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Alderson, J.C. and Lukmani , Y. 1989: Cognition and reading: cognitive levels as emodied in test questions Reading in a Foreign Language 5, 253-70.

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— 1990b: Testing reading comprehension skills (Part 2) Reading in a Foreign Language 7, 465-503.

— 1991: Letter to the editor Reading in a Foreign Language 7, 599-603.

Alderson, J.C. and Lukmani , Y. 1989: Cognition and reading: cognitive levels as embodied in test questions Reading in a Foreign Language 5, 253-70.

British Council/UCLES 1989: Specifications for IELTS Cambridge: British Council/UCLES.

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McNamara, T.F. 1990: Assessing the second language proficiency of health professionals. PhD thesis, University of Melbourne.

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