competitive examination

基本解释

To gain entry into the University, students must first win a place by competitive examination at one of the colleges, which have their own admissions policies.
要进入牛津大学就读，首先要通过其中一所学院的竞争考试。每个学院都有自己的录取标准。
Provincial examination, the most competitive of all levels of examinations, appeared latest but disappeared earliest in the history of China's imperial examination.
乡试是中国科举史上各级考试中最迟出现的一级考试，也是竞争最为激烈的一级考试，而且还是最早退出历史舞台的一级考试。
The University Entrance Examination also experienced a shift from an extremely competitive selection to a diversity which combines of both competitive selection and other methods.
大学入学考试也经历了一个从注重竞争选拔，到竞争选拔和大学教育质量维持并重以及多样化的过程。
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