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Student B expresses his opinion about the college’s reports given to foreign students Summarize the speaker’s opinion and explain the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.
You may begin to prepare your response after the beep. Please begin your response after the beep.
Please Listen Carefully.
Now read the passage about E-books. You will have 45 seconds to read the passage.
Begin reading now.
Now listen to part of a lecture on this topic in a media class.
Professor
Opinions on the future of E-books vary. Authors John Updike and Ray Bradbury are anti-E-book and have both been quoted criticizing E-books. Meanwhile, simply because E-books don’t require paper doesn’t mean they’re completely enviro-friendly: the growing number of computers and electronic devices in the United States has begun to create a disposal problem. These devices use elements such as lead, mercury, and chromium and usually end up in landfills. A recent Salon Magazine article noted that "consumer electronics constitute 40% of the lead found in landfills. "
    Then there is the size of the readers—or, more precisely, the size of the type on the readers. A PDA’s screen is only a few inches square; to read a book on a PDA requires lots of squinting and scrolling. E-book readers are much more like paper books in terms of front size, but reading them can be like looking at a computer monitor—with lesser models, a monochrome computer monitor—for great lengths of time.
    Nevertheless, the technology continues improving. Microsoft released its MS Reader, whose interface emulates the printed page, hoping to make extended E-book reading more comfortable.