New Oriental 2007 English Vocabulary for Postgraduate Entrance Examination Must-Have Phrases

Author: Jin Li, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Mastering and applying phrases is one of the difficulties in English learning. If unfamiliar words are the "roadblocks" in postgraduate entrance exam English, phrases are the "stumbling blocks" in the test-taking process. Many candidates can recite words effortlessly but are helpless when faced with phrases, especially when encountering them in reading comprehension, cloze tests, and translation during the exam, leaving them bewildered and losing points unnecessarily. To help candidates effectively conquer postgraduate entrance exam phrases in a short time, the authors have meticulously compiled this book, Postgraduate Entrance Exam English Phrases. This book has the following features:
Reflecting New Exam Trends: Although the postgraduate entrance exam English test has abolished the listening section, listening is still tested (in the postgraduate entrance interview). The difficulties in listening, reading, and translation lie in phrases, especially the correct understanding of idioms, colloquialisms, and the like, which are also one of the most challenging parts for candidates to master. Based on this, the book provides a detailed summary of the application of phrases in postgraduate entrance exam listening, reading, translation, and cloze tests, extracting key difficulties and example sentences in the form of real exam questions. It also includes practical exercises with real exam phrases and classic phrase patterns at the end of each unit, enabling candidates to fully integrate and flexibly apply what they have learned.
Comprehensive Vocabulary, Scientific Classification: In addition to the phrases prescribed by the postgraduate entrance exam syllabus, the authors have conducted an exhaustive search, covering all phrases that appeared in past exam papers, and have classified them into two main parts: Core Phrases and Simple Phrases, based on the syllabus and past exam trends. Among the core phrases, phrases that are particularly challenging are marked with an asterisk (). To help candidates review and master all phrases with purpose and focus, untested phrases are marked with a ▲.
Summarized Usage, Directly Targeting Exam Points: The book summarizes the most common language errors made by candidates and provides special Tips after each phrase, highlighting the precautions for using them, allowing candidates to grasp the phrases more thoroughly and flexibly.
Classic Example Sentences, Authentic and Life-Like: The example sentences and exercises provided are mostly from postgraduate entrance exam papers. Additionally, to let candidates experience authentic and life-like common expressions, other example sentences are carefully selected from English classics, fashion magazines, famous movie scripts, Chicken Soup for the Soul, CNN and BBC websites, and more. This meets the requirements of exam practice while adding fun and practicality.
Closely Connected, Learning by Analogy: The synonymous conversion and antonymic contrast between phrases are common forms of question setting in postgraduate entrance exam listening, reading, and cloze tests, and are also effective ways to master phrase usage. Therefore, the book adds synonymous and antonymic phrases after relevant sections to achieve the effect of learning by analogy, expanding candidates' phrase vocabulary. For easily confused phrases, it enhances candidates' accuracy in mastering phrases.
Wishing all candidates and English enthusiasts a smooth journey in their English learning!