Brand New College English Vocabulary Tips and Key Exam Points (1-6) (Back and Front Version) (710 Points)

Author: Ma Degao, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book is compiled based on the new terms, definitions, and phrases from the newly issued Vocabulary List for College English Teaching Program by the Ministry of Education. It is a unique vocabulary memorization manual. In addition to providing the phonetic symbols and definitions of each term in the Program, it also offers memory methods and key points for examination, presented in a visually engaging and lively manner, making vocabulary memorization effortless. Memory Tips: Under the more challenging terms, the author utilizes his original "Spark-like" memory method to help readers comprehensively overcome memory difficulties: (1) Using a few simple, familiar words to aid in remembering unfamiliar terms in the Program; (2) Assisting in remembering polysemy of difficult words; (3) Helping memorize verb phrases. For example, when encountering "Mediterranean," you may find it difficult to remember; why does "stamp" mean "stamping" (a postage stamp) but also "to stomp one's foot"? Why does the verb phrase "come around" mean "to recover consciousness"? For all such memory challenges, this book provides satisfying memory tricks. Key Exam Points: Under the key terms in the Program, corresponding "Exam Points" are listed, covering aspects such as verb-preposition collocations, subject-verb agreement, adjective placement, sentence structure, easily confused synonyms, homophones, and cognates. This section highlights the key examination points, helping you grasp the essence of the New Program and master the usage of each term with focus, achieving twice the result with half the effort, and effortlessly achieving good grades. For example, if you want to know why "the aim of doing sth." is incorrect, whether to use "be honest with sb." or "be honest to sb." to express "honesty toward someone," the differences in meaning between "numerous" modifying singular and plural nouns, whether "recommend" should follow a gerund or an infinitive, the distinctions between "cheat" and "deceive," or how to differentiate between "access" and "excess," all answers can be found in this book. It must be emphasized that this book is ingeniously designed with a "positive-negative" binding: the front features vocabulary for Levels 1-4, while the back features vocabulary for Levels 5-6, maximizing convenience for readers to flip through.