TheCollegeEnglishTest(CET)Band4isastandardizedEnglishlanguagetestadministeredtonon-EnglishmajorundergraduatesinChina.Thetestassessestheexaminee'sabilitytounderstand,acquire,anduseEnglishwithinthecontextoftheirstudies.ThetotalscorefortheCET-4is710points,whicharedistributedacrossfoursections:ListeningComprehension,ReadingComprehension,Writing,andTranslation.
**ListeningComprehension(248.5points)**
Thissectionaccountsforthelargestportionofthetotalscore,makingupapproximately35%ofthetotalpoints.Itconsistsofthreesubsections:ShortConversations,LongerConversations,andPassages.
-ShortConversations(10segments,10questions):Eachquestionisworth7.1points.
-LongerConversations(3segments,7questions):Eachquestionisworth14.2points.
-Passages(3segments,8questions):Eachquestionisworth7.1points.
**ReadingComprehension(206.5points)**
Thissectionmakesupapproximately29%ofthetotalpoints.Itincludesthreesubsections:ReadingSelection,SkimmingandScanning,andCloseReading.
-ReadingSelection(15questions):Eachquestionisworth14.2points.
-SkimmingandScanning(10questions):Eachquestionisworth7.1points.
-CloseReading(10questions):Eachquestionisworth14.2points.
**Writing(106.5points)**
Thissectionaccountsforapproximately15%ofthetotalscore.Itincludestwoparts:awritingtaskbasedongivenmaterialsandashortessay.
-WritingTask(1task,10points):Thispartrequiresyoutowriteashortcompositionbasedongivenmaterials.
-ShortEssay(1essay,96.5points):Youwillbeaskedtowriteanessayonaspecifictopic.Theessayshouldbewell-organized,coherent,andexpressyourownideasclearly.
**Translation(30points)**
Thissectionmakesupapproximately4%ofthetotalscore.ItrequiresyoutotranslateagivenChinesepassageintoEnglish.
Eachyear,theCET-4examfocusesondifferenttopicsandskills.Topreparefortheexam,itisessentialtopracticeallsectionsregularlyandimproveyouroverallEnglishproficiency.Byunderstandingthedistributionofscoresandfocusingontheareaswhereyouneedimprovement,youcanmaximizeyourchancesofachievingahighscoreontheCET-4exam.
