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1、TPO 1Centerville college is planning to purchase a new sculpture for its campus. A student wrote a letter to the campus newspaper opposing this plan. You will have 45 seconds to read the letter. Begin reading now.Letter in the Centerville College NewsThe administration has announced plans to acquire
2、 a new sculpture for campus. We should all oppose this plan. The universitys poor financial condition led it to increase the price for campus housing and tuition by 15% this past year. Surely then it is in no financial position to purchase such an expensive sculpture. Moreover, just look at the scul
3、pture: several 60-foot long steel plates, jutting out of the earth at odd angles! Its just so large, itll take up all the green space in front of the campus center! This is public space that should be reserved for students to use.Explain why the woman disagrees with the reasons expressed in the lett
4、er.TPO 2Bus Service Elimination PlannedThe university has decided to discontinue its free bus service for students. The reason given for this decision is that few students ride the buses and the buses are expensive to operate. Currently, the buses run from the center of campus past university buildi
5、ngs and through some of the neighborhoods surrounding the campus. The money saved by eliminating the bus service will be sued to expand the overcrowded student parking lots.The man expresses his opinion of the universitys plan to eliminate the bus service. State his opinion and explain the reasons h
6、e gives for holding that opinion.TPO 3The universitys Dining Services department has announced a change. Read the announcement about this change. You will have 45 seconds to read the announcement. Begin reading now.Hot Breakfasts EliminatedBeginning next month, Dining Services will no longer serve h
7、ot breakfast foods at university dining halls. Instead, students will be offered a wide assortment of cold breakfast items in the morning. These cold breakfast foods, such as breads, fruit, and yogurt, are healthier than many of the hot breakfast items that we will stop serving, so health-conscious
8、students should welcome this change. Students will benefit in another way as well, because limiting the breakfast selection to cold food items will save money and allow us to keep our meal plans affordable.The woman expresses her opinion of the change that has been announced. State her opinion and e
9、xplain her reasons for holding that opinion.TPO 4The computer department is considering making a scheduling change. You will have 45 seconds to read an article in the campus newspaper about the change. Begin reading now.Evening Computer Classes May Be AddedThe computer department is considering offe
10、ring evening classes in the fall. The proposal to add the classes is a response to student complaints that daytime computer classes have become increasingly overcrowded and there are no longer enough computers available. The department has decided that despite some added expense, the most cost-effec
11、tive way of addressing this problem is by adding computer classes in the evening. It is hoped that this change will decrease the number of students enrolled in day classes and thus guarantee individual access to computers for all students in computer classes.The computer department is considering a
12、scheduling change. Explain the mans opinion of the change and the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.TPO 5The university has announced a new policy regarding dining services. Read an article about it in the student newspaper. You have 50 seconds to read the article, begin reading now.Campus D
13、ining Club AnnouncedStarting this year, the university dining hall will be transformed into The Campus Dining Club for one week at the end of each semester. During the last week of each semester, the dining hall will feature special meals prepared by the universitys culinary arts students. The schoo
14、l feels that this will give students who are studying cooking and food preparation valuable experience that will help them later, when they pursue careers. The university has announced that it will charge a small additional fee for these dinners in order to pay for the special gourmet food ingredien
15、ts that will be required.The man expresses his opinions about the universitys plan. State his opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.TPO 6Now read a letter that a student has written to the university newspaper. You have 50 seconds to read the letter. Begin reading now.His
16、tory Seminars Should Be ShorterCurrently, all of the seminar classes in the history department are three hours long. I would like to propose that history seminars be shortened to two hours. I make this proposal for two reasons. First, most students just cannot concentrate for three hours straight. I myself have taken these three-hour seminars and found them tiring an
