HSK 1 Reading Practice Archives - HSKReading.com https://hskreading.com/category/hsk-1/ Mandarin Made Easy Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:58:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 149979418 Do you have time to play? https://hskreading.com/have-time-to-play/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 08:46:49 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=7062 小红，你最近忙不忙？

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Learn how to ask if someone has time, or if someone is busy. Great for making plans.

你有空吗？

小明：小红，你最近忙不忙？

 小红：和平时一样，不怎么忙，怎么了？

 小明：我最近开始喜欢打乒乓球，想找你一起打。

 小红：周六下午我有空，但还不会打乒乓球。

 小明：没关系，我可以教你。

小明：Xiaohong, have you been busy recently?

小红：No busier than usual. What’s up?

小明：I’ve recently started to enjoy playing ping-pong. I want to play it with you.

小红：I have time on Saturday afternoon, but I’m not sure how to play ping-pong

小明：No worries, I can teach you.

 

问题

1 – 小明最近喜欢干什么？

a. 写书法

b. 打篮球

c. 画画

d. 打乒乓

2 – 小红什么时候有空？

a. 周六早上

b. 周六晚上

c. 周六下午

d. 周六中午

1. d

2. c

 

Important words

A few words from the above Mandarin passage with further examples of their use.

最近 

最近我开始学习法语。 – Recently, I started learning French.

最近的天气非常炎热。 – The weather has been extremely hot recently.

我最近买了一本有趣的书。– I recently bought an interesting book.

开始 

我刚刚开始学习吉他。 – I just started learning to play the guitar.

他们开始准备晚餐了。 – They started preparing dinner.

一起 

我们一起去公园散步吧！– Let’s go for a walk in the park together!

我们一起准备晚餐。 – Let’s prepare dinner together.

我们一起看电影吗？– Shall we watch a movie together?

 

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]]> 7062 What does your father do? https://hskreading.com/what-does-your-father-do/ Fri, 26 Jul 2019 10:36:37 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6987 为什么你爸爸前几天不在家

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This Mandarin dialogue contains key sentence structures you’ll repeatedly hear  in Chinese conversations.

Remember to review articles often. It’s the secret to becoming fluent!

你爸爸是干什么的？

小明：我爸爸昨天才回到家，他从新加坡给我带了礼物。

小红：为什么你爸爸前几天不在家？

小明：因为他出差了。

小红：你爸爸是干什么的？

小明：他是一个公司的经理，经常不在家。

小明：My father just returned home yesterday. He bought me a present from Singapore.

小红：Why has your father been away for the last few days?

小明：Because he was on a business trip.

小红：What does your father do?

小明：He is a company manager. He isn’t home very often.

 

 

问题

1 – 小明的爸爸什么时候回到家的？

a. 前天

b. 前两天

c. 昨天

d. 今天

2 – 小明的爸爸是干什么的？

a. 厨师

b. 老师

c. 司机

d. 经理

1. c

2. d

 

Important words

A couple of words from the above Mandarin passage with further examples of their use.

出差

你知道我爸爸去哪里出差了吗？– Do you know where my dad went on a business trip?

我爸爸出差去了另一个城市。– My dad went on a business trip to another city.

经理  

我爸爸是一家公司的经理。– My dad is a manager in a company

你认为当经理是一份好工作吗？– Do you think being a manager is a good job?

 

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]]> 6987 Home for a day https://hskreading.com/home-for-a-day/ Sat, 13 Jul 2019 13:18:50 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6962 你回来了，我好想你！

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]]> A Chinese dialogue about heading home for a day. The dialogue continues at HSK 2 and HSK 3 level. The conversation has an informal tone.

回家第一天

妈妈：你回来了，我好想你！真开心啊。

我：是啊妈妈，我也很想你。

妈妈：你想吃什么？我去给你做饭。

我：都可以，妈妈做的我都爱吃。妈妈，房间脏了，我扫一下地。

妈妈：你刚回家，太累了，不用扫地，快去休息吧。

Mother：You’re back! I missed you. I’m so happy!

Me：Yes, I’m back mom, I missed you too. 

Mother：What do you want to eat? Ill cook it for you. 

Me：Anything is ok, I love to eat anything you cook mom. Mother, this room is a bit messy, I’ll sweep the floor. 

Mother：You’ve just come home and must be tired. Don’t tidy up, take a rest. 

 

 

问题

1 – 回家的第一天，妈妈觉得怎么样？

a. 开心

b. 不开心

c. 生气

d. 难过

2 – 妈妈让我做什么？

a. 做饭

b. 扫地

c. 休息

d. 打游戏

1. a

2. c

 

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]]> 6962 What job do you want? https://hskreading.com/what-job-do-you-want/ Sat, 06 Jul 2019 11:06:33 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6955 你以后想干什么？

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]]> A HSK 1 Mandarin dialogue discussing what you want to become once you are older.

工作

小明：你以后想干什么？

小红：老师，我喜欢小孩儿，你呢？

小明：我想当画家，可是我的妈妈不同意。

小红：为什么她不同意？

小明：她说当画家没钱，她希望我当商人。

小明：What do you want to do in the future?

小红：I want to be a teacher because I like children, you?

小明：I want to be an artist, but my mother doesn’t agree. 

小红：Why doesn’t she agree?

小明：She says artists have no money, she wants me to become a businessman.

 

问题

1 – 小红为什么想当老师？

a. 钱多

b. 工作少

c. 喜欢小孩儿

d. 不太忙

2 – 为什么小明的妈妈不同意他当画家？

a. 钱多

b. 不太忙

c. 钱少

d. 太忙

1. c

2. c

 

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]]> 6955 Baidu https://hskreading.com/baidu/ Tue, 25 Jun 2019 08:56:06 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6926 “百度”是中国人最经常用的软件

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]]> A short Chinese article about Baidu. It is China’s most popular search engine.

百度

“百度”是中国人最经常用的软件。百度，和谷歌差不多，可以用来提问，找图片，找视频等等。

我们常常说“百度一下，你就知道”，意思是，你有什么不懂的，在百度上都可以找到答案。

The most used software by Chinese people is Baidu. Baidu and Google are very similar; you can ask questions, find pictures, find videos, etc.

We often say “Search Baidu, and you will know”. The meaning is: if there is something you don’t understand, searching on Baidu will give you the answer.

 

 

问题

1 – “百度”是什么东西？

a. 足球

b. 软件

c. 人

d. 动物

2 – 百度不可以用来干什么？

a. 回答

b. 打架

c. 找图片

d. 找视频

1. b

2. b

 

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]]> 6926 Let’s go to the park https://hskreading.com/lets-go-to-the-park/ Sat, 25 May 2019 11:02:03 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6568 小红，你星期六想去玩儿吗？

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]]> A Chinese dialogue about going to the park (公园).

This conversation continues at a HSK 2 level.

我们去公园玩吧

小明：小红，你星期六想去玩儿吗？还是你想在学校学习？

小红：你想去哪里？

小明：星期六我们去公园吧，夏天来了，我们可以去游泳。

小红：好啊！

小明：那星期六早上九点，我在学校门口等你。

小明：Xiao Hong, do you want to hang out this Saturday? Or do you want to study at school?

小红：Where do you want to go?

小明：Let’s go to the park on Saturday; summer is here. We can go swim.

小红：Ok!

小明：Saturday morning nine o’clock. I’ll meet you by the school gate.

 

问题

1 – 小明想去哪里玩？

a. 学校

b. 公园

c. 加拿大

d. 商店

2 – 他们什么时候去玩？

a. 早上八点

b. 晚上九点

c. 早上六点

d. 早上九点

1. b

2. d

 

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]]> 6568 Where do you come from? https://hskreading.com/where-do-you-come-from/ Thu, 23 May 2019 12:13:30 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6539 小红，你是英国人吗？

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This might be “你是哪国人?” or “你来自哪里?”. Both are asking where you come from.

你是哪国人？

小明：小红，你是英国人吗？

小红：我不是，我是美国人，你呢？

小明: 我是加拿大人，我爸爸是中国人，我妈妈是加拿大人。

小红：哦，我们班也有一个加拿大人。

小明：是吗？那下次我去找他玩儿。

 

 

小明：Xiao Hong, are you English?

小红：No I’m not. I am American. How about you?

小明: I am Canadian. My father is Chinese. My mother is Canadian

小红：Oh, there’s another Canadian in our class.

小明：Really? Next time I will look for them.

 

问题

1 – 小红是哪国人？

a. 英国

b. 中国

c. 美国

d. 加拿大

2 – 小明是哪国人？

a. 英国

b. 中国

c. 美国

d. 加拿大

1. c

2. d

 

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]]> 6539 Favourite animals https://hskreading.com/favourite-animals/ Wed, 15 May 2019 19:33:32 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6421 小红，你最喜欢什么动物？

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]]> Talking about favourite animals in this Chinese dialogue. Personally, I like cats (猫).

最喜欢的动物

小明：小红，你最喜欢什么动物？

小红：最喜欢狗，你呢？

小明：猫，我想养一只猫。

小红：你可以养啊，你自己住吗？

小明：是的，我自己住。你下午跟我一起去宠物店，可以吗？

小红：好的！

小明：Xiao Hong, what is your favourite animal?

小红：I most like dogs, how about you?

小明：Cats. I really want to raise a cat.

小红：You can. Do you live alone?

小明：Yes I live alone. Come to the pet store with me in the afternoon, ok?

小红：Ok!

 

 

问题

1 – 小明最喜欢什么动物？

a. 老虎

b. 狮子

c. 猫

d. 狗

2 – 小红最喜欢什么动物？

a. 老虎

b. 狗

c. 猫

d. 狮子

1. c

2. b

 

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]]> 6421 The Chinese Flag https://hskreading.com/the-chinese-flag/ Thu, 02 May 2019 20:56:09 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6402 中国的国旗有两种颜色：红色和黄色

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]]> The Chinese flag was adopted on October 1, 1949.

Learn about the Chinese flag and how to say some basic colours such as red (红) and yellow (黄).

中国的国旗

中国的国旗有两种颜色：红色和黄色；国旗主要是红色的，星星是黄色的。

国旗上有五颗星星，一颗大星星，和四颗小星星。

五颗星星是人民团结在一起的意思。

The Chinese flag has two colors: red and yellow; the flag is mainly red, and the stars are yellow.

There are five stars on the flag, one big star, and four little stars.

The five stars represent people uniting together.

 

 

问题

1 – 中国国旗上的星星是什么颜色的？

a. 红色

b. 蓝色

c. 黄色

d. 绿色

2 – 中国国旗上一共有几颗星星？

a. 三

b. 四

c. 五

d. 六

1. c

2. c

 

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]]> 6402 About China https://hskreading.com/china/ Thu, 25 Apr 2019 14:39:51 +0000 https://hskreading.com/?p=6381 中国在亚洲的东南部，是全世界人口最多的国家

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中国

中国在亚洲的东南部，是全世界人口最多的国家。

中国很大，是世界第二大国家，面积为960万平方公里；从地图上看，中国像一只公鸡。

中国一共有五千年的历史。

China is in the southeast of Asia. It is the most populous country in the world.

China is very large and is the second largest country in the world with an area of 9.6 million square kilometers. If you look at a map, you will see that china looks like a rooster!

China has 5,000 years of history.

 

 

问题

1 – 中国在亚洲的哪里？

a. 东部

b. 西部

c. 北部

d. 东南部

2 – 从地图上看，中国像什么？

a. 公鸡

b. 龙

c. 兔子

d. 猫

1. d

2. a

 

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