Section 1: Listening
Listening: Part A
Listening: Part B
Section 2: Structure
Section 3: Reading
Listening: Part B
In this part you will see several longer conversations and talks. You should answer each
question on the basis of what is stated or implied by the speakers in the conversation or
talks.
Narrator: Listen to a lecture by a biology instructor.
Many people think of gorillas as dangerous killers. One reason for this is that
television and movies often show these animals this way. But gorillas are really gentle
animals.
The gorilla is a vegetarian. It lives in the African rain forests where it finds the
fruits and plants it needs to survive. A large, wild gorilla might eat over 40 pounds of
leaves and fruit in one day.
Unfortunately, these peaceful creatures are in danger of becoming extinct. Each
year, large areas of the rain forests are being cut down. Because there is less and less
food from these forests, the number of wild gorillas is becoming smaller and smaller.
18.
The passage describes gorillas as being:
a. Dangerous killers
b. Carnivores
c. TV and movie stars
d. Gentle animals
19.
According to the passage, why are gorillas in danger?
a. Because people keep hunting them.
b. Because they eat too much.
c. Because forests get too much rain.
d. Because their food supply is being destroyed.
20.
If something is becoming extinct, it is:
a. Becoming lively.
b. Dying out.
c. Growing wild.
d. Getting sick.
Narrator: Listen to the conversation between two graduate students.
Woman: What did you think about the assignment we were supposed to complete for our
statistics class?
Man: I haven’t done mine yet. Is it difficult?
Woman: Kind of. It was full of problems.
Man: Derivative problems?
Woman: Not really, More a review of the whole semester.
Man: Oh.
Woman: It was time consuming.
Man: Really?
Woman. Yes. I started it at about lunch time and didn’t finish it until supper.
Man: I’m surprised at that.
Woman: I was too, I did not expect our professor would give us so much.
Man: He usually doesn’t.
Woman: I know. That is why I was surprised.
Man: Well, I do have some free time this afternoon. Do you know when it is due?
Woman: Tomorrow.
Man: Well, I better get moving.
21.
What was on the assignment?
a. Derivative problems
b. A review of the whole semester
c. What was for lunch
d. A surprise
22.
What did the students find surprising?
a. The length of the assignment
b. The problems
c. Lunch
d. The professor
23.
What did the woman start at lunchtime?
a. The assignment
b. Derivative problems
c. Eating
d. A surprise
24.
What will the man probably do next?
a. Eat supper
b. Move out
c. Complete the assignment
d. Ask the woman to supper
Narrator: Listen to part of a conversation between a student and a clerk in a college
bookstore.
Man: I need to buy an basic English textbook.
Woman: Okay. What is the course number?
Man: You mean there is more than one
Woman: Sure. We offer Poetry, Writing, and Literature.
Man. If I take Poetry will we write sonnets?
Woman: Not really. The Poetry class is very basic rhyming.
Man: Great. That is what I wanted to hear. How much is that one?
Woman: It’s twenty-nine dollars, plus a ten-dollar notebook fee.
Man: Wait a minute, can’t I just use my own notebook.
Woman: Most students prefer the special poetry notebook, so we made it a requirement.
Man: Okay. I’ll take one Poetry book and notebook. Do you take credit cards?
Woman: Yes, but you don’t have to pay now. Just fill out this form and we will bill you.
Man: Sounds great.
25.
What kind of English textbook does the man decide to buy?
a. Writing
b. Literature
c. Poetry
d. Sonnets
26.
How much does the Poetry book cost?
a. Twenty-nine dollars
b. Ten-dollars dollars
c. Thirty-nine dollars
d. Twenty-eight dollars
27.
Why do the students purchase a poetry notebook?
a. Because they like poetry
b. They are out of paper
c. It is required
d. It makes them feel special
28.
How will the man pay for the textbook?
a. With a check
b. With cash
c. With a credit card
d. With an exchange
29.
What will the man probably do?
a. Pay now
b. Pay with a bill
c. Go to another store
d. Buy another textbook
Narrator: Listen to part of a lecture in a wetlands ecology class. The professor is talking
about sanderlings.
Urbanization and coastal development has dramatically reduced the beach habitat available for foraging shorebirds worldwide. This study tested the general hypothesis that recreational use of shorebird foraging areas adversely affects the foraging behavior of nsanderlings Calidris alba. Observations conducted on two central California beaches from January through May and September through December of 1999 showed that number and activity of people significantly reduced the amount of time sanderlings spent foraging.
Although the sample size was low, the most significant negative factor was the presence of free running dogs on the beach. The experimentally determined minimal approach distance did not vary significantly with the type of human activities tested. Based on these results, policy recommendations for minimizing the impact of human beach activities on foraging shorebirds include: (1) people maintain a minimum distance of 30 m from areas where shorebirds concentrate and (2) strict enforcement of leash laws
Fig. 1
30.
b. Recreational use of shorebird foraging areas conversely affects the foraging behavior of sanderlings.
c. Recreational use of shorebird foraging areas adversely affects the foraging behavior of sanderlings.
d. Recreational use of shorebird foraging areas adversely affects the foraging behavior of sanderlings. 42% of shorebirds move due to human disturbance.
31.
a. More than 70 percent
b. More than 80 percent
c. Less than 60 percent
d. Less than 0 percent
32.
What are some environmentally sound results to come from this study?
a. Enforcement of leash laws would be effective.
b. Observe Calidris Alba daily.
c. People should maintain a minimum distance of 30 meters from shorebirds
d. Coastal development has dramatically reduced the beach.
33.
This experiment determined that the most significant negative factor to reduc
amount of time that sanderlings spent foraging was:
a. Humans passing once every 15 minutes.
b. Humans disturbing the sand
c. Sanderlings running or flying
d. Free running dogs
Narrator: Listen to a conversation between a student and a graduate assistant in the
marketing department.
Man: May I help you?
Woman: Hello, My name is Rebecca Smith and I have an appointment Monday at te
o’clock with Dr. Cudd.
Man: Yes, ten on Monday. I see it here on his planner.
Woman: Well, I was wondering if it would be possible to move my appointment unt
later in the afternoon on Monday.
Man: I’m sorry, but Dr. Cudd is tied up in meetings all afternoon.
Woman: Oh.
Man: There is an appointment earlier that morning, if that would help you. Or you c
see him Tuesday afternoon at two.
Woman. No thanks. I’ll just rearrange my schedule.
34.
Why did the woman go to the marketing department?
a. To change her appointment time
b. To schedule her appointment
c. To cancel her appointment
d. To rearrange her class schedule
35.
What does the man say about Dr. Cudd?
a. He will be out of town Monday
b. He will be rescheduling all Monday appointments for Tuesday
c. He is busy Monday afternoon
d. He is available Monday afternoon
36.
What did the graduate assistant offer?
a. To give her an appointment Monday afternoon
b. To give her an appointment Tuesday at two, or earlier Monday
c. To cancel her appointment
d. To give her an appointment next week
37.
What did the woman decide to do?
a. Make a new appointment
b. Keep the original appointment
c. Go to the meeting with Dr. Cudd
d. Go to another department
Narrator: Listen to part of a lecture in a macroeconomics class. The professor will be taking about the indicators business cycle. Because the business cycle is related to aggregate economic activity, a popular indicator of the business cycle in the U.S. is the Gross Domestic Product or GDP. The financial media generally considers two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth to indicate a recession. Used as such, the GDP is a quick and simple indicator of economic contractions. However, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) weighs
GDP relatively low as a primary business cycle indicator because GDP is subject to frequent revision and it is reported only on a quarterly basis (the business cycle is tracked on a monthly basis). The NBER relies primarily on indicators such as the following:
• employment
• personal income
• industrial production
Additionally, indicators such as manufacturing and trade sales are used as measures of economic activity.
38.
What is the main topic of this lecture?
a. Gross Domestic Product
b. Indicators of the business cycle
c. National Bureau of Economic Research
d. Employment
39.
Which of the following is used as a quick and simple indicator of economic
contractions?
a. Gross Domestic Product
b. Employment
c. Personal Income
d. Industrial Production
40.
What is used to indicate a recession?
a. two consecutive quarters of negative growth
b. two consecutive quarters of positive growth
c. four nonconsecutive quarters of negative growth
d. four nonconsecutive quarters of positive growth
41.
What is an indicator that the NBER relies upon? Please choose two answers.
a. growth
b. employment
c. product movement
d. personal income
Narrator: Listen to part of a conversation between a student and her professor.
Emily: Thank you for letting me speak with you today, Dr. Miller. I would like to talk
with you about my semester average.
Dr. Miller: I see.
Emily: Well to be honest with you, I was upset when I saw my grade. I thought that it
would have been better.
Dr. Miller: Why is that?
Emily: I got an A on my midterm project.
Dr. Miller: I remember how good yours was.
Emily: I received an A on my final exam, but I still received a B in your class.
Dr. Miller: Your grades were very good according to my grade book.
Emily: Can you explain why I received a B instead of an A?
Dr. Miller: Twenty percent of you grade was based on your participation in the class
discussions. Even though you always did well on you assignments, you never added your
opinions or volunteered in class.
Emily: But I tried, I am just shy.
Dr. Miller: I am sorry Emily the syllabus states that everyone must participate in order to
receive there full grade for the class.
42.
What event prompted this discussion?
a. Emily’s semester average
b. Emily’s midterm project
c. Emily’s final exam
d. Emily’s participation
43.
Where is the conversation most likely occurring?
a. Grocery store
b. Dr. Miller’s office
c. Emily’s office
d. Swimming pool
44.
What is the grade that Emily received on her final exam?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
45.
Why did Emily receive that grade in the course?
a. Dr. Miller did not like her
b. She was late to class
c. She never did her assignments
d. She did not participate in the class discussions
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