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SEC TI O N A M IN I-L EC TU R E
In thissectionyousillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCE ONL Y.Whilelistening,takenoteson
theimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthem tocompleteagap-fillingtaskafter
themini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwo minutestocheckyournotes,andanotherten
minutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANS WERSHEETONE .Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
Meaninginliteratine
Inreadingliteraryworks,weareconcernedwiththe"meaning"ofoneliterarypieceoranother.However,findingout
whatsomethingreallymeansisadifficultissue.Therearethreewaystotacklemeaninginliterature.
I.Meaningiswhatisintendedby(1) ___________________________________(1)________
Apartfrom readinganauthor'sworkinquestion,readersneedto
1)read(2) ____________ bythesameauthor; (2)_________
2) getfamiliarwith(3) _____ atthetime; (3)_________
3) gettoknow culturalvaluesandsymbolsofthetime.
II.Meaningexists "in"thetextitself.
1) somepeople'sview:meaningisproducedbytheformalpropertiesofthe
textlike(4)_____________,etc. (4)_________
2) speaker'sview:meaningiscreatedbybothconventionsofmeaningand
(5)'_________________________________________________________________(5)_________
Therefore,agreementonmeaningcouldbecreatedbycommontraditionsand
conventionsofusage.Butdifferenttimeperiodsanddifferent(6)_________________ (6)______
perspectivescouldleadtodifferentinterpretationsofmeaninginatext.
IQ.Meaningiscreatedby(7) _____________________________________________(7)_________
1) meaningis(8) _____________________________________________(8)_________
2) meaningiscontextual;
3)meaningrequires(9) ________________________________________________(9)_________
practicingcompetencyinreading
practicingothercompetencies
backgroundresearch.in(10) ,etc. (10)
SEC TI O N B IN TER VIEW
In thissectionyouwillheareverythingONCE ONL Y.Listencarefullyandthenanswe rthequestionsthatfollow.
Markthecorrectanswe rtoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswe rsheet.
Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.At theendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswe r
eachofthefollowingfivequestions.
Nowlistentotheinterview.
1. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRU EaboutMissGreen'suniversitydays?
A.Shefeltbored.
B. Shefeltlonely.
C. Shecherishedthem.
D.Thesubjectwaseasy.
2. WhichofthefollowingisNOTpartofherjobwiththeDepartmentofEmployment?
A.Doingsurveysatworkplace.
B. Analyzingsurveyresults.
C. Designingquestionnaires.
D.Takingapsychologycourse.
3. AccordingtoMissGreen,themaindifferencebetweentheDepartmentofEmploymentandtheadvertising
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agencyliesin________.
A.thenature ofwork
B. officedecoration
C. officelocation
D.work procedures
4. WhydidMissgreenwanttoleavetheadvertisingagency?
A.Shefeltunhappyinsidethecompany.
B. Shefeltwork there toodemanding.
C. Shewasdeniedpromotioninthecompany.
D.Shelongedfornew opportunities.
5. How didMissGreenreacttoaheavierworkloadinthenew job?
A.Shewaswillingandready.
B. Shesoundedmildlyeager.
C. Sheabitsurprised.
D.Shesoundedvery reluctant.
SEC TI O N C N EW S BR OA D C A ST
In thissectionyouwillheareverythingONCE ONL Y.Listencarefullyandthenanswe rthequestionsthatfollow.
Markthecorrectanswe rtoeachquestiononyourcolouredanswe rsheet.
Questions6and7basedonthefollowingnews .At theendofthenews item,youwillbegiven10secondsto
answe reachofthetwo questions.
Nowlistentothenews .
6. Themanstoletheaircraftmainlybecausehewantedto________.
A.destroytheEuropeanCe ntralBa nk
B. haveaninterview withaTV station
C. circleskyscrapers indowntownFrankfurt
D.rememberthedeathofaUSastronaut
7. WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthemanisTRU E?
A.Hewasa31-year-oldstudentfro m Frankfurt.
B. Hewaspilotingatwo-seathelicopterhehadstolen.
C. Hehadtalkedtoairtrafficcontrollers byradio.
D.HethreatenedtolandontheEuropeanCe ntralBa nk.
Question 8isbasedonthefollowingnews .At t
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