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  2. Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language - Wikipedia

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    The Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) is a standardized language proficiency test developed for non-native speakers of Chinese. It is the result of a joint project of the Mandarin Training Center, the Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, and the Psychological Testing Center of National Taiwan Normal University.

  3. Leak-down tester - Wikipedia

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    Leak-down tester. A leak-down tester is a measuring instrument used to determine the condition of internal combustion engines by introducing compressed air into the cylinder and measuring the rate at which it leaks out. Compression testing is a crude form of leak-down testing which also includes effects due to compression ratio, valve timing ...

  4. Automotive Service Excellence - Wikipedia

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    The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) is a professional certification group that certifies professionals and shops in the automotive repair and service industry in the United States and parts of Canada. It is an independent, non-profit organization created in 1972 [ 1 ] in response to consumers needing to distinguish ...

  5. Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi - Wikipedia

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    Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi. The Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK; Chinese: 汉语水平考试; pinyin: Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì), translated as the Chinese Proficiency Test, [1] is the People's Republic of China 's standardized test of proficiency in the Standard Chinese language for non-native speakers. The test is administered by the National Chinese ...

  6. CANAL-F - Wikipedia

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    The Cognitive Ability for Novelty in Acquisition of Language - Foreign ( CANAL-F) is a test measuring language aptitude, or whether and how well a person can learn a second language. It was developed by Grigorenko, Sternberg, and Ehrman in 2000, [1] using "acquisition processes" as a theoretical base. [2] This is a somewhat different approach ...

  7. Run-up (aviation) - Wikipedia

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    Run-up (aviation) In aviation, run-up, or runup, is the series of last-minute checks performed by pilots on an aircraft prior to take-off. Run-ups are also sometimes performed by aircraft mechanics. This could occur at a gate in between flights or elsewhere to test engines and diagnose engine problems.

  8. Civil defense siren - Wikipedia

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    Many of them didn't work, after this some counties decided to repair the sirens and start doing yearly growl tests again, but some abandoned them again, but a very few cities/counties kept the sirens active and they are still doing repairs, check-ups, and yearly full or growl tests, like Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Heves county, Hajdú-Bihar ...

  9. Not-To-Exceed - Wikipedia

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    The Not-To-Exceed (NTE) standard promulgated [when?] by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ensures that heavy-duty truck engine emissions are controlled over the full range of speed and load combinations commonly experienced in use. NTE establishes an area (the "NTE zone") under the torque curve of an engine where emissions ...