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  • Exam: TOEFL
  • Course: LISTENING
  • Part 2, Exam 3

Instructions

You will hear a CONVERSATION between a student and a professor.

For questions 1-5, choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

Drag and drop the correct answer in the answer box, or type the corresponding letter.

A mark of 75% corresponds to B2 and a mark of 90% corresponds to C1.

  • 1 Why does the student go to see her professor?

  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A To pick up her research paper.
      B To get advice on citing sources.
    C To get feedback on her research paper.
    D To discuss the nutritional value of chocolate.
  • 2 Listen again to part of the conversation:
  • "Woman Student: But it has the university address of a professor. Isn't it OK to use sites with the .edu domain in the address?
  • Man Professor: Well, you have to look beyond just the address. Yes, you are correct that this site is that of a professor, a professor at a very prestigious university, in fact."

  • Why does the professor say this:
  • "Well, you have to look beyond just the address."

  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A To show how experts are biased.
      B To explain why the web site is bad.
    C To encourage the student to visit the professor.
    D To indicate that she needs to pay attention to other details.
  • 3 Why does Dr. Johnson criticise the student's use of a university Web site?

  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A The research was put together by students.
      B The professor was not an expert in the field.
    C The Web site wasn't from a prestigious university.
    D The Web site did not have the .edu domain in its address.
  • 4 Listen again to part of the conversation:
  • "Man Professor: Now the study here that you've cited looks very good. But did you notice that the person who did the study works for a laboratory that's funded by a major chocolate company?
  • Woman Student: Oh . . . so it's biased.

  • Man Professor: Well, perhaps. At least, it should be taken with a grain of salt."

  • Why does the professor say this:
  • "it should be taken with a grain of salt."

  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A To encourage the student to investigate the claims further.
      B To indicate that the research on chocolate was well funded.
    C To encourage the student to be closed-minded about the study.
    D To explain that the research suggests salt should be added to chocolate.
  • 5 What does the professor say about the research sponsored by a company?

  • Answer:
  • · Possible answers: A It is biased.
      B It is not well funded.
    C It should be repeatable.
    D It should be thrown out.

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