上海中高级口译考试分为笔试和口试，在笔试考试通过后会颁发笔试证书，通过一次笔试可以获得四次口试的机会。中高级口译的笔试和口试虽然是分开进行的，但其笔试的证书在社会上却有很高的认可度。　
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?