TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language --- as a foreign language of the English language test) is by the U.S. Educational Testing Service Educational Testing Service, ETS) organized for the application to go to the United States or Canada, and other countries on the It is an English proficiency test administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) for non-English-speaking students applying to attend college or graduate school in the United States or Canada. ETS began administering the test in 1965.

"TOEFL" is a translation of TOEFL, which is known in China as the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The word "TOEFL" is an everyday verbal expression of the Chinese people, containing the meaning of auspicious words, test TOEFL, rely on TOEFL, no matter whose blessing, the students hope is to pass the exam successfully.

Only 1988 ~ 1989 year, more than 560,000 people around the world participated in the T0EFL exam, more than 170 countries and regions around the world **** set up more than 1,700 T0EFL test centers. So far, the United States and Canada *** more than 2,300 colleges and universities stipulate that any foreign student applying for admission to the school to study must provide proof of one or both of the standardized tests of the T0EFL, GRE, GMAT or TSE, and only those applicants who achieve the grades required by the school will be able to qualify for admission and scholarships. In addition to institutions of higher learning in most countries such as the United States and Canada, T0EFL test scores are also recognized in Europe (e.g., the United Kingdom), Oceania (e.g., Australia, New Zealand), and a number of countries and regions in Southeast Asia. In recent years, the United Nations in China and foreign enterprises and joint ventures in the recruitment of staff, or the International Fund for Agricultural Development in the staff of the English language level test, are also used TOEFL test scores.

Now, as long as you go to study in an English-speaking country, you have to take the TOEFL test as a proof of your ability to live in English.

The English name of IELTS is IELTS ( International English Language Testing System)

The IELTS International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is administered by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicat - The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicat - The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicat. The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicat (UCLES), IDP Education Australia and the British Council (The British Council) **** together to organize the April 1990 in China to promote. There are 210 test centers in 105 cities around the world. It is designed to test the English language proficiency of students who are preparing to enter universities and colleges where English is the dominant language of instruction, or for immigrants from countries where English is the native language (i.e. Commonwealth countries).

IELTS scores are used and recognized in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the Netherlands, England, Scotland, Singapore, the United States (200 colleges and universities), and in many institutions in many countries. Australia from July 1 to study abroad all submit IELTS, do not use TOEFL scores. Immigration authorities in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries use test scores as the sole criterion for measuring English language proficiency in technical and other types of immigration. Schools and further education programs in the above countries and many national colleges and universities accept test scores and set up different passing standards.