HSK Advanced Reading Practical Exercise

Author: Shi Jing
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book breaks the common pattern of HSK (Advanced) materials that primarily focus on cultural background knowledge, stories, and essays, striving to reflect a strong sense of the times and rich knowledge.
1. Strong Sense of the Times. The articles in each set of mock tests in this book cover new dynamics and phenomena in various aspects of Chinese social life. Among them, the news-oriented and knowledge-based articles are adapted from major newspapers and websites in 2004, showcasing a clear temporal characteristic.
2. Rich Knowledge Content. The selected articles involve political documents, news, technological information, finance, real estate, automobiles, healthcare, beauty, environmental protection, diet, and home life. These contents are not only rich in knowledge but also align with the common lexical scope of HSK test materials. Through practice, students can improve their reading skills for HSK exams while gaining new knowledge.
3. Abundant Vocabulary. Each article in the book is followed by glossary notes for new words. Some of these terms are industry-specific, some are newly coined words, and others are popular expressions in recent years. The compilers have selected them based on the HSK vocabulary syllabus and added annotations in Korean, Japanese, and English to facilitate learning, reference, and vocabulary expansion.
This book is a reading practice guide specifically designed for foreign students preparing for HSK (Advanced). It can also serve as supplementary reading material for intermediate and advanced reading courses or for self-study purposes. The book breaks the common pattern of HSK (Advanced) materials that primarily focus on cultural background knowledge, stories, and essays, striving to reflect a strong sense of the times and rich knowledge. The compilers have long been engaged in HSK teaching, familiar with HSK question types and recent trends in test changes, making this book well-grounded in teaching practice.