Abbreviations
AUA Assessment Use Argument
BEC Cambridge Business English Certificate
CET College English Test
EAP English for Academic Purpose
EFA Exploratory Factor Analysis
ESP English for Specific Purpose
ETS Educational Testing Service
GSEEE Graduate School English Entrance Examination
iBT TOEFL Internet-based Test, Test of English as a Foreign Language
IDP International Development Program
IELTS International English Language Testing System
L 2 Second Language
LCC Lecture Comprehension Construct
MCQ Multiple-choice Questions
NMET National Matriculation English Test
PETS Public English Testing System
TAPs Think-aloud Protocols
TEM Test for English Majors
UCLES University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
WSK Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi
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