College English Test Band 4 Reading Comprehension Essentials

Author: Li Chuanwei, a renowned teacher from New Oriental, edited and compiled this book
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Publishing Date: 1999-12-01
Features: Reading comprehension has always been a bottleneck in improving CET-4 scores. Should you read the passage first and then answer the questions, or vice versa? What are the main types of reading comprehension questions? Are there effective problem-solving methods? Addressing these questions, this book systematically introduces reading methods and problem-solving techniques. All the materials used are taken from past CET-4 test papers, providing highly practical problem-solving methods and tips. It also provides detailed explanations for the reading comprehension sections of the latest four CET-4 test papers, a unique approach in similar books, helping candidates effectively and deeply understand the question types and reasoning behind the test papers. This book covers the reading comprehension sections of the College English Test Band 4 (CET-4), TOEFL, EPT, and more, with the following features:
1. Strictly follows the requirements of the latest Ministry of Education syllabus.
2. All materials used are taken from past CET-4 test papers. Based on an analysis of these papers, combined with the author's extensive reading teaching experience at the highly reputable New Oriental's CET-4 tutoring classes, as well as discussions with numerous candidates who scored above 85 in the CET-4 (with a reading comprehension score above 36), this book systematically elaborates on highly practical problem-solving methods and tips for various question types.
3. Provides detailed explanations for the reading comprehension sections of the latest four CET-4 test papers, a unique approach in similar books. This allows candidates to deeply understand the question types and reasoning behind the test papers after taking these mock tests, preparing them for future exams.
4. The author selects 100 representative difficult sentences from past CET-4 test papers, categorizes and analyzes their structures, and provides faithful and fluent translations. By carefully studying and analyzing these sentences, candidates can achieve a thorough understanding, making it easier to handle difficult sentences during the exam.
5. In addition to reading comprehension itself, this book also includes practical discussions on closely related question types like short-answer questions and translation, enabling candidates to confidently tackle these new question types.