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1. WHY DOES THE STUDENT GO TO SEE THE PROFESSOR? 
2. WHAT IS THE TOPIC OF THE CONVERSATION? 
PASSAGE TWO 
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Questions 3 and 4. 
Listen to a conversation between a university employee 
and a student. 
(Student) 
I have a problem, and I hope you can help. 
(Man)
OK. What’s your problem? 
(Student) 
I haven’t received my grade report from last quarter, and …my friends all 
say they got theirs already. 
(Man) 
They were all posted at the same time. So, you say you haven’t received 
yours yet? 
(Student) 
No, I haven’t. 
(Man) 
Did you take all of your final exams? I mean, it’s possible that if you 
missed an exam, then your grade report would be held up. 
(Student) 
No, I took all my exams…. 
(Man) 
Hmm? Did you have any problem last time you got your grades? 
(Student) 
Well, actually, I’m a freshman. This is the first set of grades I’ve gotten. 
Or not gotten, I guess. My e-mail hasn’t changed or anything, so… 
(Man) 
Wait, are you talking about your personal e-mail account? 
(Student) 
Yeah. The school sends us our grades by e-mail, right? 

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(Man) 
No, they just post them on the university web portal. You have to log on 
to your student account and click on the “grade report” link. 
(Student) 
You’re kidding? I thought they were sent to our e-mail. 
(Man) 
That’s not how it’s done. It’s more secure and easier for the university to 
post them on their own server. 
(Student) 
OK, now I feel stupid. I probably did get my grades; I just didn’t know it. 
Sorry for wasting your time. 
(Man) 
Don’t worry about it. Starting college can be pretty confusing; there are a 
lot of new procedures you have to get used to. Is there anything else I 
can help you with? 
(Student) 
Um, actually, how much do you know about the university server? I’m 
not sure I remember my password—will I have to see someone if I can’t 
remember it and I need to enter a new one? 
(Man) 
That’s really not necessary; there’s a “forgot-your-password” link. So, you 
didn’t use the server at all last quarter for your classes? 
(Student) 
I only had to submit a couple of things through the university’s computer 
system. I kind of avoided it, to tell you the truth—I’m not very good at 
dealing with complicated websites like the university’s. And, I was able to 
get assignments from the syllabus or ask about them in class, so I sorta 
got around using it very much. 
(Man) 
Ah, I see. Well, in any case you’ll probably want to get comfortable using 
the university server. I think that for higher-level classes the professors 
tend to use it for posting assignments and discussions. They interact with 
students more often that way than they do in the lower-level classes. In 
fact, I think a lot of them require you to participate in online discussions, 
or they announce changes in the course on class pages. You might miss 
something important if you avoid checking it. 
(Student) 
OK. I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks for your help. 
(Man) 
You’re welcome.