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This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
American colleges and universities consider a number ofthings about a student who wants to be admitted. Experts onthe subject say the most important thing is the student'shigh school record. Admissions officers look not only at thegrades that the student has earned. They also look at thelevel of difficulty of the classes.
A student's interests and adivities may also play a partingetting accepted. But in most cases another considerationis how well the student did on college entrance exams. Thisweek in our Foreign Student Series, we discuss two of thesetests: the SAT and the ACT. Most American schools accepteither one.
The SAT measures reasoning skills in mathematics andlanguage. Students have almost four hours to complete theSAT. The newest part is an essay. Students have twenty-fiveminutes to write an answer to a question.
The SAT costs forty-one dollars and fifty cents. The inter-national processing charge is twenty-two dollars more. Andtest-takers in India and Pakistan must also pay a twen-ty-one dollar and fifty cent security charge.
Students may also need to take SAT subject tests in areaslike history, science and foreign language. Subject tests costeighteen dollars each. The Web site for the SAT is college-board .com.
The ACT isan achievementtest. It is de-signed to mea-sure what astudent haslearned inschool. Studentsare tested inmathematics,English, readingand science. Awriting test is offered but not required. Without it, the ACTtakes about three hours to complete. The essay part addsthirty minutes.
The ACT costs forty-nine dollars to take outside the Unit-ed States. The writing test costs an additional fourteen dol-lars. The ACT Web site is act.org.
Recent Chinese news reports suggested that ACT testingwould be expanded in China next year. But an ACTspokesman denies those reports. He tells us they werebased on a misunderstanding. He says there are no plans toincrease the number of testing centers in China. Ten centersthere offer the ACT, but students must first take trainingclasses at those centers.
The only place in China where the SAT is offered for Chi-nese students is in Hong Kong. nternational students livingin China have more choices.
这里是美国之音：英语特别教育报道。
美国的学院和大学考虑许多关于想被录取的考生的条件。研究这一课题的专家认为最重要的是学生在高中的成绩L招生官员不仅仅看他们的分数，也看他们所学课程的难度。 学生的兴趣爱好以及课外活动也对是否被录取起一定作用。但是在大多数的情况下，还要考虑他们高考的成绩。本周我们的外国学生系列中将讨论两种考试：学术研究能力考试和美国大学考试。大多数美国学校都承认其中的一种。
学术研究能力考试衡量学生的数理辨析和语言论证能力。考生要花差不多4个小时完成这一考试。最新出现的部分是一篇散文。要求考生在25分钟内就某一问题写出答案。
SAT的费用是41.5美元，如果是国际考生就要加收22美元的处理费。如果是印度或巴基斯坦的考生，还要再付21.5美元的安全保护费。
考生们还可能需要考SAT科目考试，如历史、科学和外国语。每一门科目考费为18美元，SAT网站是collegeboard．com。
ACT则是衡量学生已取得的成绩，主要是在中学学到的什么东西。学生参加数学、英语、阅读和科学考试。写作考试虽提供了但并不是必须的。除去写作的时间，ACT耗时约3个小时。写作部分会再增加30分钟。 在美国境外参加ACT须付费49美元，写作要额外收费14、美元。ACT的网站是act.orgo
最近有一些中国的新闻媒体建议明年把ACT扩展到中国。不过一位ACT的发言人否认了这些报道，告诉我们这不过是一些误会。他表示，现在并没有扩大在中国设立考试中心的计划。在中国已有10个考试中心主持ACT，不过学生们必须先在这些中心进行培训。
在中国，只在香港对中国考生提供SAT。而在中国居住的国际学生就有更多的选择。
American colleges and universities consider a number ofthings about a student who wants to be admitted. Experts onthe subject say the most important thing is the student'shigh school record. Admissions officers look not only at thegrades that the student has earned. They also look at thelevel of difficulty of the classes.
A student's interests and adivities may also play a partingetting accepted. But in most cases another considerationis how well the student did on college entrance exams. Thisweek in our Foreign Student Series, we discuss two of thesetests: the SAT and the ACT. Most American schools accepteither one.
The SAT measures reasoning skills in mathematics andlanguage. Students have almost four hours to complete theSAT. The newest part is an essay. Students have twenty-fiveminutes to write an answer to a question.
The SAT costs forty-one dollars and fifty cents. The inter-national processing charge is twenty-two dollars more. Andtest-takers in India and Pakistan must also pay a twen-ty-one dollar and fifty cent security charge.
Students may also need to take SAT subject tests in areaslike history, science and foreign language. Subject tests costeighteen dollars each. The Web site for the SAT is college-board .com.
The ACT isan achievementtest. It is de-signed to mea-sure what astudent haslearned inschool. Studentsare tested inmathematics,English, readingand science. Awriting test is offered but not required. Without it, the ACTtakes about three hours to complete. The essay part addsthirty minutes.
The ACT costs forty-nine dollars to take outside the Unit-ed States. The writing test costs an additional fourteen dol-lars. The ACT Web site is act.org.
Recent Chinese news reports suggested that ACT testingwould be expanded in China next year. But an ACTspokesman denies those reports. He tells us they werebased on a misunderstanding. He says there are no plans toincrease the number of testing centers in China. Ten centersthere offer the ACT, but students must first take trainingclasses at those centers.
The only place in China where the SAT is offered for Chi-nese students is in Hong Kong. nternational students livingin China have more choices.
这里是美国之音：英语特别教育报道。
美国的学院和大学考虑许多关于想被录取的考生的条件。研究这一课题的专家认为最重要的是学生在高中的成绩L招生官员不仅仅看他们的分数，也看他们所学课程的难度。 学生的兴趣爱好以及课外活动也对是否被录取起一定作用。但是在大多数的情况下，还要考虑他们高考的成绩。本周我们的外国学生系列中将讨论两种考试：学术研究能力考试和美国大学考试。大多数美国学校都承认其中的一种。
学术研究能力考试衡量学生的数理辨析和语言论证能力。考生要花差不多4个小时完成这一考试。最新出现的部分是一篇散文。要求考生在25分钟内就某一问题写出答案。
SAT的费用是41.5美元，如果是国际考生就要加收22美元的处理费。如果是印度或巴基斯坦的考生，还要再付21.5美元的安全保护费。
考生们还可能需要考SAT科目考试，如历史、科学和外国语。每一门科目考费为18美元，SAT网站是collegeboard．com。
ACT则是衡量学生已取得的成绩，主要是在中学学到的什么东西。学生参加数学、英语、阅读和科学考试。写作考试虽提供了但并不是必须的。除去写作的时间，ACT耗时约3个小时。写作部分会再增加30分钟。 在美国境外参加ACT须付费49美元，写作要额外收费14、美元。ACT的网站是act.orgo
最近有一些中国的新闻媒体建议明年把ACT扩展到中国。不过一位ACT的发言人否认了这些报道，告诉我们这不过是一些误会。他表示，现在并没有扩大在中国设立考试中心的计划。在中国已有10个考试中心主持ACT，不过学生们必须先在这些中心进行培训。
在中国，只在香港对中国考生提供SAT。而在中国居住的国际学生就有更多的选择。