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Part A

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1. A: The tickets for that rock concert finally go on sale next Saturday at five o’clock.

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B: I heard that anyone who wants one had better get there sooner than that.

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What does the woman imply?

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2. A: Your train will be ready for boarding in fifteen minutes, sir. Breakfast will be

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offered in the dining car.

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B: Good. I’ll have just enough time to send a fax before leaving.

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What does the man plan to do next?

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3. A: Shall I cut your hair for you?

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B: No way. Last time you almost made me bald.

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What does the man imply?

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4. A: I have to call the apartment manager.

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B: Lost your keys again, huh?

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What does the woman imply?

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5. A: Would you like to try the new seafood restaurant tonight? I hear it’s very good.

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B: I have to give a presentation tomorrow and I need to do a trial run.

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What does the woman mean?

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6. A: Uh huh. Somebody left their wallet here.

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B: See if there is some kind of identification in it.

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What does the man suggest the woman do?

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7. A: Dr. Smith asked us to watch that special on the Civil War on TV this weekend. Do

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you want to come over Saturday night?

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B: Oh, I’m supposed to help my cousin move then. It’s being rebroadcast on Sunday

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afternoon though. Is that OK for you?

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What does the man mean?

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8. A: I don’t know how I managed to break that platter. I’ll be more than happy to buy

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you a new one.

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B: Forget about it. Some things just can’t be helped.

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What does the woman mean?

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9. A: I wonder if there is a bus that goes by the museum.

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B: The history museum on Main Street? Take one that says eight “A” on the front.

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What does the man mean?

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10. A: It’s pouring. We’re never going to make our flight if we don’t leave soon.

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B: Oh, don’t worry so much. I’m sure we’ll get there in plenty of time.

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What does the woman mean?

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11. A: Hey, there’s a program on the radio tonight at seven you might like. It’s about

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owls.

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B: I hadn’t heard about it. But you’re right, I am interested.

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What will the woman probably do?

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12. A: How long can you keep the videotapes?

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B: If they are not returned by the time the media center closes tonight, I’ll have to pay

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a fine.

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What does the man mean?

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13. A: So you need some one to watch your cats while you’re away.

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B: Would that be a problem for you?

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What does the man want to know?

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14. A: Jane told me she’d meet me here at the library reference desk at one o’clock.

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But she hasn’t shown up yet.

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B: Oh, I just saw her upstairs in the third floor study lounge. She said she had been

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expecting you at 12:30.

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What does the man say about Jane?

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15. A: Could you give this note to Mitchell?

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B: Give it to Mitchell? What am I? a messenger?

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What does the man imply?

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16. A: I’m sorry I forgot to return your physics book last night.

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B: I’ll forgive you considering the test isn’t till Friday.

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What does the man imply?

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17. A: I’m having a lot of trouble with calculus and my professor can’t seem to explain it in

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a way that makes sense to me.

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B: You know, the student government runs a tutoring service. I was ready to drop

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trigonometry last semester before they helped me out.

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What does the man suggest the woman do?

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18. A: I see that your roommate Donna’s editor of the newspaper this year.

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B: Editor yes, but you’d never know she was my roommate. I’ve hardly seen her

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since the beginning of the term. She might as well move her bed over to the

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newspaper office.

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What can be inferred about Donna?

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19. A: John, I really can’t afford any more interruptions right now. I’ve got to finish this

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assignment.

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B: I’m sorry Cathy. Just one more thing, I forgot to ask you if you could give me a

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ride to school tomorrow.

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What can be inferred about the man?

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20. A: I’m really disappointed about not getting that job.

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B: An evening at the Jazz club ought to make you feel better.

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What does the man suggest the woman do?

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21. A: Every single book I need for my report is off the shelves.

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B: Tough luck.

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What does the man mean?

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22. A: I’ve got five pairs of pants and seven shirts packed.

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B: You’ll be away for a while then.

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What does the woman mean?

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23. A: I just admitted my entry for the art club’s photography contest.

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B: I had no idea there was going to be one.

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What does the man mean?

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24. A: Do you ever get tired of all the talk about fat and cholesterol?

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B: Do I? You know sometimes I think it’s just a fad. How can so many different

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things be bad for you?

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What does the woman imply?

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25. A: I thought you were going to call me last night about the train schedule.

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B: Sorry, I would have. But Harry and Jack stopped by and stayed past midnight.

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What does the woman mean?

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26. A: I’ll read you the main points of the report over the phone.

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B: Great. That’ll help me stay on top of the project till I’m able to come back to work.

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What does the man mean?

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27. A: I’ll be happy to show you more spacious unit on the twelfth floor.

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B: Please do. This place is nice but it seems pretty cramped.

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What does the woman imply?

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28. A: I hear you did some serious shopping this past weekend.

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B: Yep. The speakers from my old stereo finally gave out and there was no way to

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repair them.

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What did the woman probably do over the weekend?

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29. A: We are thinking of taking the kids to the new aquarium this weekend. Do you think

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it’s worth the trip?

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B: I’ve heard good things about it. I hope I get a chance to go myself soon.

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What does the woman imply?

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30. A: It’s a tradition. Every New Year’s Day my sister and I go skating on the lake.

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B: Has it been cold enough this winter? Or will you go indoors?

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What does the man imply?

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Part B

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Questions 31-35 Listen to a conversation between two students who’ve met on campus.

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How do you and your housemates like the new co-op? I’m thinking of joining it

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myself.

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We like it quit a bit. We get some very fresh produce and both staples and fair prices.

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But it certainly hasn’t saved us time. The co-op doesn’t carry everything. So we still

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wind up going to the supermarkets too, for cleaning supplies, batteries, that sort of thing.

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I wish the co-op sold those items. I’ve been talking about it with some of the other

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members.

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What do members have to do? Just pay a membership fee?

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Yeah. There’s a fee and there’re meetings. But attendance isn’t acquired. But we

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do have to work there for an hour every week, which isn’t too bad. Once you are there

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you can get your shopping done.

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I wouldn’t mind working there sometime. You’ll get to know about the products. But

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is the food free of additives. That will be the main reason I join. I’m a convert from

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junk food. Until now my diets have been largely chemical additives and pesticides.

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Well, a lot of food is pure and pesticide-free. They also have vitamin supplements

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and soy and tofu and that kind of thing. Lots of health food enthusiasts shop there. So

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if any source health oriented, the co-op is.

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I’d like to try it just for a month or so. Do they have trial memberships?

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The shortest membership time is one month. Then if you like it, you can join for

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longer periods. And it becomes cheaper. A six-month membership costs as much as

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five individual months.

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Sounds pretty easy. Maybe the next time I run into you again it’ll be at the checkout

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line in the co-op.

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31. What are the speakers mainly discussing?

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32. What change does the woman suggest the co-op make?

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33. What is one thing members of the co-op must do?

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34. Why might the man join the co-op?

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35. What is the advantage for the people who join the co-op for a six-month period?

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Questions 36-39 Listen to a conversation between two students in the campus cafeteria.

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Gosh! Fred. Another cup of coffee? That’s your third since lunch.

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Yeah. Well, I stayed up all night cramming for my history exam. I couldn’t keep my

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eyes open in my last class. I’m having this coffee so I can stay awake this afternoon.

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Don’t you know that drinking too much coffee is harmful?

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What do you mean harmful?

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Well, for one thing, it may cause heart disease.

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Nah. Most of the research about the link between coffee and heart disease is

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inconclusive.

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But coffee has caffeine which is addictive.

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You can’t become addicted to caffeine like other drugs.

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Yes, you can. Don’t you know that people who are deprived of caffeine suffered

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withdraw symptoms especially headaches.

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One cure for headaches, oddly enough, is caffeine. Haven’t you ever noticed that

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many over-the-counter headache remedies use caffeine as one of their ingredients?

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Besides, coffee helps me work faster.

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Studies have shown that coffee makes you work faster, but not necessarily better.

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You may finish your exam in a shorter period of time but you won’t have fewer errors.

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You know, that soda you’re drinking has caffeine in it too.

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But twelve ounces of soda has only half the caffeine of a five ounces cup of coffee.

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And a cup of tea has less than that.

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But I like the taste of coffee.

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You could drink decaf.

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Decaffeinated coffee doesn’t have as much flavor or body as regular coffee.

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Besides, I want something that will keep me alert in class.

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36. What is the conversation mainly about?

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37. What is the man’s problem?

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38. What does the man say research shows about coffee?

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39. What does the woman probably think about coffee?

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Part C

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Questions 40-43 Listen to part of a lecture in a composition class.

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By the end of the term, I hope you will be convinced as I am that formal writing always

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requires revision. Sometimes it requires a fairly major rewriting of the paper. Some

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students have the mistaken idea that revision means simply making corrections in spelling

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and grammar. I call that proofreading. What I expect you to do with your revise is to

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evaluate and improve the overall effectiveness of your paper. But how can you tell if

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your paper is effective?

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Well, for example, start by asking yourself these questions: Is the topic restricted

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enough to be fully discussed within the given length? Are the main ideas clear? Are

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You need enough time for a possible major overhaul. That is you may have to make

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This process may seem like a great deal of trouble at first, but I think you’ll find it

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40. What is the purpose of the talk?

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41. What should be the students’ main goal as they revise their work?

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42. When should the first drafts be turned in?

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43. What effect does the instructor think the class will have on the students?

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Questions 44-46 Listen to part of a radio program about environmental issues.

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Are electric cars the way of the future? Automobile manufactures are under pressure

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California is a huge market for the automobile companies, so they are working hard to

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The big problem is that the batteries that power electric cars weigh a lot relative to the

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44. What is the talk mainly about?

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45. What is the main advantage of electric cars over gas-powered cars?

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46. What is the main drawback of the electric car?

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Questions 47-50 Listen to a talk given at a museum of natural history.

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I’d like to welcome you all to the Museum of Natural History. Today’s tour will take us

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through our newly renovated dinosaur exhibit where we have the largest collection of

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dinosaur fossils anywhere in the world.

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Before we begin the tour, let me mention that there have been some major

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were made because of recent changes in the way scientists interpret dinosaur behavior.

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For example, when we get to the first room, you’ll be able to see that the tyrannosaur’s

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marks in the earth. In its new position, the backbone is parallel to the floor, its head is

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stresses the relationship between dinosaurs and modern birds and supports the theory

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plesiosaurs and the oviraptour for instance, are separated by 148 million years. But

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they are grouped together here, because they both have a grass bean forefoot and an

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halls are arranged more like a family tree rather than the work-through tine that they used

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47. Why has the museum modified its dinosaur exhibit?

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48. According to the speaker what is the tyrannosaur’s rex new position evidence of?

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49. Why are the plesiosaurs and the oviraptour displayed together?

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50. How were the dinosaurs originally grouped in the exhibit?

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