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Cloze: When the train stopped in a small town, Mei noticed an elderly woman struggling with two bags. Without thinking too much, Mei ____ one bag and walked with her to the exit.
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Key Facts: Gaokao English Exam
June 7-9
NEEA Gaokao portal lists the ordinary national exam window, with provincial arrangements possible
NEEA Gaokao Portal
Listening, reading, language use, writing
Stable broad structure described by MOE expert analysis of Gaokao English national papers
Ministry of Education expert analysis
Provincial variation
Registration, fees, listening arrangements, and admissions cutoffs are handled through provincial plans
MOE 2026 admissions notice
100
Free original practice questions here
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Gaokao English is a high-stakes foreign-language subject within China's National College Entrance Examination. It is commonly a 150-mark subject with listening, reading, language use, and writing, but paper structure and listening arrangements vary by province. This page provides 100 original MCQ practice items, not copied official questions.
Sample Gaokao English Practice Questions
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1Reading: The school garden opens every Friday afternoon. Students water vegetables, record plant growth, and share produce with the dining hall. What is the main purpose of the garden?
2Vocabulary: The notice says the library will be closed temporarily while workers repair the roof. What does temporarily mean?
3Grammar: Choose the best option. If it rains tomorrow, the basketball match ____ indoors.
4Listening-style transcript: Woman: Could you return the camera by six? Man: I can bring it back at five thirty. What does the man mean?
5Reading: A city museum now offers free evening tickets on Wednesdays so office workers can visit after work. Who is the new schedule mainly designed for?
6Grammar: Choose the best option. The book ____ I borrowed from Li Ming is about Chinese tea culture.
7Practical writing: You need to invite an exchange student to a class meeting. Which opening is most suitable for an email?
8Vocabulary: The guide was patient and explained the rules again. Which word is closest in meaning to patient here?
9Discourse coherence: Choose the best sentence to connect the ideas. The bus arrived late. ____, we still reached the station before the train left.
10Error correction: Which sentence is correct?
About the Gaokao English Exam
Gaokao English is the English option within the foreign-language subject of China's National College Entrance Examination. The Gaokao is nationally coordinated and provincially administered, with Chinese, Mathematics, and a foreign language forming the common core of the exam system. English papers are designed under the ordinary high school English curriculum standards and the China Gaokao evaluation framework, which emphasize core values, subject literacy, key abilities, and required knowledge. Current English testing stresses comprehensive language use through listening, reading, language knowledge in context, and written communication. Because China uses provincial exam and admissions plans, candidates should always follow their province's current education examination authority notices for listening format, paper type, schedule, registration fee, score use, and admission cutoffs.
Assessment
This local practice set contains 100 original multiple-choice questions. The real Gaokao English subject is a nationally coordinated, provincially administered foreign-language examination. English is one of the common foreign-language choices within the compulsory Gaokao foreign-language subject. National-paper English formats are built around listening, reading comprehension, language knowledge/use, and writing. New-curriculum national papers commonly emphasize discourse-level reading, cloze, grammar in context, practical writing, and continuation writing; older or regional papers may include short passage error correction instead of continuation writing. Provincial arrangements differ, especially for foreign-language listening or listening-speaking tests, which may be integrated, separate, computer-based, or offered more than once.
Time Limit
Common written English paper: about 120 minutes; listening or listening-speaking time and scheduling may vary by province
Passing Score
No national pass mark; English contributes to total Gaokao score and admissions ranking under each provincial plan
Exam Fee
No single national fee; Gaokao registration and subject fees vary by provincial education examination authority (Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China / National Education Examinations Authority, with provincial education examination authorities administering registration, test delivery, scoring arrangements, and admissions implementation)
Gaokao English Exam Content Outline
Listening
Short and extended audio-based situations testing gist, details, speaker attitude, intention, time, place, and inference. Some provinces handle listening or listening-speaking separately from the written paper.
Reading Comprehension
Passages across school life, science and technology, culture, society, environment, and personal development; questions assess main idea, specific information, inference, author purpose, vocabulary in context, and discourse organization.
Cloze, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Discourse
Contextual items assessing collocation, verb forms, clauses, nonfinite structures, cohesive devices, sentence insertion, paragraph unity, and grammar in meaningful communication.
Writing and Practical Communication
Real exams assess applied writing, organization, register, accuracy, and coherence. New-curriculum national papers may include continuation writing; some older or regional formats include error correction.
How to Pass the Gaokao English Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No national pass mark; English contributes to total Gaokao score and admissions ranking under each provincial plan
- Assessment: This local practice set contains 100 original multiple-choice questions. The real Gaokao English subject is a nationally coordinated, provincially administered foreign-language examination. English is one of the common foreign-language choices within the compulsory Gaokao foreign-language subject. National-paper English formats are built around listening, reading comprehension, language knowledge/use, and writing. New-curriculum national papers commonly emphasize discourse-level reading, cloze, grammar in context, practical writing, and continuation writing; older or regional papers may include short passage error correction instead of continuation writing. Provincial arrangements differ, especially for foreign-language listening or listening-speaking tests, which may be integrated, separate, computer-based, or offered more than once.
- Time limit: Common written English paper: about 120 minutes; listening or listening-speaking time and scheduling may vary by province
- Exam fee: No single national fee; Gaokao registration and subject fees vary by provincial education examination authority
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Gaokao English the same in every province?
No. The Gaokao is nationally coordinated but administered through provincial plans. Paper type, listening or listening-speaking arrangements, and admissions score use can differ by province.
How many practice questions are in this local bank?
This OpenExamPrep bank contains exactly 100 original multiple-choice practice questions for cn-gaokao-english.
Does the real Gaokao English paper have only multiple-choice questions?
No. This local bank is multiple-choice for practice delivery. The real exam includes objective sections and written tasks, and some paper types include practical writing, continuation writing, grammar fill-in, cloze, or error correction.
Is there a national passing score for Gaokao English?
No. English is scored as part of the candidate's Gaokao result and used in provincial admissions ranking, batch lines, university requirements, and program-specific rules.
Where should candidates verify current rules?
Candidates should use their provincial education examination authority website and current Ministry of Education or NEEA notices, because registration details, fees, listening arrangements, and admission policies are province-specific.