The author expounds the "status quo" of college English assessment system in China and objectively points out some major problems that have negative impacts on college English teaching and learning. On the basis of pros and cons towards the issue, the author intends to come up with some effective countermeasures, including converting the idea to further strengthen English teaching reform, to reform teaching method, to establish and conduct multi-level English teaching system, and most importantly to establish reasonable assessment and evaluation system.