That's so helpful! Thank you!

Now I live and study in Taiwan, so I can take the test in China easily, the test isn't even offered in Taiwan. I'm not sure which version of the test is best to take.

I have been studying for 1.5 years here in Taiwan. I'd like to test for about 3000 characters. In the original test, the intermediate level is 5000 characters which is too many, but in the revised books I can find, I can take intermediate level tests.

I did some more research and seems there are 3 versions of the test: Original, Revised and New. So, I guess I can take the original or New one in China?

Gail, Thank you again for your help. I hope to figure this out and start focusing on the right test!