Postgraduate Entrance Exam English Rapid Breakthrough · Cloze Test

Author: Guan Weidong, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Moving beyond hindsight-based test analysis, this book starts from the actual problem-solving process of test-takers, basing itself on their current English proficiency. It tells you: improving English skills cannot be achieved overnight, but improving test scores is definitely achievable! The book consists of six chapters. The first two chapters introduce the basic types of Cloze tests and common mistakes made by test-takers, while also proposing correct problem-solving approaches and techniques. The biggest feature of this book is breaking conventional Cloze test-taking strategies, emphasizing starting from "meaning." Most Cloze questions are reduced to testing "meaning," which includes not only contextual meaning and sentence meaning but also the true meaning of individual words.
Chapter 3 elaborates on the problem-solving approaches and techniques introduced in Chapter 2 by providing detailed analyses of four postgraduate entrance exam Cloze tests, enabling candidates to fully understand the principles and strategies of Cloze test design through these examples. The fourth chapter is a practice section, featuring 20 carefully selected Cloze tests for self-assessment, along with detailed solutions and strategies.
Chapter 5 lists frequently tested synonyms and antonyms, as well as a separate section on common preposition distinctions. Chapter 6 covers fundamental but often overlooked grammar points. The purpose of this book is to help candidates master the correct strategies and techniques for solving Cloze tests, achieving twice the result with half the effort, and helping them overcome the challenge of the Cloze section in the postgraduate entrance exam.
With this book, candidates can expect improvement not only in their problem-solving skills but also in their overall English proficiency.