[CET-4/6] College English Test Band 4/6 - Must-see Phrases

Author: Jin Li
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This book has the following features:
It reflects the new trends of the CET-4 and CET-6 reforms after the changes. The listening section has increased in volume, and the reading section has been adjusted. The proportion of listening has risen to 35%, and the reading comprehension section has been adjusted to 35%. The difficulties in listening and reading lie in phrases, especially the correct understanding of idioms, colloquialisms, and other expressions, which are also the most challenging parts for students to master.
Comprehensive and Scientifically Categorized:
In addition to the phrases specified in the postgraduate entrance examination syllabus, the authors have conducted an exhaustive search, covering over 2,000 phrases that have appeared in the past CET-6 papers. Based on the syllabus and past exam situations, some overly simple and rarely tested phrases, out-of-syllabus phrases, and simple phrases have been excluded. To help candidates review and master all phrases with purpose and focus, this book provides the specific contexts where high-frequency phrases appear in the exam.
Summarized Usage, Directly Targeting Exam Points:
This book summarizes the most common language points where candidates make mistakes and provides special Tips after each phrase, highlighting the usage notes to help candidates grasp the phrases more thoroughly and flexibly.
Closely Connected, Generalizing from One to Many:
The synonymous conversion and antonymic contrast between phrases are common forms of question setting in postgraduate entrance examination listening, reading, and cloze tests. They are also effective ways to master phrase usage. Therefore, this book adds synonymous and antonymic phrases after relevant phrases to achieve the effect of generalizing from one to many, expanding candidates' phrase vocabulary. For easily confused phrases, it enhances candidates' accuracy in mastering phrases.
Classic and Authentic Example Sentences:
The provided example sentences and exercises are mostly taken from postgraduate entrance examination papers. At the same time, to allow candidates to appreciate the authentic and life-like common expressions, other example sentences in this book are carefully selected from English classics, fashion magazines, famous movie scripts, best-selling books, CNN and BBC websites, and so on. This not only meets the requirements of exam practice but also adds interest and practicality.