It is another time to witness history. Also on March 22, ETS officially announced the launch of TOEFL iBT ®Special Home Edition—— TOEFL Online Test Special Edition. At present, ETS temporarily allows this test to be provided in the United States, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Hong Kong (China) and Macao (China). From March 23, students can start to register for the special version of the Home Edition online exam on March 26 at the earliest. Now, let's take a look at TOEFL online test.

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To facilitate students' understanding, TOEFL officials also produced a Motion Graphic animation to explain the specific operation process of the special version of the Home Edition online exam.

In general, in order to ensure the fairness of the home exam, the steps of the exam are relatively cumbersome, and there are certain requirements for the equipment, but it is not difficult to achieve.

First of all, there are some requirements for the computer system. At present, the home edition special TOEFL exam can only be implemented on the Windows system, that is, the examinee cannot take the exam with the MAC system. Secondly, there are some special requirements for camera mobility, loudspeakers and earphones, indoor environment and clothing.

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Although students in the mainland may not be able to enjoy the benefits of the special TOEFL test of the Home Edition online exam for the time being, ETS officials also promise that if these pilot Home Editions operate well, they will open such a special test mode in more countries and regions.

While China has a large group of TOEFL examinees, students can still look forward to it and make some preparations in advance if conditions permit.

Even if the Chinese mainland does not open the home edition online test special TOEFL test, ETS also said that it is trying to communicate. We will try to add more new test places in China in May, June and July, so as to meet the needs of the candidates as much as possible.

So from the perspective of test preparation, although there is a new trend in TOEFL, it has little relationship with mainland students for the time being, Art study abroad Students can make psychological preparations in advance, but more efforts should be put on preparing for the test and paying attention to the information released from the test seat. At present, the TOEFL test in May has not been canceled. Under the premise of official commitment to increase the test seat, students can still be ready at all times to seize the opportunity.

As for the special version of the home edition online TOEFL exam, if it is opened in mainland China, it will largely ease the situation of difficult to find test places. But after all, the policy has just been launched, and whether it is feasible or not is still unknown. Students should not have too much expectation on it.

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