Our second advanced HSK listening exercise is more challenging than our first: the vocabulary more specialized while the answers are more nuanced in their differences. Nonetheless, you are expected to complete this section at the speed it is read: about three minutes.

Because of the length of the passage, we recommend listening to the test through our downloadable MP3 file rather than by using the flash players on the quiz page. This will also give a better sense of the timing on the HSK itself.