Hot Words for the SAT (Barron's Hot Words for the SAT)

作者 Linda Carnevale著
出版社 Barron's Educational Series
出版时间 2010年7月第4版
ISBN 9780764144790
定价 108.30

内容简介

UpdatedandexpandedtoreflectthevocabularyandformatofthemostrecentSATs'CriticalReadingsections,HotWordsfortheSATpresentsanddefinesmorethan365wordsthatappearmostfrequentlyonSATexams.ThesearewordsthattesttakersneedtoknowinordertoachieveahighCriticalReadingscore.Thebookisdividedinto37lessons,eachconsistingofdozensofillustrativesentencesandathematicwordcluster.Eachclustercontainswordshavingsimilarmeaningsorwordsthatapplytosimilarcircumstances.Alsoincludedarenewpronunciationkeysforeachword,memorytips,expandedreviewexercisesfollowingeveryfivelessons,andanalphabeticalwordindex.College-boundstudentswhosuccessfullycompletethebook'sexercisesandmasterthesewordswillexpandtheirlifelongvocabulary,enrichtheiressaywriting,andimprovetheirchanceforacceptanceatthecollegesoftheirchoice.

作者简介

AnativeLongIslander,veryhappilymarried,andmotherofthreeloveablesons,LindaCarnevalehasbeenwritingcollegepreparatorybooksforBARRON'SEducationalSeriesPublisherssince2000.TitlesincludeHOTWORDSfortheSATandSAT2400:AimingforthePerfectScore.AnalumnaofColumbiaUniversity'sTeacherCollegewheresheearnedaMasterofArtsinEnglishEducationwithanemphasisonnonfictionwriting,CarnevalehastwonewWebsitesthatspecializeincollegeadmissionssupport:collegeessaydoctors.comandmytesttube.com.CarnevalehasbeenatenuredteacherofEnglishatanationally-rankedTOP100GoldMedalLongIslandHighSchool.AmongherdozensoflocalandnationalpublishedcreditsareLongIslandQuarterlyliteraryjournal,BRIDE'SandModernBridemagazines,and-mostrecently-PAUMANOK:Poems&PicturesofLongIsland(HardcoverAnthology,2010).

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