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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.englishforums.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Search results for 'tag:Tests tag:Proficiency' matching tags 'Tests' and 'Proficiency'</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aTests+tag%3aProficiency</link><description>Search results for 'tag:Tests tag:Proficiency' matching tags 'Tests' and 'Proficiency'</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3614.32638)</generator><item><title>Re: The history of packaging (CPE, Selective cloze)</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheHistoryPackagingSelectiveCloze/lwdlr/post.htm#996021</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:58:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:996021</guid><dc:creator>tanit</dc:creator><description>How do you compose these gaps, do you use a special program?     Hi. I tried to find the post where Hitchhiker explained how to post tests, but I didn&amp;#39;t make it. However, the code is quite simple.   Enclose the text within the tags    and    (without the spaces. I put them to prevent the sytem from converting the whole post into a test!) Also, enclose the given choices within inverted commas/speechmarks ( &amp;quot; ), put the correct one first and separate them by means of this symbol  |  (no spaces).  For instance:        The is  &amp;quot; an article  |  a verb  |  a noun  |  an adj</description></item><item><title>The history of packaging (CPE, Selective cloze)</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheHistoryPackagingSelectiveCloze/lwdlr/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:54:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:959089</guid><dc:creator>tanit</dc:creator><description>From Paper 1 (Reading) of the CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) of the University of Cambridge , Part 1 . In this part candidates are asked to read three extracts and to answer a total of 18 questions, six per extract. Here are some directions and suggestions given in the CPE handbook for this task:  Students
should be aware of the different aspects of vocabulary tested in this
part of the paper. They should read through each text carefully, not
forgetting the title, to get a general idea of the text type and
meaning before looking at the options. They could also be encouraged to
think about the possible forms and meanings of the gapped words at this
stage. They should be aware that the missing word(s) may form part...</description></item><item><title>Bose speakers -- Selective cloze for the CPE</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BoseSpeakersSelectiveCloze-Cpe/lwdkd/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:42:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:959075</guid><dc:creator>tanit</dc:creator><description>From Paper 1 (Reading) of the CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) of the University of Cambridge , Part 1 . In this part candidates are asked to read three extracts and to answer a total of 18 questions, six per extract. Here are some directions and suggestions given in the CPE handbook for this task:  Students
should be aware of the different aspects of vocabulary tested in this
part of the paper. They should read through each text carefully, not
forgetting the title, to get a general idea of the text type and
meaning before looking at the options. They could also be encouraged to
think about the possible forms and meanings of the gapped words at this
stage. They should be aware that the missing word(s) may form part...</description></item><item><title>Test - Modals</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/TestModals/hzgrx/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:52:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:610960</guid><dc:creator>tanit</dc:creator><description>Choose the correct item.  ___________________________________   1. &amp;#39;I&amp;#39;m freezing.&amp;#39; &amp;#39;You &amp;quot;should have dressed|could dress|may have dressed|must have dressed&amp;quot; more warmly.&amp;#39; 2. &amp;#39;Oh, this looks familiar.&amp;#39; &amp;#39;I &amp;quot;may have shown|had to show|needn&amp;#39;t have shown|didn&amp;#39;t need to show&amp;quot; it to you before.&amp;#39; 3. Louisa is still in Palma, so you &amp;quot;can&amp;#39;t have seen|couldn&amp;#39;t see|weren&amp;#39;t able to see|mustn&amp;#39;t have seen&amp;quot; her at the library. 4. &amp;#39;Whose are these keys?&amp;#39; &amp;#39;Oh they are Mary&amp;#39;s; she &amp;quot;must have left|should have left|might be left|ought to be left&amp;quot; them.&amp;#39; 5. &amp;#39;Do you think Sally will be offered a place at the University?&amp;#39;...</description></item><item><title>CPE, Quiz, Bureaucracy</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CpeQuizBureaucracy/gqnkk/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:02:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:583671</guid><dc:creator>fandorin</dc:creator><description>Hi there. There is a part from CPE handbook, Sample Papers  presenting some examples for ESOL Certificate in Proficiency English (CPE) (Cambridge University) , Paper 1: Reading.  Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C,or D) best fits each gap.  __ Bureaucracy   Given that bureaucracy is held in such ill &amp;quot;repute|notoriety|knowledge|name&amp;quot; today, it is hard to remember that it was once considered a great organisational innovation. By organising the &amp;quot;division|distinction|detachment|divergence&amp;quot; of labour, by making management and decision-making a profession, and by providing order and a set of rules that allowed many different kinds of specialists to work in co-ordination toward a common...</description></item><item><title>Ways of expressing the future</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WaysOfExpressingTheFuture/gnlql/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:44:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:568457</guid><dc:creator>tanit</dc:creator><description>Choose the correct item.   1. A: ‘Any news from Tess?’   B: ‘Yes. She &amp;quot;arrives|will have been arriving|arriving|will have arrived&amp;quot; tomorrow on the 9:15 train.’  2. A: ‘I suppose your report isn’t ready yet.’   B: ‘Don’t worry. I &amp;quot;will have finished|will have been finishing|am finishing|will be finishing&amp;quot; it by tomorrow.&amp;#39;  3. A: ‘So, are you coming along, after all?’   B: ‘Well, I don’t know. What time &amp;quot;will you be leaving|you’re leaving|will you leave|do you leave&amp;quot;?’  4. A: ‘I’ve called Eddie a hundred times but he won’t answer the phone.’   B: ‘Try once more. He &amp;quot;will be sleeping|will sleep|sleeps|is to be sleeping&amp;quot;.’  5. ‘Well, I first came here last June.’   B: ‘So by the end of May you...</description></item></channel></rss>