not printed here: to check yourself, take the whole paper online. It is free and needs no sign-up.

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Tasks 26–30

Read the sentence and choose the picture that matches it.

  1. APicture A
  2. BPicture B
  3. CPicture C
  4. DPicture D
  5. EPicture E
  6. FPicture F
26

我每天早上都要喝咖啡。wǒ měi tiān zǎoshang dōu yào hē kāfēi

27

他坐地铁去上班,很快。tā zuò dìtiě qù shàngbān, hěn kuài

28

你看,那只鸟飞得真高!nǐ kàn, nà zhī niǎo fēi de zhēn gāo

29

孩子已经在床上睡觉了。háizi yǐjīng zài chuáng shang shuìjiào le

30

他的爱好是踢足球。tā de àihào shì tī zúqiú

Tasks 31–35

Choose the word that fits the gap.

  1. A比bǐ
  2. B次cì
  3. C因为yīnwèi
  4. D旁边pángbiān
  5. E让ràng
  6. F已经yǐjīng
31

药店就在学校( )。yàodiàn jiù zài xuéxiào …

32

他( )回家了。tā … huí jiā le

33

妈妈( )我早一点儿睡觉。māma … wǒ zǎo yìdiǎnr shuìjiào

34

哥哥( )我高。gēge … wǒ gāo

35

A: 你为什么没有来上课?nǐ wèi shénme méiyǒu lái shàngkè

B: ( )我生病了。… wǒ shēngbìng le

Tasks 36–40

Match each line with the one that goes with it.

  1. A你喜欢什么运动?nǐ xǐhuan shénme yùndòng
  2. B你怎么了?哪儿不舒服?nǐ zěnme le, nǎr bù shūfu
  3. C我们走路去吧。wǒmen zǒulù qù ba
  4. D你知道他的名字吗?nǐ zhīdào tā de míngzi ma
  5. E你的生日是几月几号?nǐ de shēngrì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào
  6. F这件衣服太贵了。zhè jiàn yīfu tài guì le
36

我头很疼。wǒ tóu hěn téng

37

不远,就在前面。bù yuǎn, jiù zài qiánmiàn

38

五月八号。wǔ yuè bā hào

39

那我们不买了。nà wǒmen bù mǎi le

40

我忘了,可能姓王。wǒ wàng le, kěnéng xìng Wáng

Tasks 41–45

Match each line with the one that goes with it.

  1. A他游得很快。tā yóu de hěn kuài
  2. B我在门口等你。wǒ zài ménkǒu děng nǐ
  3. C谢谢,我很喜欢。xièxie, wǒ hěn xǐhuan
  4. D一个小时。yí ge xiǎoshí
  5. E没有问题,你说吧。méiyǒu wèntí, nǐ shuō ba
  6. F我也是,我们一起去吧。wǒ yě shì, wǒmen yìqǐ qù ba
41

你能帮我一下吗?nǐ néng bāng wǒ yíxià ma

42

你每天运动多长时间?nǐ měi tiān yùndòng duō cháng shíjiān

43

我想去机场送他。wǒ xiǎng qù jīchǎng sòng tā

44

你到了吗?nǐ dào le ma

45

你弟弟会游泳吗?nǐ dìdi huì yóuyǒng ma

Tasks 46–50

Read and answer the question.

46

这块手表是我过生日的时候妻子送的,虽然不贵,但是我很喜欢。zhè kuài shǒubiǎo shì wǒ guò shēngrì de shíhou qīzi sòng de, suīrán bú guì, dànshì wǒ hěn xǐhuan

★ 这块手表:zhè kuài shǒubiǎo

  1. A很贵hěn guì
  2. B是妻子送的shì qīzi sòng de
  3. C坏了huài le
47

我家离学校很远,坐公交车要一个小时,所以我每天六点就起床。wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn yuǎn, zuò gōngjiāochē yào yí ge xiǎoshí, suǒyǐ wǒ měi tiān liù diǎn jiù qǐchuáng

★ 他为什么起床很早?tā wèi shénme qǐchuáng hěn zǎo

  1. A学校很远xuéxiào hěn yuǎn
  2. B喜欢跑步xǐhuan pǎobù
  3. C要做早饭yào zuò zǎofàn
48

弟弟从小就喜欢画画,他画的鸟和鱼都很好看。dìdi cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan huà huà, tā huà de niǎo hé yú dōu hěn hǎokàn

★ 弟弟的爱好是:dìdi de àihào shì

  1. A游泳yóuyǒng
  2. B跳舞tiàowǔ
  3. C画画huà huà
49

快要考试了,同学们都在教室里准备,没有人出去玩。kuàiyào kǎoshì le, tóngxuémen dōu zài jiàoshì li zhǔnbèi, méiyǒu rén chūqù wán

★ 同学们在做什么?tóngxuémen zài zuò shénme

  1. A准备考试zhǔnbèi kǎoshì
  2. B在外面玩zài wàimiàn wán
  3. C上网shàngwǎng
50

昨天我跟朋友去了一个新开的饭馆,那里的鱼很好吃,但是人太多了,我们等了半个小时。zuótiān wǒ gēn péngyou qù le yí ge xīn kāi de fànguǎn, nàlǐ de yú hěn hǎochī, dànshì rén tài duō le, wǒmen děng le bàn ge xiǎoshí

★ 那个饭馆:nàge fànguǎn

  1. A鱼不好吃yú bù hǎochī
  2. B人很多rén hěn duō
  3. C很远hěn yuǎn

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