考试需要很多准备吗？

　　如果你一直在上课学习,那么水平较低的考试当然就不需要太多的特殊准备。象剑桥少儿英语、英语入门考试(KET)和初级英语考试(PET)的内容都很紧密地反映了语言教学环境的现状以及许多出版发行的复习材料的内容与风格。

　　但是,考试水平越高需要做的准备则越多。即使你的英文很好,但是在没有任何准备的情况下去参加象高级商务英语的考试都会是轻率的。

　　也许你不太熟悉英国考试的形式,所以即使是参加水平较低的考试也最好在考试之前先做一些测试练习。我们的调查显示大部分考生在考试前做过不同程度的准备工作。

　　我们的考试并没有具体的教学大纲,所以你并不需要去读特定的书。如果是测试而不是正式考试,我们并不建议做准备。测试的目的是为了及时简要地反映你的现有水平,而非学习中的成绩。当然,为了熟悉考试形式你也可以做一些测试练习。(PRACTICE TEST)

　　测试和练习考试辅助资料(书、磁带和光盘)在大的书店都有售。如果你在当地找不到这些材料请与当地出版商直接联系(剑桥大学出版社、牛津大学出版社或朗文出版社)。

　　教师们可以从我们的网站上获取帮助和建议,免费下载含有样题及帮助准备的手册。

　　Does it take a lot of preparation?

　　Certainly the tests and exams at lower levels do not require a lot of special preparation if you follow a course of study. The content of exams like Young Learners English, KET and PET reflects closely what happens in the language teaching environment and the content and style of many published materials.

　　The higher the level, however, the more need there is to do preparation. It would be rash to try an exam like BEC Higher withoutshavingsdone any preparation at all, even if your English is very good.

　　You may not be familiar with the format of a British examination, so it would be wise at the very least to attempt some practice tests before the day of the exam, even for a lower level exam.

　　Our research shows that a high proportion of candidates for our exams have done some kind of course of preparation.

　　There is no specific syllabus, however. You don't have to read any special books, for example.

　　For tests, rather than exams, we do not advise preparation. The idea of a test is to give a snapshot of your current level, not to reflect progress in a course of study. Here again, of course, you can always try some practice tests to familiarise yourself with the format.

　　Practice tests and exam support materials (books, cassettes and CD-ROMs) are available from good specialist bookshops. If you have any difficult in obtaining these from your bookshop, please contact the local publishers directly.