MSRT Bahman 98

Listening 1

1. What does the professor mainly discuss?

major changes in the migratory patterns of hummingbirds
The adaptation of hummingbirds to urban environments
Concern about the reduction of hummingbird habitat
The impact of ecotourism on hummingbird populations

2. What does the professor imply might cause a decrease in the hummingbird population?

An increase in the ecotourism industry
An increase in the use of land to raise crops and cattle
A decrease in banding studies
A decrease in the distance traveled during migration

3. What does the professor say people have done to help hummingbirds survive?

They have built a series of hummingbird feeding stations.
They have supported new laws that punish polluters of wildlife habitats.
They have replanted native flowers in once polluted areas.
They have learned to identify various hummingbird species.

4. What way of collecting information about migrating hummingbirds does the professor mention?

Receiving radio signals from electronic tracking devices
Being contacted by people who recapture banded birds
Counting the birds that return to the same region every year
Comparing old and young birds’ migration routes

5. What does the professor imply researchers have learned while studying hummingbird migration?

A. Hummingbirds have totally disappeared from some countries due to recent habitat destruction
B. Programs to replant flowers native to hummingbird habitats are not succeeding
C. Some groups of hummingbirds have changed their migration patterns
D. Some plant species pollinated by hummingbirds have become extinct

6. Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question.

What does the professor imply when she says this?

There is disagreement about the idea she has presented.
She does not plan to discuss all the details.
Her next point may seem to contradict what she has just said.
The point she will make next should be obvious to the students.

Listening 2

1. What is the lecture mainly about?

Different ways of magnifying the spectrum of a star
How a chemical element was first discovered on the Sun
How astronomers identify the chemical elements in a star
Why the spectra of different stars are composed of different colors

2. What does the professor explain to one of the students about the term “radiation”?

It is defined incorrectly in the textbook.
It was first used in the nineteenth century.
It is rarely used by astronomers.
It does not refer only to harmful energy.

3. What can be inferred about two stars if their spectra have similar spectral line patterns?

The stars are approximately the same distance from the Earth.
The stars probably have some chemical elements in common.
The stars have nearly the same brightness.
The stars are probably of the same size.

4. According to the professor, what is the purpose of heating an element in a spectroscopic flame test?

To cause an element to emit light
To study an element in combination with other elements
To remove impurities from the element
To measure element’s resistance to heat

Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question.

5. Why does the professor say this?

He is about to provide some background information.
He is about to repeat what he just said.
He intends to focus on the history of astronomy.
He intends to explain two different points of view.

6. Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question.

7. Why does the professor ask this?

To check the students’ understanding of their reading assignment
To give the students a hint to the answer to his previous question
To emphasize how important it is for astronomers to study Greek
To remind the students about the historical background of astronomy

Listening 3

Why does the student go to the career services office?

A. to confirm the date and time of the career fair
B. to learn the location of the career fair
C. to find out he is allowed to attend the career fair
D. to get advice about interviewing at the career fair

Why does the student think that companies’ representatives would not be interested in talking to him?

A. he will not be graduating this year
B. he is not currently talking business classes
C. he has not declared a major yet
D. he does not have a current resume

What does the woman imply about the small print on the career fair posters and flyers

A. the information in the small print was incomplete
B. the print was similar than she expected it to be
C. the information the small print contains will be updated
D. the information in the small print will be presented in a more noticeable way

What does the woman say is a good way for the student to prepare for speaking to companies’ representatives? Click on 2 answers

A. take some business classes
B. familiarize himself with certain businesses beforehand
C. have questions ready to ask the representatives
D. talk to people who work for accounting films

Why does the student say this:

A. To acknowledge that he cannot go to this year’s career fair
B. To acknowledge the amount of preparation he will have
C. To indicate that he has school work he must complete before the career fair
D. To indicate that he needs to go to his job now

Listening 4

1. Why does the professor talk about Plato’s description of society?

To explain why societies face certain problems
To point out problems with Plato’s ethical theory
To introduce students to the political structure of ancient Greece
To help explain Plato’s view about the nature of the human soul

2. Listen again to part of the lecture by playing Track 17. Then answer the question.
What does the professor imply about Plato’s ethical theory?

It may be familiar to some of the students.
It will be discussed in more detail in a later class.
It is not an interesting theory
It is not a very complicated theory.

3. Listen again to part of the lecture by playing Track 18. Then answer the question.
Why does the professor ask this?

To find out if students have understood what she just said
To suggest an answer to a question that she just asked
To express disagreement with a point made by Plato
To explain why harmony is difficult for a society to achieve

4. What are two points that reflect Plato’s views about education?Choose 2 answers.

All people can be trained to become leaders.
All people should learn to use their intellect.
Leaders should be responsible for the education of workers and soldiers.
All people should learn about the nature of the human soul

5. According to Plato, what is the main characteristic of a good or just person?

The parts of the person’s soul exist in harmony
The person does not try to control other people.
The person’s relationships with other people are harmonious.
The person does not act in an emotional manner.

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