21st Century College English Workbook (Fourth Edition)

Author: Yu Jianzhong, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: 21st Century College English is a set of college English teaching materials developed based on the newly issued College English Teaching Syllabus (Revised Edition) by the Ministry of Education. 21st Century College English emphasizes the interest, informativeness, thought-provoking nature, and forward-looking aspects of its content, while also focusing on the standardization, practicality, and diversity of its language style. Most of the texts are selected from British and American periodicals and books published in the 1980s. For teaching purposes, some content has been edited. This workbook is a companion to 21st Century College English: Reading and Writing Course, designed for students taking college English courses. It contains ten units. Each unit consists of three parts: Part 1 is supplementary exercises for TEXT A of 21st Century College English: Reading and Writing Course, Part 2 is supplementary exercises for TEXT B, and Part 3 is quick reading training. Part 1 includes the following eight types of exercises: 1. Spelling and Word Meaning; 2. Word Formation; 3. Usage of Prepositions and Adverbs; 4. Easily Confused Words; 5. Phrasal Verbs; 6. Error Correction; 7. Translation of Phrases and Groups; 8. Cloze. Part 2 mainly includes the following three types of exercises: 1. Phrase Translation (English-Chinese); 2. Word Completion; 3. Phrase Completion. Part 3 includes three short passages of about 350 words each, with five multiple-choice reading comprehension questions following each passage.