王渊源（John Gordon）：北京新航道学校副校长，著名美籍口语专家，现任中央电视台中文国际频道《快乐中国-学汉语》主持人、中央人民广播电台《英语之夜》主播。2005年春节扬威中央电视台《非常６＋１》、《开心辞典》。在2006年北京电视台举办的《全球外国人中华才艺大赛》中以中国经典相声段子《五官争功》和在《洋女婿》幽默诙谐的生动表演进入大赛前三甲。并多次在中央电视台、地方卫视及全国各类英语大赛中担任节目主持人、嘉宾和专家评委。酷爱并潜心研究东方哲学、历史和宗教。最喜爱的中国名著《中庸》、《老子》及《笑傲江湖》。

Preparing for the English Portion of the Graduate School Entrance Exam Secondary Test

Congratulations to those of you who passed the initial written portion of the Graduate School Entrance Exam! You should be very proud, and you are well on your way to achieving your goal of gaining admission to a graduate program in China.  However, with the written test out of the way, you now face the new challenge of passing the secondary test, or fushi, at your school of choice.  In this article, I will explain the English portion of the secondary test, and give you some strategies that you can use to help you do your best on the test.  I’ll focus on the speaking portion of the test, as that is the portion with which most students are least familiar.