Speaking
Task 1(重复NA2010.10.30)
What is your favorite place to study? Give details and examples in your response. Begin your response after the beep
参考答案：My favorite place to study is in my bedroom. I have a nice desk with a comfortable chair, and if I need anything, I know where it is in my room. I do not really like studying in the library, because it too quiet. Whenever anybody makes a noise, I can hear it very clearly and I automatically look up to see what it is. Working in the library is very distracting for me. Also, if I get hungry, they do not let you eat in the library. If I am studying in my bedroom, I can easily go downstairs and get a snack from the kitchen. In addition, if I have to study really late, the library always closes too early. If I work in my bedroom, I can stay up as late as I need to, without disturbing anybody
Task 2
Some people prefer a job which deals with the same tasks every day. Others prefer a job which deals with many different tasks. Which do you prefer and why?
参考答案：I would prefer a job that has a little bit of variation. Sitting at a desk all day doing the same thing over and over again would bore me out of my mind. I can't imagine that that kind of job would the interesting at all. I think I am too intelligent to sit and do a mindless task all day. Also I think those jobs will be taken over by computers soon. I would rather have a job that requires me to go around and do lots of different things. Like teaching: Every day there is a new lesson and you never know how class is going to turn out. You have to be spontaneous in the classroom and I think I would prefer a job like that over any other type of job.
Task 3
【讲座主题】一封letter建议学校在computer tab增加sign-up sheet
【原因】现在用computer完成paper要等很长时间，预约可以提高efficiency
【学生态度】女生disagreed
【反对原因】(1)如果规定用computer的时间会使学生inconvenient and low efficiency;(2)time slot，学生们换来换去会造成loud noise
Task 4
【讲座主题】Masking
【内容讲解】masking指的是一种外界声音大于动物自己发出的声音时，动物的一种反应
【1个例子】教授举了关于Whales的例子。Whale会发出signal来search food，如果海里的boat发出很大的noise，whales之间的signal就会被干扰，他们search food 的范围会减小。
Task 5(重复NA2010.03.12)
【一个问题】男生明天要和同伴act in a play，结果同伴sick
【解决方案】女生建议：Explain the situation to the professor，改天再演。但是男生disagreed：reschedule到下周，下周还有另一个play要act，男生自己有一个想法：说朋友愿意带病演出，但是男生觉得这样做会很不人道。
Task 6(重复NA 2010.10.30)
【讲座主题】商业课上说不好的logo会损害company的利益
【2个例子】(1)讲的是一个toothpaste公司的logo是黑的，这样就让消费者相当之不爽，然后不买这个公司的产品;(2)是个买电话和提供互联网服务之类的公司，用了个old fashion电话当logo，然后消费者不买这家的产品。