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'' (WSK) for the English language. It is available in five levels: PETS-1 through PETS-5. PETS testing is open to persons of all professions, ages, and academic backgrounds.Wu, Mei, p. 48. The tests were designed in 1996 as a way to test persons outside of the college and university system; the

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Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) gave professional and technical support to the development. In 1999 pilot tests of the PETS occurred in several cities. The first mass-offering of the PETS was in 2003. The testing levels are: * PETS-5: Advanced level, sufficient for studying and/or working outside of China, sufficient for equivalent to an English major at a Chinese university after two years of studying English. * PETS-4: Upper intermediate level, equivalent to that of a non-English major student at a Chinese university after three years of studying English. * PETS-3: Intermediate level, equivalent to that of a non-English major student at a Chinese university after two years of studying English. * PETS-2: Lower intermediate level, equivalent to that of a student entering university in China. * PETS-1: Elementary level,Liu, Jianda, p
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equivalent to completion of three years of English instruction, or what someone would have at the junior high school level. There is also a PETS-1B, which is below PETS-1.

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* ''China Public English Test System (PETS), Levels 1-5: Level Criteria, Test Specifications and Sample Materials''.

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