Practical English examination in colleges and universities is divided into two grades: A and B. A-level examination is a standard requirement for students in higher vocational colleges, while B-level examination is slightly lower than A-level examination, which is a transitional requirement. The first three levels are equivalent to "A-level test of college English application ability" and the first two levels are equivalent to "B-level test of college English application ability". The school decided to take the A-level or B-level exam.

The full name is "Practical English Test for Colleges", or PRETCO for short. Referred to as "English Level 3". Grade A is taken by excellent college students, and the difficulty is higher than Grade B and lower than Grade 4. Grade B is attended by junior college students with weak English foundation, and the difficulty is equivalent to the English level from grade three to senior high school, which is lower than Grade A. ..

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English Level A: Examination Outline

1, test object

This syllabus is applicable to non-English majors in higher vocational education, general higher education, adult higher education and secondary technical schools run by undergraduate students who have completed all the contents stipulated in the basic requirements.

2, the nature of the exam

The purpose of this examination is to assess the candidates' language knowledge, language skills and basic ability to handle general business and foreign-related communication in English, and its nature is a teaching level examination.

English Level B: Examination Outline

1, test object

This syllabus is applicable to higher vocational education, general junior college education, adult higher education and all the contents of the basic requirements for non-English majors in independent undergraduate course universities.

2, the nature of the exam

The purpose of this examination is to assess the candidates' language knowledge, language skills and basic ability to handle general business and foreign-related communication in English, and its nature is a teaching level examination.

3. Examination methods

The examination method is written examination.

4. Examination content

Including listening comprehension, grammatical structure, reading comprehension, translation (English-Chinese translation) and writing/Chinese-English translation. The scope of the examination is limited to the content specified in the basic requirements level B.

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