Many students find the experience of attending universitylectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience.Thelecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps 1__ the talk withslides, writing up important information on the blackboard, 2___reading material and giving out 3___ .The new student sees theother students continuously writing on notebooks and 4 ___what to write.Very often the student leaves the lecture 5__notes which do not catch the main points and 6___ becomehard even for the 7___ to understand.
Most institutions provide courses which 8 ___new students to develop the skills they need to be9____ listeners and note-takers. 10___ these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skillsguides which 11___ learners to practice these skills 12___ .In all cases it is important to 13___ theproblem 14___ actually starting your studies.
It is important to 15___ that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills 16__in college study.One way of 17___ these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skillsclasses which most institutions provide throughout the 18 __year.Another basic 19__ is to find astudy partner 20__ it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.
1.A.extending B.illustrating C.performing D.conducting
2.A.attributing B.contributing C.distributing D.explaining
3.A.assignments B.information C.content D.definition
4.A.suspects B.understands C.wonders D.convinces
5.A.without B.with C.on D.except
6.A.what B.those C.as D.which
7.A.teachers B.classmates C.partners D.students
8.A.prevent B.require C.assist D.forbid
9.A.effective B.passive C.relative D.expressive
10.A.Because B.Though C.Whether D.If
11.A.enable B.stimulate C.advocate D.prevent
12.A.independently B.repeatedly C.logically D.generally
13.A.evaluate B.acquaint C.tackle D.formulate
14.A.before B.after C.while D.for
15.A.predict B.acknowledge C.argue D.ignore
16.A.to require B.required C.requiring D.are required
17.A.preventing B.withstanding C.sustaining D.overcoming
18.A.average B.ordinary C.normal D.academic
19.A.statement B.strategy C.situation D.suggestion
20.A.in that B.for which C.with whom D.such as
