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Test1

11.W:

Whatareyouscratchingyourheadfor?

M:

I'vebeenrackingmybrainsallmorningtryingtorecallthenameofthecompanythatproducestheportablecomputers,butinvain.

Q:

Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

12.M:

Imustbegoingnow-IpromisedtopickupNancy.

W:

Sinceyou'regoingtopickupNancyfromthefitnessclass,whydon'tyoukilltwobirdswithonestoneandpickupPeterafterhisballetclass?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

13.W:

Whatdoesthepapersayaboutthehijackingincident?

M:

Itendedwiththedeathofthethreekidnappers.Allthepassengersandcrewmemberslandedontheirfeetfinally.Itwasstillahugeterrorformostofthepassengers.

Q:

Whatdoweknowaboutthepassengers?

14.M:

Thequestionofhavingahandgunraisesalotofdiscussioninthiscountry.Dr.Brown,what'syouropinionaboutit?

W:

Well,asfarasIamconcerned,thelawonthisshouldbeamended.

Q:

What'sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

15.M:

Whatapityitwasthatyoucouldn'tcometodinnerwithusatthatnewFrenchrestaurantyesterday.Thefoodwaswonderful,theatmospherewaswarm,andweallagreedthatyoushouldhavebeenthere,too.

W:

I'msorry,butIjustdidn'tfeeluptoit.IcaughtaterriblefluandthoughtIwouldbebetteroffjuststayingathome.

Q:

Whydidn'tthewomangotodinner?

16.W:

Theyaregoingtoteardownourapartmentbuilding.I'vegottomoveoutbeforenextweekend.ButIjustdon'thaveanyclueabouthousing.

M:

Well,mybrotherisarealestateagent.Iknowhecanhelpyouout.Whydon'tyouandIgotoseehim?

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

17.W:

Jack,whatastrangesuityouarewearing!

Yourjacketdoesn'tmatchyourpants.

M:

Iknow.Igotdressedinthedark,andIdidn'trealizemymistakeuntilIhadgottotheoffice.AndIcandonothingaboutitrightnow.

Q:

WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthewayJack'sdressed?

18.M:

I'mgoingtothemuseumSundayafternoon.ThereisanewexhibitionofartfromFranceandEngland.Doyouwanttogowithme?

W:

I'dliketo.ButmybestfriendisgettingmarriedinthePacificHotelandIwouldn'tmissitforanything.

Q:

WhatisthewomangoingtodothisSundayafternoon?

ConversationOne

W:

Goodmorning,class.TodayIthoughtwewouldtalkaboutsomethingbrightandcheerful-thesun.Cananyonetellmehowyoufeelwhenit'ssunnycomparedtohowyoufeelwhenit'scloudy?

M:

Ifindthatit'saloteasiertogetupinthemorningifit'ssunny.

W:

Well,whatifItoldyouthatitwouldrainforweeksonendwithnobreak.

M:

Idon'tthinkIwouldlikethatverymuch.

W:

Mostofthearticleswereadlatelyregardingthesunarediscussingthenegativeeffectsofstayinginthesunfortoolong,sayingthatultravioletradiationfromthesunisamajorcauseofskincancer.Althoughthesearticlesarefactual,thesundoeshavesomepositivesideeffectsaswell.Asamatteroffactsomescientistsbelievesunlightmayreducetheriskofseveraltypesofcancer.

M:

Excuseme,butmanyarticlesthatI'vereadstatethatitcantakeaslittleas30minutestogetasunburn.

W:

True,butinsmalldoses,thesuncanbequitehealthyforyou.Infact,recentstudieshavefoundthatsunlightcanactuallyhelpprotectyoufromcertaintypesofcancersuchasbreastandstomach.Moreimportantly,thesunalsoprovidesuswithourmainsourceofVitaminD.

M:

Well,Idon'tneedtoworryaboutvitaminsbecauseItakemulti-vitaminseveryday.

W:

That'sgreat,butwouldn'titbebetterifyoudidn'thavetotakethemandyouwereabletogetvitaminsinamorenaturalwaysuchasfoodandthesun?

M:

Doesthatmeanweshouldspendalldayinthesunwithoutanyprotection?

W:

No,spendingroughlytenminutesperdayinthesunshouldbeenoughtosupplyuswithalltheVitaminDthatweneed.

19.Whatdoestheteachermainlywanttotellherstudentsinthisclass?

20.Whatkindofcancermaythesunlightprotectsusfrom?

21.Whatisthemainfunctionofsunshinewhenconcernedwithourbodies?

ConversationTwo

W:

2millionhighschoolseniorsaregearingupthisfalltoapplytonearly3,500UScolleges.So,whicharethestrongestacademicallyandtoughesttogetinto?

Well,thePrincetonReviewranksTheBest361Colleges.RobertFrankistheleadauthor.Rob,goodmorning,goodtoseeyouagain.

M:

Well.Thanksforhavingmeback.

W:

Solet'stakealookatsomeofthestrongestacademicschools.ReedCollegeinPortland,Oregonscoreshighestmarks.Whyisit?

M:

ReedCollegeisagreatschool.Thereareonly1,300students,butit'sawonderfulliberalartsschool.Wewentdirectlytostudents,andtheytoldusthattheirprofessorsweregreat,bothinsideaswellasoutsidetheclassroom.

W:

Abouttenstudentsperclass?

M:

Yeah!

It'saveragedtentoone,studenttofacultyratio.Soitiscertainlysmallandtheypridethemselvesontheirrelationshipswiththeprofessors.

W:

Allright!

IvyLeaguesdidverywellinothercategoriesaswell,liketoughestschoolstogetintoandtopinthatlist,MITwasfirst,followedthenbyYale,Princeton,andHarvard,second,third,andfourthrespectively.

M:

That'sright.

W:

StudentsatPrincetonUniversityarehappiestwiththeirfinancialaidpackages.Sowhataretheydoingdifferently?

M:

OneofthemostaggressivepoliciesthatPrincetonhasputintoplaceoverthelastcoupleofyearsismatchingstudentsaidpackages,sothattheyneedtobeallowedtogetthataidpackageforeverystudent.

W:

Allright!

Nowspeakingofbeautifulcampuses,Pepperdinescoredtop,right?

M:

It'salovelycampus,

rightonthebeach.

22.WhydoesReedCollegescorehighestmarks?

23.Whichschoolisthetoughesttogetinto?

24.WhatmakesthestudentsatPrincetonUniversitythehappiestones?

25.WhatisthefeatureofPepperdine?

PassageOne

ForaverylongtimeAmericahasledtheworldinhighereducation,quantitativelyatleast.In1825Englandstillhadonlytwouniversities:

OxfordandCambridge.Howeveratthesametime,theUnitedStatesalreadyhadoverfiftycollegesforasmallerpopulation.Bynow,inadditiontohundredsofjuniorcolleges,teachers'collegesandspecialschools,thereareover2,000universities,collegesorothersuchinstitutionsinAmerica.Theymaybebigorsmall,publicorprivate,famousorobscure.Rapiddevelopmentofhighereducation,acommonfeatureincontemporarysocieties,iscontinuingatsucharatethatAmericalookslikebeingfaraheadofEuropeforaverylongtime.Atthattime,theoverwhelmingdemandforhighereducationamongAmericanpeoplecontributedalottoitsrapiddevelopment.Thegrowingdemandforhighlyqualifiedpeopleinanever-more-complexmodernsocietyandthedecliningopportunitiesfortheless-well-qualified,togetherwiththegrowthinthetotalnumbersofyoungpeoplecausedbythehighbirth-ratearound1950to1960,broughtthetotalnumberofstudentstotenmillionbythe1970s.By1972almosthalfofallpeopleaged18and19wereinfull-timeeducation,thoughonlyone-sixthofthepeoplethenaged25to29hadcompletedfouryearsat"college".However,futuregrowthislikelytobeslower.

26.WhatisthedifferenceinhighereducationbetweenAmericaandEnglandin1825?

27.WhichischaracterofhighereducationinAmericaaccordingtothepassage?

28.What'sthereasonfortheriseinstudentnumbersinthe1970s?

PassageTwo

Theprivatemotorvehiclehasgivenusafreedomourancestorscouldnotdreamabout.Wecantravelswiftly,andusuallysafely,overtheroadswhichhavebeenbuilttoaccommodateourcars.Peoplecandisplaytheirwealthbydrivingacarwhichmaycostasmuchasanotherperson'shome.Sadlythecarhasbecomeadisadvantageaswellasaboon.Thecarpollutestheatmosphere,maybeinvolvedinseriousaccidents,andbyitsverynumbersblocksroads.Howcanwereduceitsuse?

Thecarisonlydesirableifwecanuseiteasily,sowemightbeginbyreducingaccesstoparkingspacesinthecitiesandsimultaneouslyincreasingthequalityandavailabilityofpublictransport.Carscouldbebannedfromcertainpartsofthecity,thusforcingpeopletowalkortousepublictransport.Theexpenseofbuyingandrunningacarcanberaised.Ifthemotoristisfacedwithahighpurchaseprice,highroadtax,highinsurancepremiumsandsubstantialfinesheorshemayreconsiderthepurchase.Acorrespondingreductioninthepriceofpublictransportwouldhelpthisfinancialargumentagainstcarownership.Neitheroftheseargumentswillswaythesuperrichwhocanaffordthestatuscars,butitwouldperhapsencouragethemtolookatotherwaysofdemonstratingtheirwealth.Howeverwedoit,reducingthenumberofcarsontheroadwillreducetheproblemsofpollutionandthecongestionwhichcanbringcitiestoastandstill.

29.Whatdoesthespeakerfocuson?

30.Whatfactormighthindermostpeople'sconsiderationofpurchasingprivatecars?

31.Whatwouldbetheresultifthenumberofprivatecarsisreduced?

PassageThree

WhenMidoriwastwoyearsold,sheoftenclimbedontothepianobenchandreachedfortheviolinthatbelongedtohermother,a30-year-oldprofessionalmusician."Pleasedon'ttouch,Midori,"hermotherscolded.Theviolinwas,afterall,worthmorethan$20,000.ButMidoripersisted.Shelongedtohandlethegracefulinstrumentthatmadebeautifulsounds.Finally,onherthirdbirthday,Midoriwashandedapackage,atinyviolin,abouthalfthenormalsize.AlmostfromthemomentMidoriwasborn,hermotherknewshewassensitivetomusic.Forseveralyearsmotheranddaughterpracticedtogetherdayafterday.Shewaseagertolearn.Failureoftenledtotears,thoughsheneveronceturnedfromtheinstrument.Instead,shepersisteduntiltheproblemwasovercome.OnedayJohnson,anAmericanmusician,heardMidoriplayingtheviolin.Hecouldn'tbelieveshewasju