Academic Lecture 5

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1. What aspect of Yellowstone National Park is the lecture mainly about?

(A) Rocks and minerals
(B) Water formations
(C) Volcanic activity
(D) Rainfall

2. What does the professor say about Yellowstone's volcanic activity?

(A) It produces rock of different colors
(B) It stays below the ground.
(C) It makes the water unsafe to drink.
(D) It has recently increased.

3. Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question. What did the professor mean when he said this?

(A) He just remembered something she wanted to mention.
(B) He wanted the student to repeat what he said.
(C) He was looking for a different answer.
(D) He wanted to expand on the student's point.

4. What is a fumarole?

(A) Hot solid rock beneath the surface of the ground
(B) A narrow space that forms bubbles of steam
(C) A layer of silica or limestone
(D) An opening from which clouds of steam emerge

5. What conditions produce the hot springs at Yellowstone? Click on two answers.

(A ) Superheated water rises toward the surface under low pressure.
(B) Superheated water passes through a layer of minerals.
(C) Cool rainwater hits a bubble of rising superheated water.
(D) The channel through which superheated water rises decreases in size.

6. How does the professor chiefly distinguish the features of Yellowstone from each other in his discussion?

(A) The minerals dissolved in the water
(B) The pressure the water is under
(C) The temperature to which the water is heated below ground
(D) The type of rock that heats the water

Campus Conversation 1


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1. What does the professor warn the student not to do?

(A) Gather irrelevant material
(B) Steal other people's ideas
(C) Share notes with other students
(D) Use few sources for his paper

2. Who does the professor say is likely to plagiarize?

(A) A researcher wtih few notes
(B) A magazine publisher
(C) A writer who is in a hurry
(D) A student with little experience

3. Why does the profesor recomend taking notes in paraphrases?

(A) They take up little space.
(B) They are easy to read.
(C) Students don't need to identify the source.
(D) Students can put ideas together better.

4. Listen again to part of the converstaion. Then answer the questions.

What did the man imply in saying this?
(A) He thinks the professor is misunderstanding the rule.
(B) He is not sure what the professor is trying to say.
(C) He is surprised at how many students fail papers.
(D) He did not think unintentional errors would affect grades.

5. Why does the professor warn against using too many direct quotations?

(A) The paper may not contain enough of the student's own ideas.
(B) The paper may not ready smoothly.
(C) It is difficult to quote sources accurately.
(D) The paper may contain too much specific information.