Ten-year-old pupil scores high in TOEFL exam

11:12, 30/12/2005

A ten-year-old pupil in the southern province of Dong Nai has got 579 out of total 677 marks in a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam

Nguyen Ngoc Anh Thu

A ten-year-old pupil in the southern province of  Dong Nai has got 579 out of total 677 marks in a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam, reported newspaper Lao Dong (Labour) on Dec. 30.

 

Nguyen Ngoc Anh Thu, a fifth grader from Chu Van An Junior High School in Dinh Quan district, made the impressive performance in the examination held on Dec. 27 at the Foreign Language Centre of Ho Chi Minh City University for Teacher Training.

 

With this result, Anh Thu, who has been learning English since the 1st form,   surpassed the requirement of 500-550 marks for studying abroad.

(Source: VNA)