First of all, to answer your first question: It is possible to apply for Zhongkou without a CET-4 or CET-6 certificate.

Many of my classmates took the written test for intermediate interpretation directly without taking the exam as soon as they entered college. Moreover, as long as the students with a good high school foundation were able to pass the written test for intermediate interpretation. But if you want to get a complete intermediate interpreting certificate, you have to remember that there is an oral exam after the written interpretation exam!

Only half of my senior classmates who passed the oral exam in the middle school passed the oral exam in the middle school. Most of them passed the oral exam after taking the oral exam for the second time (the oral exam in the middle school is stipulated in the written test). You must take it within two years after passing, and you have 4 chances. If you fail, you will have to retake the written test.)

Preparation for the oral test requires effort, and generally you will not have time to prepare for the written test after knowing that you have passed the written test (I am of course talking about intermediate and advanced oral), so although You can take the Intermediate Speaking written test naked, but it is recommended to prepare well when preparing for Intermediate Interpreting, which is considered as preparation for the Intermediate Speaking oral test.

Then introduce your second question: how to prepare for the exam.

First: I strongly recommend you to sign up for a class. When studying by yourself, firstly, there is no method, secondly, there is no teacher to ask, and thirdly, there is no learning atmosphere, so it is very easy to give up. If you sign up for a class and invest money to enter, you will naturally feel distressed and study hard. If you want to sign up for a class, you can actually use the interpreters from All-in-One Education or New Oriental. These classes are all the same. New Oriental is more famous in the country. Allianz’s interpreters are called Ace Interpreters. I attended Allianz’s Advanced Advanced Interpretation back then, and I felt pretty good about it.

When it comes to registration, I suggest you register once a week. It's best to do it for a half day or a full day. Because if it lasts a week, you will have more time to review by yourself and integrate what the teacher said. Don't sign up for a class that takes you for 12 consecutive days. It's too tiring and the amount is too large to absorb.

Second: It is strongly recommended that you buy Zhongkou’s authoritative textbook, which is the "Shanghai Urgently Needed Talent Training Center Teaching Series? Intermediate Interpretation Tutorial (English Intermediate Interpretation Qualification Certificate Examination) (3rd Edition) (with CD-ROM) 1 photo) Mei Deming, Dai Weidong Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press (published in 2010-01) "The latest version you can buy is best. It doesn't matter if it is not the latest version. In fact, the content has not changed much. There are 5 books in this series, but you only need to buy three of them: interpretation, listening, and translation. After buying it, I made my own listening book. Try to have one lesson every two days. Stay on track.

Third: It is strongly recommended to do real questions. The real questions are available for download online. You can download them yourself and print them out. After I signed up for Allliance, Allly gave me the real questions from 05 to 09, so I didn't take the exam. The real test questions are very useful and can let you know where your weak points are.

Fourth: You must pass the word level. Without knowing the words, everything is in vain. You don’t have to buy a vocabulary book for interpretation, just buy a senior vocabulary book and memorize it. Of course, you have to memorize it. It would be even better if you are in your sixth year of college, because the interpretation exams are becoming more and more difficult. It is possible that words from the Sixth Form and Sixth Form will be added to the intermediate oral written test.

Finally: Make sure you listen to more news in English. To familiarize your ears with English, be sure to listen! ! ! ! This is very important. Listen more so that you can integrate into English. Interpreting is different from other exam-oriented education in China. There is no grammar or the like. The most important thing is to test your ability to respond to English. You will know it if you take the real test. So be sure to familiarize your ears with English. If you have the ability, it is best to do intensive listening and writing of an English listening piece of about 1 minute in length every day. There are many methods for improving listening and writing on the Internet, you can search them.

That’s all, I’m exhausted from beating you. Finally, I wish you success! Yes, it is very tiring when preparing for interpretation, but after finishing the exam, you will have a sense of accomplishment and your English will improve a lot! Come on O(∩_∩)O~