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The classification of English grades is described as follows:
First, the National English Test System (PETS), also known as the Public English Test, is education.
The national English proficiency test system is designed and responsible by the examination center of the Ministry of Education. As an educational exchange and cooperation project between the Chinese and British governments,
In the design process, it received technical support from British experts. The level is divided into pets-1 to 5.
PETS- 1: the first level is the primary level, and its examination requirements are slightly higher than the English level of junior high school graduates (PETS- 1B is the subsidiary level of the national English level examination).
Pets-2: The second level is the lower level, which is equivalent to the English level of outstanding graduates of ordinary high schools (the qualified written test scores of this level can replace the English test scores of self-taught junior college (I) and diploma exams).
Pets-3: Level 3 is an intermediate level, which is equivalent to the level of China students who have studied public English for two years in colleges and universities after graduating from high school or have taught themselves English courses of the same level. (The qualified written test scores at this level can replace the English (II) test scores at the undergraduate stage of the self-study exam. )
Pets-4: CET-4 is the upper-middle level, which is equivalent to the level of China students who have studied public English for at least 3-4 years after graduating from high school or have taught themselves English courses of the same level.
Pets-5: Band 5 is the highest level, which is equivalent to the level of college English majors in China at the end of the second year. It is an English proficiency test specially designed for those who apply for public study abroad.
Second, college students' English proficiency test:
The college practical English test is aimed at junior college students and is divided into Grade A and Grade B (also known as College English Grade II and Grade III).
Adult higher education undergraduate English test (degree English) is aimed at adult undergraduates (also known as adult English level 3).
College English test is aimed at non-English majors and is divided into Band 4 and Band 6.
The English proficiency test for English majors is divided into Band 4 and Band 8.
The general difficulty ranking is: Band 8 > Band 4 > Band 6 > Band 4 > Adult English > Band 3 > Band 2.