New Type Test College English Test Band 4 High Score Guide: Reading and Writing Volume

Author: Wang Yaxin, Yan Tianjie, Zhou Jin
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: The writing section includes the writing requirements of the College English Test Band 4 (CET-4), question type analysis, writing strategies for the test, sample essays with explanations from past CET-4 exams, predicted questions with explanations, writing templates, and memorizable sentence patterns and passages. The writing strategies and templates cover writing methods and common sentence patterns/templates for narrative, descriptive, argumentative, and practical writing required in the CET-4. The sample essay explanations in this book also provide detailed insights into vocabulary, sentence structure, cohesion, and common phrases, helping students master writing test-taking skills and improve their writing abilities. This book integrates practical experience, pre-exam practice, and problem-solving strategies, serving as a tool for CET-4 preparation and a valuable assistant for English learners to enhance their reading and writing skills. The book is designed and written based on the Ministry of Education's new exam syllabus and the new CET-4 test format introduced in June 2006. The book is divided into two parts: Reading Comprehension and Writing. The reading comprehension section includes all question types of the new CET-4 reading test, namely: Fast Reading, Word Bank Cloze, and Passage Reading. Each section provides an overview of the question types, solving techniques, exercises, and detailed explanations. Additionally, the book includes reading strategy guidance, offering necessary support for students' test-taking and self-study. The practice tests include selected authentic past CET-4 questions, with article content covering various fields such as politics, economy, culture, education, personalities, history, campus life, society, technology, and medicine. This makes the content a comprehensive blend of language knowledge, cultural background, test-taking guidance, practical experience, pre-exam practice, and problem-solving strategies, serving as a tool for CET-4 preparation. The book is divided into two parts: Reading and Writing. The reading section includes: Overview of Reading Comprehension, Fast Reading, Word Bank Cloze, and Passage Reading. The writing section includes: Overview of Writing, analysis of past CET-4 writing questions, key points and techniques of College English writing, key points for each writing question type in the CET-4, past CET-4 writing test questions with sample essays, predicted writing questions with sample essays for the CET-4, and memorizable sentence patterns and passages.