上海中高級口譯考試分為筆試和口試，在筆試考試通過后會頒發筆試證書，通過一次筆試可以獲得四次口試的機會。中高級口譯的筆試和口試雖然是分開進行的，但其筆試的證書在社會上卻有很高的認可度。　
Q11-14
　　W: Jack, tell me about yourself.
　　M: I was born in L.A., but my family is from china. My father came to U.S. to study. He got a PHD in computer science and he stayed on as a professor at a college in California.
　　W: Is your mother from china too?
　　M: No. my mom is from here. She is an Asian American. Her folks came to the U.S. during the 19th century. In fact one of her great grandfathers actually helped build the first railroad across the United States in the 1860s. What about you?
　　W: well, I am a third generation Mexican American. My grandparents were born in Veracruz and they immigrated to this country a long time ago. We still have a lot of relatives in Mexico.
　　M: Do you keep in touch with them?
　　W: we visit whenever we can
　　M: by the way, how’s your Spanish?
　　W: it’s pretty good. We speak it at home most of the time. Do you speak Chinese?
　　M: Yeh, I’m quite fluent. And I am now learning to write it. I think someday I might be back in china and take up my career there.

　　Q11: what does this man’s father do for a living?

　　Q12: what does the man say about his mother?

　　Q13: According to the woman, why can she speak very good Spanish?

　　Q14: what is the man doing now?