VSTEP Practice Test
VSTEP Practice Test
VSTEP Practice Test
LISTENING
SCRIPT
1. I am pleased to introduce Mr. Lee Kim, author of Amazon Adventure. Mr. Kim, a retired lawyer,
amateur photographer, and now a writer, spent the last year traveling by canoe down the Amazon
River. I-le will discuss his travels in the Amazon region on which he based his book, and show some
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2. Thank you all for taking the time to attend this meeting. I· d like to keep it brief, so let me get
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Practice 1.2.
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. /\
SCRIPT
I. Welcome to Introduction to Economics. The textbook for this course, Economics for the ew
Millennium, is available at the university bookstore. The price is a bit steep. but I think you will
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