Obama Seeks to Contain College Costs
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Please click on the link to listen to the news clip and answer the following questions.
I. Match the words with their definitions.
Read the sentences. Using the context, guess the meanings of the boldfaced words and expressions. Then match them with their definitions.
A. to increase something such as a rent or price, especially by an amount that is considered to be too much
B. to pay part of the cost of something
C. a request especially to a court of law to change a previous decision
D. to reduce a price or a charge:
E. to give a spoken statement of an opinion or thought
1. _____ Her remarks on the employment question led to a heated discussion.
2. _____ She has made an appeal against the severity of the fine.
3. _____ Our landlord racked up the rent by 15% this year.
4. _____ What he gave would help to subsidize the training of an unemployed teenage.
5. _____ Shops are being forced to bring their prices down in order to attract customers.
II. Listening Comprehension / True or False
1. _____ U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks on college safety at the University of Michigan.
2. _____ Based on the report, the rising cost of college is speeding up efforts to strengthen America’s economic future.
3. _____ The president said that his administration has helped to make higher education more affordable by giving more federal money to students who need it.
4. _____ Part of Obama’s plan is to increase federal funding from universities that fail to control their tuition costs.
5. _____ The president said he wants to begin a competition to encourage states to better use money for secondary education.
6. _____ The winning state would receive a million prize.
7. _____ Obama suggested another competition to encourage innovations to increase productivity on college campuses.
8. _____ Much of Obama’s plan faces a promising future in Congress.
9. _____ Some republicans have warned that the president’s education plan will reduce the autonomy of the higher education system.
10. _____ New poll numbers are approving of the president’s plan on college costs.
Ans:
I. Match the words with their definitions.
1. E 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D
II. Listening Comprehension
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. F 9. T 10. T
Source:
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Obama-Seeks-to-Contain-College-Costs--138211334.html
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