The Certificates in English Language Skills (CELS) are a set of standard tests that allow you to test in one or more of the four language skills, or combine tests at different levels. Tests are available at three levels: GELS Higher, CELS Vantage and GELS Preliminary (初步的). So, if, for example, you are particularly good at reading but have difficulty in speaking English, you could take a CELS Higher test in Reading, CELS Vantage tests in Listening and Writing, and, for Speaking, a CELS Pre liminary test. Or you could decide not to take a speaking test at all. Those are linked(连接) to other Cambridge ESOL examination levels, such as the First Certificate in English. CELS are also accredited (公认) as part of the UK National Qualifications Framework. For more information on these, you can get a copy Of the GELS Handbook from Cambridge ESOL Chinese website. You can also visit www. alte. org for an overview of the "Can Do" statements ,which specify what you are expected
A. GELS is able to be used for all kinds of tests
B. CELS is suitable for the people all over the world
C. GELS is made up of CELS Higher, CELS Vantage and CELS Preliminary
D. CELS is to test your spoken English
Passage Four
Defending the French language from the creeping invasion of English has long been a favorite pastime of France’s elite. In 2006 Jacques Chirac walked out of a Brussels summit in protest at a Frenchman speaking in English. It is a point of national pride to protect French music, film, even advertising, from the corrupting influence of English. So why are the French giving up the struggle
As French children filed back to school on September 2nd, Xavier Darcos, the education minister, announced that he was increasing English-language teaching in the curriculum. "I’ve had enough of hearing that the French do not learn English," he said. "It’s a big disadvantage for international competition." By the end of compulsory schooling, he promised, all pupils should be bilingual.
The French are embracing English in less high-minded ways too. When they entered a song in English at this year’s Eur
A. French pupils will benefit from more English learning
B. it is necessary to protect the French language in schools
C. compulsory English lessons may not be as good as expected
D. globalization has put the French language at an advantage
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work for their education. A college education in the United States is expensive.
The costs are so high that most families begin to save for their children’s
education when their children are babies. Even so, many young people cannot
afford to pay the expenses of full-time college work. They do not have enough
money to pay for school costs. Tuition for attending the university, books for
classes, and living expenses are high. There are other expenses such as
chemistry and biology lab fees and special student activity fees for such things
as parking permits and football tic, kets. The cost of college education
increases every year. However, classrooms are still crowded with students.
Some American students have scholarships or other support, but many do
not. Students from other countries have m A. inexpensive B. high C. free from charge D. costless [单项选择]Passage Four
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