You will be given a question paper 15 minutes before the last question, and you will have 15 minutes to prepare.

The Mandarin proficiency test tests your pronunciation level, and you cannot go online to ask an expert for advice. The test questions are simple, and you do not need to go online to ask an expert for advice.

The exam topics are generally selected from the following 30 topics: (1) My wishes (or ideals) (2) My academic life (3) Respected people (4) My favorite animals (or plants) (

5) Childhood memories (6) My favorite profession (7) Unforgettable travels (8) My friends (9) Favorite literature (or other) art forms (10) Talk about hygiene and health (11) My hobbies

Life (12) My favorite season (or weather) (13) Experience in learning Mandarin (14) Talk about clothing (15) My holiday life (16) My path to growth (17) Talk about technological development and society

Life (18) Customs I know (19) Me and sports (20) My hometown (or a familiar place) (21) Talk about food (22) My favorite festivals (23) The group I belong to (24)

Talk about social ethics (or professional ethics) (25) Talk about personal accomplishment (26) My favorite celebrities (or other famous people) (27) My favorite books and periodicals (28) Talk about the understanding of environmental protection (29) Me

Longing Place (30) Feelings of Shopping (Consumption) The Putonghua Proficiency Test (PSC: PUTONGHUA SHUIPING CESHI) is a speaking test that measures the standardization and proficiency of the test taker in using Putonghua.

The examination format is oral examination.

The proficiency levels of Mandarin are divided into three and six levels, namely Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3. Each level is further divided into two levels: Level A and Level B; Level 1 A is the highest and Level 3 B is the lowest.

The Putonghua proficiency test is not an assessment of eloquence, but a test and assessment of the standardized level of the candidate's mastery and use of Mandarin. It is a standard Chinese language test for the examinee.

The degree of standardization of pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar demonstrated by the examinee in the process of expressing in spoken Mandarin is an important basis for assessing the level of proficiency he or she has achieved.

The content and requirements of the test paper are as follows: The Putonghua proficiency test paper consists of four test items, with a total score of 100 points.

1. Read 100 monosyllabic words, time limit is 3 minutes and 30 seconds, accounting for 10 points.

The purpose is to examine the test taker's pronunciation of Mandarin initial consonants, finals and tones.

2. Read 50 two-syllable words. The time limit is 2 minutes and 30 seconds, accounting for 20 points.

The purpose is to test not only the pronunciation of the test-taker's voice, rhyme, and tone, but also the pronunciation of ascending tone changes, rhyme changes, and soft tones.

3. Reading a 400-word essay, time limit is 4 minutes, accounting for 30 points.

The purpose is to test the candidate's ability to read written materials in Mandarin, focusing on pronunciation, speech flow, tone, etc.

4. Talking time is 3 minutes, accounting for 40 points.

The purpose is to test the standardization level of the test taker in speaking Mandarin without any written support.

1. Read 100 monosyllabic words, excluding soft-sounding and child-sounding programs: examine the test taker’s pronunciation of initial consonants, finals, and tones.

Requirements: In 100 syllables, each initial consonant generally appears no less than 3 times. If the consonant is missing or easily confused in the dialect, add 1-2 times; each final consonant generally appears no less than 2 times. If the consonant is missing or confusing in the dialect, it may be added 1-2 times.

The vowels that are easily confused may be added 1-2 times.

Characters with the same initial consonants or finals should be arranged separately.

Do not make double sounds or overlapping rhymes occur in adjacent syllables.

Scoring: This score accounts for 10% of the total score, which is 10 points.

0.1 points will be deducted for mispronunciation of the initial consonant, final rhyme or tone of a word.

If the pronunciation is defective, 0.05 points will be deducted for each word.

A word is allowed to be read twice, that is, if the examinee finds that there is a slip of the tongue in the first pronunciation, he can read it again and the second pronunciation will be judged.

Time limit: 3 minutes.

Points will be deducted for overtime (0.5 points for 3-4 minutes, 0.8 points for more than 4 minutes).

Defects in pronunciation refer to the two assessments of reading 1 monosyllabic words and 2 reading bisyllabic words.