Postgraduate Entrance Examination Qualification Review Guide (GCT) - Chinese Language

Author: Tian Weiping, Yin Zhenhai
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Publish Date: 2007-05-01
Features: Every year, several GCT Chinese pre-examination guidebooks appear in the market. Why do we still need to compile another book with a similar title? As a teaching assistant for the Chinese exam of the Engineering Master's program, based on the practical experience accumulated from two years of pre-examination tutoring, and through information feedback obtained from interactions with a large number of candidates, we deeply feel that there are some shortcomings in the existing books on the market. The major ones are: 1. The books only contain exercises, lacking concise introductions to the knowledge and principles related to the exam content, making it difficult for candidates to review and prepare. 2. There is a lack of introduction to the characteristics and patterns of the GCT-ME Chinese exam, as well as explanations of problem-solving methods and techniques, making it hard for first-time candidates, especially self-preparers, to grasp the exam's essence. 3. Some books provide no answers or explanations for the questions, leaving candidates unable to understand not only whether their answers are correct but also why. These shortcomings not only inconvenience teachers during tutoring but also confuse candidates during their preparation. Thus, we were inspired to compile another teaching guidebook to address these issues. The basic idea and approach for writing this guidebook are as follows: Focusing closely on the Engineering Master's Chinese exam, we combine representative questions to explain the exam's characteristics and patterns, introduce relevant knowledge and principles related to the exam points, and demonstrate problem-solving methods and techniques. This helps candidates understand the exam's features, grasp the relevant knowledge, master the problem-solving methods, learn to answer various common exam questions, and apply their knowledge flexibly to face the exam with confidence.
For the comprehensive knowledge section, with its wide range of disciplines and extensive exam points, organizing the knowledge system and key points is a pressing need for candidates. To meet this demand, we have made preliminary efforts to outline the knowledge systems and key points of disciplines such as history, geography, biology, military science, and law, providing them to candidates. However, due to the substantial content, it is challenging to include everything in this book. Therefore, the main parts are available online for candidates to review, while only the comprehensive knowledge exercises are retained in this book. We hope that our thoughtful efforts will be of some help to candidates in their preparation. We sincerely wish all candidates success in their exams.
This book is intended for Engineering Master's candidates, Agricultural Extension Master's candidates, Veterinary Master's candidates, Landscape Architecture Master's candidates, as well as in-service teachers from universities and secondary vocational schools pursuing master's degrees.