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® The Peloponnesian War ® King Hammurabi’ taw © The Epic of Gilgamesh ` The ancient Sumerian timber crisis ® To say it was the cause of the timber crisis: To mention his favorite epic f

Actual Test 02

Lecture 23-28: (>) Listen to part of a lecture in a history class ©25

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‘What is the main topic of the tecture?

® The Peloponnesian War

® King Hammurabi’ taw

© The Epic of Gilgamesh

` The ancient Sumerian timber crisis

® To say it was the cause of the timber crisis:

To mention his favorite epic from that period

© To argue that it solved the timber crisis

® To say that it contains historical Information about the timber crisis,

® Anincreased need for wood

© Asolution to the timber risis

® The occupation of logging

‘What can be inferred about the male student?

@ He has never studied Sumerian history before

® He is familiar with the work of

‘Theodore Wertime

© He has never read the works of

‘Theodore Wertime

@® He is interested in the Sumerian timber crisis

27, What can be interred about the Sumerian timber crisis?

@® ttwas caused by King Gilgamesh

® Iwas a result of Egypt's need tor wood

© Iwas the result of unsustainable

Jogging practices

® I caused the Peloponnesian War

28 According to the lecture, which of the following were uses for wood during the Bronze Age? Check the correct answers,

in the box below:

Actual Test 02

i Lecture 29~34: (>) Listen to part of a lecture in a biology class EER

What aspect of the eye does the professor mainly discuss?

The lens The choroid The hyaloids artery 3) The zonules of Zinn

Why does the professor explain the process of accommodation?

® To say itis important to understand the way the lens ages

3) To describe it as the most important part of the eye

©) To mention that the zonules of Zinn are controlled by this process 1D) To state that the lens has too many organelles

How does the index gradient affect the optical power ofthe lens?

©) itdamages it

`) It decreases it ) It does not affect it 5) Menhances it,

According to the lecture, which of the following are layers of the crystalline lens? Check the correct answers in the box below:

38 How does the professor organize the

information he presents to the class?

‘®) By beginning specifically with

accommodation and moving to

general information about the lens (® By focusing on general information

about the crystalline lens

© By only discussing the lens

specifically in regards to the process

of accommodation

® By discussing generat information about the crystalline fens and then:

moving towards specific information about accommodation

34, Why does the professor fee! it is important

‘or the students fully to understand the process of accommodation?

® Most of their future work in the field

of optics will invotve it

® tts the most sensitive part of the crystalline fens

© His the most difficult part of the crystalline lens to understand

© tis the most commonly damaged part of the crystalline fens,

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Answer Book

Basic Comprehension

Und 1 Listening for Main ideas: 263

Listening for Main Purpose 2

Listening for Major Detaiis 279

PART 2 Pragmatic Understanding

Unit4 Understanding the Function of What is Said 288 init Understanding the Speaker's Attitude 296

PART 3 ConRecting Information

init 6 Understanding Organization

7 Connecting Content

vit Making inferences

Actual Test 02

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Wt: Golden Rettieverst Such lovely dogs! The fist thing You need to know is that our library is set up on

‘what is called the Dewey Decimal System The Dewey Decimal System is split into 10 broad areas, with call numbers ranging from between 000 and

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‘memorize the exact number of the book anywhere

‘rom between 000 and 9907 Wi: Oh no, no, It's much more straightforward than that You initially narrow your search by determining hich of the ten broad areas your topic falls under

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‘animal, and animals fall under the category Math

‘and Science in the Dewey Decimal System These categories are numbered 500-599,

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‘categories?

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General Knowledge, Psychology and Philosophy, Religions and Mythology, Social Sciences and Folklore, Languages and Grammar, Math and Science, Medicine and Technology, Arts and Recreation, Literature, and Geography and History

We: Wow! Okay, 80 i have narrowed my search to the

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‘number that is somewhere betwaen 500 and 5987

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Wi: Exact! What is the number?

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W1: Good, so now you write down that number on slip of paper, and you know exactly where to look {or the book on the shett

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IM: Okay, Give me @ second to find your information

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W: Wel, 've been having a hard time this semester

‘because 1 broke up with my boyliend: Welve been seeing each other for abit, but he recently moved away from here it's been hard trying:to keep focused on school

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‘someone important in our fives moves away Coping with the end of a relationship can be đĩfficult for anyone

WE now It's been very dificult for me to deal with | haven't been able to eat or sleep, and so when fm in

‘your class, | cannot concentrate-because | am tred and hungry

‘M: Well, that is not good | suggest your try to get as

‘much rest 2s possible and eat belanced meats if not, your grades will not improve, and I'm afraid 1

be left with no choice but to fal youn my class

Ws Yes, | know, Professor Smith | really don't went to fail, so that is why | am here

IM: 'm somy, Sally | guess | don’t understand, 2s t have

nothing to do with your relationships, and it is not |

who Is causing you not to eat or sleep What can | do?

We it is just that | was hoping you would take into

‘consideration what | have been going through, and

‘well, | thought maybe you could overtook my bad test scores and just give me a passing grade, M: Sally, you cannot be serious What you are asking me

10 dois favoritism tts nothing more than cheating!

|W: But Professor Smith I've been under such stress!

IM: That very well may be the case, Sally, but do you think you are the frst person who has had to deal

‘with personal issues while undertaking such serious

‘matters 9s school or work? For instance, | am a maried man with two children Last year, when ! was working on @ very important peper for the university,

my youngest child came down with a terible case of

‘he fu My wife and I had to take turns staying up all night attending to her | was tired, losing sieep, and worrying myself silly But that did:not stop me from coming to class every day, teaching, and seeing to

‘my responsibiies What you are asking me to do is rot only unethical, but It also shows that you do not

‘want to be an adutt and take responsibility for your own actions

Ws Von, you are right am corny it was sly of me to

sak such an absurd question | need to realize thet

my boyfriend hes decided to move away and there

Is nothing | can do about it | promise to do better

1M Yes, Sally, of course.-Let'ssttrytolinend things and move on, shall we?!

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1: Can have your card please?

W: Card? Oh the book card | don’t have it with

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M: Very good, Miss If you would just bear with me a

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‘am sory to tall you this But it seems lke you have

‘til not made the payment

W: What? Are you certain? I find that highly dubious |

‘am sure | made that payment What was it for?

M: Let's see Our records show that we allowed you

to take two textbooks that were required for your biology class under the condition that we would

‘send you @ bill through the mail and that you would pay it by the due date You have missed that due date, and until you pay the arrears, | cannot let you

‘purchase another item, W:Oh, my God There must have been something wrong | need this book right now! It is for my English class, and we are having a lecture on the text tomorrow, but | only have enough money to buy thie book!

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| put in the mail was for another store for @ set of folders | bought for my accounting class Excuse my rudeness! And you are right received the bil forthe textbooks, but | stuck it on my dresser and forgot all

‘about it! Here is what | wil do Allow me just to put this book back on the rack | can borrow my friend's book until | have snough money to come back and purchase my own That way, | will have enough

‘money to pay for the two textbooks | received last week

Mi That sounds tke @ good plan

|W: Thank you for your patience and for being so kind

Mi You are welcome, Jil It's not a problem

\W1: Hl, Professor | am here for my 9:00 appointment

W2: Good morning So you're here to register for next semester's classes?

Ws Yes, that's right | want to make sure that | am signing up for the courses that | need for my journalism major

'W2: Let me get out the journalism requirements, checklist so we can make sure that you're taking the classes you need Here we go Okay, now, how many course hours do you want to have next semester?

Wi: As few as possible | wally don't want to get bumed out!

W2: Well, | can understand that was 2 student once,

‘00, but remember that you need 126 credit hours

‘to graduate, and | suspect you want to graduate in the usual four years?

W1: Oh, yes, really cant afford to stay longer than four years!

W2: Okay, so keeping that in consideration, | would recommend that you take at least 15 10 18 hours

‘each semester WI: Wel, okay I took 15 credit houre each forthe fat

‘wo semesters And I'm signed up for six credit hours of summer school Fiftsen hours hesn't been

so bad, so maybe I'l continue with that But can

we ity to schedule my classes so that | get to sleep,

‘na ite bit in the momings?

Wo: Sure, absolutely And the fact that you took so many credits last semester means you've gotten Off to a good start! Have you taken al the required

‘courses for first-year journalism students?

W1: Yes, (have Oh, wait @ minutet 1 actually took a biology class instead of a mass communication class Is that a problem?

W2: No, W's not @ problem Actually, you need to take two science classes before you graduate, 20 now you have filed one of those two requirements, But you definitely need to take the mass

‘communication class this next semester because it

is prerequisite for other ciasses that you need

Wh, that's good to know Well, il write down that course to take next semester Should | take my other science class in the fal semester aiso?

W2: t would be a good idea to take that ciass in one fof the next two semesters 80 you can focus on the classes in your major is there a science class cffered next semester that interests you?

WI: Ther is geology class that looks interesting, and I've heard good things about the professor It's fered at three different times, so 1 should be able

to work that in around my other classes

\W2: Great So | wil sign this for you now Do you have

‘any other questions wile you're here?

Wi: Not that | can think of at the moment Thank you very much for helping me, Professor

2: No problem That's what I'm here for Goad luck

‘next semester!

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