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HSK 2 Practice: 30 Questions, Listening and Explanations

HSK 2 expands everyday communication. The goal is not merely to recognize more words, but to combine them quickly in descriptions, comparisons, requests and short accounts of completed actions.

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MandarinGo provides 30 original questions on this page: 28 text questions and 2 listening questions using 1 synthesized Mandarin audio clip(s). Public questions, answers, explanations, transcripts and pinyin need no sign-in. For HSK 2 practice, combine vocabulary in context, sentence construction and independent recall. Use the level-specific tasks below to identify a grammar gap, compare a model and try a new variation. MandarinGo’s HSK 2.0 level labels organize learning difficulty; these tasks are not official exam questions or a score prediction.

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去学校

Listen once without the transcript, then repeat at 0.75× and shadow the sentence. Return to 1× to check natural timing.

Audio file (MP3)
Chinese transcript

你好，我叫林安。我是学生。我今天上午十点去学校。

Pinyin support

Nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào Lín Ān. Wǒ shì xuésheng. Wǒ jīntiān shàngwǔ shí diǎn qù xuéxiào.

English meaning

Hello, my name is Lin An. I am a student. I am going to school at ten this morning.

Shadow this sentence

我今天上午十点去学校。

Listening cues and practice method

First listen for who is speaking, the time and the destination. Then shadow in chunks: 我 / 今天上午十点 / 去学校. Keep the time before the main action.

You can check one question at a time, or answer every question and check the complete set. Retry clears only incorrect choices.

1. 这件衣服比那件___。
Answer and explanation

便宜

The basic comparison is A + 比 + B + adjective. 便宜 describes the price comparison. 喜欢 is a preference verb and 昨天 a time word, so neither completes the intended comparison.

2. 我已经吃___饭了，现在不饿。
Answer and explanation

完

吃完 means “finish eating.” It fits 已经 and the explanation that the speaker is no longer hungry. 在 and 很 do not express completion after 吃 in this sentence.

3. 小李每天坐公交车上班，今天下雨，他还是坐公交车。今天他怎样上班？
Answer and explanation

坐公交车

Despite the rain, the text explicitly says he still takes the bus today. Neither walking nor cycling is stated. A change in weather does not imply a change in transport.

4. 我___去过上海，不过我去过北京。
Answer and explanation

没

没 + verb + 过 negates a past experience: 没去过上海. 不去 usually expresses a habit or intention not to go; 很 does not negate an experience.

5. 我正在___，请等一会儿。
Answer and explanation

做饭

正在 + verb describes an ongoing action. 做饭 is an action and fits the request to wait. 昨天 is a time word and 便宜 an adjective, not the required action.

6. 从八点到九点，一共是多长时间？
Answer and explanation

一个小时

From eight to nine is one hour. Half an hour is thirty minutes, and two hours is twice the stated interval. Calculate from both endpoints.

7. 你想请朋友一起看电影，哪句合适？
Answer and explanation

我们一起看电影吧。

我们一起……吧 invites someone to do an activity together. The second choice asks about the past and the third says the film has ended; neither makes the invitation.

8. 小周比小陈高，但是比小吴矮。谁最高？
Answer and explanation

小吴

Xiao Zhou is taller than Xiao Chen but shorter than Xiao Wu. Therefore Xiao Wu is tallest. Keep the same reference person while combining the two comparisons.

9. 小林买了两个苹果，吃了一个，又买了三个。现在有几个？
Answer and explanation

四个

Start with two apples, subtract the one eaten, then add three: four remain. Five ignores the eaten apple, while three ignores the original apple left over.

10. 听“去学校”：林安什么时候去学校？

Listening practice: 去学校

Answer and explanation

上午十点

The recording specifies both 上午 and 十点: ten in the morning. Match both parts. Hearing only the number could lead to the incorrect afternoon choice.

11. 听“去学校”：哪句话与音频一致？

Listening practice: 去学校

Answer and explanation

林安上午去学校。

上午十点去学校 supports the statement that Lin An goes to school in the morning. The recording says student, not teacher, and it does not negate going to school.

12. 请小声一点，孩子___睡觉。
Answer and explanation

正在

正在 + verb marks an action in progress, which explains why quiet is needed now. 前天 and 以前 refer to the past and do not mark an ongoing action here.

13. 医生说：“___吃太多糖。”这是劝你少吃。
Answer and explanation

不要

不要 + verb tells someone not to do something. 没有 typically negates existence or past occurrence, while 不是 negates an identification or judgment. Neither gives the intended advice.

14. 他每天___坐地铁上班。
Answer and explanation

都

每天都 emphasizes that the same thing happens every day. 比 introduces a comparison and 向 a direction or target; neither expresses “every day without exception.”

15. 你想邀请朋友共同完成一件事：我们___做作业吧。
Answer and explanation

一起

一起 means “together,” fitting an invitation to do homework jointly. 又 means “again” and 最 marks the highest degree; neither conveys doing it together.

16. 火车还有两分钟到站。火车___到了。
Answer and explanation

快

快……了 means something is about to happen. With only two minutes remaining, 快到了 fits. 从来 concerns habitual past experience, and 一直 describes continuity.

17. 你已经喝了一杯水，现在想再喝一杯，应该说什么？
Answer and explanation

请再给我一杯水。

再 asks for the action to happen once more: 请再给我一杯水。The next serving is still in the future. 从 and 最 cannot express this repeated request.

18. 我喜欢看书，她___喜欢看书。
Answer and explanation

也

也 means “also” and connects her preference with mine. 她也喜欢看书 states the same preference for another person. 比 would require a comparison structure.

19. 三件衣服中，红色的一百元，蓝色的八十元，白色的六十元。哪件最便宜？
Answer and explanation

白色

Among 100, 80 and 60 yuan, 60 is the lowest price, so the white item is cheapest. 最便宜 concerns price, not a color preference.

20. 这道菜太辣___！
Answer and explanation

了

太 + adjective + 了 expresses an excessive degree or a strong reaction. 过 often marks experience and 着 an ongoing state; neither completes this degree pattern.

21. 学校___我家很近，走路五分钟就到。
Answer and explanation

离

A 离 B 很近 describes the distance between two places. 向 indicates a direction, while 把 introduces a different sentence pattern. Neither states how far apart the places are.

22. 到路口以后___左走，就能看到银行。
Answer and explanation

往

往左走 means “go to the left.” 往 introduces the direction of movement. 比 marks comparison and 被 introduces a passive construction.

23. 他汉语说___很好，大家都听得懂。
Answer and explanation

得

Use verb + 得 + description to evaluate how an action is performed: 说得很好. 的 usually links a modifier to a noun; 地 links an adverbial modifier to a verb.

24. 去年我去___一次西安。
Answer and explanation

过

去过 expresses a past experience of visiting Xi’an. 去年 and 一次 add when and how often. 着 and 在 do not mark that completed experience.

25. 她想买一___衬衫。
Answer and explanation

件

件 is a common measure word for items of clothing, including a shirt. 本 is used for books and 杯 for drinks measured in cups.

26. 你说得太快，我没听清。怎样请求对方调整？
Answer and explanation

请说慢一点。

The problem is speech speed, so ask 请说慢一点. Moving closer changes distance, and buying more changes quantity; neither directly addresses speaking too fast.

27. ___今天下雨，所以我们不去公园。
Answer and explanation

因为

因为……所以…… connects a reason with its result. 虽然 introduces a concession and 或者 an alternative; neither gives the intended cause-and-effect relationship.

28. 今天是周五，后天是星期几？
Answer and explanation

星期日

后天 is two days after today. Two days after Friday is Sunday. Saturday is tomorrow and Thursday is yesterday.

29. 小林昨天没有买水果，今天买了苹果。什么时候买的苹果？
Answer and explanation

今天

The affirmative statement says the apples were bought today. Yesterday appears in a negative statement about not buying fruit, so it cannot be the purchase time.

30. 电影七点开始，小叶六点半到。她到得怎么样？
Answer and explanation

提前半小时到了

Six thirty is thirty minutes before seven, so she arrived half an hour early. Being late would mean arriving after the start, and arriving at seven contradicts the stated time.

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Chinese example

今天比昨天冷。

Pinyin
Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān lěng.
Meaning
Today is colder than yesterday.
Why it works
Use A 比 B + adjective for a comparison. Do not add 很 before 冷 in this basic pattern.

Your turn

Change “colder” to “hotter”.

Show answer and explanation

今天比昨天热。

Use A 比 B + adjective for a comparison. Do not add 很 before 冷 in this basic pattern.

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  1. Task

    Compare today’s weather with yesterday’s using 比.

    One possible answer

    今天比昨天热。

    Check your answer

    A + 比 + B + adjective expresses a comparison. Keep the two compared items clear.

  2. Task

    Use 已经……了 to explain that your homework is finished.

    One possible answer

    我已经做完作业了。

    Check your answer

    已经 + completed action + 了. 做完 states that the homework is finished.

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