TOEFL iBT November 28, 2015: Speaking Question 2
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Do you think scientists should be required to study certain fields or to study whatever that interests them?
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Do you think scientists should be required to study certain fields or to study whatever that interests them?
TOEFL iBT November 28, 2015: Speaking Question 3
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The university is planning to make two changes to the summer course. The first change is to shorten the course from 8 weeks to 4 weeks. The second one is to reduce on-campus housing fee for students. In the listening, the man thinks it's a great idea. He mentions in his first reason that a lot of students didn't want to take the course because they wanted to spend time with their family or go traveling. Now that the course is shorter they can enjoy their vacation while not missing out on the course. The man took the summer course and he had a whole week before the course started to enjoy his vacation. As for the second reason, he points out that this way students get to save some money which is definitely a good thing for those with a limited budget.
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The university is planning to make two changes to the summer course. The first change is to shorten the course from 8 weeks to 4 weeks. The second one is to reduce on-campus housing fee for students. In the listening, the man thinks it's a great idea. He mentions in his first reason that a lot of students didn't want to take the course because they wanted to spend time with their family or go traveling. Now that the course is shorter they can enjoy their vacation while not missing out on the course. The man took the summer course and he had a whole week before the course started to enjoy his vacation. As for the second reason, he points out that this way students get to save some money which is definitely a good thing for those with a limited budget.
TOEFL iBT November 28, 2015: Speaking Question 4
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In the lecture, the professor talks about vertical migration which means sometimes marine animals move up and down the ocean to protect themselves from predators and look for food supply. He offers us an example to illustrate it. There's this kind of fish. They swim to the surface of the ocean at night to feed on a type of organism. They choose to swim to the surface of the ocean at this time of day because it's dark at night and it's almost impossible for the predators to locate them. But during the day, this kind of fish swim back to the bottom of the ocean to avoid predators. This means they have to travel between the bottom and the surface of the sea, but this way they get to survive.
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In the lecture, the professor talks about vertical migration which means sometimes marine animals move up and down the ocean to protect themselves from predators and look for food supply. He offers us an example to illustrate it. There's this kind of fish. They swim to the surface of the ocean at night to feed on a type of organism. They choose to swim to the surface of the ocean at this time of day because it's dark at night and it's almost impossible for the predators to locate them. But during the day, this kind of fish swim back to the bottom of the ocean to avoid predators. This means they have to travel between the bottom and the surface of the sea, but this way they get to survive.
TOEFL iBT November 28, 2015: Speaking Question 5
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The man's problem is that he accidentally left his guitar back home, but he's got a concert in a couple of days he has to practice for. There are two possible solutions. The first one is to go back home and retrieve the guitar. And the second solution is to borrow his roommate's guitar. If I were in his shoes, I'd go for the second solution because I'm pretty sure his roommate would be glad to help him out, plus he still has some time to get familiar with his roommate's guitar. I personally don't recommend the other solution because it's too far and it means he has to use the time he's supposed to spend studying on the road. That's why in this case, I think the second solution is a much better option.
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The man's problem is that he accidentally left his guitar back home, but he's got a concert in a couple of days he has to practice for. There are two possible solutions. The first one is to go back home and retrieve the guitar. And the second solution is to borrow his roommate's guitar. If I were in his shoes, I'd go for the second solution because I'm pretty sure his roommate would be glad to help him out, plus he still has some time to get familiar with his roommate's guitar. I personally don't recommend the other solution because it's too far and it means he has to use the time he's supposed to spend studying on the road. That's why in this case, I think the second solution is a much better option.
TOEFL iBT November 28, 2015: Speaking Question 6
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In the lecture, the professor talks about two production costs that will affect the price of the products. The first one is delivery fee. For instance, if a car company has to deliver the cars to a location which is much closer to where the consumers are, that means they'll have to spend money on delivery, and that eventually will raise the price of the car. The second one is advertising fee. Companies need to spend money on publicity to make their products known to the public. For example, they advertise in magazine and on TV. And of course that costs money too. So it will increase the cost of production eventually as well.
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In the lecture, the professor talks about two production costs that will affect the price of the products. The first one is delivery fee. For instance, if a car company has to deliver the cars to a location which is much closer to where the consumers are, that means they'll have to spend money on delivery, and that eventually will raise the price of the car. The second one is advertising fee. Companies need to spend money on publicity to make their products known to the public. For example, they advertise in magazine and on TV. And of course that costs money too. So it will increase the cost of production eventually as well.
Word of the Day:
OBLIGATORY
(uh-BLIG-uh-tor-ee)
Required, necessary, binding, mandatory.
Obligatory duties are those you must perform to fulfill an obligation or
responsibility. Doing miscellaneous paperwork is an obligatory function of
the clerical worker.
Do not pronounce the initial o in obligatory like the o in open. Pronounce
it like the a in above.
OBLIGATORY
(uh-BLIG-uh-tor-ee)
Required, necessary, binding, mandatory.
Obligatory duties are those you must perform to fulfill an obligation or
responsibility. Doing miscellaneous paperwork is an obligatory function of
the clerical worker.
Do not pronounce the initial o in obligatory like the o in open. Pronounce
it like the a in above.
HEDONIST (n.)
A person who believes that pleasure is the chief goal of life
In Ancient Greece, the HEDONISTS urged their followers to "eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die." Although it is a long way from Ancient Greece to the home of rapper Ricky Ross in Miami, the HEDONISTIC principle of pursuing pleasure remains the same. During the tour of his "crib," Ross proudly displayed the interior of his Escalade Maybach, a Cadillac Escalade with the interior of a Maybach. Hooked up with leather seats, plasmas, and satellites, the interior provides everything a HEDONIST could possibly ask for and more.
Quick Quiz:
Ted is actually a hedonist whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and —-----.
A. self-gratification
B. self-esteem
C. sacrifice for others
Answer: A
A person who believes that pleasure is the chief goal of life
In Ancient Greece, the HEDONISTS urged their followers to "eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die." Although it is a long way from Ancient Greece to the home of rapper Ricky Ross in Miami, the HEDONISTIC principle of pursuing pleasure remains the same. During the tour of his "crib," Ross proudly displayed the interior of his Escalade Maybach, a Cadillac Escalade with the interior of a Maybach. Hooked up with leather seats, plasmas, and satellites, the interior provides everything a HEDONIST could possibly ask for and more.
Quick Quiz:
Ted is actually a hedonist whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and —-----.
A. self-gratification
B. self-esteem
C. sacrifice for others
Answer: A
Word of the Day:
OBLIGATORY
(uh-BLIG-uh-tor-ee)
Required, necessary, binding, mandatory.
Obligatory duties are those you must perform to fulfill an obligation or
responsibility. Doing miscellaneous paperwork is an obligatory function of
the clerical worker.
Do not pronounce the initial o in obligatory like the o in open. Pronounce
it like the a in above.
OBLIGATORY
(uh-BLIG-uh-tor-ee)
Required, necessary, binding, mandatory.
Obligatory duties are those you must perform to fulfill an obligation or
responsibility. Doing miscellaneous paperwork is an obligatory function of
the clerical worker.
Do not pronounce the initial o in obligatory like the o in open. Pronounce
it like the a in above.
TOEFL iBT November 30, 2105- Speaking Question 1
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Which one of the following qualities do you think a good school should have; students who like to help each other, knowledgeable teachers or strict rules?
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Which one of the following qualities do you think a good school should have; students who like to help each other, knowledgeable teachers or strict rules?
TOEFL iBT November 30, 2105- Speaking Question 2
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Which one do you think is more important? The process of doing something or the result at the end?
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Which one do you think is more important? The process of doing something or the result at the end?
TOEFL iBT November 30, 2105- Speaking Question 3
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The university is planning to provide three seminars for freshmen due to two reasons. The first reason is that this can prepare the freshmen for academic challenges and living independently. And the second reason is because the get-together after the seminar can offer a great platform for students to meet and get to know each other. In the conversation, the man agrees with the plan. His first reason is that students will be better prepared academically since unlike high school teachers, college professors don’t usually tell students what to do with their time, they expect students to manage their own time. A seminar like this can teach students what to do and help them plan ahead. As for the second reason, the man points out that this can also help students socially. Students get to hang out together, and they get to make new friends with people who have something in common with them.
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The university is planning to provide three seminars for freshmen due to two reasons. The first reason is that this can prepare the freshmen for academic challenges and living independently. And the second reason is because the get-together after the seminar can offer a great platform for students to meet and get to know each other. In the conversation, the man agrees with the plan. His first reason is that students will be better prepared academically since unlike high school teachers, college professors don’t usually tell students what to do with their time, they expect students to manage their own time. A seminar like this can teach students what to do and help them plan ahead. As for the second reason, the man points out that this can also help students socially. Students get to hang out together, and they get to make new friends with people who have something in common with them.
TOEFL iBT November 30, 2105- Speaking Question 4
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In the lecture, the professor introduces facial expression feedback which means our physical facial expression displays can directly impact our emotional feelings. He offers an example to illustrate it. He gave two groups of students the same task, that is, to solve some mathematical problems under different instructions. He asked the first group of students to keep smiling during the process and the second group of students to make frowning or unhappy faces while solving the problems. Later on, the first group of students claimed that they were happy while doing the math problems while the second group of students seemed to have much less fun.
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In the lecture, the professor introduces facial expression feedback which means our physical facial expression displays can directly impact our emotional feelings. He offers an example to illustrate it. He gave two groups of students the same task, that is, to solve some mathematical problems under different instructions. He asked the first group of students to keep smiling during the process and the second group of students to make frowning or unhappy faces while solving the problems. Later on, the first group of students claimed that they were happy while doing the math problems while the second group of students seemed to have much less fun.
TOEFL iBT November 30, 2105- Speaking Question 6
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In the lecture, the professor talks about two ways how oxygen in water is replenished. The first one is from internal oxygen sources. For example, plants underwater are great providers of oxygen. They’re constantly doing photosynthesis releasing oxygen to the water, that’s how animals underwater get their oxygen. Another way is through external oxygen sources. For instance, on a windy day, waves appear on the surface of the water when the air blows, and the waves can bring oxygen into the water too. Those are the two ways oxygen in water is replenished.
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In the lecture, the professor talks about two ways how oxygen in water is replenished. The first one is from internal oxygen sources. For example, plants underwater are great providers of oxygen. They’re constantly doing photosynthesis releasing oxygen to the water, that’s how animals underwater get their oxygen. Another way is through external oxygen sources. For instance, on a windy day, waves appear on the surface of the water when the air blows, and the waves can bring oxygen into the water too. Those are the two ways oxygen in water is replenished.
AUTOMATON (n.)
A self-operating machine; a mindless follower; a person who acts in a mechanical fashion
In the Harry Potter series, the Imperius Curse was a spell that caused its victim to fall under the command of the caster. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the Death Eater Yaxley placed an Imperius Curse on Pius Thickness. When Thickness became Minister of Magic, be behaved like an AUTOMATON or mindless fol1ower of Lord Voldemort.
Our new boss has an autocratic management style want a bunch of automatons to —----.
A. challenge his ideas to give the impetus to make progress
B. can operate machines as efficiently as he himself
C. would follow his orders blindly
Answer: C
A self-operating machine; a mindless follower; a person who acts in a mechanical fashion
In the Harry Potter series, the Imperius Curse was a spell that caused its victim to fall under the command of the caster. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the Death Eater Yaxley placed an Imperius Curse on Pius Thickness. When Thickness became Minister of Magic, be behaved like an AUTOMATON or mindless fol1ower of Lord Voldemort.
Our new boss has an autocratic management style want a bunch of automatons to —----.
A. challenge his ideas to give the impetus to make progress
B. can operate machines as efficiently as he himself
C. would follow his orders blindly
Answer: C
TOEFL iBT November 30, 2105- Independent Writing Task
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: One quality that a successful leader must have is to make decision quickly; when a leader takes too much time to make decisions, he will be seen as ineffective to the people he lead.
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: One quality that a successful leader must have is to make decision quickly; when a leader takes too much time to make decisions, he will be seen as ineffective to the people he lead.
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DEMAGOGUE (n.)
A leader who appeals to the fears, emotions, and prejudices of the populace
Adolf Hitler is often cited as the epitome of a DEMAGOGUE. Hitler rose to power by using impassioned speeches that appealed to the ethnic and nationalistic prejudices of the German people. Hitler exploited, embittered, and misled war veterans by blaming their plight on minorities and other convenient scapegoats.
Unfortunately, Americans have not been immune to the impassioned pleas of DEMAGOGUES. During the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy falsely alleged that Communist sympathizers had infiltrated the State Department. As McCarthy's DEMAGOGIC rhetoric grew bolder, he denounced General George Marshall, former Army Chief of Staff and ex-Secretary of State, as "part of a conspiracy so immense and an infamy so black as to dwarf any previous venture in the history of man."
Quick Quiz:
The Senator was a gifted demagogue, with particular skill in —--------.
A. manipulating press and television
B. making sensible speeches
C. addressing the elite of society
Answer: A
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A leader who appeals to the fears, emotions, and prejudices of the populace
Adolf Hitler is often cited as the epitome of a DEMAGOGUE. Hitler rose to power by using impassioned speeches that appealed to the ethnic and nationalistic prejudices of the German people. Hitler exploited, embittered, and misled war veterans by blaming their plight on minorities and other convenient scapegoats.
Unfortunately, Americans have not been immune to the impassioned pleas of DEMAGOGUES. During the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy falsely alleged that Communist sympathizers had infiltrated the State Department. As McCarthy's DEMAGOGIC rhetoric grew bolder, he denounced General George Marshall, former Army Chief of Staff and ex-Secretary of State, as "part of a conspiracy so immense and an infamy so black as to dwarf any previous venture in the history of man."
Quick Quiz:
The Senator was a gifted demagogue, with particular skill in —--------.
A. manipulating press and television
B. making sensible speeches
C. addressing the elite of society
Answer: A
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Word of the day:
NEGLIGIBLE
(NEG-li-ji-bul)
Unimportant, trifling, of little consequence.
That which is negligible can be neglected. A negligible concern can be
disregarded; it is so trivial and insignificant that it warrants little or no
attention.
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NEGLIGIBLE
(NEG-li-ji-bul)
Unimportant, trifling, of little consequence.
That which is negligible can be neglected. A negligible concern can be
disregarded; it is so trivial and insignificant that it warrants little or no
attention.
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MENTOR (n.)
An advisor; teacher; guide
ACOLYTE (n.)
A devoted follower
In the Star Wars saga, Obi-Wan Kenobi is a Jedi Knight who served as Luke Skywalker's MENTOR. As an eager young ACOLYTE, Skywalker learned the ways of the Force, a natural power harnessed by the Jedi in their struggle against the villainous (vile, wicked) Datth Vader and evil Galactic Empire.
Quick Quiz:
He had a mentor —---------- many things about the world of politics.
A. whom he learned from
B. who had no knowledge of
C. who taught him
Answer: C
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An advisor; teacher; guide
ACOLYTE (n.)
A devoted follower
In the Star Wars saga, Obi-Wan Kenobi is a Jedi Knight who served as Luke Skywalker's MENTOR. As an eager young ACOLYTE, Skywalker learned the ways of the Force, a natural power harnessed by the Jedi in their struggle against the villainous (vile, wicked) Datth Vader and evil Galactic Empire.
Quick Quiz:
He had a mentor —---------- many things about the world of politics.
A. whom he learned from
B. who had no knowledge of
C. who taught him
Answer: C
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Word of the Day: VANGUARD (VAN-gahrd)
The forefront of an action or movement, leading position or persons in a movement: “They were in the vanguard of the war on poverty.” In its strict military sense, vanguard means the troops moving at the head of an army, the part of the army that goes ahead of the main body, an advance guard.
The forefront of an action or movement, leading position or persons in a movement: “They were in the vanguard of the war on poverty.” In its strict military sense, vanguard means the troops moving at the head of an army, the part of the army that goes ahead of the main body, an advance guard.
Dilettante (n.)
An amateur or dabbler; a person with a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge
In the movie “Iron Man," Tony Stark enjoys being a DILETTANTE playboy who lets Obadiah Stane take care of the day-to-day operations of Stark Industries. However, behind ills facade of being a DILETTANTE playboy, Tony is in reality a polymath (a person of great and varied learning) who is a master engineer and inventor. Held prisoner by a terrorist group, Tony battles his way out of captivity by building a prototype armored suit.
Quick Quiz:
There is now no room for the amateur or the dilettante in this business because anyone involved should —----------.
A. already be affluent
B. be care about health as well as health
C. know this area of work profoundly and be experienced as well
Answer: C
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An amateur or dabbler; a person with a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge
In the movie “Iron Man," Tony Stark enjoys being a DILETTANTE playboy who lets Obadiah Stane take care of the day-to-day operations of Stark Industries. However, behind ills facade of being a DILETTANTE playboy, Tony is in reality a polymath (a person of great and varied learning) who is a master engineer and inventor. Held prisoner by a terrorist group, Tony battles his way out of captivity by building a prototype armored suit.
Quick Quiz:
There is now no room for the amateur or the dilettante in this business because anyone involved should —----------.
A. already be affluent
B. be care about health as well as health
C. know this area of work profoundly and be experienced as well
Answer: C
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