2020-01-29 TOEFL: insertion, listening inference

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: Oxford exercises 2R4 (p. 72-74) and 2R8 (p. 76-78) - These also include reference questions.
exercise 2R4 (Gandhi)
1 c
2 b
3 c
4 c
5 c
6 c
7 b
8 d
9 b (The sentence before this is the only one that mentions caste and electorates. The following sentence moves onto a different issue.)
10 b/d (The point is that it refers to Gandhi, but these were both “nicknames” for him.)
11 d
12 b
13 c
14 c
15 b (The conflict between Muslims and Hindus had two sides. The conflict among Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs had three. “Neither” means two.)
exercise 2R8 - Compare your answers with your partners. If you disagree, try to convince them.
1 d
2 c
3 d
4 a
5 c
6 b
7 b (Beta-endorphins are just one example of endogenous opioids, and all of them are naturally occurring painkillers.)
8 d (The nucleus accumbens is in the midbrain, but it’s in the nucleus accumbens that the next sentence happens.)
9 b
10 d (This sentence about a different chemical only fits after all the sentences about dopamine.)
11 a
12 c
13 b
14 b
15 d
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p. 70-71 exercise 2R3 - Take 10 minutes to answer the questions about calories.
1 c
2 d
3 b
4 b
5 d
6 b
7 c
8 c
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Listening Question Types
- detail
- main idea (content or purpose)
- prediction
- attitude
- purpose/method/organization
- function/replay
- inference
- complete a chart or table
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Cambridge exercise L18 - Listen to the passages and statements, and write if the statement is a correct inference.
1 yes
2 no
3 no
4 yes
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exercise L20 - In your own words, answer the questions.
1 She is or plans to be an art major.
2 Those are toys that kids can play with imaginatively and not lose interest.
3 She wants them to hear different regional accents, and probably also to have authentic contact with the language outside of class.
4 There was a recent assault on campus.
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exercise L19 - Choose the correct answer to each question.
1 B
2 D
3 A
4 B
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Delta exercise 2.4.B - Answer the inference and prediction questions.
1 A
2 C
3 C
4 A C
5 D
6 C
7 C
8 B
9 B C
10 D
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Cambridge listening mini-test p. 296 - Listen and answer the questions.
6 B
7 D
8 A (The articles are on microfiche, so they can’t be taken from the library.)
9 B (They agree that the professor should talk about it now, because the man who asked is probably not the only one who is unsure.)
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15 D
16 A
17 B
18 C
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Homework: Oxford p. 231-233 - exercises 4L6 and 4L8
	(Note that in British universities, a “faculty” is a school, college, or other major division within the university. Each faculty has multiple departments inside.)