1. Over the past decade, MOOC has gained great popularity around the world. Now listen to a conversation and complete the chart with what you hear.

Steve

Course name: 

Nutrition for Health Promotion 

Time requirement for study: 

（ ）hours per week 

Content presentation: 

（ ）lectures 

Disadvantages of the course: 

• The lectures do not offer anything that cannot be found 

   （）on the subject. 

• Copying out the slides and （ ）are very inconvenient and increase the time estimates （ ）.

Susan

Course name: 

Introduction to Digital Sound Design 

Advantages of the course: 

It shows ways to enhance knowledge by: 

• providing information about （ ）; 

• setting up non-compulsory fun projects that support what has been learned. 

Test format: 

（ ）questions 

Interactive feature: 

Course forums which make learning at home feel more like a （ ）.

2. Steve chose the course because he was interested in nutrition. 

3. Susan has completed her first music-related MOOC. 

4. Susan expected the final to be easy since the questions were all multiple choice. 

5. Susan found that few forum users had had the experience of MOOC.

and we come to believe that grades 2) ______us. As a result, we study not to learn new things, but to 3) _____________. However, tests, or grades, or 

4) __________________are not about us; they are about the work. They only tell us where we are now, not where we will always be. Unless we struggle, we cannot truly learn and become smarter. Therefore, it is important to 

5) _________ourselves, to take the hard classes and to 6) ________the hard work, because only in this way can 7) ______________grow. And this is the ultimate 8) _____of college.

____ 2. Most parents tend to believe their children are inherently smart. 

____ 3. C students are generally believed to be of lower intelligence. 

____ 4. We do not attend college to prove to others how smart we are. 

____ 5. Getting an A in a class is not something worth celebrating. 

____ 6. When we fail, we should read the comments we got and learn what didn’t work.

1.  A. History and performing arts.       B. History and creative writing.       

C. Finance and biology.                      D. Art history and journalism.   

2.  A. He was very ill-mannered.           B. He was trying to be helpful.       

C. He cared about his students.       D. He worried too much about money.

3. A. It provided raw material for her writing. 

B. It helped her land a great internship. 

C. It gave her a better understanding of the present. 

D. It satisfied her parents’ expectations for her. 

4. A. She was doing something she enjoyed. 

B. They helped her find a good job. 

C. She really needed the money. 

D. They were all related to her major

B. Studying the history of education. 

C. Simplifying a model of modern education. 

D. Developing a theory of higher education.

2. A. In March 1913. 

B. In May 1923. 

C. In March 1927. 

D. In May 1937. 

3. A. He tried to improve his own life skills.

B. He considered it important for teachers to teach themselves first. 

C. He wanted to set a good example for other teachers.

D. He wanted to show respect for the experts teaching there.

4. A. He left behind few writings. 

B. He was an eloquent speaker.

C. He enjoyed talking to young people.

D. He was influenced by ancient Chinese philosophy

1. A. He didn’t design the project. 

B. He didn’t present the project to his peers. 

C. He thought colleges differed much from the workplace. 

D. The assignment was of no relevance to his career. 

2. A. They are skill-based. 

B. They are not scheduled. 

C. They are similar to tests in college. 

D. They are usually given on short notice.

3. A. They will be less motivated to try their best. 

B. They will care more about what teachers want. 

C. They will try to learn things from the assignments. 

D. They will be more likely to finish the assignments in time.

1. A. That more universities should be built in Europe. 

B. That math was the most important subject of study. 

C. That PhDs should be awarded to students of philosophy. 

D. That there should be faculties for different areas of study. 

2. A. To promote new ways of experimentation. 

B. To foster debate, knowledge and new scientific inquiry. 

C. To help disciplines to break away from humanistic influences. 

D. To encourage scholars to share their findings with each other.

3. A. The scientific progress in the 19th century. 

B. The development of modern universities. 

C. The central role of philosophy in education. 

D. The educational achievements in the 18th century.

1. A. He frequented the principal’s office. 

B. He was overly excited in class. 

C. He complained that his teachers were boring. 

D. He damaged his classroom. 

2. A. To help him become a star student in another class. 

B. To help him understand others’ perspectives. 

C. To help him learn to challenge others. 

D. To help him identify his problems.

3. A. One should speak their mind. 

B. One’s circumstances didn’t matter. 

C. Every child could become a star student. 

D. It was her responsibility to educate every child.

1. A. It was negative and unhelpful. 

B. It was hurtful but valuable. 

C. It was helpful and plenty. 

D. It was direct but witty. 

2. A. They are too brief and sound insincere. 

B. They do not provide any useful information. 

C. They do not motivate students to do their best. 

D. They are linked to too many learning objectives.

3. A. It elicits strong negative reactions from students. 

B. It leads to students feeling too good about themselves. 

C. It makes students feel confused about how well they do. 

D. It makes students less enthusiastic about future assignments.

4. A. To help students learn more from written feedback. 

B. To help students take teachers’ feedback more seriously. 

C. To guide teachers in giving students effective written feedback. 

D. To guide teachers in collecting students’ feedback on their teaching. 

B. He quit his job with a company.

C. He became the director of a large corporation.

D. He decided to offer his skills and services for free.

2. A. The flexibility in work.

B. The economic return.

C.The friendly environment.

D. The opportunity to learn.

3.A. Big companies don't buy freelancers’services.

B. One will be in trouble if he is ill.

C. Income won't be as stable as when one works for a big company.

D. Long working hours will ruin one's health.

4.A. Self-fulfilling.

B. Financially rewarding.

C. Mentally refreshing

D.Physically challenging

2. The man thinks that people have to change the way theywork to meet the changing needs of businesses.

3. The man works as a freelance consultant in digital marketing.

4. The man enjoys the feeling that he doesn't have4to wait for someone to give him a pay raise.

5. The woman thinks that a freelancer should befree from doubts and fears.

6. The concept of the “open talent economy6is now welcomed by many companies according to the man.F

B. Human resources.

C. Genetic engineering.

D. Environmental science.

2.A. The contact with people.         C. The team environment.

B. career prospects.                D. The problem-solving aspect.

3.A. To work full-time and study part-time.

B. To continue his study in biomedical science.

C. To study full-time and work part-time.

D. To work full-time for the recruitment agency.

4.A. He feels regretful.

B. He is very successful.

C. He is grateful to his career advisor.

D. He thinks he could have achieved more.

B. The reason why people overwork

C. The number of workaholics in the new millennium

D. People's failure to realize the harm of workaholism.

2. A. 16 percent.

B.33 percent.

C.35 percent.

D. 40 percent.

3. A. Adjusting their mindset toward work.

B. Managing to increase their productivity.

C. Asking the employer to reduce their workload.

D.Asking themselves why they're working so many hours.

2.According to the behavioral psychologist, workaholism isa real disorder.

3.The study by scientists at University College London found thatworkaholics were more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.

4. Workaholics often get praise for overworking from other people.

5.People's productivity will decrease when working more than 50hours a week.

6. People can find someone they trust to monitor their work progress.

B. The exposure to different cultures.

C. A flood of rich and diverse ideas.

D. A variety ofproblem-solving skills.

2.A. Racial prejudice.

B. Different mindsets.

C. Conflicting values.

D. Cultural differences.

3.A. To be positive and respectful.

B. To learn the languages of your teammates.

C. To be culturally sensitive and open-minded.

D, To seek common ground with your teammates

B. The employees will give negative feedback

C. The employees will not perform to their full potential

D. The employees will create problems for the company

2.A. The company will lose its valuable asset.

B. The company will not develop well in the long run

C. The employee will dislike the company even more

D. Favoritism in the company will become known to the public

3.A. The problems of the company will be maximized

B, The reputation of the company will be impacted.

C. The public's faith in the company will gradually fade away.

D, The employee may face disciplinary charges or even be fired

B. They focus on broad and general skills rather than specific skills.

C. They try different sports before choosing the one to focus on.

D. They allow their interest to grow until they think they can't go any further.

2.A.   He was a late specializer.

B. He made some poor choices early in his life.

C. He started painting in his early 20s.

D. He read a lot of books about painting.

3.A.  She was a novelist as well as a mathematician.

B. She was not interested in math when she was a little girl.

C. She dreamed of winning the Fields Medal when she was young

D.  She was regarded as the world's greatest female mathematician.

B. To gain some insight into the match between the applicant and the job.

C. To learn about the strengths and weaknesses of the applicants.

D. To put the applicants at ease at the beginning of the interview.

A. Make a list of his strengths and weaknesses in note form.

B. Review the job description for the position and research the company.

C. Prepare a detailed answer focusing on the reasons for the application.

D.Learn more about and get a good understanding of the company culture.

A. His qualifications for the job

B. His desire to learn and to grow.

C.  His reasons for applying for the job.

D, His interest in the job and the company.

A. Good preparation matters.

B. Know yourself and know the company.

C. Answer interview questions succinctly and clearly.

D. Take the question “Tell me about yourself’ seriously.