Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. A) Factors that affect the ability to remember.
B) The influence of childhood memories on adulthood.
C) A proposal for future psychological research.
D) Benefits of a busy lifestyle.
33. A) The need to exercise the memory.
B) How the brain differs from other body tissues.
C) The unconscious learning of a physical activity.
D) How nerves control body movement.
34. A) Repeat it aloud. B) Write it down.
C) Make a mental picture of it. D) Practice recalling it.
35. A) Ask questions about the assigned reading.
B) Give an example of active learning.
C) Explain recent research on recalling childhood memories.
D) Make an assignment for the next class session.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or wirte down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Graduate students often work as teaching assistants while they study in the United States. Teaching assistants (T.A.) may get money or get to take classes for (36) , or both. A T.A. usually works about twenty hours each week. In some cases, the professors they assist have big (37) classes with hundreds of students. The professor gives one or two (38) a week, and teaching assistants (39) smaller discussions at other times. They also give tests, (40) work, provide laboratory assistance and meet with students who need help. And they have their own educations to think about.
Many states have (41) to require that teaching assistants be able to speak English well enough for students to understand them. Universities have increased their (42) to deal with this problem. Our example school this week is the University of Southern California (USC), in Los Angeles.The American Language Institute at USC provides (43) to help international teaching assistants improve their English. (44) .
The exam at USC is a fifteen-minute spoken test that involves two examiners. Students talk about their education and interest in the school. (45) .Those who do not score high enough on the test have to take classes to improve their English. (46) . |
