English Major Level 4 Exam Reform and Authentic Test Papers (with Audio Cassette)

Author: Liu Shaowang, edited by Wang Xingyang
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Shanghai International Studies University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, and Beijing Foreign Studies University are known as the top three foreign language professional institutions in China. Among them, Shanghai International Studies University is also the institution responsible for setting and grading the TEM-4 and TEM-8 exams. This set of "Test Questions" leverages the expertise of elite teachers with years of grading experience working online, striving for accurate answers, in-depth solutions, and high guidance for candidates. The title of this book is "English Major TEM-4 Proprietary Exam Reform and Authentic Test Questions"—which might seem puzzling. A "true authentic test" refers to past exam papers. If past papers are used, how can it be called a "proprietary exam reform volume"? However, this very point highlights the book's uniqueness. The book fully reflects the spirit of the new exam syllabus, aligns with the new exam requirements, and stays ahead of the TEM-4 exam reform. The Syllabus for English Teaching in Higher Education Majors (Revised Edition, 2000) (hereinafter referred to as The Syllabus) has proposed new requirements and standards for the cultivation of English majors in higher education, including curriculum design, teaching requirements, and principles. The English Group of the Teaching Advisory Committee for Foreign Language Majors in Higher Education revised the Syllabus for the College English Test for English Majors (Revised Edition), published in 1997, accordingly. The revised Syllabus for the College English Test for English Majors (hereinafter referred to as "The Exam Syllabus") was officially published in March 2004. This book was written based on the new syllabus. It remains an "authentic test." What is the difficulty level of the TEM-4 exam? What are the reliability and validity of its test papers? The editors' understanding, no matter how accurate, would still fall short of the actual exam. Therefore, we decided to use past exam papers as the benchmark for self-assessment and study for our readers! It is evident that our "authentic test" has been rewritten. We have completely rewritten past TEM-4 exam papers according to the requirements of the new exam syllabus. This approach serves two purposes: first, to give readers a real sense of the exam, fully adapting them to the new TEM-4 question types and requirements; second, to help readers familiarize themselves with the TEM-4 exam setting, including experiencing the true difficulty of the questions, so they can approach the exam with confidence and handle it calmly.