·语音语调的考察：

　　语音语调作为一个辅助手段，在考试中往往起着不可估量的作用，看到样题第17题(2005年6月考题第10题)：

　　M: This article is nothing but advertising for housing developers. I don’t think the houses for sale are half that good.

　　W: Come on, David. Why so negative? We are thinking of buying a home, aren’t we? Just a trip to look at the place won’t cist us much.

　　Q: What can be inferred form the conversation?

　　不免让笔者想起1999年6月第4题考题，所谓万变不离其宗可见一斑了：

　　M: I don’t feel like going out. Why don’t we just stay at home and watch TV instead?

　　W: Come on. You promised to take me out for dinner and to the theatre on my birthday.

　　每次男人的一阵牢骚后，女人发嗲的声音就在耳边萦绕不去，这两道题何尝不是异曲同工呢！

　　综上所述，试点考试将依然遵循以往的考试规律和特点，一脉相承，但所谓的短对话却也越来越长，这也体现了现在考试在句型句式、言外之意和内容复杂化三个方面的发展趋势。