各省、自治区、直辖市教育厅(教委),新疆生产建设兵团教育局:近几年,一些地方中小学生特别是小学生参加全国英语等级考试(PETS)的人数有所增加,影响了学校正常的教学秩序,实际上加重了学生的课业负担,不利于素质教育的实施,也不符合英语等级考试的目 The Education Department of the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the Education Bureau of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps: In recent years, the number of primary and middle school students, especially primary school students, who have participated in the National English Grade Examination (PETS) has increased, affecting the normal teaching order in schools. In fact, it has aggravated the burden on students’ work and is not conducive to the implementation of quality education, nor does it comply with the objectives of the English grade test.