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TOEFL Listening Class Unit 1 Passage 28
First of all, you need to know what is TOEFL listening Pattern.
Second, in the course of listening, just pay attention on what you know, if you missed something, just let it go . don't try to figure out what you missed .
Finally, after finishing the passage, don't go answers immediately. use about 5 seconds to review the passage specially last two sentence. then go answers one by one. don't saty in one question for a long time.
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181. What is the speaker mainly discussing?
The need for new inventions
The practicality of paper bags
The life of Charles Stilwell
Machines that people no longer use
182. Why does the speaker mention the telephone?
As an example of an important invention
As an example of one of Stilwell's innovations
As an example of an invention people do not think
about
As an example of efficient engineering
183. According to the speaker, what was one design
advantage of Stilwell's invention?
It was easy to dispose of.
It was pasted together by hand.
It could stand on its own.
It had a lot of extra carrying space.
184. What does the speaker demonstrate with a dictionary?
The bag's strength
The bag's large size
A flaw in the bag's design
The spelling of an unusual word
185. What is the speaker's purpose in giving the talk?
To point out the advantages of a career in
engineering
To demonstrate how inventors do their work
To inspire students to make big inventions
To show that even small inventions can be
very useful
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