2006 Master's Degree Entrance English Exam Reading, Cloze, Writing Practical Vocabulary

Author: Wang Changxi
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The biggest problem for candidates is insufficient vocabulary, and the biggest wish is to master convenient methods to break through vocabulary. This book aims to provide candidates with a time-saving and efficient plan to expand their vocabulary, enabling them to have a clear purpose when memorizing words and focus on specific content. After memorizing the words, candidates will be well-prepared to tackle vocabulary-related issues in various question types such as reading comprehension, cloze tests, and writing. This book has the following significant advantages:
⊙ Convenient to Look Up
Although other vocabulary books in the Changxi English Vocabulary series adopt various sorting methods, this book still follows the traditional alphabetical order. Its advantage in ease of lookup is something no other method can achieve.
⊙ Comprehensive Word Selection
This book includes all the vocabulary listed in the "2005 National Master's Entrance Unified English Examination Syllabus" (5610 words) as well as common phrases found in postgraduate entrance examination questions. Phrases are listed under their headwords, making the arrangement logical and compact.
⊙ Rich Content
The book covers the phonetic symbols, etymology, part of speech, exam-related collocations, idiomatic usage, classic example sentences with translations, and derivative words, synonyms, and compound words at the end of each entry. It also includes frequently tested word groups from past postgraduate entrance examination questions, arranged together with their headwords.
⊙ Clear Structure
To reflect the changes between the 2004 and 2005 syllabi, the book marks newly added words in the 2005 syllabus with an asterisk () in the upper right corner to draw candidates' attention.
⊙ Emphasis on Key Words
Based on the complexity of word meanings and usage, as well as the frequency of word usage in real-life applications, vocabulary can be divided into "active vocabulary" and "passive vocabulary." This book provides detailed explanations for "active vocabulary" (key words) while briefly covering "passive vocabulary" (non-key cognitive words).
⊙ Strong Targeting
The book addresses different types of words based on their pragmatic requirements in various question types such as reading comprehension, cloze tests, and writing. For example, in reading comprehension, postgraduate entrance examination questions often focus on the less common meanings of words (i.e., meanings that candidates are less familiar with), as well as word groups and idiomatic usage. The book explains these nuances using real exam examples, enabling candidates to accurately grasp the application of words in exams and master the question-answering patterns of postgraduate entrance examination questions. For cloze tests and writing, the book focuses on the conventional usage of words, helping candidates master the most fundamental knowledge.
⊙ Eye-Catching and Intuitive
The book's layout design aims for the best visual effect, using a two-color printing method to ensure clear distinctions and priorities. This design avoids reader fatigue and keeps them in a relaxed learning state. We believe that if readers study diligently and comprehensively according to the methods outlined in this book, they will find the postgraduate English entrance examination a breeze.