accurate and logical use of information and so forth. In addition to these habits of thought, it is our hope that we can help you develop certain attitudes of mind like a willingness to accept uncertainty and the lack of definite truth. Beyond providing these qualities, a college education should try to lay a foundation for the creative use of leisure time which can be cultivated in the classroom. Yet, the cultivation of this ability will also occur outside of the classroom. For example, on sports fields, in music rooms, and so on. Questions:

14. Which of the following is regarded as the most important at Harvard?

15. Which quality mentioned below can be cultivated both inside and outside the classroom? 16. What is the speech mainly about?

Section C

Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be

read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. M: Can I help you?

W: Yes, I want to take an English course, and I need some information.

M: Sure. Courses will start on September 1 and finish right before Christmas on December 22. The advanced classes meet every Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday, from 6:30 to 8:30 in the evening.

W: And how much is the tuition for one course? M: It’s 280 dollars.

W: I see. Do you have a language lab where I can work on my pronunciation?

M: We don’t have a language lab, but we do have videos and tape recorders in every room. W: And computers? M: No, none at present. W: Thank you. M: You are welcome.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. W: Hello, Gary. How’re you? M: Fine! And yourself?

W: Can’t complain. Did you have time to look at my proposal? M: No, not really. Can we go over it now?

W: Sure. I’ve been trying to come up with some new production and advertising strategies. First of

all, if we want to stay competitive, we need to modernize our factory. New equipment should have been installed long ago. M: How much will that cost?

W: We have several options ranging from one hundred thousand dollars all the way up to half a

million.

M: Ok. We’ll have to discuss these costs with finance.

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W: We should also consider human resources. I’ve been talking to personnel as well as our staff at

the factory.

M: And what’s the picture?

W: We’ll probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory. M: What about advertising?

W: Marketing has some interesting ideas for television commercials.

M: TV? Isn’t that a bit too expensive for us? What’s wrong with advertising in the papers, as

usual?

W: Quite frankly, it’s just not enough anymore. We need to be more aggressive in order to keep

ahead of our competitors.

M: Will we be able to afford all this?

W: I’ll look into it, but I think higher costs will be justified. These investments will result in higher

profits for our company.

M: We’ll have to look at the figures more closely. Have finance draw up a budget for these

investments.

W: All right. I’ll see to it.

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