英语翻译Have standards declined?There is no objective way of ans

英语翻译
Have standards declined?There is no objective way of answering this question.Tests of the traditional sort-compositions précis writing,and so on-have always been subjective,so they cannot be used to judge whether people have got better ornot over the years.But so called objective tests are useless as a measure of progress too.They have not been used consistently in the same "concentration" over the period they have been in use.so there is no way of comparing exams "now" and"then".Moreover,usually in the form of multiple choice questions,they do not by and large,test the things that really count in mastering a language.Even comprehension is a partly “creative” activity in real life.as we have to think of possible meanings for ourselves rather than have them suggested for us from outside,And people can be trained in the techniques of multiple choice,while others fail the tests because they have been Ied astray precisely by their "suggestive" nature,so they are not really objective at all.we are left only personal impression to go on.