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Part A

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1. A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.

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B: Who says we won’t? Let’s get going.

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What does the woman mean?

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2. A: Why you always insist on wearing blue?

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B: Because it suits me.

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What does the man mean?

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3. A: Can you believe I just had to pay 30 bucks for a hair cut in Santerbale?

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B: You should try the saloon where I go. It’s only 15. But it takes a while to get an

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appointment.

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What does the woman mean?

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4. A: Just as Sarah was opening the present I realized the camera wasn’t working.

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B: What a shame!

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What does the woman mean?

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5. A: Can you help me? I don’t know where I am on this map. And I don’t know where

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the new student orientation is.

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B: I think it’s on Hospers Hall. I’m heading that way now.

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What will the man probably do?

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6. A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth looked just fine.

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B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

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How does the man probably feel now?

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7. A: That’s a great sweater. I’ve never seen anything like it before.

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B: You think so? My grandmother made it for me years ago but this is the first time I

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dear to wear it in public.

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What does the man imply?

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8. A: Larry was really angry during the meeting.

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B: Yes. I’m not going to approach him until he cools off.

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What does the woman imply?

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9. A: Not many people came to the literary club meeting last night.

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B: Last night? I’ve written down next Thursday.

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What does the man imply?

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10. A: Do you believe I was up before 8 this morning?

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B: Before 8? My first class starts at 8 and I have an-hour long commute.

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What can be inferred about the man?

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11. A: The heat must’ve gone off in the building. It’s freezing in here.

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B: Shouldn’t we call and report this?

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What does the man suggest they do?

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12. A: Caroline, let’s go out for dinner tonight.

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B: Want another fish dinner, do you?

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What does the woman mean?

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13. A: I can’t believe this. I’m leaving for San Diego tomorrow and I haven’t even started

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packing yet.

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B: I wish I were going with you. Will you have much time there?

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What does the man ask the woman?

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14. A: I’m so sick of calling the symphony office? The number for ticket order is always

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busy.

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B: Why don’t you order through the mail the way I do?

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What does the man suggest the woman do?

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15. A: I wish I haven’t hurt Mary’s feelings like that. You know I’ve never meant to.

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B: The great thing about Mary is that she doesn’t hold the grudge. By tomorrow

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she’ll look forgotten all about it.

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What does the man say about Mary?

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16. A: Are you ok? You are all out of breath.

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B: I was running late this morning and had to rush to get here for the meeting.

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What does the woman mean?

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17. A: That visiting economist is speaking tonight. But Dr. Johnson doesn’t seem to

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think much of him.

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B: That’s because Dr. Johnson comes from an entirely different school of thought.

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What does the woman imply about the visiting economist?

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18. A: I sew some of your printings at the student’s art exhibit. They are great.

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B: Thanks. I feel as though I have come a long way.

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What does the woman mean?

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19. A: These books are two weeks overdue. How much is the fine for late returns?

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B: You are in luck. There is a moratorium this week on fines. We’re trying to

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encourage returns.

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What does the man mean?

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20. A: This package has to be hand-delivered to the Millar Company before 10:00.

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B: I’m on my way.

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What does the man mean?

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21. A: The band’s just getting warmed up. Do you have to leave already?

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B: Well, I really ought to. I have an early class.

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What can be inferred about the woman?

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22. A: The print in this telephone directory is so small. I can’t even read the number I

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want.

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B: Let me get my glasses. I know I won’t be any use without them.

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What will the woman probably do?

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23. A: I’d love to come to your barbeque on Saturday. But my cousin is arriving from

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California that day.

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B: That’s no problem. The more the merrier.

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What does the woman imply?

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24. A: I can never tell if it’s Lisa or Gale on the phone. Their voices are so similar.

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B: That’s about the only thing they have in common for sisters.

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What does the man mean?

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25. A: If anybody wants tickets for Saturday’s game, let me know. My roommate has tow

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she can’t use.

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B: What is she asking?

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What does the man want to know?

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26. A: Those are great sneakers. Were they very expensive?

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B: I never could’ve bought them if the shoe store wasn’t having a big sale.

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What does the woman mean?

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27. A: My new camera is supposed to be completely automatic. But look at these

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pictures.

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B: Next time, try having the light at your back as you shot.

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What does the woman suggest the man do?

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28. A: I’m counting on my library science professor to get me a job in the cataloging

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department this summer.

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B: I’m not sure it’s up to him.

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What does the woman imply about the man’s professor?

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29. A: Have you finished with today’s paper?

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B: Help yourself. I’m still working on yesterday’s.

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What does the man mean?

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30. A: Is John registered for biochemistry next semester?

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B: I’m not sure. As far as I know, he hasn’t taken all the prerequisites yet.

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What does the woman imply about John?

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Part B

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Questions 31-34 Listen to a conversation between two students in the computer center.

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Hi, Tom. How’s your chemistry paper going?

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It’s coming along. But I’ve been staring at this computer screen for hours and my

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eyes hurt.

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Yeah, doing that can make your eyes feel really dry and tired. You should take a

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break.

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I can’t. I have to get this paper written. It’s due tomorrow.

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You know, I read about computers and eye problems recently. The article says that

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they are usually caused by not blinking your eyes enough.

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Blinking? I thought I just needed new glasses.

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Nay. When you blink, the movement of closing and opening your eyes, even thought

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it happens really fast, helps moisten your eyes. It’s the lack of moisture that causes the

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problem.

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Oh, that makes sense. But what does it have to do with the computer?

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People who use computers tend to stare at the monitor and blink less often than they

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normally would. That leads to dry irritated eyes.

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Well, that certainly helped mine feel now. They really hurt.

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The article I read about office workers found that the workers averaged 22 blinks a

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minute when relax, but just 7 a minute while looking at text on a computer screen.

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Wow, that’s quite a difference.

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They also kept their eyes open wider, which means that moisture evaporated more

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quickly.

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I wonder if using some kind of eye drops would make them feel better.

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That might help. But the best prescription is to take a break and rest your eyes.

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Ok. Let’s go get some coffee. I can finish this later tonight.

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31. What are the speakers mainly discussing?

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32. Why is blinking important?

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33. What should Tom do to improve his situation?

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34. What can be inferred about Tom?

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Questions 35-38 Listen to a conversation between two friends.

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Did you know it was going to rain today?

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Absolutely not, this comes as a total shock at me, especially since the paper said

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mostly sunny.

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Well, I guess the paper must’ve meant “mostly sunny somewhere else”. But since

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we’ve come all this way, why don’t we just move the blanket under that tree.

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That’s a good idea. It looks like it’s still dry there, so, as long as it doesn’t start to

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come down any harder.

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You didn’t happen to bring a spare blanket, did you? Because this one is all wet now.

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No. But I do have some folding stools in the car. Will they do?

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They will be just fine. I’m really hungry, so while you are there, how about bring out

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the food?

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I thought you were bringing the food.

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This is unbelievable! If I weren’t so hungry, this would be really funny. So what

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now?

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What’s the name of that restaurant you like so much again?

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35. What are the speakers trying to do?

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36. How does the man feel about the rain?

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37. Why don’t the speakers have any food to eat?

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38. What will the speakers probably do next?

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Part C

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Questions 39-42 Listen to a talk given by a biology teacher.

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I want to talk today about some studies that seem to indicate that there’s been a

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startling worldwide decline in the number of amphibians such as fogs, toads and

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salamanders. There is little doubt that one reason why the number of amphibians is

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declining is that their habitats have been destroyed. When developers fill in ponds and

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marshes to build houses, amphibians can’t just move somewhere else. They need

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water to lay their eggs in. Another problem is the growing fish industry. A narrow rage

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of popular edible fish such as carp has been introduced to many lakes and ponds all over

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the world. Raising and selling these fish can be profitable, but the fish eat the eggs and

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the offspring of amphibians that were already living in the lakes and ponds. Other

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factors that could be contributing to the decline include acid rain and the spread of

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pesticide residues. Many pesticides that farmers applied to their crops are eventually

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washed away by the rain and end up in ponds or other bodies of water where amphibians

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live. Amphibians are especially vulnerable to pesticides dissolved in the water

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because of their moist skins. Water can pass through an amphibian’s skin allowing

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toxins dissolved in the water to enter the amphibian’s body.

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39. What does the speaker mainly discuss?

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40. According to the speaker, how do developers contribute to the change in the

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amphibian population?

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41. According to the speaker, how do some pesticides get into ponds?

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42. According to the speaker, why do pesticides pose a threat to amphibians?

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Questions 43-46 Listen to a citizen at a town meeting.

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My name is Sally Porter. You asked for people to speak out who are against the

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demolishing the old Kensington Hotel to put up a new shopping mall. And I am one of

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those people. I realize the Kensington is vacant right now and not generating any

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revenue for the town. I also admit that the hotel’s gotten a bit dilapidated and

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unsightly. But the issue is bigger than that. If we destroy the hotel, we’ll be destroying

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an important piece of this town’s history. The town charter was signed there over two

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hundred years ago and many well-known and important people have stayed there over

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the years, including the United States’ president. It wouldn’t be all that difficult to fix up

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the hotel either. In fact, if we could get some people from around town to volunteer some

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of their skills and time, we wouldn’t have to use any of the town’s money or ask the state

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for money. Once the hotel’s refurbished, it could start to attract people to our town

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again. One last reason to keep the Kensington: We’ve already got one shopping mall

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and that’s plenty. Well, I hope you take what I said into consideration. Thanks for

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listening.

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43. Why is the speaker addressing the town meeting?

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44. According to the woman, who has stayed at the Kensington Hotel?

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45. What does the woman suggest as a way to refurbish the Kensington Hotel?

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46. What does the woman imply might be an advantage of refurbishing the Kensington

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Hotel?

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Questions 47-50 Listen to part of a lecture from an American civilization course.

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In the late 1400s, when Christopher Columbus returned to Spain from the western

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hemisphere, he brought with him a sample of what the native Americans called maze, or

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as we call it more often today, corn. The corn that Columbus introduced to Europe was

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the distant descendent of a grass native to Mexico. The peoples of the Americas

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probably started to domesticate this grass as early as 5000 BC. After about a thousand

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years, they had developed a highly productive strands of corn which later became the

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basis for the great pre-Columbian civilizations. Figuratively speaking, both the city of the

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Incas and the temples of the Mayas were built on corn.

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Domesticated corn and the people who cultivated it developed together. Without

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humans to care for it, domesticated corn could not survive. The kernels are crowded to

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gather beneath the strong, protective husk and silk. And the young corn shoot is not

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strong enough break through the husk on its own. If people did not strip away the husk

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and plant individual kernels, the corn would die out.

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47. What is the main topic of the talk?

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48. Where was corn probably first cultivated?

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49. What does the speaker imply about the Mayan and Incan civilizations?

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50. Why would corn die out without human intervention?

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