Table 1 Description of the GSEEE administered in 2009

I Cloze

Text (Items 1–20)

Animal intelligence

MC

10

II Reading

Part A Text 1 (Items 21–25)

Habits

MC

10

Part A Text 2 (Items 26–30)

Genetic testing

MC

10

Part A Text 3 (Items 31–35)

Education and economic growth

MC

10

Part A Text 4 (Items 36–40)

The history of the New World

MC

10

Part B Text (Items 41–45)

Theories of culture

Multiple matching

10

Part C Text (Items 46–50)

The value of education

Translation

10

III Writing

Part A

White pollution

Practical Writing

10

Part B

Closeness and remoteness of Internet

Essay Writing

20

Total

100