In an effort to alleviate study pressure, the Ministry of Education will allow third-year high school students to choose whether to sit the English test.
该题题干意为：为了减轻学生的学习负担，教育部将允许高三学生自由选择 是否参加英语考试。正确答案为B，录音所说的并非是让学生选择是否参加考试， 而是英语考试每年举行多次，允许高三学生选择何时参加考试，隔多长时间参加一 次考试（ when and how often they sit the exam）。
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记住whether to...和when and how often...两个不同的表达方式。
[录音原文]
The Ministry of Education says the English test will be removed from China's college entrance exam by 2020. English tests will be held several times a year to allow third-year high school students to choose when and how often they sit the exam, so as to alleviate study pressure.