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。　
Listening and translation

　　1.We know that language use is a life long process, so is the foreign language learning. There is no short-cut in learning a foreign language.

　　2. I'm afraid we'll have to change our appointment for Friday morning. Something unexpected came up, and I'm sorry for the inconvenience this might cause you.

　　3. After some discussions we have reached compromise on the key points and will come down to details of the contract at our next meeting tomorrow afternoon.

　　4. A famous educationist once said, "Nobody is completely ignorant. Nobody knows everything. All of us lack knowledge of something." That is why we continue to learn.

　　5. Today i'm pleased to announce that our government will dramatically expand the number of students who study in China to 50,000 in next 10 years.