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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 28 The world#39;s linguistic development of the theory test Abstract: The world has experienced three generations of language testing theory, namely, pre-scientific language testing, psychological measurement of a structuralist language testing or modern language testing, psychological, social linguistics linguistics a language test or post-modern language testing, which three generations of Language Testing Theory in China each time a large-scale English tests such as the College Entrance Examination in English the exam questions have a certain degree of reflection. This paper tests the theory on the world language to make a more comprehensive introduction to the historical review and analysis, expectations on China’s language testing theory and practice of a certain reference value. Keywords: Language Testing: language skills assumptions; communicative language competency model I. Introduction As information technology, global economic integration, such as the rapid development of increasingly frequent international exchanges, English is the primary language of international communication. In China, we are almost universal language program ushered in a new century, only the stage of basic education for young people to learn English, children will soon more than 200 million (Zhang Zheng-Dong, 2002). As a test of English learning and English standards, promoting English learning English tests also face the challenge of how to further improve. Although the history of modern language testing less than 100 years (Spolsk’y, 1995), language testing can be traced back to historical roots appears, “the Bible, Old Testament,” the “Judges” Article 1 of Chapter l2 story: 2 flash tribes - Ephraim person (Ephraimites) and Gilead (Gileadites) between the World War, Gilead defeated Ephraim who guard the base out of them then crossing the Jordan River in order to capture people fled in Ephraim . For each of the com