HSK Sprint / HSK 3.0 guide

Samples

HSK 3.0 Level 4: original sample questions

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Listening part 1 (items 1–14)

Recording (original): M: 这个周末的会还开吗? F: 开,不过改到周日下午了,小王会发通知。 Q: 关于会议,可以知道什么?

A 取消了 B 时间变了 C 地点变了 D 小王不参加

Answer

B. “改到周日下午” means the time changed; it was not cancelled.

Reading part 1 (33–42): word bank

A 按时 B 熟悉 C 打扰 D 至少 E 印象 F 整理

___ 一下,请问去图书馆怎么走?

Answer

C 打扰 — “打扰一下” politely opens a question. The other words belong to the other blanks in the set, one of which is a distractor.

Reading part 2 (43–57)

我以前总觉得跑步很无聊,后来和邻居一起跑,一边跑一边聊天,不知不觉就跑了五公里。现在每到周六早上,我都会主动去敲他的门。

Q: “我”现在为什么喜欢跑步了? A 能减肥 B 有人一起跑 C 时间多了 D 邻居要求的

Answer

B. Running with a neighbour and chatting made it stop feeling boring.

Reading part 3 (58–64): sentence insertion

搬家以后,我离公司远了很多。(1)___ 。不过我发现,在地铁上可以看书,(2)___ 。

A 一个月就看完了两本小说 B 每天要坐一个小时地铁 C 我决定明年换工作 (distractor)

Answer

(1) B, (2) A. C does not fit the “不过…可以看书” turn.

Writing part 1 (65–69): picture + word

Picture: a woman paying at a supermarket checkout. Word: 排队

Answer

Model: 周末超市人很多,我排了二十分钟队才结账。 (Use the word, match the picture, write one complete sentence.)

Writing part 2 (item 70): at least 80 characters

Prompt: 介绍一个你常去的地方。

Answer

Plan: say where it is and why you go, add one concrete moment, end with how you feel. Count your characters and keep 2 minutes to check.

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  1. Official HSK 3.0 sample paper pack (written + speaking papers, answers, audio), ZIP

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