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01 Campus Life
M: We don’t have nearly enough things to do for fun on campus.
Why can’t we have more plays and art fairs and dances?
W: You’re right. But did you know about the new student activity
fee?
M: So what! What’s the good of it?
W: Well, it means a lot more money for things like that.
M: You don’t think our drama club will really get any of the money,
do you?
W: Well, it could.
M: What do you mean?
W: Well, I was looking at the university web site. They’re giving $500
to each registered student organization. So, if it’s not already,
we should get our drama club registered. Then, we can ask for
$3,500 more after that! We just have to come up with a special
program.
M: Wow! Let’s do it! What is the web site again?
W: It’s the Ohio Union Activities Board. In fact, they’re looking for
student organizations right now.
M: Really! How come they have so much money?
W: Well, every new student at our university pays $15 into the
fund. It starts this year. That wouldn’t be very much money for

Battle of Hastings, you’ll recall, French soldiers from the region
of Normandy defeated the English army under King Harold.
The Bayeux Tapestry used wool that had been colored with
vegetable dyes. The colors of mustard yellow, olive-green, dark
brown and off-white can be found in cloth traditionally woven
in the region.
Another famous embroidered artwork is the Bradford Carpet.
It was made in England in the late 17th Century. The Bradford
Carpet covers an entire wall, but it was originally made not as
a carpet, but as a table covering. It was stitched on a canvas ---
like a painting --- and uses silk thread. We call this style Elizabethan
embroidery, in honor of Queen Elizabeth. The carpet shows
countryside life in a simple, realistic way.
There are many different embroidery styles and stitching
techniques. Unfortunately, machines embroider most of our
clothing today. Hand embroidery has become more of a hobby
than a regular occupation.
03 Health
W: We are always sweating, even when we don’t notice it. It’s the
major way that our bodies get rid of extra heat. Body heat
comes from moving or from taking in food. We sweat different
amounts at different times. When the weather is hot or if we
move a lot, we sweat more. When we have very strong
feelings, we might sweat more, too.
Inside our bodies are small things called glands. These glands
get water and other materials from our blood. They use it to
make sweat. We know that sweat is mainly water because it
feels wet. It has salt and some other materials in it, too. We all
know the salty taste of sweat.
Now, look at the picture of a sweat gland. The bottom part is

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: Ah! It’s hard to tell, isn’t it? The terms “mouse” and “rat” are
not scientific classifications. They’re words common people use
to distinguish these two rodents. We use “rat” to describe
medium- or large-sized rodents with long, thin tails. There are
many different kinds of rats: kangaroo rats, cotton rats, Norway
rats, black rats, pack rats, etc. We use “mouse” to describe tiny
rodents with long, thin tails. There are many different kinds of
mice: house mice, field mice, deer mice, etc. Some of these
different rodent species that we call rats and mice are closely
related, but other rodent species are not related to each other
at all!
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Usually, when people refer to rats and mice they mean pet rats
and mice and pest rats and mice. This means Norway rats and
house mice. Norway rats and house mice belong to different
species. A species is a group of related individuals that can mate
and have babies. Humans and horses, for example, belong to
different species. Even though Norway rats and house rats are
different species, they are related to each other. They both
come from a common ancestor that lived millions of years ago.
The descendants of that ancestor evolved into different species.
So, how can we tell Norway rats and house mice apart? First
off, adult house mice are much smaller than adult Norway rats.
A house mouse weighs about 30 grams. Its body and tail are

the student.
M: I see. What do your parents do?
W: Well, my dad is just an editor, but my mom is a fairly successful
dentist. I don’t stand a chance.
M: Really? That’s a pity.
W: Not only does this kind of scholarship discriminate against
students with wealthy parents, but it rewards lazy students who
don’t work as hard. I think these scholarships should be based
on merit, not financial need.
M: I see your point, but someone has to reward lazy students like me.
Question 4
W: Good morning, class. Um, today we will be talking about the
Vikings and their drakkar, or longships. I’m sure most of you
know these ships were used over a millennium ago so the
Vikings could raid lands and steal riches, but what else do you
know about them?
Most people think these ships were only used to um, travel the
seas. This isn’t true. In fact, the drakkar ships could travel along
rivers that were only one meter deep. Can you imagine living in
a small village by a river and one of those massive ships suddenly
appearing in front of you with two hundred Viking warriors?
Pretty scary, huh?
Drakkar ships were usually owned by a nobleman because no
one else could afford to build one. The regular ships were um,
usually about 28 meters in length and had uh, about twenty or
thirty oarsmen. However, much larger ones have been found.
The biggest one ever uncovered was actually over seventy
meters long and was probably owned by a king.
Question 5
W: Hey, Paul, how are you?

he had these gardens built was to keep his wife happy and help
maintain Babylon’s strong relationship with her homeland. Can
anyone think of another reason he might build a great green
garden in the middle of the hot dry Middle East?
W: To impress and attract people from other cities? Like tourism?
M: That’s a good thought. I doubt it was for tourism, but I think it
was to impress and attract others. Like the giant cathedrals built by
Christians in Europe, these gardens were a show of power-- a
show of wealth that advertised the Babylon way was the right,
or at least, the powerful way. Indeed, the advertising might
have carried over to the historians who reported the gardens.
Early reports described the gardens as 400 feet by 400 feet and
as tall as 320 feet. In the late 19
th
century, however, archaeologists
excavated Babylon and found the base of the garden building
to be only 100 by 150 feet.
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M: OK, today’s topic is acupuncture. Do you all know what that is?
W: Yeah, it’s when they stick needles in your body.
M: Correct. Doctors vibrate the needles, and this relieves pain and
promotes healing. China has used acupuncture for over 2,000

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Answer Key
Skill A
01 Australia
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (C)
4. The passage says that 70% live in cities near the
coast; this leaves 30% of the population.
02 Classical Music
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (B)
4. A group of four musicians in the classical period
would most likely play chamber music.
03 Chemical Equations
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (A)
4. will vary
04 Wilderness First Aid
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (D)
4. something for cuts, medicine for bites/pain, a first
aid book
05 Pottery
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (C)
4. Grind it into fine powder; Let it dry
Skill B
01 Baseball
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (A)
4. How baseball is different from most sports
02 Biographies
1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (A)
4. will vary
03Geology
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (B)

reading; choice B would disrupt the
coherence of the reading by introducing a
new idea, the Internet.
05 Sunlight
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (B)
4. (A) Why? Choice A could be removed because it
does not give us information about the parts
of sunlight, which is the main topic of the
reading. Choice B does give information
about one part of sunlight.