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New English Test Takes Account of WTO Standards

A new Test of Professional English (TOPE), developed by US-based Educational Test Service (ETS), has been given trial runs at Beijing Foreign Studies University and Beijing Language and Culture University.

TOPE is designed to test the English proficiency of those whose mother tongue is different. It includes speaking, listening, reading and writing, employing the vocabularies most frequently used in business and daily life. One thousand applicants from colleges, universities, government administrations and multinational companies have registered for the test.

Educational experts say TOPE is useful as a human resources tool, especially as many local enterprises, companies and government administrations have to comply with the WTO's language and other international standards.