这里刊登的材料选自Harold S. Madsen编的Techniques in Testing(1983),简单介绍了英国和美国的标准化的、可以出售的主要英语测试题和研究测试的服务机构。其中,大部分是水平测试,少量为成绩测试,也有个别的是潜能测试。有笔试,有口试,也有二者的结合。大部分是英语测试,也有少量的双语测试。有适用于成人或大学生的,有适用于不同年龄的儿童的,也有只用于成人初学者的。有的把英语作为母语而测,有的 The materials published here are from Techniques in Testing (1983) by Harold S. Madsen and provide a brief overview of the standardized, commercially-available major English test questions and research services in the United Kingdom and the United States. Most of them are level tests, a small number of test scores, there are some potential tests. There are written tests, oral examinations, but also a combination of the two. Most are English tests, but also a small amount of bilingual tests. There are suitable for adults or college students, suitable for children of different ages, but also for adult beginners only. Some test English as a native language, some