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- ↑ "日语水平考试（NNS）样卷." Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi. Retrieved on March 22, 2015.
- ↑ "俄语水平考试（ТПРЯ）样卷" ( Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine ). Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi. Retrieved on March 22, 2015.
- ↑ "首页 Archived 2015-03-12 at the Wayback Machine ." Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi. Retrieved on March 13, 2015. "全国外语水平考试（ＷＳＫ）是为了鉴定非外语专业人员的外语水平而设置的考试，其成绩主要用于选拔国家公派出国留学人员。全国外语水平考试设英语（PETS-5）、法语(TNF)、德语(NTD)、日语(NNS)和俄语(ТПРЯ)五个语种。"
