LISTENING ONE (12%) 1.
What does the man plan to write his paper on?
(A) The preservation of old books
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(B)
The local coal industry
(C)
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A famous politician
Old university buildings
What security procedures does the librarian tell the man he must follow?
Choose two answers
Show her his note cards before leaving
(B)
Allow his 10 card to be copied
(C)
Submit a deposit of five dollars
(0)
Sign in an out of the archives room
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3. Why does the woman say the archives need to be kept secure?
(A)
Students from other universities frequently use the collection
(B)
Some items are worth a lot of money
(C)
Many items cannot be replaced
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There have been several thefts recently
4. Why did the librarian mention the age of the books?
They need to.be handled with gloves
(B)
The man can only look at photographs of them
(C)
They were added to the collection recently
(0)
They have increased in value
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5. What did the man mean by this?
(A)
He is familiar with the way prints are made
(B)
He understands why the prints are expensive
(C)
He may need a lot of prints
(0)
He isn't sure he has enough money
LISTENING TWO
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What is the lecture mainly about?
(A)
Why some events are more memorable than others
(B)
The process by which memories form in the brain
(C)
Research on animals that may explain human memory
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Ways students can strengthen their abilities to remember things
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Why does the professor say Walter Freeman mentioned two types of crowds?
(A) People can be taught to recall information that has fallen into disuse
(8) Scientists are studying why some people have a better sense of direction than others
(C) Impulses in the brain may follow a pattern researchers donlt yet understand
(D) Each individual person has a unique way of remembering things
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What is the initial stage of memory called?
(A) Association
(8) Registration
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(C) (D) Mnemonic
Conversion
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What is th e professor tryi ng to illustrate?
(A) People have an easier time remembering unusual images
(8) The most memorable images come from nature
(C) Some people have names with few easy associations
(D) Large objects are easier to remember than small objects
10. What does the professor imply about a memory that has passed through the Iqng -term retention
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(A) It usually takes a long time to recall
(C) It could still be lost if not used frequently
It can be recalled even if the brain is injured
(0) It often comes back suddenly in old age
11. What will the class do next?
(A) Look at scans of the brain
(8) Discuss what will be tested on the final
(C) Practice inventing memorable visual images
(0) Talk about methods for improving memory
LISTENING THREE
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12. What is the discussion mainly about?
(A) The symptoms of joint injury
(8) Which joints are used in different sports
(C) How to distinguish different types of joints
(0) How people can improve the flexibility of their joints
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What is special about fibrous jOints?
(A)
They don't move
(B)
They have a large number of ligaments
(C)
(D)
They are not found in human beings
They are the most common jOint type
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What does the professor say about the jaw?
She has already discussed its joint type
(B)
It is the best example of a fibrous joint
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It does not have the type of joint she is describing
(D)
She almost forgot to mention it
According to the professor, what is an example of a hinge joint?
(A) The hip
(B)
The knuckles
(C)
The shoulder
(D)
The neck
Why must the ball-and-socket joint be very complex?
(A) It is not protected by cartilage
(B)
It cannot become worn or damaged
(C)
It needs to be able to move quickly
(D)
It provides a great range of motion
LISTENING FOUR
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(16%)
What is the main topic of the discussion?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Influences on Robert Browning's poetry
Poems written about historical events
Characteristics of the dramatic monologue
Whether liMy Last Duchess" is a dramatic monologue
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What does the professor mean by this?
(A)
He rarely assigns Browning's poetry to students
(B)
Browning's poetry is no longer widely available
(C)
(D)
Browning's poetry is easy to understand
Students find Browning's poetry interesting
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According to the professor, what is a monologue? (A) A speech given by a single person
(B) A profile of one historical character
(C) A description of a specific historical event
(D) A poet who writes in the voice of different person
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dramatic monologue?
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in the poem reveals what he plans to do in the near future
The speaker
(B) The reader identifies with the listener addressed in the poem
(C) The speaker in the poem is a person of high status
(D) Readers must use their own inferences to complete the story
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The speaker in the poem tries to justify his thinking
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(A) 21. What was the woman/s reaction to the poem liMy Last Duchess"?
(A) She liked the character of the duke
(B) She found it disturbing
(C) She thought it unlike Browning's other poems
(D) She doubted its historical accuracy
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22. What does the professor ask the woman to do?
(A) Consider a different interpretation
(B) Allow her classmates to give their opinions
(C) Wait until later to talk about the poem
(D) Explain what she thought the poem was saying
LISTENING FIVE
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23. What will he woman spend the evening doing?
(A) Catching up on her math homework
(B) Having dinner with the man
(C) Seeing a tutor about one of her students
(D) Helping high school students with their studies
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What did the woman imply when she said this?
(A) She has not finished the problems that were assigned
(B) She is not sure whether she should take physics
(C) She is having some difficulty with physics
(D) She can help the man with physics
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(A)
It wants to raise the math level of the students
(B)
It has received extra funding
(C)
(D)
The high school building could be used at night
Some university students suggested it
What does the education department like about the tutors?
(A)
Most of them have taught students before
(B)
The tutors are available in the afternoon
(C)
(D)
Most of them went to the city high school
It doesn't have to pay them
What does the woman think tutoring will prepare her for?
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Why has the city started the tutoring program?
(A)
Her upcoming math tests
(B)
Her duties as a graduate student
(C)
(D)
A job as a high school teacher
LISTENING SIX
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A job at the City Department of Education
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What did the professor mainly discuss?
Types of goods traded in the colonies
(B)
Major wars ofthe colonial period
(C)
(D)
How the colonists defeated new tax laws
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How the British increased the flow of money to the colonies
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Why does the professor mention the documentary film?
(A)
He will have to show the class a different film
(B)
He thinks one of the students borrowed the library copy
(C)
He assumes some of the students have seen it
(D)
There will be a change in the class schedule
Why did Britain want to receive more money from the American colonies?
(A) It had just finished a costly war
(B) Colonial paper currency had increased in value
(C) The colonies were producing more sugar
(0) Taxes in Britain had been lowered
Which of the following did the professor mention as changes that accompanied the Sugar Act?
Choose two answers
(A)
A greater number of commodities were taxed
(B)
The taxes were collected more carefully
(C)
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The tax on sugar replaced the tax on coffee and wines
The Stamp Act was no longer necessary
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33. (A) The needed more money to pay the sugar tax
(B) Their British currency was used to pay for British goods
(C) Property could be bought only with paper currency
(D) Paper currency was easier for laborers to transport
According to the professor, why did the Stamp Act affect both merchants and laborers in the
colonies?
(A) It outlawed newspapers read by both groups
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(B) Many colonists had fought in the French and Indian War
(C) Many everyday activities were taxed
(D) Both groups consumed large amounts of sugar
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SPEAKING TEST
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will have 30 seconds to answer each question. Please begin.
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What did you do yesterday? (4%)
What things do you love doing with your family? (4%)
What do you do when you catch a cold? (40/0)
What are some things that make you happy? (4%)
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