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3. On the recording, you hear:
(narrator) What does "salary " mean in English ?
In your test book, you read: (A)Coins
(B) Earnings
(C) Soldiers
(D) Commodities

4. On the recording, you hear:
(narrator) What is the meaning of the root "sal" in Latin?
In your test book, you read: (A) Salt
(B) Rome
(C) Money
(D) Trade

The first question asks about the topic of the talk. The speaker begins with salt
and continues to talk about it throughout the passage, so the best answer is
answer (B). The second question asks about the use of salt in China. The
speaker says that in China, salt was used to make coins, so the best answer is
answer (C). The third question asks the meaning of "salary." The speaker says
that salary means the amount of money that one earns, so the best answer is
answer (B). The last question asks about the meaning of the root "sal." The
speaker says that "salary "... comes from the Latin root for "salt, " so the best answer is
answer (A).

PROCEDURES FORTHE LONG TALKS

1. If you have time, preview the answers to the questions. While you are
looking at the answers, you should try to anticipate the questions for each
of the groups of answers.
2. Listen carefully to the first line of the talk. The first line of the talk
often contains the main idea, subject, or topic of the talk, and you will often
be asked this type of question.
3. As you listen to the talk, follow along with the answers in your test
book and try to determine the correct answers. Detail questions are
generally answered in order in the talk, and the answers often sound the
same as what is said on the recording.
4. You should guess even if you are not sure. Never leave any answers blank.
5. Use any remaining time to look ahead at the answers to the questions
that follow.

The following skills will help you to implement these strategies in Part C of the
Listening Comprehension section of the paper TOEFL test.

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