TOEFL seats to increase by 80%

 Eighty percent more Chinese students can take the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) through the Internet at the end of this year, the US Educational Testing Service (ETS) has said.

Net-based test seats will increase from 1,950 in June to 3,550 at the end of the year, an ETS press release said on Tuesday.

The ETS and China's National Education Examinations Authority worked jointly on their network to meet the increased demand for TOEFL in China.

Advanced technological solutions will be implemented by the ETS to monitor the TOEFL registration website to ensure an open and fair test registration process, according to the ETS.

More than 6,000 colleges and universities in 110 countries accept TOEFL scores. The number of students who want to take the test on the mainland has grown steadily in recent years, with the average staying above 70,000 a year.

"The ETS is committed to ensuring that everyone in China who wishes to take the test gets the chance to do so," ETS's global division senior vice-president Paul Ramsey said.

Some Chinese students see the announcement as an encouragement.

"It used to be very hard to get a chance to sit for the test, and I had to ask my friends to help take online registration on other computers," said Chen Lu, a second-year postgraduate student of Renmin University of China who took the test a few months ago to apply for doctoral studies in the US.

But some say the increase is still not big enough. "More and more students are preparing for TOEFL to get a chance to study abroad or to prove their ability. So I still see a gap between supply and demand," said Wu Qi, a final year undergraduate in Peking University.

(http://www.chinadaily.com.cn 2007-11)

1.Which of the following statements is right according to the article?­­­­_______

A.   The gap between supply and demand of the TOEFL seats in China has been bridged.

B.   The ETC said it had implemented advanced technology to serve TOEFL.

C.   Some students have been encouraged by an announcement made by TOEFL.

D.   If you are preparing for TOEFL, you may soon ask your friends to help take online registration on other computers at the same time.

2.From the last paragraph we know that________.

A.    More students having passed TOEFL are needed in China.

B.    TOEFL shouldn’t take in so many participants.

C.    More students want to go abroad by passing TOEFL.

D.    It’s hard to pass TOEFL.

3.We can infer from the passage that________.

A.  Not every student wants to join in the TOEFL.

B.  Any student taking TOEFL will pass it.

C.  More students will prepare for TOEFL next year.

D.  Passing TOEFL will ensure you success.

4.What would be the most appropriate title for this passage?________

A.   TOEFL seats will increase exactly by 80% in China.

B.   TOEFL seats will increase in China.

C.   Different opinions about the increase of TOEFL seats in China.

D.   The hard work made by America and China to increase TOEFL seats.

 

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B 

 

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