Latest College English Test Band 6 Vocabulary: 2000 Typical Exam Questions

Author: Wang Maimei, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2004-08-01
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Vocabulary is the foundation of a language. To assess students' mastery of English vocabulary, the College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) includes a vocabulary test as a major section. In fact, our attention to vocabulary is not just for the sake of this question. 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-6 exam achieve this goal, we have compiled The New College English Test Band 6 Vocabulary based on the spirit of the Ministry of Education's New Syllabus. All entries in this book are arranged in alphabetical order, with phonetic symbols and Chinese definitions of part of speech. More importantly, for all the words and phrases we consider essential for mastery, 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 help them study with precision.