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M. Thanks for going over this with me.

M. I heard that Professor Wilson will let you do a project for extra credit.

W. That's great! I could use some.

Q. What is the woman probably going to do?

 

3.) A.) Take a class from Professor Wilson B.) Help the man with his class.

C.) Take an extra class D.) Do a project for her class.

 

M. Is Paul angry?

W. If he were, he'd tell us.

Q. What does the woman say about Paul?

 

4.) A.) That he wants something to eat B.) That he will tell them if there is a problem

C.) That he is not hungry D.) That he is angry.

 

M. I heard you got an A on the final exam. I think you're the only one who did!

W. Not really. There were a couple of other As.

Q. What does the woman mean?

 

5.) A.) Good grades are not that important to her B.) She did not get an A on the exam either

C.) Two students got higher grades than she did D.) Besides hers, there were several other A grades

 

W. Oh, no. It's five o'clock already and I haven't finished studying for the quiz in Dr. Taylor's class.

M. Don't worry. That clock is half an hour fast.

Q. What problem does the woman have?

 

6.) A.) There is not time to finish studying. B.) She cannot do it quickly.

C.) She needs to study D.) She doesn't know what time it is.

 

 

Part B. In this section, you will hear a single, longer conversation between a man and a woman followed by a series of questions. Choose the best answer to each of the questions.

 

M. Did you understand that experiment that Bill mentioned in the group presentation?

W. The one about free fall?

M. Right. The one that was conducted on the moon.

W. Sure. The astronaut held a hammer in one hand and a feather in the other. Then he dropped them at the same time...

M. .... and both of them hit the ground at the same time.

W. Yes. So that proves Galileo's theory that all objects fall at the same rate in the absence of air resistance.

M. Okay. That was the part that was missing for me. The part about air resistance.

W. Oh. Well, since there is no air resistance on the moon, it is the ideal environment for the experiment.

M. That makes sense.

W. Actually, the part that surprised me was how much easier it is to lift the hammer on the moon than it is on Earth because of the moon's lower rate of gravitational acceleration.

M. But didn't they say that it was just as difficult to push the hammer along the surface when it fell?

W. Right again. Because gravity only governs vertical motion like lifting, but not horizontal motion like pushing.

M. Thanks for going over this with me.

W. You're welcome. I really liked the presentation. I think the group did a good job.

 

Q. What are the man and woman talking about?

 

7.) A.) A chapter in their textbook B.) An experiment referred to in a group presentation



C.) A lecture in class D.) A program on television

 

Q. Why is the moon an ideal environment for the experiment?

 

8.) A.) There is no air resistance on the moon. B.) There is no gravitational acceleration on the moon

C.) The gravity on the moon affects vertical motion D.) There is no horizontal resistance for motions like pushing

 

Q. Why was it easier to lift the hammer on the moon?

9.) A.) The moon's gravitational acceleration was lower B.) The hammer fell when it was released

C.) The surface of the moon encouraged motion D.) The hammer was created for that environment

 

Q. How did the woman feel about the presentation?

 

10.) A.) She was surprised by it B.) She was not interested in it

C.) She was impressed by it D.) She was confused about it.

Part C. In this section, you will hear a single talk followed by several questions. Choose the best answer to each of the questions.

 

The romance and marriage of Elizabeth Barrett to Robert Browning inspired some of the greatest love poems written in the English language. Elizabeth, without a doubt the greatest woman poet of the Victorian period, was born in Durham County, England, in 1806. Her first important publication was The Seraphim and Other Poems, which appeared in 1838.

By 1843, she was so widely recognized that her name was suggested to replace the late Poet Laureate as the official national poet of England. In part because the sovereign was a woman, there was great support for a movement to break with the tradition of a male Poet Laureate. Nevertheless, she lost the competition to William Wordsworth.

A short time later, she married Robert Browning, himself a gifted poet, and they fled to Florence, Italy. A play, The Barretts of Wimpole Street, recounts their confrontation with Elizabeth's father and their eventual elopement against his wishes.

While living in Florence, their only son as born. A year later, in 1850, Elizabeth published her collected works, along with a volume of new poems entitled Sonnets from the Portuguese, so named because her husband often called her his "Portuguese." Aurora Leigh, her longest work, appeared in 1856, only five years before her death in Italy in 1861.

 

Q. What is the main topic of this lecture?

 

11.) A.) Poet laureates B.) The Victorian Period

C.) Love poems in the English language D.) Elizabeth Barrett Browning

 

Q. According to the lecturer, what was one reason that Elizabeth Barrett was considered for the title of Poet Laureate?

 

12.) A.) Because her husband was a famous poet. B.) Because of her publication, Sonnets from the Portuguese

C.) Because the monarch was a woman D.) Because of her friendship with William Wordsworth

 

Q. Where did Elizabeth and Robert Browning live after their elopement?

 

13.) A.) In Spain B.) In Italy

C.) In Portugal D.) In England

 

Q. When did Elizabeth Barrett Browning die?

 

14.) A.) In 1843 B.) In 1849

C.) In 1856 D.) In 1861

 

ANSWERS: 1-B; 2-D; 3-D; 4-B; 5-D; 6-A; 7-B; 8-A; 9-A; 10-A; 11-D; 12-C; 13-B; 14-D

 

 

II.) Structure and Written Expression (18 minutes)

 


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