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W: I still think there’s something about it that I don’t quite like。
M: I know what you mean, but lots of people wouldn’t agree with you. The Xerox Corporation in
Rochester, N.Y. spends more than $80,000 a year for background music. Prisons use it, and farmers use it to keep their cattle calm. It’s even supposed to have an effect on plants。
W: Well, it may calm cattle, but it’s not making me forget I’m hungry. Let’s try to get that waitress
to bring us a menu。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard。
Question 19. Where does this conversation take place?
Question 20. What is the purpose of playing background music in a factory?
Question 21. Which of the following is true about background music according to this dialogue?
Conversation Two
Tutor: Hello Angela, I was expecting you. Welcome to the university. Take a seat。
Angela: Thanks。
Tutor: Now, as you know we held the introductory session yesterday…so I’m going to run through
the main points for you again. Just let me see… OK, so you are going on to do a master de
gree。
Angela: Yes, that’s right, I already have a first degree in Economics, so my master will be in Business Studies and Marketing。
Tutor: Well, I’m sure this preparation course will help you with that! So, let me tell you something
about it. Basically, the course is divided into two main components: Academic Writing and
Study Skills—both nine hours per week, and in addition you will get two hours of Social
English。
Angela: Oh, that sounds like a lot of hours. I wasn’t expecting as many as that! Are there lessons
every day?
Tutor: Yes, the Academic Writing classes are in the mornings and the Study Skills sessions are in
the afternoons—but not every afternoon, Wednesday is free. And you are free at the weekends, of course。
Angela: And the Social English?
Tutor: That’s mornings too—in fact let me give you your timetable and then you will be clear
about when your classes are and who will be teaching you。
Angela: Thanks. Are there a lot of students on this course?
Tutor: Oh, about 35—between them I think we have twenty four different nationalities—and there
are 3 different groups. These groups are divided according to level. Anyway, to get back to
the course, the writing classes will focus on academic writing and grammar and you will
have to do a final piece of writing at the end of the course。
Angela: What, you mean like a dissertation, or a long essay?
Tutor: Well, more of a project report, really. So it doesn’t have to be too long—usually about 2,000
words, presenting findings from some research you will be expected to do。
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