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When Nguyen Van Nam first came to Beijing to study, what gave him the biggest headache was following lectures. The teachers spoke fast and he often understood only half. Then he came up with a method: every evening he previewed the next day's text once and looked up all the words he didn't know; in class he tried to sit in the front row so he could hear more clearly. This took a bit more time, but the effect was obvious. After one semester he could not only keep up with the teachers' speed but also answer questions in Chinese in class. Now he often recommends this method to newly arrived Vietnamese students.
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Step 1: look at the context around the blank: “每天晚上” (every evening) and “第二天要学的课文” (the text that will only be taught the next day). Step 2: reading a lesson before it is taught is “预习” (yùxí – to preview). Step 3: rule out the distractors: “复习” means reviewing what has already been learned, the opposite timing; “练习” means to practise and does not describe reading a new text in advance; “实习” is an internship. Tip: the four words share 习, so focus on the first character: 预 = beforehand, 复 = again.
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Step 1: the blank comes before the verb “坐”, so we need an adverb. Step 2: the following clause “这样能听得更清楚” (so that he can hear more clearly) shows this is something he makes an effort to do every class, so the answer is “尽量” (jǐnliàng – as far as possible). Step 3: “几乎” (almost) does not fit a deliberate action like sitting in the front row; “总算” (at last) describes a result reached after difficulty, not a habit; “未必” (not necessarily) is negative and contradicts the purpose “to hear better”. Only “尽量” fits both grammar and meaning.
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Step 1: the blank comes right after Nam's “办法” (method) is described and right before the result “一个学期以后,他不但能跟上老师的速度……”. Step 2: the missing sentence must comment on the method and lead to a good result: “这样做虽然要多花一些时间,但是效果很明显” (it takes more time, but the effect is obvious). Step 3: “他觉得上课一点儿也不难” contradicts “最头疼的就是听课”; changing his major has nothing to do with the method; “可是他的听力一直没有提高” contradicts the next sentence, where he keeps up with the teachers. Tip: for sentence blanks, always read the sentences before and after the gap.
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Step 1: find the signal word earlier in the sentence: “他不但能跟上老师的速度” contains “不但” (not only). Step 2: the fixed pair is “不但……而且……” (not only… but also…), and “还” after the blank adds to it, so the answer is “而且”. Step 3: “但是” marks a contrast, but both clauses describe progress; “因此” marks a result; “否则” means “otherwise”; none of them pairs with “不但”. This “use the first connector to find the second” item is very common in HSK 5.