examination
单词辨析：
通常指老师对学生进行的口头或书面的非正式测验，一般时间较短。
The teacher gave us a mathematics quiz.
老师给我们做了一次数学测验。
He failed to pass this quiz.
他没有通过这次小考。
We're going to have a physics quiz tomorrow.
明天我们将进行物理测验。
通常指为检查学生知识或能力而举行的重要考试，有时也指临时考试。
The school gave us an entrance examination.
学校对我们进行了一次入学考试。
He passed his examinations with success.
他成功地通过了各科考试。
We should revise for the examinations.
我们应当复习迎接考试。
多指对实际技能、能力、知识等的考查、考试、小考。
They are to have a spelling test next week.
下周他们有拼写测验。
You need more practice before taking the driving test.
考驾照前，你需要多多练习。
If you fail your initial test, you may take another test 3 months later.
如果第一次测试没有通过，你可以在3个月后再测试一次。
相关例句：
I wish he would stop crowing about his examination results.
我多么希望他不再吹嘘他的考试成绩。
This theory will not bear examination.
这个理论经不起检验。
The real thrust of the film is its examination of New York's Hasidic community
这部电影的真正要旨是它审视了纽约的哈西德教徒。
The examination is near at hand.
考试临近了。
This time, I failed my examination completely.
这次，我可真考砸了。
He succeeded in the examination this time.
他这次考试通过了。