The actions of mainland students punished for cheating in an English language test for admission to foreign secondary schools after memorising the answers have cast doubts on the ability of all Chinese youngsters hoping to study abroad, education analysts say. A group of 357 students had their examination scores cancelled after taking the Upper Level Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) on September 17 in Beijing and Shanghai. Despite scored high marks of 2,300 out of 2,400 in the English paper they were reportedly unable to carry out a conversation in English with foreigners. However, many mainland students do not believe the practice of memorising old exam questions and learning them by...
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