Test review: College English Test (CET) in China

Language Testing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 408-417

  Zheng, Ying ^a   Cheng, Liying ^a  

^a Queen's University's   (Canada)

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EID: 69849130388     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265532208092433     Document Type: Review

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