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In Part C of the test, you will listen to several talks and answer questions after each talk. The talks and questions will not be repeated. You will hear an example about Cornell University's artificial rock climbing wall. The wall is designed with elements of real cliffs, making it a good place for climbing. Another question asks what recently happened at Cornell University, and the answer is that a festival took place. The next talk is about silhouette portraits, which were originally called shades. Silhouettes were named after Etienne de Silhouette, a French finance minister known for cost-cutting. Silhouettes could be made on various materials and can be valuable depending on the date and artist. The next talk is about an interactive computer system for nursing students. It allows them to make critical healthcare decisions without endangering patients' lives. The system simulates emergency situations and provides feedback on the decisions made. It can also simulate body parts on a Now read along as you listen to the directions for Part C. Part C. Directions. In this part of the test, you will hear several talks. After each talk, you will hear some questions. The talks and questions will not be repeated. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your book and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. Here is an example. On the recording you will hear, listen to a talk about an artificial rock climbing wall. The largest artificial rock climbing wall in the United States is located on the campus of Cornell University. This 30-foot high climbing wall is made of natural rock that is embedded into concrete blocks and is sculpted to imitate a variety of elements found on real cliffs. Cornell recently hosted the nation's largest intercollegiate rock climbing event. Nearly 100 students from 15 universities participated in the two-day festival, sponsored by Cornell's Outdoor Education Department. Now listen to a sample question. Why is Cornell a good place for climbing? In your book, you will read, A. The wall is designed with elements of real cliffs. B. The natural rocks are embedded into the cliffs. C. The sculpted concrete blocks are varied. D. The cliffs are challenging. The best answer to the question, why is Cornell a good place for climbing, is A. The wall is designed with elements of real cliffs. Therefore, the correct choice is A. Now listen to another sample question. What recently happened at Cornell University? In your book, you will read, A. A wall was constructed. B. A festival took place. C. An outdoor education course was offered. D. A variety of cliff elements were found. The best answer to the question, what recently happened at Cornell University, is B. A festival took place. Therefore, the correct choice is B. Remember, you should not take notes or write in your book. Go on to the next page. Now we will begin Part C with the first talk. Questions 39 through 42. Listen to a talk about silhouettes. The silhouette portrait, in which the shadow of a sitter's profile is captured on paper, is a popular art form at fairs and school carnivals. Originally, this kind of portrait was called a shade. Once the artist captured the shade on paper, it could be transferred onto ivory, plaster, porcelain, or glass. It could also be reduced to fit into brooches, lockets, or rings. The name silhouette was taken from the surname of Etienne de Silhouette, an 18th-century French finance minister who was infamous for his cost-cutting policies. In ridiculing these policies, opponents coined the term à la silhouette to mean cheap. This phrase was passed on to the art of profile drawings because it was so inexpensive. However cheap they may have been in the 18th century, these curiosities, which might be mistaken for junk, could be worth large amounts of money depending on the date they were made and the artist. The record price paid for an 18th-century silhouette is $6,000. Number 39. What were silhouettes originally called? Number 40. What is not mentioned as one of the materials artists transferred portraits onto? Number 41. Who was Etienne de Silhouette? Number 42. Why are the discussed art forms known as silhouettes? Questions 43 through 46. Listen to a talk given by a professor to nursing students. Today I want to show you a new educational tool that we've just acquired. It's an interactive computer system that allows you to make critical health care decisions without endangering patients' lives. The system uses a computer with a touchscreen and a video disc, and it takes you step-by-step through simulated emergency situations. For instance, on the computer screen, you might see an elderly man being wheeled into the emergency room, complaining that he can't breathe. Then you have to decide what to do. If you make the correct decision, the computer answers, correct. You can take this pulmonary patient through the entire care process, from emergency admission, initial stabilization, and crisis management, to discharge. One particularly helpful aspect of this computer program is that it can simulate body parts on a screen. For example, it can simulate a chest, and you can touch different parts of the chest on the screen, or even listen to the lungs, as if you're listening through a stethoscope. At the end of the program, you receive a grade for the work you've done. Number 43. What is the talk about? Number 44. In what way is the interactive computer system important? Number 45. What aspect of the program is mentioned as being particularly helpful? Number 46. What happens when the program is completed? Questions 47 through 50. Listen to a talk about human migration. Although we don't think of ourselves as migratory in the way of other animal species, people have always been on the move. A few hundred thousand years ago, humans migrated from the savannah grasslands of Africa and spread rapidly. Humans migrated from the savannah grasslands of Africa and spread rapidly into the regions of Europe and Asia. This migration coincided with successive cycles of glacial periods, known as the Ice Ages, and probably occurred as humans followed the advance and retreat of plants and animals. Humans survived the bitterly cold weather that prevailed in these regions due to their ability to make things, such as shelter and clothing, but more importantly, their ability to control fire. Later migrations took humans to Japan, on to Indonesia, and finally, Australia. They also migrated across the Bering Land Bridge into what is now North America and spread quickly down to the southern tip of South America. Later movements brought people to the eastern Canadian Arctic and northern Greenland. Human migration has not just involved taking over unused land. People have also invaded land occupied by other peoples through killing, displacing, or genetically mixing with the existing inhabitants. Looking at today's world, it is clear that we continue to do this. To sum up, migration seems to be a fundamental human instinct. Number 48. How did people survive the Ice Age in Northern Europe and Asia? Number 49. What does the speaker say about the invasion of occupied land by human groups? Number 50. What does the speaker say about human migration? This is the end of the listening comprehension practice test. Turn off your cassette player now.