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TexasTechUniversityisevenofferingaclass

calledImprovingYourSleepHabits.

Peoplesufferingfromsleep-loss

areatanincreasedrisk

fromobesity,psychologicalproblemsandcarcrashes.

Studentswhodon’tgetenoughsleep

havepoorerattendanceandlowergrades.

Ontopofallthat,

anewstudypublished

inthejournalLearningandMemory

findsyouareprobablybetteroffsleeping

thanmakinglast-minutepreparationsforatest.

Twohundredcollegekids

weretaughttoplaysomeunfamiliarvideogames.

Subjectswholearnedthegamesinthemorning

lostsomeskills

whentheyplayedagain12hourslater,

buttheydidmuchbetter

aftergettingagoodnight’ssleep.

Soifyoureallywanttodoyourjobwell,

don’tforgettogetsomesleep.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreport

youhavejustheard.

1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

2.Whatisthefindingofthenewstudy

publishedinthejournalLearningandMemory?

NewsReportTwo

Longqueues,delayedflightsandovercrowdingatairports

havebecomealmostasmuchatopic

forconversationinBritain

asthetraditionalcomplainingabouttheweather.

Meanwhile,therearecomplaints

thatpoorserviceatLondon’smajorairports

isdiscouragingforeigners

fromdoingbusinessinBritain.

Muchofthecriticismisdirected

attheBritishAirportsAuthority

whichrunssevenmajorairports,

includingthethreemainones

servingLondon.

TheCompetitionCommissionisnowtoinvestigate

whethertheBritishAirportsAuthority

needstoselloffsomeofitsassets.

Theideaisthecompetitionbetweenrivaloperators

willleadtobetterserviceatairports.

TheBritishAirportsAuthority,recentlybought

byaSpanishcompany,

saystherootcauseoftheproblem

isnottheownershipstructure,

butalackofrunwayandterminalcapacity,

whichisaddressing

throughaprogramofheavyinvestment.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreport

3.WhatistheCompetitionCommission

goingtoinvestigate?

4.Whatistherootcause

ofthepoorserviceatBritishairports

accordingtotheBritishAirportsAuthority?

NewsReportThree

UnderthelawinMassachusetts,

tobaccocompanieshavetomeasurethenicotinecontent

ofeverytypeofcigaretteandreporttheresults.

TheDepartmentofPublicHealthinBoston

gathersandcarefullyexaminesthefigures

andthendrawsitsconclusions.

Ahundredandsixteenbrands

werelookedatforthisstudy.

Ninety-twowerefoundtohavehighernicotineyields

thantheydidsixyearspreviously.

Thebiggestincreasestendedtobeinbrands

thatwerepopularwithyoungsmokers.

Thatworriesthedepartment

becauseoftheaddictivenatureofnicotine.

StandGlance,aprofessorofmedicineinSanFrancisco,

explainswhy.

“Theamountofnicotine

that’sdeliveredineverycigarette

is10percenthigher

thanitwassixyearsago,

whichmeansthatitiseasier

togethookedandhardertoquit.

Thebigtobaccocompanieshavealwaysinsisted

thattheyarefrankwiththeircustomers

aboutthedangersofsmoking

andprovidethemwithenoughdetail

tomakeaninformeddecision.

However,noneofthemwerepreparedtocomment

onthisstudy

ordiscussthedetailednicotinecontentoftheirproducts.”

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreport

5.Whatdotobaccocompanieshavetodo

underthelawinMassachusetts?

6.Whatdowelearnfromthestudy

bytheDepartmentofPublicHealthinBoston?

7.Whatdowelearnfromthenewsreport

aboutthebigtobaccocompanies?

SectionB

youwillheartwolongconversations.

Attheendofeachconversation,

youwillhearfourquestions.

Boththeconversationandthequestions

ConversationOne

M:

Andyouknow,

onethingthatIwanttoaskyou.

It’sgreatthatyouhavehadthisexperience

ofteachinginIndonesia

andfollowinguponwhatyoujustmentioned,

whatwouldyourecommendforstudents

whodonotliveinanEnglish-speakingcountry

and,youknow,theywanttolearn.

Idon’tknowaboutperfecting

buttheywantatleast

tobeabletocommunicatedecently.

Howcantheygoaboutthis?

W:

Yeah,it’sreallyhard.

That’stherealstruggle,

because,rightnow,

IdoliveinHolland,

butIreallydon’tsocializemuchwithDutchpeople

andmyboyfriend’sEnglishissogood

thatwejustbasicallyspeakEnglishallthetime.

SoIhavetomakearealefforttopractice.

ThereisasmuchlisteningexposureasIwant-

allIhavetodoisturnontheTV.

Andreadingalso,right?

Yeah,reading.

ThereisplentyIcangettoread

andlistento,

butforspeaking,

therereallyisnosubstitute

fortryingtospeakandusethelanguage

inarelaxedatmosphere.

So,Ithinkthat’sreallythechallengeforpeople

wholiveinacountry

wheretheirtargetlanguageisn’tspoken.

Andforthat,gosh,whatwouldIdo?

IfIdidn’thavepeoplehere,

probably...trytofindaclub?

InSweden,theyhaveareallycoolsystem

calledStudyCircles.

Well,it’snot...it’slikeacourse.

Butreally,youjusthaveacourseleader

whoisthere,sortof,asacoachandguide

andtohelpout,andyoudon’tgetgrades,

andyougojustbecauseyouwanttolearn.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversation

youhavejustheard.

8.Wheredoesthewomanliverightnow?

9.Whatdoesthewomansayistherealchallenge?

10.Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoing

tolearntospeakaforeignlanguage?

11.Whatdoesthewomansay

abouttheStudyCirclesinSweden?

ConversationTwo

Okay,Nathan.

Sowearetalkingaboutdriving

andarethereanyrulesorregulations

thatyou’dliketochange?

I’mnotsureIwanttochangerules,

butI’dlikethepolicetobestricterontherules.

Likeifpeoplejumpthetrafficlights,

Idon’tknow

whythereisn’tacameraofthetrafficlights

tostoppeopledoingthat.

Orlikespeeding.

It’sveryeasytoputspeedcamerasincertainplaces.

Maybecarmanufacturersshouldhavesomeresponsibility

inlimitingthepoweroftheirengines.

What’sthepointinproducinganengine

that’sbigandpowerfulenoughtogo

like200kilometersanhour

whenthespeedlimitisonly100.

Right,butdoyouknow

therearenospeedlimitsinGermany?

Peopletheredodriveresponsiblythough.

Oftenpeoplebreaklaws

simplybecausethelawsarethere.

Ifthelawisn’tthere,

peoplewilldrivewithintheirabilityrange.

Whenyou’vegotspeedlimits,

thiscreatessituations

thatactuallypresentdangersontheroad.

DoyouthinkGermanshavebettereducation

aboutpersonalresponsibilitywhendriving?

Possibly.Theyalsohaveverygoodcars.

Right.

Ifyou’vegotagoodcar

thatcangoatahighspeed,

thenit’sreallynicetodothat.

Butstillwithcare.

SoIthinkit’stherestrictions

thatcreatethedangersometimes.

Okay.

Obviously,whendrivingthrougharesidentialarea

orwherethereisaschool,

you’vegottohavespeedpolicemen.

Speedbumps.

Yes,speedbumps.

Thosespeedbumpsthatforceyoutoslowdown.

Ithinktheyareagoodidea.

Soyoudon’tthinkfiningpeopleisuseful?

Notreally,

becausethepolicedon’thavetime

topoliceeverysingledriver.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversation

12.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

13.Whatdoesthewomanthinkcarmanufacturerscoulddo?

14.WhatcanwelearnaboutpeopledrivinginGermany?

15.Whatdoesthewomanthink

ofthepolicefiningdrivers?

SectionC

youwillhearthreepassages.

Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.

Boththepassageandthequestions

PassageOne

Behindthecashregisteratastore

indowntownSanFrancisco,

SamAzarswipedhiscreditcard

topayforapackofcigarettes.

Thestore’scardreader

failedtoscanthecard’smagneticstrip.

Azartriedagainandagain.

Noluck.

Ascustomersbegantoqueue,

Mr.Azarreachedbeneaththecounter

forablackplasticbag.

Hewrappedonelayeroftheplasticaroundthecard

andtriedagain.

Success!

Thesalewascompleted.

“Idon’tknowhowitworks,itjustdoes.”

saidMr.Azar

wholearnedthetrickfromanotherclerk.

Verifone,thecompanythatmakesthestore’scardreader

wouldnotconfirmordeny

thattheplasticbagtrickworked.

Butit’soneofmanylow-techfix