TOEFL gives key to study abroad

Exam had lasting impact on students and education

As a member of the Chinese delegation that introduced the Test of English as a Foreign Language to the Chinese mainland, Yang Xuewei still has a fresh memory of the negotiations with the Educational Testing Service as well as the first test in Beijing.

"There were two reasons why we introduced TOEFL. First, as well as the most direct reason, the government wanted to send students to study overseas," Yang said in an interview with Chinese website sohu.com.