Essential Common Word Groups for the College English Test Band 4 and 6

Author: Jin Li, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This book has the following features:
It reflects the changes in the CET-4 and CET-6 exams after the reform, which has increased the number of listening section questions and adjusted the question types in the reading section. The proportion of listening has risen to 35%, and the reading comprehension section has been adjusted to 35%. The of listening and reading are phrases, especially the correct understanding of idioms and colloquialisms, which is also the most difficult part for students to master.
Comprehensive and scientifically categorized: In addition to the phrases specified in the postgraduate entrance examination syllabus, the compilers have conducted an exhaustive search for over 2,000 phrases that have appeared in the annual CET-6, and have eliminated some overly simple and rarely tested phrases, as well as out-of-syllabus and simple phrases. The book is divided into three parts: comprehensive phrases, categorized phrases, and simple phrases. To help candidates review and master all phrases with purpose and focus, the book provides the specific contexts where high-frequency phrases appear in the exam.
Summarized usage, targeting key points: The book summarizes the most common language points where candidates make mistakes and provides special Tips after each phrase to highlight the usage notes, enabling candidates to grasp the phrases more thoroughly and flexibly.
Closely linked, learn by analogy: The synonymous conversion and antonymic contrast between phrases are common forms of question setting in postgraduate entrance examination listening, reading, and cloze tests, and are also effective ways to master phrase usage. Therefore, the book adds synonymous and antonymic phrases after relevant phrases to achieve the effect of learning by analogy, expanding candidates' phrase vocabulary; easily confused phrases can improve candidates' accuracy in mastering phrases.
Classic and authentic examples: The provided examples and exercises are mostly taken from postgraduate entrance examination. At the same time, to allow candidates to appreciate the authentic and life-like common expressions, other examples in the book are carefully selected from English classics, fashion magazines, famous film 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.