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Chapter 1 Short Passage Skill Practice

Skill A Understanding Main Ideas and Organization - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15

Skill B Understanding Details and Facts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25

Skill C Determining Reasons, Purposes, and Attitudes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35

Review A---C: Vocabulary Review - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46

Skill Review - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48

Skill D Matching Words and Categories - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 53

Skill E Making Inferences and Predictions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 63

Skill F Placing Steps in a Sequence - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 73

Review A---F: Vocabulary Review - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 84

Skill Review - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 86

Chapter 2 Long Passage Skill Practice

Skill A Understanding Main Ideas and Organization - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 93

Skill B Understanding Details and Facts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 101

Skill C Determining Reasons, Purposes, and Attitudes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 109

Review A---C: Vocabulary Review - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 118

Skill Review - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 122

Skill D Matching Words and Categories - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 131

Skill E Making Inferences and Predictions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 139

Skill F Placing Steps in a Sequence - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 147

Review A---F: Vocabulary Review - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 156

Skill Review - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 160

Chapter 3 Focus: Note-taking

Focus A Note-taking with Tables - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 172

Focus B Note-taking with Diagrams - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 174

Practice Test for Listening - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 177

Transcripts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 185

Answer Key - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 207


16 Chapter 1 Short Passage Skill Practice

Skill A 01

1. What are the people mainly discussing?

(A) Eating(B) Girlfriends(C) A good diet (D) Doctors

2. What is the woman’s main point?

(A) Eat right to stay slim.(B) Don’t skip meals.(C) Don’t eat chips and drink cola.(D) Listen to your boyfriend.

3. What does the man’s girlfriend usually eat?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

4. Fill in the blanks to complete the organizer.

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skip (v):to avoid; to not do

binge (v):to eat or drink in an uncontrolled,excessive manner

ruin (v):to destroy; to damage

grain (n):a food that comes from grass,like wheat, rice, and corn

regular (adj):following a set schedule; at thesame time every day

Eat when you are________

Don’t ________meals Eat ________ meals Eat fruit, ________,

meats, and grains

How to stay healthy and slim


94 Chapter 2 Long passage Skill Practice

Skill A 01

1. What is the talk mainly about?

(A) Geology(B) Biology(C) History(D) Nature

2. What is the main idea of the talk?

(A) What happens when we sneeze(B) Why people say “Bless you”(C) How the plague started(D) How many germs are in sneezes

3. Which two statements are correct? Choose 2answers.

(A) Sneezing caused the plague.(B) Responding “God bless you” to a sneeze

began in Europe.(C) A pope died from sneezing too often.(D) Each sneeze releases thousands of

germs.

4. Listen again to part of the conversation andanswer the question.

What does the professor imply when he saysthis: ?

(A) Pope Gregory knew a lot aboutmedicine.

(B) Pope Gregory didn’t like doctors.(C) Pope Gregory was dying because of the

plague.(D) Pope Gregory was concerned about the

plague.

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customary (adj):the normal way; a usual habit

response (n):an answer to a question; a reply

theory (n):an idea explaining something

superstition (n):a belief in luck or the influenceof magic

custom (n):a normal or common action fora particular culture

elect (v):to choose by vote

plague (n):a deadly, serious, widespreaddisease

get rid of (v):to remove; to destroy; to makego away

order (v):to command; to tell to do

immediately (adv):right away; very soon after


174 Chapter 3 Focus: Note-taking

Focus B - Completing Note Diagrams 011. History

Directions: Listen and fill in the note diagram with the correct words.

3. Political Science


forms basis of _______________ opinion

_______________ of ideas

how _______________ works

_______________ needed to make it work

2. Computer Science


a faster way is a _______________ connection

people looking for faster ways to get _______________

a VSDL connection has a greater _______________

gives around 52 _______________ per second

Words

Concerned with

Ideology

Spain

1490s - Spanish people brought ________________ from AmericaSpain became _________Made new colonies: ________ and _______

1588 - War with ____________Began to lose ___________

1898 - ______ ______ in Spanish-American War

16th Century - ___________________ in world

location - S of _____, W of _____


180 Practice Test

1. What are the people mainly discussing?

(A) Not having enough fun(B) The university’s money problems(C) Getting money from a student activity fee(D) A plan for the summer holidays

2. What kinds of programs will the studentactivity fee pay for?

(A) Scientific research(B) An exchange student program(C) Plays, art fairs, and dances for students(D) A new sports program

3. Why do the two students want to get someof the money?

(A) To make a film(B) To start an arts and crafts fair(C) To do plays in their drama club(D) To do modern dance performances


What does the man remember when he saysthis: ?

(A) A time with his girlfriend(B) Last summer’s theater class(C) An idea for a special program(D) A play he saw

5. The woman explains how they can get themoney. Summarize the process by putting thesteps in the correct order.

(A) Fill out a form on the web site(B) Get $3,500 more(C) Present their plan to do plays as a special

program(D) Get $500 after registering the club


What does the woman mean when sheanswers the man?

(A) She remembered what the man andher boyfriend did.

(B) She remembered what they did lastsummer.

(C) She had forgotten about this.(D) She remembered the idea to do the

plays before the man did.

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Practice Test 181

5. What is the topic of the lecture?

(A) Embroidery(B) The Bayeux Tapestry(C) The Bradford Carpet(D) Needlework

8. According to the professor, what is thedefinition of embroidery?

(A) Needlework that makes clothes(B) Needlework that creates designs and

pictures(C) Paintings that show famous scenes from

history(D) Stitching strands of thread or wool

9. Why does the professor mention the Battleof Hastings?

(A) To test the students’ knowledge of history(B) As part of a story about the Bradford

Carpet(C) As part of a story about his father(D) It’s shown on a famous embroidery

10. Match each of the examples with theappropriate category.

(A) Uses silk thread(B) Made in 17th Century(C) Has 58 scenes(D) Colors made with vegetable dyes

11. Why does the professor says this: ?

(A) To show the students how clever he is(B) To remind the students of something

they know(C) To explain the story of the Bradford

Carpet(D) To correct something he had said earlier

12. What does the professor imply when he saysthis: ?

(A) He likes machines.(B) He wants new clothes.(C) He doesn’t like hand embroidery.(D) He likes hand embroidery.

BAYEUXTAPESTRY

Bayeux Tapestry Bradford Carpet


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