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Many students encounter speed issues when reading and listening in the College English Test Band 6 during the final preparation stage; this is especially true when it comes to fast reading. They always feel that there isn’t enough time to complete the questions, and as a result, they either don’t have time to answer the last three fill-in-the-blank questions or get them wrong even if they do try to answer them. Regarding this issue, I hope everyone will understand and follow these three points: Fast reading training is not yet widespread; candidates should be confident and relax. Let’s talk about fast reading – first of all, let’s give everyone some confidence. There’s really not enough time for fast reading; this is still a small source of confidence. I tell you, among all people in the country, those who can successfully complete all ten questions without any trouble are not the majority. Most people manage to finish nine or eight questions; there’s always one or two questions they don’t have time to answer. So you find that your own speed remains at such a level that you can only complete eight or nine questions. Let me tell you: everyone’s speed across the country is more or less the same; relax a bit, and first of all, ease up a little on terms of speed. Knowing when to give up and when to persevere, being brave enough to skip difficult problems, and tackling the easier ones first – these are some of the particularly interesting phenomena that have emerged in these ten questions over the past few years. Previously, the last three questions were extremely difficult; the last three fill-in-the-blank questions were incredibly hard. Even on online English learning websites, even if one had enough time to attempt them, it was simply impossible to solve them. But in the past one or two years, a phenomenon has emerged: the difficulty of the last three questions has been decreasing, while among the first seven questions, at least one, and sometimes even two, have become more difficult. This is how we approach it. When practicing fast reading regularly, it’s certain that 14 minutes should be allocated for practice. So during exams, you need to learn to know what to prioritize and what to sacrifice. In other words, when it’s difficult to identify the correct answer for a certain question in English training, you should bravely move on to the next question. For example: if Question 1 was completed smoothly, Question 2 was done smoothly as well, Question 3 was smooth too; Question 4 was handled without issues, but when it came to Question 5 – in other words, at the location where the answer to Question 4 is given in the original text – three paragraphs were searched through yet still the location of Question 5 could not be found. Why? Because question 4 uses capitalized words for positioning, which makes it very easy to locate the answer. Question 5 doesn’t contain any capitalized nouns at all; it’s just a very unremarkable little word. When it’s impossible to find the answer in that case, what should you do? Take a look at question 6. If question 6 also uses such numbers and times, as well as such capitalized nouns; in other words, if it’s easy to locate the relevant information or there are subheadings to guide one, fortunately it’s possible to skip question 5 and go straight to question 6. We’ve done everything we could. If we have time, we’ll try to work on question 5 again; let’s check if there’s a question 5 somewhere between question 4 and question 6. If we have time, we’ll address it; if not, remember to select an option – don’t leave it blank. In the final stages before the exam, it’s beneficial to take multiple practice tests. This helps overcome the tendency to panic when faced with exam questions. Online English learning websites can also help cultivate a positive mindset, while allowing enough time to tackle the last three questions. For the last three questions, some guidance is needed; among these three, one question should require rewriting. In June 2012, none of the three questions required rewriting, which is not normal. So surely one of the questions will need to be rewritten – how can one learn English months well? Out of the three questions, one requires rewriting. So stay calm; if you realize that rewriting is needed, then go ahead and do it – you’ll definitely score points for that. But if you can’t figure it out and get panicked, spending a long time struggling to decide how to rewrite it, maybe there’s no need to rewrite it at all, or whatever you write after much thought will not earn you any points. It’s better to just write down whatever comes to mind. So, or rather, let’s finish it first. Maybe there’s one question I forgot to rewrite, resulting in a loss of one point. But we could even get two points. In the end, when we do the calculations, out of the first seven questions, we couldn’t find the answer to one; among the last three questions, we got one wrong. So, how many did we get right? Eight. This is a very decent score. For the entire population, an average of around seven seems to be a reasonable figure. If one aims for eight, that would be above the national average. Some students ask their teachers, \"What should I do if I only score six?\" That’s very risky – it’s below half the average, below the national average score. When it comes to the listening section of the College English Test Band 6, one must grasp this level of difficulty. Also, remember that when doing speed reading, first and foremost, don’t panic. Many students get flustered at the mere thought of how to learn English well; they fail to locate the relevant information in the first question. Relax a bit—then move on to the second question. Generally speaking, the first question is quite easy to answer: the relevant information can usually be found at the beginning, either in the first or second paragraph. There’s always a clear point of reference there, so just proceed from there. Therefore, many students are confused as to why there are no mock exams. But when it comes to mock exams, one mustn’t be confused at all. Hence, mindset is very important; one must learn to know when to let go and when to hold on. Therefore, the time saved from quickly reading these last three questions can actually be freed up. In the past, the CET-4 and CET-6 test papers were divided into Paper I and Paper II; Paper I contained questions on writing and speed reading. The speed reading test lasts for 15 minutes. Therefore, for these two questions, candidates may answer them in order. However, as soon as the exam begins, candidates start writing; online English listening is not conducive to performance in an exam setting. Twenty minutes before the exam, test-takers can do some listening practice—listening and then retelling what they’ve heard—to develop a sense of language and quickly get into the right mindset for answering questions. When writing, candidates can use familiar sentences, keep the original sentence structure, and replace it with appropriate words. After coming up with a sentence, test-takers can add certain elements to make it more elaborate, such as attributives, adverbials, appositives, etc. In addition, test takers can also change the way sentences are expressed, such as turning ordinary sentences into inverted sentences or sentences with double negatives. This type of modification requires candidates to have a certain level of command of grammar; if the modification is incorrect, not only will no points be awarded, but points may also be deducted. The writing time should be kept within half an hour. After writing, there is a quick reading section; candidates must complete the questions within 15 minutes. Be careful not to spend too much time on individual questions, and focus instead on scanning the first and last sentences as well as the key sentences to identify the keywords in the questions. After reading, apart from listening, the order of questions in Part II is reading comprehension, cloze test, and translation. Candidates can adjust the order of answering questions. Reading comprehension questions carry high scores and are highly coherent, making it easy for candidates to get into the right mindset; they can be tackled first. After completing the English reading comprehension questions related to Teachers’ Day, test-takers should proceed to do the translation exercises. This is because after finishing the reading tasks, they still have complete sentences and a sense of language lingering in their minds, making it easier to tackle the translation questions subsequently. For the reading comprehension section, test-takers can start by considering the genre of the passage. For argumentative essays, test-takers can first identify opposing or contrasting viewpoints, as well as the evidence used to support them. For expository texts, candidates need to determine whether they are in line with common sense or contrary to it. For narrative texts, answers should be formulated from the perspective of the given question types. For the reading comprehension section, different question types require different answering methods. Detail questions ask about specific details in the passage. Test-takers can refer back to the original text and, in conjunction with the context from the online English listening material, find the correct answers. For the main idea question on Teachers’ Day in English tests, what is generally assessed is the author’s core viewpoint; candidates can read the entire article after completing the other questions before answering it. Inference questions often ask about a specific detail in the original text; one merely needs to make inferences based on the same logic. Semantic questions ask what a particular word or sentence in the original text means or refers to. Attitude questions test the author’s attitude. Example questions ask what the example in the original text serves to prove; test-takers should note that it is not the example itself that is being tested.