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HSK 3 Practice: 30 Questions, Listening and Explanations

HSK 3 is a transition level. You begin linking ideas, describing reasons and results, and reading passages that require attention across several sentences rather than one isolated pattern.

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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 3 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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借书计划

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

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Chinese transcript

我本来想星期六去图书馆，可是那天有事，所以改到星期天上午。图书馆九点开门，我准备十点到，借两本书。

Pinyin support

Wǒ běnlái xiǎng xīngqīliù qù túshūguǎn, kěshì nà tiān yǒu shì, suǒyǐ gǎi dào xīngqītiān shàngwǔ. Túshūguǎn jiǔ diǎn kāimén, wǒ zhǔnbèi shí diǎn dào, jiè liǎng běn shū.

English meaning

I originally planned to visit the library on Saturday, but I am busy that day, so I changed it to Sunday morning. The library opens at nine. I plan to arrive at ten and borrow two books.

Shadow this sentence

我本来想星期六去，可是那天有事，所以改到星期天。

Listening cues and practice method

Separate the original plan from the final arrangement. Stress 本来, 可是 and 所以 when shadowing. Nine is the opening time; ten is the planned arrival time.

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

1. ___路很远，但是我想走过去。
Answer and explanation

虽然

虽然……但是…… links a concession with an unexpected choice: the journey is long, but the speaker wants to walk. 因为 and 所以 would express cause and result instead.

2. 这本书我还没看___，请再借我两天。
Answer and explanation

完

看完 means “finish reading.” 还没看完 explains why the speaker needs two more days. 看过 concerns experience and 着 does not express finishing the book.

3. 通知说活动从周六改到周日，地点不变。哪项正确？
Answer and explanation

活动时间变了

改到周日 means the date changed to Sunday. 地点不变 explicitly keeps the location unchanged. Neither a venue change nor cancellation follows from the notice.

4. ___下雨，我们就把活动改到室内。
Answer and explanation

如果

如果……就…… states a condition and the arrangement that follows it. Here the plan is to move indoors if it rains. 虽然 introduces concession, and 但是 contrast.

5. 我已经把书还___他了。
Answer and explanation

给

还给他 means “return it to him,” with 给 identifying the recipient. 比 introduces comparison and 从 a starting point. Neither expresses who receives the returned book.

6. 他一___家，就给妈妈打电话。
Answer and explanation

到

一到家，就…… means “as soon as he arrives home, he…”. 到家 is the arrival event. 在家 states a location and 向 a direction, not that event.

7. 车站离这里不远，走路只要十分钟。“只要”在这里强调什么？
Answer and explanation

时间不长

只要十分钟 here emphasizes that only ten minutes are needed, agreeing with 不远. It does not say a vehicle is required or that walking is difficult.

8. 通知：原定周二的课改到周四，教室仍是二〇一。哪项没有变化？
Answer and explanation

教室

仍是二〇一 explicitly says the room remains 201. The day changes from Tuesday to Thursday. Nothing is said about fees, so do not infer them.

9. 小许把伞借给同学，自己在门口等雨停。伞现在最可能在谁手里？
Answer and explanation

同学

把伞借给同学 says the umbrella was lent to the classmate. Waiting for the rain to stop also fits not having the umbrella. No teacher is mentioned.

10. 听“借书计划”：最后决定哪天去图书馆？

Listening practice: 借书计划

Answer and explanation

星期天上午

本来想星期六 introduces the old plan. 改到星期天上午 gives the final decision: Sunday morning. Update your answer when you hear the change.

11. 听“借书计划”：准备借几本书？

Listening practice: 借书计划

Answer and explanation

两本

The final 借两本书 directly states two books. Nine is the opening time and ten the planned arrival time. Match each number with its unit and purpose.

12. 她___搬家，正在找合适的房子。
Answer and explanation

准备

准备搬家 states an intention and fits the ongoing search for a home. 终于 emphasizes an eventual outcome; 原来 can introduce an earlier situation or a discovery. Neither states the intended plan here.

13. 他一边听录音，一边___。
Answer and explanation

做笔记

一边……一边…… links simultaneous activities. 做笔记 is an action, like listening to the recording. 昨天 is a time word and 很近 describes distance.

14. 练习一个月后，她说汉语越来越___。
Answer and explanation

流利

越来越 + adjective describes a degree changing over time. 流利 describes fluent speech. 分钟 is a time unit and 以前 is a time word, not the needed quality.

15. 除了听录音以外，他___每天读中文。
Answer and explanation

还

除了……以外，还…… adds another activity to the first. 还 means “also” here. 只 limits the scope and 不必 means “need not,” so neither expresses the addition.

16. 请先关窗，___关灯。
Answer and explanation

再

先……再…… sequences two actions: first close the window, then turn off the light. 因为 introduces a reason and 如果 a condition, not the next step.

17. 他把借来的书___图书馆了。
Answer and explanation

还给

把书还给图书馆 states what happened to the book and who received it. 很快 and 以前 describe time or speed but cannot replace the action of returning it.

18. 声音能听见，但意思不理解，可以说：我听___。
Answer and explanation

不懂

听不懂 means you hear the words but do not understand them. 听不见 concerns not being able to hear the sound, and 听不完 means not finishing the listening. The intended issue is understanding.

19. 房间里太暗，字看不___。
Answer and explanation

清楚

看不清楚 means you cannot see clearly, fitting a dark room. 看不完 concerns being unable to finish reading. 过 does not express the intended clarity here.

20. 我到车站的时候，朋友已经___我发了消息。
Answer and explanation

给

给我发了消息 identifies me as the recipient of the message. 从 introduces a starting point, and 对 does not replace 给 for the recipient in this expression.

21. 这篇文章虽然短，___意思不容易理解。
Answer and explanation

但是

虽然……但是…… expresses the contrast between a short text and difficult meaning. 所以 and 于是 express a result or sequence rather than this contrast.

22. 你想委婉提出建议：我们___休息一下？
Answer and explanation

要不要

要不要……？ can make a suggestion while giving the other person a choice. 一直 and 从来 describe time patterns and do not form the intended suggestion.

23. 他跑得比我快。“快”描述的是什么？
Answer and explanation

跑步的速度

跑得快 evaluates running speed, and 比我 compares it with mine. The sentence does not specify the place or date of the run.

24. 你到家后给我打个电话，让我___。
Answer and explanation

放心

放心 means to stop worrying, fitting a call to confirm safe arrival. 放假 means having time off; 放下 means putting something down.

25. 这个问题我们已经讨论过，不用___讨论了。
Answer and explanation

再

不用再…… means there is no need to do it again. 已经 marks an action as already done, while 才 has other timing or condition uses. 再 supplies the intended repetition.

26. 图书馆规定：每人最多借三本书。小陈已经借了两本，还能借几本？
Answer and explanation

一本

Subtract the two books already borrowed from the maximum of three: one remains. 最多 gives the upper limit, not the remaining allowance.

27. 通知：周六下午的活动因天气原因取消，周日上午的活动照常。哪项正确？
Answer and explanation

周日上午仍有活动

照常 confirms the Sunday morning activity is unchanged. Only the Saturday afternoon activity was canceled. Do not extend a limited cancellation to every activity.

28. 小周先去银行，再去邮局，最后回家。离开银行后先去哪里？
Answer and explanation

邮局

先, 再 and 最后 mark the order. The post office follows the bank and comes before returning home. Home is the final step, not the next one.

29. “这家店的面很好吃。”这是哪一类信息？
Answer and explanation

个人评价

很好吃 expresses an evaluation of the food. It gives neither opening hours nor a price. Distinguish a personal judgment from specific factual details.

30. 小许每周一、三、五复习生词，其余时间练听力。周四主要练什么？
Answer and explanation

听力

Thursday is not Monday, Wednesday or Friday, so it falls under “the remaining time,” assigned to listening. Apply the general rule after checking the listed exceptions.

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Chinese example

虽然下雨，但是我还是想出去。

Pinyin
Suīrán xiàyǔ, dànshì wǒ háishi xiǎng chūqù.
Meaning
Although it is raining, I still want to go out.
Why it works
虽然 introduces a concession; 但是 adds the contrasting result. 还是 means “still” in this sentence.

Your turn

Say: Although I am tired, I still want to study.

Show answer and explanation

虽然很累，但是我还是想学习。

虽然 introduces a concession; 但是 adds the contrasting result. 还是 means “still” in this sentence.

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  1. Task

    Use 虽然……但是…… to explain going out despite the rain.

    One possible answer

    虽然下雨，但是我还是要去上课。

    Check your answer

    虽然 introduces the difficulty; 但是 introduces the contrasting choice. Keep both clauses logical.

  2. Task

    Turn 我没听懂 into a polite request.

    One possible answer

    我没听懂，请你再说一遍，好吗？

    Check your answer

    State the difficulty, then politely request repetition. 没听懂 means not having understood.

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