1 The Speaking Test in China 1 Chinese Performance and the Reason 3 Two Different Speaking Systems 82 The Marking System 153 The Speaking Test FormatPart One of the Speaking Test 35 Ⅰ Possible Topics for Part One 36 Ⅱ Part One Topic Analysis 62Part Two of the Speaking Test 93 Ⅰ Part Two Problems 93 Ⅱ Part Two and the Marking System 94 Ⅲ Part Two Topics 97 Ⅳ Strategies for Part Two 99 Ⅴ Producing a Good Quality Part Two Talk 105 Ⅵ Part Two Topic Analysis 117 Part Three of the Speaking Test 175 Ⅰ The Format 175 Ⅱ Part Three and Score Adjustment 176 Ⅲ Part Three Question Types 177Additional Tips 193