English,whichhasbeenoneofthecoresubjectsinChina'snationalcollegeentranceexamforalmost30years,lookssettobereducedinimportancefrom20xx.
ThecurrentEnglishtestintheGaokaoistobereplacedbysocialEnglishtestsavailabletothepublicforseveraltimeseveryyear.Theexam'sfullmarkofthetestwillalsobeloweredfrom150atpresentto100.ThetestresultwillalsobegradedintolevelsA,BandCwhichwillcounttowardsthefinalGaokaoscore.
ThiscameamidstrumorssweepingonlinethatEnglishmightberemovedaltogetherfromtheGaokao–aclaimwhichhassincebeendeniedbytheBeijingeducationauthority–butnotthecentralgovernment.Itisalsosaidthatthestudents'learninginterestsonChineselanguagemightbefurtheraroused.