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. What does this lecturer mainly discuss?
tTl Transcendentalism
CD
Puritanism
~
Ralph Waldo Emerson
CD
Nature
41
. Why does Ihe professor say this:
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CD
She is joking with the students.
CD
She is drawing a conclusion.
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She
Is
correcting the students' behavior.
CD
She is reasoning aloud.
42. According
10
the professor, what was true about the Puritans?
CD
They stressed the essenUal importance of the individual.
CD
They supported the ideals of the Transcendental Club.
a> They believed that society should be respected above persons.
CD
They thought that people should live in communes like Brook Farm.
43. Why did the chur
ch
oppose the Transcendental movement?
<I>
The authority of the church would be challenged by a code of personal ethics.
CD
The leaders 01 the Transcendentalists were not as well educated
as
the clergy.
a> Church members were competing with Transcendentalists for teaching positions.
(]t)
Professors at HaNard Cotlege convinced the church to support their position.
44. Why
did
the professor mention Walden?
<D
It
Is
probably well-known
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many
01
the students
In
the class.
CD
It
is considered an excellent example of Transcendental literature.
<I>
It
is required reading
lor
the
cou
rse that she is teaching.
(]t)
It
Is
her personal favorite of nlneteenth-cenlury essays.
45.
Accoo:ling to the professor, what was the most lasUng contribution ot Transcendentalism?
<D Educational reorganization
CD
Religious reformation
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Experimental communities
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Political changes
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46. What
Is
this discussion mainly abOut?
CD
A model
01
the universe
CD
Interpretations
01
facts
CO
A definition
of
a hypothesis
(:g) The scienlific method
47
. Why did the professor give the example
of
the ancient Egyptians?
CD
To
explain the rotation of the Earth and the Sun
CD
To
prove that lacts may be interpreted differenlly
CO
To
present a fact that can be verified by the students
<D
To discard a
model
that was widely accepted
48.
Why
did the professor say this:
(}
<D
He
is asking whether students need repetition.
CD
He is beginning a review of t!'le process.
CD
He
Is
complaining because students don't understand.
<D
He Is making a suggestion before he proceed
s.
49. According to the professor, what
did
Kepler do to verily his theory of planetary motion?
<D
He made predictions based
on
the model.
CD
He asked other scientists to make predictions.
CD
He used prior observations to test the model.
<D
He relied on insight to verify the theory.
SO
. What can be concluded from information
In
this discussion?
<D
A model does not always reflect observations.
CD
A model Is not subject to change like a theory I
s.
CO
A model
is
considered true without doubt.
<D
A model does not require further experimentation.
51
. Wha
lt
echnlque does the professor use to explain the practical application
01
the scientific
method?
<D
A summary
CD
An example
CD
A prediction
<D
A formula
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tum
off
the
audio
. There
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between
the
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Track
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Speaking section tests
your
ability
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communicate In English in an academic setting. Dur-
Ing
the test, you will be presented with
six
speaki
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questions.
The
queslions
ask for a
response to a
single question, 8 conversation, a talk,
or
a lecture.
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may take notes as you listen,
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notes are not graded.
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may use your notes
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answer
the questions.
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of
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quesl
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a reading passage and a talk
or
a
lecture.
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reading passages and the questions are written,
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most
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the directions will be
spoken.
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be
evaluated on both the fluency
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the language and the accuracy
01
the
conlent.
You will have
15-20
seconds to prepare and
45-60
seconds to respond to each ques-
tion. Typically, a good response will require all
of
the response lime, but the answer will be
complete by the end 01 the response time.
The
lime for the Speaking section Is about 20 minutes. A clock on the screen will show you
hOw
much time you have to prepare your answer and how much time you have to record
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for
a
ques
tion about a familiar
topic.
Qu
estion
A possesslon
is
an
object that
yo
u
own.
If
you
were
aSked
to
choose one possession
that
you
prize
highly.
which one would
you
choose?
Why?
What
makes
this possession especially valu-
able
to you?
Use
specific reasons
and
details
to
explain your
choice.
Preparation T
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1S
seconds
Recording
Time:
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a
fam
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Question
Some
people
enjoy
living In a
lOCat
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on
tha
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has
a wa
rm
clima
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all
year
. Other
people
like to live
In
a place
whe
re
the
seasons change.
Which
type
of climate
do
you
prefer
and
why?
Use
spe-
cific reasons
and
examples to
suppo
rt
you
r opinion.
Pr
epara
tion
Time:
15 seconds
Record
i
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Ti
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: 45 seconds
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