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<p><img src="media/image1.png"
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<p><strong>University of Technology and Applied Sciences</strong></p>
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<p><strong>General Foundation Programme</strong></p>
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<col style="width: 100%" />
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<th><p><strong>Midterm Exam</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Level 2</strong></p></th>
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<p><strong>Fall Semester 2022-2023</strong></p>
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<p><strong><u>Listening</u></strong></p>
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<col style="width: 14%" />
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<td><strong>Name</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
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<tr class="even">
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<td><strong>Student Number</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td><strong>Group</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td></td>
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</table>
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<table>
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<colgroup>
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<col style="width: 47%" />
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<tbody>
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<td><strong>Section 1 (10 marks)</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td><strong>Section 2 (5 marks)</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td><strong>Section 3 (10 marks)</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td><strong>Total (25 marks)</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<table>
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<colgroup>
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<col style="width: 51%" />
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<col style="width: 48%" />
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</colgroup>
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<tbody>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td><strong>Marker’s Initials</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<p><strong>SECTION 1 <em>Questions 1-10</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Listen to a student called Taimur speaking to his classmate
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about his summer course, and as you listen answer questions 1 to
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10.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>You will hear the conversation twice.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>At the end of the listening part, you will have 6 minutes to
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transfer your answers to the answer sheet.</strong></p>
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<p><em><strong>Questions 1-3</strong></em></p>
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<p>Do the following statements agree with the information given in the
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recording?</p>
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<p><em><strong>TRUE (T) if the statement agrees with the
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information</strong></em></p>
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<p><em><strong>FALSE (F) if the statement disagrees with the
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information</strong></em></p>
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<ol type="1">
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<li><p>Taimur went to Europe to visit tourist sites.</p></li>
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<li><p>Hanan is surprised to learn about Taimur’s interest in
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cooking.</p></li>
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<li><p>Hanan doesn’t like to cook.</p></li>
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</ol>
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<p><em><strong>Questions 4-7</strong></em></p>
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<p><em><strong>Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C</strong></em></p>
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<ol start="4" type="1">
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<li><p>Taimur’s mother thinks that</p></li>
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</ol>
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<p><strong>A.</strong> it isn’t important to study Math and Physics.</p>
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<p><strong>B.</strong> only girls must learn to cook.</p>
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<p><strong>C.</strong> teenagers must learn different skills.</p>
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<p><strong>5.</strong> Some of Taimur’s cooking lessons were</p>
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<p><strong>A.</strong> at weekends.</p>
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<p><strong>B.</strong> outside the school kitchen.</p>
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<p><strong>C.</strong> in food factories.</p>
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<p><strong>6.</strong> The term ‘Toque blanche’</p>
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<p><strong>A.</strong> is made of two French words.</p>
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<p><strong>B.</strong> means a ‘tall hat’.</p>
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<p><strong>C.</strong> means a ‘white hat’.</p>
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<ol start="7" type="1">
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<li><p>Taimur didn’t like</p></li>
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</ol>
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<p><strong>A.</strong> doing the dishes.</p>
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<p><strong>B.</strong> the smell of the food.</p>
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<p><strong>C.</strong> cleaning the kitchen.</p>
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<p><em><strong>Questions 8-10</strong></em></p>
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<p><strong>Write no more than <em>ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER</em> for each
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answer.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Write the answer in the correct space on your answer
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sheet.</strong></p>
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<p><em><strong>Answers with incorrect spelling will be marked
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wrong.</strong></em></p>
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<p><strong>8.</strong> How many euros did Taimur pay for the cooking
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course?</p>
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<p><strong>9.</strong> Which Italian rice dish will Taimur cook for the
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class party?</p>
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<p><strong>10.</strong> When is the class party?</p>
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<p><strong>SECTION 2 <em>Questions 11-15</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Listen to a conversation between two students and their
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teacher about learning languages, and as you listen answer questions 11
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to 15.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>You will hear the conversation twice.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Answer the questions below using <em>NO MORE THAN ONE WORD
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AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. </em></strong></p>
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<p><em><strong>Answers with incorrect spelling will be marked
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wrong.</strong></em></p>
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<table>
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<colgroup>
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<col style="width: 65%" />
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<col style="width: 34%" />
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</colgroup>
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<thead>
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<tr class="header">
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<th><strong>Language Nawal is learning</strong></th>
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<th><strong>11. ______________</strong></th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td><strong>Length of the Elementary course at Pathway
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Institute</strong></td>
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<td><strong>12. _____________</strong></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td><strong>Country Mr. Downey worked in before coming to
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Oman</strong></td>
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<td><strong>13. ___________</strong></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="odd">
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<td><strong>A person who can speak many languages</strong></td>
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<td><strong>14. _____________</strong></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td><strong>Smartphone app Haitham can use to learn
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Spanish</strong></td>
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<td><strong>15.</strong> ____________</td>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<p><strong>SECTION 3 <em>Questions 16-25</em></strong></p>
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<p><strong>Listen to a talk about education now and in the past, and as
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you listen answer questions 16 to 25.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>You will hear the talk twice.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Questions 16-20</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>16.</strong> In America, education in grade school begins
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when children are aged about</p>
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<p><strong>A.</strong> 6.</p>
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<p><strong>B</strong>. 11.</p>
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<p><strong>C.</strong> 14.</p>
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<p><strong>17.</strong> When high school finishes in the United States,
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students</p>
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<p><strong>A</strong>. must go to private colleges and universities.</p>
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<p><strong>B</strong>. have to attend trade schools or community
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colleges.</p>
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<p><strong>C</strong>. have a number of different options.</p>
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<p>18. In the earliest times in most countries, parents taught children
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by ____________ to them.</p>
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<p><strong>A</strong>. reading</p>
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<p><strong>B.</strong> speaking</p>
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<p><strong>C</strong>. writing</p>
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<p><strong>19</strong>. When schools began, the students were mainly</p>
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<p><strong>A</strong>. males</p>
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<p><strong>B</strong>. females</p>
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<p><strong>C</strong>. leaders.</p>
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<p><strong>20.</strong> Many schools concentrated on military training
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and public speaking to</p>
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<p><strong>A.</strong> produce religious leaders.</p>
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<p><strong>B</strong>. train the leaders of the future.</p>
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<p><strong>C.</strong> produce leaders skilled in art.</p>
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<p><em><strong>Questions 21-25</strong></em></p>
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<p><em><strong>Complete the sentences below.</strong></em></p>
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<p><em><strong>Write no more than ONE WORD or A NUMBER for each
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answer.</strong></em></p>
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<p><em><strong>Answers with incorrect spelling will be marked
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wrong.</strong></em></p>
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<p><strong>21.</strong> The home was the place for the education of the
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majority of _________________.</p>
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<p><strong>22.</strong> Public systems of education appeared in a number
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of ______________ in the 1800s.</p>
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<p><strong>23.</strong> Many of the first schools in America taught
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students in one <strong>____________</strong>.</p>
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<p><strong>24</strong>. The first American secondary school opened in
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____________________.</p>
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<p><strong>25.</strong> In the 1900s, _______________ for teachers
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started to open.</p>
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<p><strong>University of Technology and Applied Sciences</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Level 2, Mid Term Exam, Fall Semester 2022-2023</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Name: _________________________________________ Student ID:
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________</strong></p>
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<p><strong>College: ________________________________________ Group:
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___________</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Answer Sheet</strong></p>
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<table>
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<colgroup>
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<col style="width: 7%" />
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<col style="width: 79%" />
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<col style="width: 12%" />
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</colgroup>
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<thead>
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<tr class="header">
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<th colspan="2"><strong>Listening</strong></th>
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<th><strong>Marks</strong></th>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<td><strong>1.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td rowspan="10"><strong>/10</strong></td>
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<td><strong>2.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>3.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td><strong>4.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong>5.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="even">
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<td><strong>6.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>7.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>8.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong>9.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>10.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong>11.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td rowspan="5"><strong>/5</strong></td>
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<td><strong>12.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>13.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>14.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong>15.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>16.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td rowspan="10"><strong>/10</strong></td>
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<td><strong>17.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong>18.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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<td><strong>19.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>20.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>21.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>22.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>23.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>24.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>25.</strong></td>
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<td></td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<p><strong>For the use of examiners only</strong></p>
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<table>
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<col style="width: 50%" />
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<thead>
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<th><strong>Total Mark</strong></th>
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<th><strong>Marker</strong></th>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<td></td>
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