Copper-ceria catalysts for CO oxidation supported on 4A, 5A, NaX and NaY zeolites were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation and excess-solution impregnation. Catalysts were characterized by SEM, EDX, XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption, H2-TPR and XPS. Results revealed that the catalysts were greatly affected by zeolites and preparation method. EDX results indicated the metal loading of 4A-ES (5.1 wt% Cu, 15.7 wt% Ce), 5A-ES (5.9 wt% Cu, 19.2% Ce), NaX-ES (11.7wt% Cu, 4.2 wt% Ce) and NaY-ES (11.0 wt% Cu, 7.9 wt% Ce) greatly varied. TPR results suggested that the peak at around 195 oC was presented in NaX-ES and 4A-IW, standing for dispersed copper species that is very active for CO oxidation. The catalytic activity of 4A-ES and NaX-ES was the best among catalysts made by excess-solution impregnation, demonstrated by the lowest T50 at 127 and 129 ℃, respectively. The catalytic activity of catalysts made by incipient wetness impregnation was worse than that of catalysts made by excess-solution impregnation, examined by the T50 of 4A-IW and NaX-IW at 128 and 192 ℃, respectively.