cuz i fink they took out the speakin exam a while ago, also, they changed the syllabus like 2 or 3 yrs ago..... now u dunt get to study classic novels such as "red dream chamber" etc...... sigh~~~ pity........
uhm u study weird text like "i am ur father" chapter 3 (tho the writer is suppsoe to be like one of the richest writers in china), a movie called weddin banquet, 3 songs called "decendents of dragon", "song of hao han" and "hafin nothin"..... and 2 short story "chun tao" and "hard porridge"...... dat's all i fink