C. A modern dance production.
D. An opera.
2. Narrator: What can be inferred about the man?
Выберите нужный ответ:
A. He is a jazz musician.
B. He want to join the woman's club.
C. He is in his twenties.
D. He was born in New York.
3. Narrator: What does the word «Apple» in the phrase «The Big Apple» refer to?
Выберите нужный ответ:
A. An instrument.
B. A city.
C. A theater.
D. A concert.
4. Narrator: Who gave New York its nickname?
Выберите нужный ответ:
A. Painters.
B. Tour guides.
C. Musicians.
D. Grocers.
Третий тип заданий – длинный текст:
Пример 1.
Narrator: Listen to a talk about animal behavior.
Woman: Today's discussion is about a common animal reaction – the yawn. The dictionary defines a yawn as «an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom.» That's certainly true for human yawns, but not necessarily for animal yawns. The same action can have quite different meanings in different species. For example, some animals yawn to intimidate intruders on their territory. Fish and lizards are examples of his. Hippos use yawns when they want to settle a quarret. Observers have seen two hippos yawns at each other for as long as two hours before they stop quarreling. As for social animals like baboons or lions – they yawns to establish the pecking order within social groups, and lions often yawns to calm social tensions. Sometimes these animals yawns for a strictly physiological reason – that it, to increase oxygen levels. And curiously enough, when they yawns for a physical reason like that, they do what humans do – they try to stifle the yawns by looking away or by covering their mounths.
1. Narrator: What is the speaker's main point?
Выберите нужный ответ:
A. Animals yawn for a number of reasons.
B. Yawning results only from fatigue or boredom.
C. Human yawns are the same as those of other animals.
D. Only social animals yawn.
2. Narrator: According to the speaker, when are hippos likely to yawn?
Выберите нужный ответ:
A. When they are swimming.
B. When they are quarreling.
C. When they are socializing.
D. When they are eating.
3. Narrator: What physiological reason for yawning is mentioned?
Выберите нужный ответ:
A. To exercise the jaw muscles.
B. To eliminate fatigue.
C. To get greater strenght for attacking.
D. To gain more oxygen.
Пример 2.
Narrator: Listen to an instructor talk to his class about a television program.
Man: I'd like to tell you about an intersting TV program that'll be shown this coming Thursday. It'll be on from 9 to 10 pm on Channel 4. It's part of a series called «Mysteries of Human Biology». The subject of the program is the human brain – how it function and how it can malfunction. Topics that will be covered are dreams, memory, and depression. These topics are illustrated with outstanding computer animation that makes the explanations easy to follow. Make an effort to see this show. Since we've been studying the nervous system in class. I know you'll find it very helpful.
1. Narrator: What is the main purpose of the program?
Выберите нужный ответ:
A. To demonstrate the latest use of computer graphics.
B. To discuss the possibility of an economic depression.
C. To explain the working of the brain.
D. To dramatize a famous mystery story.
2. Narrator: Why does the speaker recommend watching the program?
Выберите нужный ответ:
A. It is required of all science majors.
B. It will never be shown again.
C. It can help viewers improve their memory skill.
D. It will help with course work.
Проверка знания грамматики ведется во второй секции письменно, с помощью двух типов тестов. Вначале вам предлагаются фразы с пропущенным словом, и надо вставить нужное из четырех вариантов; затем предлагаются фразы с ошибкой, и нужно указать, где она. В третьей секции вначале предлагаются фразы с выделенным словом, к которому надо подобрать эквивалентное из четырех предложенных; потом дается несколько текстов длиною в 10–15 строк, вопросы по этим текстам и по четыре варианта ответа на каждый вопрос. Всего во второй и третьей секциях сотня заданий.
Разумеется, устная часть теста наиболее трудна. Имеется ряд обстоятельств, усложняющих ее: непривычный акцент говорящих, специфические американские выражения, и даже то, где вы сядете в аудитории. Например, устроитесь слишком далеко, будете плохо слышать магнитофонную запись. Постарайтесь учесть все мелочи, и в день экзамена не встать с левой ноги.
Перейдем теперь ко второй группе тестов, определяющих ваш интеллектуальный уровень, знания, умение логически мыслить, потенциал в гуманитарных областях. Если TOEFL, TWE и TSE – общие тесты, то во второй группе уже идет деление по трем глобальным направлениям:
GRE, Graduate Record Examination – тест для естественно-научных и технических специальностей;
GMAT, Graduate Management Admission Test – тест для будущих