2 ▁hours ) ▁ ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁( 3 ▁hours ) ▁ ▁English ▁Ph on et ics ▁( 1 ▁ ½ ▁hours ) ▁ ▁Or al ▁ ▁D ict ation ▁( ½ ▁hour ) ▁ ▁Reading ▁and ▁Con vers ation ▁( ½ ▁hour ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁the ▁English ▁Ess ay ▁topics ▁were ▁very ▁Ang lo cent ric : ▁ ▁The ▁effect ▁of ▁political ▁movements ▁upon ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁literature ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁English ▁Pre - R ap ha el it ism ▁ ▁Elizabeth an ▁travel ▁and ▁discovery ▁ ▁The ▁Indian ▁Mut iny ▁ ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁local ▁self - g overn ment ▁▁ ▁Matthew ▁Arnold . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁exam ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁just ▁three ▁candidates , ▁who ▁all ▁failed . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁the ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁Prof ic iency ▁in ▁English ▁‘ te eter ed ▁along ▁with ▁ 1 4 ▁or ▁ 1 5 ▁candidates ▁a ▁year .’ ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁being ▁dis cont in ued ▁and ▁U C LES ▁decided ▁to ▁introduce ▁some ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁exam . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁exam ▁had ▁been ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 1 1 ▁hours ▁and ▁the ▁translation ▁paper ▁included ▁Italian ▁and ▁Spanish ▁options . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁a ▁special ▁literature ▁paper ▁for ▁foreign ▁students ▁was ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁The ▁ 1 9 3