Wang Maimai CET-4 English Grand Lecture

Author: Wang Maimai, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Adjusted scope based on the new examination syllabus! Best-selling brand, 99% coverage of CET-4 test points, 100% coverage of CET-4 vocabulary, 98% alignment with CET-4 question types. Includes full-length practice tests for the new CET-4 exam, 18 brand-new tests, each in a separate volume, a 30-day complete breakthrough plan, and a one-time breakthrough of the seven question types in the CET-4 exam: Listening, Vocabulary, Reading, Cloze, Translation, Short Answer, and Writing. Solve one set of questions every day, and remember every question; attack vocabulary in 10 days, imprint it in your mind; master skills in 2 days, and master CET-4 with one book. This book contains: Analysis of the trend in CET-4 test questions, A comprehensive summary of CET-4 exam-taking skills, A complete list of vocabulary in the CET-4 syllabus, A complete collection of common CET-4 vocabulary, A complete collection of common CET-4 phrases, 18 sets of brand-new practice tests for practical exercises, and detailed solutions to 18 sets of brand-new practice tests.
The Wang Maimai book brand originated 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 (CCTV) even 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, and relevant publishing houses did their utmost to seize publishing opportunities. However, it was the unknown Wang Maimai who broke through the crowd, signing a contract with Yangtze Literature and Art Publishing House. With his debut work, The Spy Catcher, he achieved a resounding success, with the publisher selling nearly 100,000 copies of Wang Maimai's translation in the first printing. Once the momentum was gained, it was unstoppable. In the following years, Wang Maimai's translations of works such as Royal Sisters, Midnight Thoughts, Nancy Reagan's Memoirs, and The Unpublished Works of Mark Twain were published, each becoming bestsellers.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 commitments, Wang Maimai began to compile college English textbooks and teaching materials for CET-4 and CET-6 exams. From then on, bookstores near universities across the country continuously discovered the launch of new best-selling Wang Maimai English titles. It was as if overnight, a spring breeze swept across the land, and a thousand trees burst into blossoms. In the domestic college English teaching materials market, Wang Maimai English became nearly the sole dominant force, leading the trend for over a decade.
Today, the Wang Maimai English series has hundreds of titles, covering a wide range of subjects from middle school to college and postgraduate studies. Its brand has gained increasing popularity among readers due to its exceptionally clear explanations of textbook difficulties and its accurate grasp of exam trends. Surveys show that many college and high school students across the country own Wang Maimai brand books, with almost every student having at least one copy. The extent of its popularity is evident.