新视野大学英语视听说教程 听力材料及答案 (第(11)

A) He tried to identify some of Harvard's main intellectual priorities.

B) He paid attention to the quality of the undergraduate teaching.

C) He allowed students with limited finances to enter the university.

D) All of the above.

The Final Exam

At a university, there were four sophomores taking a chemistry . They were doing so well on all the , midterms, labs, etc. that each had an "A" so far for

the These four friends were so that on the weekend before finals , they decided to go up to the University of Virginia and time, but after all the partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn't it back to school until early Monday morning.

Rather than taking the final then, they decided to find their professor after the final and

explain to him why they missed it. They explained that they had planned to come back in time

The professor thought it over and then agreed they could make up the final the following day. The guys were relieved and elated. The next day , the professor . They looked at the first problem, worth five points. It was a simple question on a chemical reaction. "Cool," they thought at the same time, each one in his separate room, "This is going to be easy." Each finished the problem and then turned the page.

Applying for a Place in an American University

1. What do international students often underestimate when applying for admission to a college or university in the United States?

2. How can students find the institution or program that will best serve their academic or professional goals?

3. What role may university websites and other academic Internet sites play?

4. In spite of the advantages provided by the websites, what three major things do students

still need to do?

5. Why did some students who scored high on TOEFL and GRE fail to be admitted?

Prince William in Chile

What goes into a prince's education today? For Britain's Prince William, nature played an

important 10-week expedition in Chile with Raleigh International.

The was a very different one for the prince. He kayaked in ocean fjords, tracked a rare deer, and was stranded on a beach during a .

He also got used to sleeping on the people --- and living in .

Those who took part, called "volunteers", both locals wooden walkways and buildings, and taught English to schoolchildren.

He was described by other volunteers as "He struck a really good everyone, and taking on the spirit."

" by other volunteers, who came from all backgrounds, some having had troubles with drugs or crime.