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新概念英语第一册Lesson 103讲解笔记

2012-05-14 17:45阅读：

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Lesson 103 The French test法语考试
New words and expressions生词和短语
exam [iɡ'zm]

(名词)考试
exam noun [ countable ]

1 a spoken or written test of knowledge, especially an important one :
At the end of each level, there’s an exam.
How did you do in your exams ?
2 American English the paper on which the questions for an exam are written
Do not open your exams until I tell you.
3 American English a set of medical tests :
an eye exam

COLLOCATIONS

verbs
take/do an exam ( also sit an exam British English ) We have to take exams at the end of each year.
pass an exam (= succeed in it ) Did you pass your final exam?
fail an exam If you fail the exam, you can retake it.
do well/badly in an exam British English , do well/badly on an exam AmE
Maria always did well in her exams at school.
study for an exam ( also revise for an exam British English ) She has to study for her exams.

cheat in an exam British English , cheat on an exam AmE: She was caught cheating in the exam.
retake an exam ( also resit an exam British English ) (= take it again because you did not do well the first time )
If you don’t do well, you’ll have to resit the exam in January.


ADJECTIVES/NOUN + exam
a chemistry/French etc exam ---- I knew I wouldn’t pass the German exam.
a written exam ----There is a written exam at the end of the course.
an oral exam ----- (= in which you answer questions by speaking ) I have my French oral exams next week.

a final exam --- (= at the end of a course ) The students take their final exams in June.
the end of year/term exam BrE: ----- I knew I had to do well in the end of year exams.
high school exams-- - - Greg got good grades in all of his high school exams.

a professional exam (= to qualify in a profession, for example to be an accountant )

COMMON ERRORS
Do not say ' make an exam '. Say take an exam or do an exam

THESAURUS

test --- a set of questions or practical activities, which are intended to find out how much someone knows about a subject or skill :
I have a chemistry test tomorrow.
| Did Lauren pass her driving test?
exam --- ( also examination formal ) an important test that you do at the end of a course of study or class or at the end of the school year :
He’s upstairs, revising for an exam. |
When do you get your exam results? |
There’s a written examination at the end of the course.
quiz --- American English a quick test that a teacher gives to a class, usually to check that students are learning the things they should be learning : We have a math quiz every Monday. |
a pop quiz (= a quiz given by a teacher without any warning )
finals --- British English the last exams that you take at the end of a British university course :
During my finals I was revising till 3 o'clock in the morning most days.
final --- American English an important test that you take at the end of a particular class in high school or college : The English final was pretty hard.
midterm ---- American English an important test that you take in the middle of a term, covering what you have learned in a particular class in high school o

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