Essential Vocabulary for the Latest College English Test Band 4

Author: Wang Maimei
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Publishing Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Revised according to the New "College English Curriculum Teaching Requirements," includes all 4,538 words, 841 core phrases, and 500 supplementary words. Wang Maimei Books brand, started in the 1980s. In 1987, a book titled The Spy Catcher by a former British MI5 intelligence officer caused a sensation in Western society, and China Central Television reported on it in the News Broadcast. As a result, the domestic publishing industry was stirred into action, scholars and translators worked tirelessly to search for publishing information; relevant publishers did their utmost to seize publishing opportunities. However, it was the unknown Wang Maimei who broke through the crowd, signing a contract with Yangtze Literature and Art Publishing House. Making his debut, he achieved a resounding success, with the first edition of his translation of The Spy Catcher selling nearly 100,000 copies. Once the momentum was gained, it was unstoppable. In the following years, Wang Maimei's translations of works such as Royal Sisters, Midnight Thoughts, Nancy Reagan's Memoirs, and The Unpublished Works of Mark Twain were published, each becoming bestsellers. After 1990, due to teaching-related reasons, Wang Maimei began to compile college English textbooks and teaching materials for the CET-4 and CET-6 exams. From then on, small and large bookstores near universities across the country continuously discovered the best-selling varieties of Wang Maimei English books hitting the shelves. Suddenly, like a spring breeze that swept the land, a thousand trees burst into blossoms. In the domestic college English teaching materials market, Wang Maimei English was nearly the lone star, leading the trend for over a decade. Today, the Wang Maimei English series has already hundreds of varieties, covering subjects from middle school to college and postgraduate entrance exams. Its brand has gained increasing popularity among readers due to its exceptionally clear explanations of textbook difficulties and its precise grasp of exam trends. Surveys show that many college and high school students across the country own Wang Maimei brand books, almost everyone has one, demonstrating the extent of their popularity.
Vocabulary is the foundation of the language building. To assess students' mastery of English vocabulary, the College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) adopts a vocabulary test as a major section. In fact, it is not just to tackle this question that we must pay attention to vocabulary. Listening comprehension, reading comprehension, cloze, writing, translation, dictation, and short-answer questions all require a solid vocabulary foundation. To help students preparing for the CET-4 achieve this goal, we have compiled The New College English Test Band 4 Vocabulary based on the spirit of the New Syllabus issued by the Ministry of Education. All entries in this book are arranged in alphabetical order, with phonetic symbols and Chinese definitions of part of speech. Most importantly, for all the words and phrases we believe should be mastered, we provide typical exam questions and detailed answers to the problems students may encounter during the actual exam. Our aim is to minimize students' aimlessness in their review and preparation, save them as much time as possible, and make their efforts more targeted.