Listen to the recording and choose the best answer to each question. To make this practice more like the real test, cover the questions and answers during each conversation.
Transcript for 2.2 A
Questions 1 through 2. Listen to a conversation between two students.
M: I had a lot of expenses this quarter, and the money my parents sent didn’t last very long. I may have to get some kind of job.
W: You can probably find something right here on campus. You should check out the job board in the student center.
M: Where is that exactly?
W: In the student center, on the first floor, next to counseling. In fact, I think it’s part of the counseling
center. You can ask one of the counselors if you want more information about any of the jobs listed.
M: My problem is that I need the money but I don’t have a lot of spare time. I’d like a quiet job that would
allow me to get some reading done.
W: Then go on over there. Maybe there’s an opening for night watchman.
Transcript for 2.2 B
Questions 1 through 4. Listen to part of a discussion in an anthropology class.
M: The men of the northwoods tribes were the hunters. The hunting season began in the fall and continued
until midwinter. These expedi tions frequently took the hunters away from the village for long periods of time. Moose, deer, beaver, bear, and elk were the animals sought. Large deer drives were common, and small animals were taken with snares or the bow and arrow.
W: Did the women ever go hunting with the men?
M: The women often accompanied their husbands on hunting parties. Their job was to take charge of the
camps.
W: Do you mean they just cooked for the men? I thought the Native Americans had more of a system of
equality.
M: Overall, men and women shared the labor. On hunting expeditions, women basically supported the
men, whose job was to procure the game. On the other hand, women controlled other realms of life. For example, women managed all of the agricultural operations. Also, a woman headed each clan, and these women were respected for their role as keepers of the clan.
Transcript for 2.2 C
Questions 1 through 5. Listen to a talk in an art class. The instructor is talking about pigments.
Whether you’re working with oil, tempera, or watercolor, it’s the pigment that gives the paint its color. A pigment can either be mixed with another material or applied over its surface in a thin layer. When a pigment is mixed or ground in a
liquid vehicle to form paint, it does not dissolve but remains suspended in the liquid.
A paint pigment should be a smooth, finely divided powder. It should withstand the action of sunlight without changing color. A pigment should not exert a harmful chemical reaction upon the medium, or upon other color pigments it is
mixed with.
Generally, pigments are classified according to their origin, either natural or synthetic. Natural inorganic pigments, also known as mineral pigments, include the native “earths” such as ochre—yellow iron oxide—and raw umber—brown iron oxide. Natural organic pigments come from vegetable and animal sources. Some examples are indigo, from the indigo plant, and Tyrian purple, the imperial purple the Romans prepared from a shellfish native to the Mediterranean.
Today, many pigments are synthetic varieties of traditional inorganic and organic pigments. Synthetic organic pigments provide colors of unmatched intensity and tinting strength. The synthetic counterparts of the yellow and red earths are more brilliant and, if well prepared, are superior in all other respects to the native products. Inorganic synthetic colors made with the
aid of strong heat are generally the most permanent for all uses. In contrast, pigments from natural sources are less permanent than the average synthetic color.
Transcript for 2.2 D
Questions 1 through 2. Listen to a discussion between two students.
M: That was a pretty good history lecture, don’t you think?
W: Well, to be honest, I didn’t understand what Dr. Marquez meant by “partible inheritance,” and it seems like that’s an important thing to know.
M: Partible inheritance means that a man’s property would be divided equally among all his children. After the man died, that is.
W: Oh. Then what’s “primogeniture”?
M: That’s when all the property goes to the eldest son. Just think about the word “primogeniture.” “Primo”
means “one” or “first,” right?
W: Right. Oh, I get it! “Primogeniture” is when the first son gets everything.
M: That’s right.
W: Now it’s starting to make sense.
check out |
You should check out the job board in the student center. |
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spare time |
…I need the money but I don’t have a lot of spare time. |
free |
If you’re free in the afternoon… |
help out |
…why not volunteer to help us out? |
I guess I could |
I guess I could spare a few hours. |
put (one’s) name down |
I can put your name down then? |
make someone do something |
She really makes us think. And she really makes you work in her class! |
figure out |
I’m starting to figure things out as a result of this class.. |
go through |
These are all journal articles that I need to go through for my research.. |
deal with |
Most are about primate behavior, but a few deal with other mammals or birds….. |