Listening audioscript

THE STUDENTS ARE DISCUSSING THE MAN’S PROBLEM. DESCRIBE
THE PROBLEM. THEN SAY WHICH OF THE SOLUTIONS YOU PREFER AND WHY. 
 
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OMPLETE TESTS AUDIOSCRIPT 
COMPLETE TEST 1 
 
 
LISTENING 
Page 492
[ track 230-231]
 
Questions 1 through 5. 
Listen as a student consults with a university office 
worker. 
(Student) 
Hi, I’d like to talk with someone about joining the staff of the student 
newspaper. 
(Man) 
You’re talking to the right person. I can help you with that. Let me ask 
you a few questions. First, what year of school are you in? 
(Student) 
I’m a freshman. I’m in my first year. 
(Man) 
So you’ve never worked on the newspaper before? 
(Student) 
Not at this university. I worked on the school paper in high school. In fact, 
I was the editor of the paper in my senior year. 
(Man) 
Oh, that’s very good. So you do have some experience. 
(Student) 
Yes, lots! 
(Man) 
But not on a college paper…. 
(Student) 
No, on a high school newspaper. 
(Man) 
And you haven’t taken any journalism courses here yet? 
(Student) 
No, not yet. I did take journalism in high school, but I can’t take 
journalism here until next year. I have too many required classes this 
year. 

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(Man) 
OK, so let me tell you how we select staff writers for the university 
newspaper…. Oh, you do want to be a staff writer on the paper, don’t 
you? 
(Student) 
For now, yes, I want to be a staff writer. And maybe later on I’d like to 
have an editorial position. 
(Man) 
Editorial positions are open only to juniors and seniors. That’s at least 
two years away for you. 
(Student) 
OK, so maybe in my junior or senior year I’d like to be in an editorial 
position. For now, being a staff writer is just fine. 
(Man) 
That sounds good. So, let me tell you how we select staff writers. Quite a 
few students want to be staff writers on the paper, and we don’t have 
positions for everyone who’d like one. 
(Student) 
Of course. 
(Man) 
So we ask students who’d like to be on the paper to submit three articles 
for review. 
(Student) 
Can they be articles I’ve already written before, for the high school 
paper? 
(Man) 
No, they need to be articles about this school, from a student’s 
perspective. 
(Student) 
OK, three articles about the university …
(Man) 
And they need to be from three different areas. 
(Student) 
What do you mean “three different areas”? 
(Man) 
Three different aspects of student life, like academics, sports, theater, 
student government, dormitories, the cafeteria. You understand? 
(Student) 
Yes, I see. And when should I submit these articles? 
(Man) 
Whenever you want. But we select staff writers for the beginning of the 
next semester. Your articles will be evaluated by the editorial committee, 
and then a decision will be made as to who will be awarded a staff writer 
position on the paper. 
(Student) 
It sounds like I should hand them in soon if I want to work on the paper. 
(Man) 
Yes, but not too quickly. Take a few weeks. You want to do your best 
work, after all, so take your time and work carefully. 
(Student) 
I’ll do that!