9 ▁hours ▁and ▁candidates ▁could ▁choose ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁‘ Use ▁of ▁English ’ ▁paper ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁‘ Trans lation ’ . ▁Use ▁of ▁English ▁questions ▁remain ▁to ▁this ▁day , ▁although ▁in ▁a ▁changed ▁format . ▁ ▁The ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁saw ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁a ▁shift ▁in ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁language ▁testing ▁method ology ▁towards ▁a ▁separation ▁of ▁language ▁testing ▁from ▁the ▁testing ▁of ▁literary ▁or ▁cultural ▁knowledge . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁a ▁new ▁sy ll ab us ▁was ▁proposed ▁which ▁reflected ▁a ▁new ▁emphas is ▁on ▁language - based ▁assess ment . ▁The ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁Prof ic iency ▁in ▁English ▁exam ▁was ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Writ ten ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁must ▁offer ▁( a ) ▁English ▁Language ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁papers ▁chosen ▁from ▁( b ), ▁( c ), ▁or ▁( d ). ▁No ▁candidate ▁may ▁offer ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁alternatives ▁in ▁( b ). ▁ ▁a . ▁English ▁Language ▁( com position ▁and ▁a ▁passage ▁or ▁pass ages ▁of ▁English ▁with ▁language ▁questions . ▁The ▁choice ▁of ▁subjects ▁set ▁for ▁composition ▁will ▁include ▁some ▁for ▁candidates ▁who ▁are ▁spe cially ▁interested ▁in ▁commerce .) ▁ ▁( 3 ▁hours ) ▁ ▁b . ▁Either ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁ ▁or ▁Science ▁Text s ▁ ▁or ▁British ▁Life ▁and ▁Institution s ▁or ▁Survey ▁of ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁Com merce ▁( 3 ▁hours ) ▁ ▁c . ▁Use ▁of