Special Report

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Special Report

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks according to what you have heard on the tape.
(1) A chapbook is
.
(2) The chapbook from the Northeastern Ohio University's College of Medicine contains
, part of the school's "
" program.
(3) The "William Carlos Williams Poetry Competition" is named after
William Carlos Williams.

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following information about William Carlos Williams.
(1) He was from
.
(2) He used to write drafts of his poems on
.
(3) He died in
.

3. Fill in the blanks with the information you have heard about the Competition.
(1) The poetry competition is organized by
.
(2) This is the
year of the Competition.
(3) This year's poetry competition is open to
in
.
(4) But
of all medical students,
or so, entered the competition.
(5) The four major themes in the poetry of those contestants include
  a.
,
  b.
,
  c. their
in
, and
  d. their
with
.

4. Complete the following two statements about the two poems by students.
(1) The first poem could be written by one who does
.
(2) The second poem could
.

5. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
    At the Northeastern Ohio University's
, Martin Cohn says
that the making of poetry
, but he has to believe it
themselves and
. And so the
continues.

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Special Report

 

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks according to what you have heard on the tape.
(1) A chapbook is
.
(2) The chapbook from the Northeastern Ohio University's College of Medicine contains
, part of the school's "
" program.
(3) The "William Carlos Williams Poetry Competition" is named after
William Carlos Williams.

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following information about William Carlos Williams.
(1) He was from
.
(2) He used to write drafts of his poems on
.
(3) He died in
.

3. Fill in the blanks with the information you have heard about the Competition.
(1) The poetry competition is organized by
.
(2) This is the
year of the Competition.
(3) This year's poetry competition is open to
in
.
(4) But
of all medical students,
or so, entered the competition.
(5) The four major themes in the poetry of those contestants include
  a.
,
  b.
,
  c. their
in
, and
  d. their
with
.

4. Complete the following two statements about the two poems by students.
(1) The first poem could be written by one who does
.
(2) The second poem could
.

5. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
    At the Northeastern Ohio University's
, Martin Cohn says
that the making of poetry
, but he has to believe it
themselves and
. And so the
continues.