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Volume 1
Listening Practice Test 3

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Questions 1-4
Complete the schedule below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Example: Globetrotters Language School

Class Schedule

Chinese Level: Advanced

Level: Advanced

Days: 1 evenings

Japanese

Level: 2

Days: Tuesday and Thursday mornings

Level: 3

Days: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings

French

Level: Intermediate

Days: Friday 4

Questions 5-8
Complete the information below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE NUMBER for each answer.

Tuition information
Six weeks $ 5

Four weeks $ 6

One week $ 7

Twelve weeks $ 8

Questions 9-10
Complete the sentences below

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Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer

Students can register for a class by visiting the 9

10 is in charge of student registration.

Questions 11-15
Label the map below.

Write the correct letter; A—I, next to questions 11—15.

11
Harbor View Bookstore

12
Pear Cafe

13
Souvenir Store

14
Art Gallery

15
Harbor Park

Questions 16-20
Complete the sentences below

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER ONLY for each answer.

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Harbor Park
The park was built in 16 .

A 17 stands in the center of the park.

Take the path through the 18

In the middle of the garden is a 19

A 20 takes you down to the harbor and a view of the boats.

Questions 21-24
Complete the information about the archives.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Welcome to City Archives

The following people may use the archives:

University students with a valid 21

City residents with payment of 22
All others: Special permission from the director is required.
Hours:

Days: 23

Hours: 9:30 A.M. until 24 P.M.

Questions 25-30
What can be found on each floor 1 of the archives building?

Write the correct Utter, A-G next to questions 25-30.

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 CITY ARCHIVES

A nineteenth-century documents

B maps

C personal papers

D photographs

E books about the city

F newspapers

G information about the woolen mill

Floor of the building

25
basement

26
ground floor

27
second floor

28
third floor

29
fourth floor

30
fifth floor

Questions 31-33
Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Historical Uses of Wind Power

Ancient China Windmills were used to 31

Ancient Persia Farmers used wind power to 32

The Netherlands People used windmills to 33

Questions 34-40
Complete the chart below

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer

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 Wind Power

Advantages Disadvantages

Unlike oil and coal, wind power does not cause

The cost of the initial investment is high.
34

There are limited supplies of oil and coal, but The 36 of the wind is not
wind is a 35 constant.

It 37 to generate electricity with the Wind turbines are usually located far from
wind 38

Wind turbines do not take up much land Wind turbines may spoil 39

Wind turbines make as 40 as

a high-speed car.

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 Solution:

25 D 26 A

27 F 28 B

29 G 30 C

31 pump water 32 grind grain

33 drain lakes 34 pollution

35 renewable resource 36 strength

37 costs less 38 cities

39 the scenery/local scenery 40 much noise

1 Wednesday, (and) Friday 2 intermediate

3 beginning/beginner 4 mornings

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 5 575 6 410

7 125 8 1,050

9 school office 10 Mr. Lindsay

11 A 12 C

13 F 14 H

15 I 16 1876

17 statue 18 woods

19 fountain 20 staircase/stairways

21 student identification card/ID 22 (an)annual fee

card/university identification card

23 Tuesday; Sunday/Tuesday through 24 8:30

Sunday/Tuesday to Sunday

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 Review and Explanations
25 Answer: D
The keywords concerned in Q25 must be “basement”.
When the librarian was asked about photographs of the city in the 19th century ,
she/he confirmed they have all the photographs in the basement. Therefore, the
answer for Q25 must be “D. the photographs”.

26 Answer: A
The keywords concerned in Q26 must be “the ground floor”.
The librarian suggests that if the students’re interested in seeing documents from the
nineteenth century, those are right here on the ground floor. Therefore, the answer
for Q26 must be “A. nineteenth century documents”.

27 Answer: F
The keyword concerned in Q27 must be “the second floor”. The librarian provides
that all the newspapers from the earliest ones, in the eighteenth century, up to the
current time, are on the second floor . Therefore, the answer for Q27 must be “F.
newspapers”.

28 Answer: B
The keywords concerned in Q28 must be “the third floor”.
The librarian confirmed the student had seen a room forthe maps on the third floor.
Therefore, the answer for Q28 must be “B. maps”.

29 Answer: G
The keywords concerned in Q29 must be “the fourth floor”.
The librarian guided and gave to himabout information of the woolen mill. When he
went to the fourth floor. Therefore, the answer for Q29 must be “G. information of the
woolen mill”.

30 Answer: C
The keywords concerned in Q30 must be “on the fifth floor”.
The librarian guided that the personal papers would be on the fifth floor , where they
keep all the personal papers of famous residents of our city. Therefore, the answer for Q30
must be “C.personal papers”.

31 Answer: pump water

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T h e keywords concerned in Q31 must be “ancient China windmill” and “were
used to”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea verb.
The lecturer explicitly states that In ancient China, farmers used a rudimentary sort of
windmill t o pump water. Wind power was used in other parts of the ancient
world, as well. Therefore, the answer for Q31 must be “pump water”.
Note: This question just asked about the ancient China windmill, sowind power is not
the right answer.

32 Answer: grind grain

T h e keywords concerned in Q32 must be “ancient Persia farmers” and “used
wind power to”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea verb.
From the lecture, it is implied that In Persia, farmers used wind powered mills to
grind their grain. The answer for Q32 must be “grind grain”.

33 Answer: drain lakes

T h e keywords concerned in Q33 must be “the Netherlands people” and “used
windmills to”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea verb.
The lecturer states that in the Netherlands, people went back to the ancient idea of
using the power of the wind to move water. They used windmills t o drain
lakes, thereby creating more land for farming. The answer for Q33 must be “drain
lakes”.

34 Answer: pollution
The keywords concerned in Q34 must be “Wind power” and “does not cause”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea noun.
The lecturer states that One of the biggest problems with using fuels such as oil
and coal is pollution. Wind power, on the other hand, is clean . It causes no
pollution and therefore doesn’t contribute to global warming . Thus, the answer for
Q34 must be “pollution”.

35 Answer: renewable resource

The keywords concerned in Q35 must be “limited supplied of oil and coal” and
“wind power”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea thing/noun.
The lecturer states that wind power is a renewable resource . Oil and coal
reserves are limited, but we'll never run out of wind. Therefore, the answer for
Q35 must be “renewable resource”.

36 Answer: strength
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The keywords concerned in Q36 must be “something of the wind is not constant”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea noun.
The lecturer explicitly states that The initial costs of setting up wind turbines can be quite
high. Another issue is reliability . Wind doesn’t blow at a constant of strength.
Therefore, the answer for Q36 must be “strength”.

37 Answer: costs less

The keywords concerned in Q37 must be “generate electricity with the wind”
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea verb.
The lecturer explicitly states that Using the wind to generate electricity costs less,
much less, than running other types of generators . Therefore, the answer for Q37
must be “costs less”.

38 Answer: cities
The keywords concerned in Q38 must be “Wind turbines” and “are located far
from”.
From this question, we can assume that the answer for Q38 must be a noun. The lecturer
explicitly states that Wind turbines usually have to be located in rural areas where
the land is open. Their distance from cities. Therefore, the answer for Q38 must be
cities”.
This question is about the place which are far from the wind turbines, so ifwind turbines
usually have to be located in rural areas, “rural areas” is not the right answer.

39 Answer: the scenery/local scenery

The keywords concerned in Q39 must be “Wind turbines” and “spoil”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea noun.
The lecturer states that Wind turbines are usually placed in high, open areas, where
they’re easy to be seen. rural residents often feel that the beautiful local scenery is
spoiled by the sight of the wind turbines. Therefore, the answer for Q39 must be
the scenery”.

40 Answer: much noise

The keywords concerned in Q40 must be “Wind turbines” and “a high-speed car”.
From this question, we can assume that the answer for Q40 must be a noun. According to
the lecture, we can imply that wind turbines aren’t quiet. In fact, one wind turbine can
produce as much noise as a car traveling at highway speeds. Therefore, the answer
for Q40 must be “much noise”.

1 Answer: Wednesday, (and) Friday

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The keyword concerned in Q1 must be “Chinese level”, “advanced” and
“evenings”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bedays when the school
h a s Chinese class because “Chinese level” is the keyword that was correctly
mentioned in the conversation.
When the man asked about information on language classes the school had instructed,
the woman confirmed that they had advanced Chinese class. After that, she provided
more information on Chinese level for him that it were held on Wednesday and
Friday evenings. Therefore, the answer for Q1 must be “Wednesday and Friday”.

2 Answer: intermediate
The keywords concerned in Q2 must be “Japanese classes”, “level” and “Tuesday
and Thursday mornings”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea level.
When the man asked about the time the Japanese classes met, the woman
confirmed that they had intermediate Japanese classes which were held on
Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Therefore, the answer for Q2 must be
“intermediate”.

3 Answer: beginning/beginner
T h e keywords concerned in Q3 must be “Japanese classes” and “Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday mornings”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea level.
The woman provided information about beginning Japanese classes for him that it
were held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. Therefore, the answer for
Q3 must be “beginning”.

4 Answer: mornings
The keywords concerned in Q4 must be “intermediate French” and “Friday”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea day.
In addition, the woman also recommended about intermediate French, and it were
held on Friday mornings. Thus, the answer for Q4 must be “mornings”.

5 Answer: 575
The keywords concerned in Q5 must be “tuition” and “six weeks”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be atuition fee/ number.
When the woman was asked about the tuition for the Japanese class, she confirmed
the cost of this class would be five hundred and seventy five dollars for a six-week
course. Therefore, the answer for Q5 must be “575”.

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6 Answer: 410
The keywords concerned in Q6 must be “four weeks”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea tuition fee/ number.
The woman suggests that if he does not want to pay that much, hecould sign up for
just four weeks of class and pay four hundred and ten dollars. Therefore, the
answer for Q6 must be “410”.

7 Answer: 125
The keyword concerned in Q7 must be “one week”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea tuition fee/ number.
The woman suggests that if he does not want to pay that much, he could pay for one
week at a time, at a hundred and twenty five dollars a week. Thus, the answer for
Q7 must be “125”.

8 Answer: 1,050
The keyword concerned in Q8 must be “twelve weeks”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea tuition fee/ number.
The woman suggests that if he wants to save money, he could register for two levels
together. So he’ll get twelve weeks of class for just one thousand and fifty
dollars. Therefore, the answer for Q8 must be “1050”.

9 Answer: school office

The keywords concerned in Q9 must be “register” and “visit”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea place.
When the man wants to register for a class on the phone, the woman has denied it. She
said that he’ll need to visit the school office today or tomorrow and bring a check
for the tuition and a photo ID. Therefore, the answer for Q9 must be “school office”.
("the" has been given in the question)

10 Answer: Mr. Lindsay

The keywords concerned in Q10 must be “in charge of student registration ”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea person.
The woman guided him to come and ask forMr. Lindsay who is in charge of student
registration. Therefore, the answer for Q10 must be “Mr. Lindsay”.

11 Answer: A

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The keywords concerned in Q11 must be “Harbor View bookstore”.
The author shows the first departure point that will start on Pear Street where the star is.
This star marks the Harbor View bookstore and this star also marks box A.Therefore, the
answer for Q11 must be “A”.

12 Answer: C
The keywords concerned in Q12 must be “the Pear Cafe”.
The author shows that when moving up Pear street from the bookstore toward
Cherry, the next building on the left is the Pear Café. So the Pear Café is next to the
Harbor View bookstore, it’s right on the corner of Pear and Cherry streets. Therefore,
the answer for Q12 must be “C”.

13 Answer: F
The keywords concerned in Q13 must be “the souvenir shop”.
The author provides that leaving the café (C) and cross Pear Street, we’re at Caldwell’s
Clothing Store (D) on the opposite corner. Continuing down Cherry Street, the next
building on the right after Caldwell’s is the souvenir shop. Therefore, the answer for
Q13 must be “F”.

14 Answer: H
The keywords concerned in Q14 must be “the art gallery”.
It can be seen clearly that we cross Cherry Street on the opposite the Souvenir Store
and we’re at the art gallery , one building down from the corner. Therefore, the
answer for Q14 must be “H”.

15 Answer: I
The keywords concerned in Q15 must be “Harbor Park”.
The author provides that we keep going down Cherry Street toward the harbor, on
the left, right after the gallery (H).There is a Harbor Park Therefore, the answer for
Q15 must be “I”.

16 Answer: 1876
The keyword concerned in Q16 must be “the Harbor Park” and “was built in”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea year.
The author shows that Harbor Park was built on land donated to the city by Captain
Jones, which was built in 1876. Therefore, the answer for Q16 must be “1876”.

17 Answer: statue

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 The keyword concerned in Q17 must be “Stands in the center of the park ”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea thing. It can be seen
clearly that in the center of the park a statue of Captain Jones was erected , and it’s
still standing there today. Therefore, the answer for Q17 must be “statue”.

18 Answer: woods
The keyword concerned in Q18 must be “take the path through”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea thing. During a walk, after
viewing the statue, you can follow the path that goes through the woods just
behind. Therefore, the answer for Q18 must be “woods”.

19 Answer: fountain
The keyword concerned in Q19 must be “in the middle of the garden ”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea thing. During a walk,
when you go to a lovely garden, in the middle of which is a fountain. Therefore, the
answer for Q19 must be “fountain”.

20 Answer: staircase/stairways
The keyword concerned in Q20 must be “down to the harbor” and “the view of the
boats”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea thing. The author
provides that if we still feel like walking, continue on to the far end of the garden. We’ll
find a wooden staircase , which will take us down to the harbor . We might enjoy
the view of the boats from there. Therefore, the answer for Q20 must be “staircase”.

21 Answer: student identification card/ID card/university identification card

The keyword concerned in Q21 must be “university students” and “a valid”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea thing.
The librarian provided that if the students has the university identification card/ ID
card, they will use the archives at no charge and of course these cards must be valid.
Therefore, the answer for Q21 must be “university identification card/ ID card”.

22 Answer: (an)annual fee

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The keywords concerned in Q22 must be “City residents” and “payment of”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea fee.
The librarian provided that if the students are a resident of the city, they have to payan
annual fee. Everyone else needs to get special permission from the director, but that
doesn’t apply to city residents , of course. Therefore, the answer for Q22 must be “an
annual fee”.

23 Answer: Tuesday; Sunday/Tuesday through Sunday/Tuesday to Sunday

The keywords concerned in Q23 must be “days”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bedays.
It can be seen clearly that the city archives isopen all weekend; actually the only day
they’re closed is Monday. So the student can come any day, Tuesday through
Sunday. Therefore, the answer for Q 2 3 must be “Tuesday ; Sunday ” or “Tuesday
through Sunday” or “Tuesday to Sunday”.

24 Answer: 8:30
The keywords concerned in Q24 must be “hours” , “9:30 A.M” and “P.M”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must bea time.
It can be seen clearly that the city archives isopen from 9:30 in the morning until
8:30 in the evening. Thus, the answer for Q24 must be “8:30”.

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 Audio Script:

Section 1
You will hear a man asking for information about lan guage classes over the phone.

Woman: Good morning. Example globetrotters Language School. How may I help you?

Man: Yes, I was wondering if you could give me some information on language classes.

Woman: Certainly. What language are you interested in studying?

Man: Well, that’s the thing. I’m interested in learning japanese, but I’d also like to improve
my Chinese. I don’t know which to study right now.

Woman: Maybe the class schedule will help you decide. Did you want to study in the
morning, afternoon, or evening?

Man: I work in the evenings, so mornings or afternoons would be best.

Woman: Then that decides it for you. We offer an advanced Chinese class, but it meets
on Q1 Wednesday and Friday evenings.

Man: I couldn’t do that. When do the Japanese classes meet?

Woman: We have beginning Japanese on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, no wait,

that’s Q2 intermediate Japanese. Which level do you want? advanced?

Man: No, Q3 beginning. Definitely. I know some Chinese and some French, but I’m a real
beginner with Japanese.

Woman: Well then, are you free Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings? That’s when
the beginning Japanese classes meet. We also have intermediate French on Q4 Friday
mornings.

Man: I could do those mornings, but I’d prefer afternoon. Don’t you have anything in the
afternoon?
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Woman: We have intermediate Japanese class on Wednesday and Friday afternoons.

Man: I really need a beginner class. So I’ll take the morning Japanese class. Could you give
me an idea of the cost? What would be the tuition for the Japanese class?

Woman: The beginning-level classes meet three times a week, so they cost a bit more
than the other levels. For a six-week course, the cost would be Q7 five hundred and
seventy five dollars.

Man: That’s a bit steep.

Woman: If it’s hard for you to pay that much, you could sign up for just four weeks of class
and Q6 pay four hundred and ten dollars. Or, you could pay for one week at a time, at
Q5 a hundred and twenty five dollars a week.

Man: That comes out to be much more expensive once you add up all the weeks.

Woman: That’s true. You can save money by registering for two levels together. For
example, pay for your beginning and intermediate classes now and you’ll get twelve
weeks of class for just Q8 one thousand and fifty dollars.

Man: That’s not a bad deal, but I can’t come up with that much money at once. I'll just pay
for the six week course.

Woman: Fine. That class begins next week, so you need to register right away.

Man: Can’t I register over the phone?

Woman: No, I’m sorry, we don’t take phone registrations. What you’ll need to do is visit
Q9 the school office today or tomorrow. Bring a check for the tuition and a photo id

Man: Is that all?

Woman: Yes, we’ll give you a registration form to complete, or you can save time by
visiting our website and downloading the form there. Complete it and bring it into the
office with your check.

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Man: Great. I’ll stop by this afternoon.

Woman: Fine. When you arrive, ask for Q10 Mr. Lindsay. He’s in charge of student
registration.

Man: I’m sorry, Mr. who?

Woman: Mr. Lindsay, spelled L-I-N-D-S-A-Y.

Man: Thank you for your help.

Woman: Thank you. We’ll look forward to seeing you in class.

Section 2.
You will hear a tour guide giving information about a shopping district.

Tour guide: This afternoon we’ll visit the city’s shopping district . Several blocks in the area
are closed to car traffic , and I know you’ll enjoy walking around there. I’d like to give you
an overview of the district now since you’ll be on your own once we get there.

Q11 You’ll see on this map here that the shopping district consists of two streets - Pear
Street, which runs north and south, and cherry street , which crosses Pear Street right
here. Let’s start our tour here on Pear Street where the star is. This star marks the Harbor
View bookstore. It’s very popular among locals as well as tourists . You can buy a range of
books of local interest as well as a variety of magazines and newspapers. It’s directly
across the street from the City Library, which is also worth a visit. It’s in one of the oldest
buildings in the city and contains , among other things, an interesting collection of rare
books.

Now, moving up Pear from the bookstore toward Cherry, Q12 the next building on the
left is the Pear Cafe. You’ll notice it’s right on the corner of Pear and Cherry streets. It’s a
great place to relax while enjoying a delicious cup of coffee or tea. You can talk with
friends or read quietly. They have a variety of books and magazines available.

From the windows of the cafe, you can look right across Cherry Street for a lovely view
of city gardens . It’s a rather small garden, but it contains a variety of exotic plants and
flowers.

Let’s leave the cafe and cross Pear Street. On the opposite corner , we’re at Caldwell’s

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Clothing Store, which you might also want to visit. They sell both men’s and women’s
fashions from countries around the world.

Continuing down Cherry Street, Q13 the next building on the right after Caldwell’s is
the souvenir shop . Stop in here to get maps and books about the local area, as well as T-
shirts and postcards with pictures of the city. Q14 Now, we cross Cherry Street and
we’re at the art gallery , one building down from the corner. Here you can see and, of
course, purchase many fine paintings and sculptures by local artists.

Let’s keep going down Cherry Street toward the harbor. Q15 On the left, right after the
gallery, is Harbor Park. It’s a lovely place, and it’s certainly worth spending some time
there.

Harbor Park was built on land donated to the city by Captain Jones, a lifelong resident of
this city. Captain Jones designed the park himself, and it was built in Q16 1876 . Exactly
in the center of the park a Q17 statue of Captain Jones was erected , and it’s still
standing there today. It shows Captain Jones on the bow of his ship.

After viewing the statue, you can follow the path that goes through the Q18 woods just
behind. It will lead you to a lovely garden, in the middle of which is a Q19 fountain. This
is a nice place to enjoy a few quiet moments.

If you still feel like walking, continue on to the far end of the garden. There, you’ll find a
wooden Q20 staircase , which will take you down to the harbor . You might enjoy the
view of the boats from there. There’s also a walking path along the water, which will
eventually bring you back up to Cherry Street.

You can see that there’s plenty to do in this part of the city. The bus leaves at 1:30 .

Section 3.
You will hear a conversation between a university student and a librarian about using the
City Archives.

Student: Hello. I was wondering if you could give me some information about

using the archives .

Librarian: I’d be happy to. Are you a resident of the city?

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Student: Actually, 1 live just outside the city, but I study at the university downtown .

Librarian: That’s fine. All you need to do is Q21 show your university identification card
and you can use the archives at no charge , as long as your ID card is current, of course.

Student: Yes, it’s valid. So I don’t have to pay anything?

Librarian: No. City residents pay Q22 an annual fee, but students can use the archives for
free. Everyone else needs to get special permission from the director, but that doesn’t
apply to you, of course.

Student: Oh, good. I was also wondering about the schedule. I have classes every day,
Monday through Friday, and I also have a part-time job, so I could really only use the
archives on weekends.

Librarian. That’s not a problem at all. We’re open all weekend; actually the only day we’re
closed is Monday. So you can come any day, Q23 Tuesday through Sunday.

Student: Are you open in the evenings?

Librarian: Yes, we’re open from 9:30 in the morning until Q24 8:30 in the evening.

Student: That will fit my schedule well.

Librarian: Is there something else I can help you with?

Student: Yes. One thing I’ll be needing to see for one of Q25 Q26 Q27 Q28 my
class projects is Q29 old Q30 photographs . Do you have photographs of the city in
the 19th century that I could look at?

Librarian: Yes, we store all the photographs in the basement . Those stairs over there will
take you down to the photography collection. Just tell the library in there what you’re
interested in, and he’ll help you.

Student: Those would be nineteenth-century photographs?

Librarian: Yes, the entire collection is there. Now, Q25 Q26 if you’re interested Q27 in
seeing Q29 Q30 documents from the nineteenth century , those are right here on
the ground floor .

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Student: I would like to see some of those documents. Does that collection include
newspapers, too?

Librarian: No, Q27 Q28 Q29 Q30 all Q25 Q26 the newspapers from
the earliest ones, in the eighteenth century, up to the current time, are on the second floor.
Here, let me just give you this map of the archives , and you’ll be able to find whatever it is
you need.

Student: Thank you. Oh, I see you have a whole room devoted to maps.

Librarian: Yes, on the third floor.

Student: Q25 That’s great because one thing Q26 I need to do is Q27
Q28 Q29 Q30 look at how the city has developed over time.
Librarian: I’m sure you’ll find a lot of helpful information there. Of course, some of the
maps are several centuries old, so generally visitors are only allowed to see
photographic reproductions of them.

Student: That shouldn’t be a problem. What’s this on the fourth floor— Ogden’s Woolen
Mill?

Librarian: As I’m sure you know Q25 , Q26 Q27 Q28 Q29 Q30 Ogden’s Woolen Mill
was the major entity responsible for the growth of this city in the nineteenth century​​ . ​The
Ogden airs gave money for the archives to devote an entire floor to information about the
history of the mill.

Student: Will I be able to find information about the Ogden family there
photographs Q25 , Q26 Q27 Q28 Q29 Q30 personal papers ,​​ things like that?

Librarian: Probably the family photographs are stored downstairs in the photography
collection. The personal papers would be on the fifth floor , where we keep all the personal
papers of famous residents of our city.

Student: Thank you so much for your help. I’ll be able to do a lot of my research here.

Section 4.
You will hear a lecture about wind energy.

Lecturer: With the rising cost of fossil fuels , there’s a great deal of interest these days in

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developing alternative sources of energy. Today, I’d like to talk about one of these wind
power. In the past couple of decades , there’s been an upsurge of interest in using the
wind as a source of energy, but the idea isn’t new at all. People have been harnessing the
power of the wind for centuries, ever since ancient peoples first used sailboats . In ancient
China, farmers used a rudimentary sort of windmill to Q31 pump water. Wind power
was used in other parts of the ancient world, as well. In Persia, for example, farmers
used wind powered mills to Q32 grind their grain. During the Middle Ages in the
Netherlands, people went back to the ancient idea of using the power of the wind to move
water. They used windmills to Q33 drain lakes, thereby creating more land for farming.

Lecturer: At present, people around the world are using the wind to generate electricity,
some old methods, some new. Is this the solution to our modern energy problems? Well,
as with anything, there are both advantages and disadvantages to using wind power.
Let’s take a look at some of the reasons to use wind power. One of the biggest problems
with using fuels such as oil and coal is Q34 pollution. Wind power, on the other hand, is
clean. It causes no pollution and therefore doesn’t contribute to global warming . Another
great advantage of wind power is that it’s a Q35 renewable resource . Oil and coal
reserves are limited, but we'll never run out of wind. Economics is another reason to use
wind power. Using the wind to generate electricity Q37 costs less, much less, than
running other types of generators. In addition, since wind turbines don’t take up much
land, the land around them can be used for other purposes, such as farming.

There are disadvantages, however. Even though generating electricity with wind is
relatively inexpensive , the technology isn’t cheap. The initial costs of setting up wind
turbines can be quite high. Another issue is reliability . Wind doesn’t blow at a constant
of Q36 strength. Therefore, at times, a lot of electricity can be produced while at others
there may be little or none. Wind turbines usually have to be located in rural areas where
the land is open. Their distance from Q38 cities, where the most electricity is needed, is
another issue. Although wind is considered to be a clean source of energy, wind turbines
cause their own sort of pollution. Wind turbines are usually placed in high, open areas,
where they’re easy to be seen. rural residents often feel that the beautiful
local Q39 scenery is spoiled by the sight of the wind turbines. In addition, wind turbines
aren’t quiet. In fact, one wind turbine can produce as much Q40 noise as a car traveling
at highway speeds.

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