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【Abstract】As a requirement for bachelor’s degree in universities and a qualification needed for job application， College English Test has been regarded as students’ ultimate goal of English learning. However， in the context of EIL， it is the high time to reexamine the effectiveness of this test and the purpose of English teaching so as to help our students adapt to the globalized society and engage in international affairs easily.
【Key words】EIL; CETl language assessmentl varieties of English
【作者簡介】赵瑶（1982.12-），女，汉族，贵州遵义人，遵义医科大学，讲师，硕士研究生，研究方向：英语语言和英语教育研究。
1. Introduction
With the development of global English， a large amount of English varieties emerge. The changing situation of English with the increase of world Englishes have brought about challenges to English Language Teaching in the aspects like curriculum design， teacher training， materials development and testing （Bhowmik， 2015）. As for testing， the criteria of current language assessment has moved from centering on how far the test-takers need to catch up with the native speakers to the focus on comprehensibility and effective communication， and simultaneously diagnosing the parts that need to be improved（Taylor， 2006）. Therefore， the purpose of English assessment is not only to measure learners’ knowledge of the norms of a language， but also their ability to use the language to achieve successful communication with people speaking different varieties.
College English Test （CET）， as a high-stakes standardized test for non-English undergraduates and graduates in China， also needs to be adapted to the context of EIL instead of being cancelled.
2. Current situation of CET
College English Test consists of Band 4 and Band 6， which are conducted twice every year， i.e. in June and December respectively. It is a nation wide English test for gauging college students’ English ability and English teaching quality of different universities and colleges， which aims to measure students’ all around ability from doing social discourse to academic exchanges in English according to the Requirements of College English Curriculum（MOE， 2007）. The number of test-takers is the largest in a single test around the world， namely， more than one hundred million students. The year of 2016 saw the latest reform of CET. As Ma（2014） points out， the validity of CET has been improved by reducing some multiple-choice items and adding some subjective items. In addition， more authentic materials are included. There is also an oral part in CET， which is called CET Spoken English Test and can be accessed only if test-takers sign up for Band 4 or Band 6. The testing procedure includes self-introduction， discussion and question
【Key words】EIL; CETl language assessmentl varieties of English
【作者簡介】赵瑶（1982.12-），女，汉族，贵州遵义人，遵义医科大学，讲师，硕士研究生，研究方向：英语语言和英语教育研究。
1. Introduction
With the development of global English， a large amount of English varieties emerge. The changing situation of English with the increase of world Englishes have brought about challenges to English Language Teaching in the aspects like curriculum design， teacher training， materials development and testing （Bhowmik， 2015）. As for testing， the criteria of current language assessment has moved from centering on how far the test-takers need to catch up with the native speakers to the focus on comprehensibility and effective communication， and simultaneously diagnosing the parts that need to be improved（Taylor， 2006）. Therefore， the purpose of English assessment is not only to measure learners’ knowledge of the norms of a language， but also their ability to use the language to achieve successful communication with people speaking different varieties.
College English Test （CET）， as a high-stakes standardized test for non-English undergraduates and graduates in China， also needs to be adapted to the context of EIL instead of being cancelled.
2. Current situation of CET
College English Test consists of Band 4 and Band 6， which are conducted twice every year， i.e. in June and December respectively. It is a nation wide English test for gauging college students’ English ability and English teaching quality of different universities and colleges， which aims to measure students’ all around ability from doing social discourse to academic exchanges in English according to the Requirements of College English Curriculum（MOE， 2007）. The number of test-takers is the largest in a single test around the world， namely， more than one hundred million students. The year of 2016 saw the latest reform of CET. As Ma（2014） points out， the validity of CET has been improved by reducing some multiple-choice items and adding some subjective items. In addition， more authentic materials are included. There is also an oral part in CET， which is called CET Spoken English Test and can be accessed only if test-takers sign up for Band 4 or Band 6. The testing procedure includes self-introduction， discussion and question