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MOOEL TEST 71LISTENING SECTION qg 44 . What does the professor mean when she says this: () <J) She is reminding the students of previous facts. (J) She Is disagreeing with the statistics. <D She Is Indicating that the eKample Is un lmpo r1anl. $ She Is expressing un cer1ainty about Ihe information. 45. In the lecture, th e professor repor1s the preliminary results of her research. Indicale whelher each 01 the following Is one of the findings. Click In the correct box for each sentence. y" No A Morning eKposure for the treatment is superior. B A regular sleep schedule supports therapy. C Eye damage occurs In only a few subjects. 0 Sessions 01 less than two hours are preferable. E Fluorescent lighting cannot be used for therapy. h 490 MORE MODel TESTS TO!<l-U._ ~ G') CD c.:t) 46. What is the discussion mainly about? Q;) The theory of everything <D Einstein's un ified field theory CD Advances in brain theory CD) Theoretical mathematics 47. How does the professor explain th e closed string? CD He refers the students to a web site. eD He rewords the definition In the book. CD He compares it with a thin rubber balle!. eD) He contrasts it with an open string. 48. Why does the professor say this: n Q;) He does not expect the student to answer the question. eD He does not know the answer to the question. CD He does not want to continue the debate In class. eD) He does not want to Influence the woman's thlnklng. ~ 49. According to the discussion, what reason does the man give lor rejecting string theory? CD There may have been errors in the mathematical calculations. eD Strings have not been observed In a laboratOl)'. (D Siring theory does not prove !he theory of everythi ng . (]) The experiments were oot performed oorrectly. r h a r MOOEl TEST 71llSTENING SE.CTION 4., so . What can be inferred abouithe students? CD Th ey have not fonned opinions about t he theory. CD Th ey do not agree with the professor's point 01 view. eD They have reached different conclusions abouI lh e the<xy. <lP They have changed the ir minds during the discussion. 51. Why does the prol eSSOf suggest lhatthe students visit a web site? CD Th e textbook does not have the IatestlnfonnaOOn about the to p ic lhatthey will debate. CD The web site should provide ootectiVe data, which they can use lor the next discussion. CD The professor wants the students 10 understand the history of the theory they are studying. CD The site will prepare the students to complete mathematical caJculations before the next class. Please tum off the audlo . 1lIefe ' s. 11Hnlnute break between the Ustenlng section and the Spea ki ng section. righted ater 492 MOAE MODEL TESTS SPEAKING SECTION (') Model Test 7, Speaking Section, CD 10, Track 2 The Speaking section tests your abi li ty to communicate in Eng lish In an academic setting. Dur- ing the lest, you will be presented with sl)( speaking questions. The questions ask for a response to a single questiOn , a conversation, a talk, or a lectu re . Yo u ma y take not es as you listen, b ut notes are not graded. You may use your notes to answer the questions. Some of the questions ask for a response 10 a reading passage and a talk or a lecture. The readi ng passages and the questions are written, but most of the directions will be spoken. Your speaking will be evaluated on both the fluency 01 the language and the accuracy 01 th e co nlen t. You will h ave 15-20 seconds to prepare and 45-60 secoods 10 respond 10 each ques- tion. Typically, a good response will require all of the re spon se time but the answer will be complete by the end of the response tlme. The time lor the Speaking section is about 20 m in ut es . A clock on the scr een will show you how much time you have to prepare you r answer and how much time you have to record it. )pynghled maken 11 MODEL TEST 7/SPEAKrl'fG SECTIO N 'a3 r= -== ~ - . ". () Usten for a question about a famili ar topic. Que sll on Th ink about a book that you have enjoyed reading. Why did you like it? What was especially interesting about the book? Use specirlC details and examples to support your response. Preparation Time: 15 seconds Recording Time: 45 seconds 494 MORE MODEL TESTS 1 • .",tJUDt *Wl. DueIIJOII 2 " F.,.,,. " ' ''' 1O[<l-I'i9M''''II ~:; \ • 0-'_,,,,. n Listen lor a question that asks your opinion about a lamiliar topic. Qu • • t lo n Some people think th at it is better 10 travel as pa n 01 a to ur group when they are visiting a lor - eign country. Other people prefer to make their own travel plans so that they can travel lnde- pondonlly . Wh i ch approach do you think Is better and why? Use s pec if ic reasons and examples to support your opinion. Preparation Time: 15 seconds Recording Time: 45 seconds ngh ma r 4118 MORE MOOEl TESTS Integrated Speaking Questlall tf "Pa",.s" Read a shan passage and then listen 10 part of a tecture on the same topic. Readfng lime : 45 seconds pangea Pfate tectonics assumes that the Earth's rigid outer fayer is comprised of a number of slabs called plates, which are constantly in motion, changing the position of land masses and seascapes relative to each other throughout history. The plates move slowly but continu- ously at about the rate of 2 inches evary year. The movement 01 the plates thamselves may be caused by the unequal distribut io n 01 heat and pressure below them. Very hot mate ri al deep within the mantle, that Is , the layer 01 rock inside the Earth, moves upward while the cooler layer descends In to t he mantle, putting the ou ter crust 01 the continents in motion. Several large plates Include an entire continent with its surroundi ng seafloor; however, the boundaries of the plates do no t co rr espond precisely with the seven continents that we rec- ognize today. n Now listen 10 part 01 a lecture in a geography class. The prolessor is talking about Pangea. Ques tion Explain how plale tectonics retales to Ihe theory of continenlal dn'h . Preparation TI me: 30 seconds Recording lime : 60 seconds . TESTS SPEAKING SECTION (') Model Test 7, Speaking Section, CD 10, Track 2 The Speaking section tests your abi li ty to communicate in Eng lish In an academic setting. Dur- ing. and the accuracy 01 th e co nlen t. You will h ave 1 5-2 0 seconds to prepare and 4 5-6 0 secoods 10 respond 10 each ques- tion. Typically, a good response will require all of the. much time you have to record it. )pynghled maken 11 MODEL TEST 7/SPEAKrl'fG SECTIO N 'a3 r= -= = ~ - . ". () Usten for a question about a famili ar topic. Que sll on