TOCFL Sentence Comprehension 5

Question 1

Read: '时间不多了，你抓紧点儿吧。' What is the speaker urging the listener to do?

Accepted Answer

Hurry up because there isn't much time.

Answer

抓紧 means 'to hurry' or 'to make the most of time,' so the speaker is urging the listener to speed up.

Question 2

The sentence '这篇文章写得既生动又深刻' uses 既...又 to mean:

Accepted Answer

The article is both vivid and profound.

Answer

既...又 means 'both...and,' indicating the article has two positive qualities simultaneously.

Question 3

Read: '他对这项工作一窍不通，却硬要插手。' What does the sentence imply?

Accepted Answer

He knows nothing about the work but insists on getting involved.

Answer

一窍不通 means 'to know absolutely nothing about something,' and 却 signals a contrast with his insisting on involvement.

Question 4

Which sentence most clearly expresses a completed action with a resultant state?

Accepted Answer

我把报告写好了。

Answer

写好了 is a resultative complement indicating the report was written and is now in a completed/ready state.

Question 5

Read: '他为了学好中文，每天坚持练习两个小时。' What does 为了 indicate in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

His goal or purpose is to learn Chinese well.

Answer

为了 introduces a purpose or goal clause, meaning he practices daily for the purpose of learning Chinese well.

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