... Evans. 1999. Analysis of
questions asked by family doctors regarding patient
care. BMJ, 319:358–361.
P. Gorman, J. Ash, and L. Wykoff. 1994. Can pri-
mary care physicians’ questions be answered ... approach
to questionanswering in the clinical
domain that combines techniques from
summarization and information retrieval.
We tackle a frequently-occurring class of
questions that takes the form “What ... on a subset of therapy
questions taking the form “What is the best drug
treatment for X?”, where X can be any number of
diseases. We have chosen to tackle this class of
questions because studies...
... answers. Questionanswering forums, such
as technical support forums, are places where users
find answers through conversations. Because of
their nature as online communities, question answer-
ing forums ... and answers are not expressed in a single sen-
tence or a single post. Only identifying question and
answering sentences from the thread is not enough
for automatic question answering. For this ... the question and answer sentences from forum
threads. However, there is much richer information
in forum conversations, and simply knowing a sen-
tence is a question or answer is not enough. For
example,...
... such
questions are called opinion QA systems. Re-
searchers (Stoyanov et al., 2005) have found that
opinion questions have very different character-
istics when compared with fact-based questions:
opinion ... of opinion question answering: finding opin-
ion holders.
More recently, TAC 2008 QA track (evolved
from TREC) focuses on finding answers to opin-
ion questions (Dang, 2008). Opinion questions
retrieve ... answers which
are relevant for both question topic and question
sentiment. Most TAC participants employ a strat-
egy of calculating two types of scores for answer
candidates, which are the topic...
...
questions and part (3) includes mostly scale questions. The multiple-choice questionsare
chosen because theyare easy to be analyzed while open questions allow respondents to
clarify their ... hand, information about the environment of the course has been
described in the beginning of this chapter.
For parts (1) and (2), most of the questionsare multiple-choice and open-ended
questions ... to prepare
business reports before a deadline and hardly can bring work home.
The hypothesized information for the business situation that requires a report to be
written has been given for the...
... by listening. Because the reading and listening questionsare all multiple-
choice questions, theyare called selective tasks.
Section Task Questions Time Score_
Reading 3-5 essays 12-14 ... 324. Compare your rating to the one on page 341. Note
: For
this response, the speaker’s delivery was proficient.
Avoid these three problem areas when delivering a response for this ... minutes 30/30
If you get a reading or listening question wrong, you will not
lose points. Therefore, answer all reading and listening questions.
After a ten-minute break, you will start...
... is a two-step process. First, check your response for
coherence using the applicable Proficiency Guide in the appendix. Next, compare
that information to the applicable Rating Guide, then identify ... of development in all areas.
U The essay demonstrates a serious lack of topical and grammatical unity.
L The essay demonstrates a serious lack of language use in all areas.
... development of the introduction, body and conclusion;
the supporting illustrations are clear and well developed; some areas might
lack development and/or an idea might not be completely explained....
... Checking for Parallelism
Task: Check each sentence for parallelism. Check your answers on page 331.
1. Personally speaking, I believe that we need zoos because theyare educating,
they are ... plan. For the next month,
she would get up early and study all morning, take an hour for lunch, then
nap for an hour. After that, she would study all afternoon. At five, she’d go out
for dinner ... coined these names. Actually, they
are Dutch. Many don’t know it but Manhattan was originally a Dutch
settlement. In 1644, the British took Manhattan from the Dutch by force and
renamed it New...
... less for
granted. Forums and special interest groups abound, and the term “social networking”
has become a popular buzzword. These forums are typically formed as virtual meeting
points for people ... multicast
group)
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also consider caching strategies, as these are important for decreasing bandwidth con-
sumption, as well as for ALM to perform ... typically permanent,
i. e., they do not expire. Theyare valid in all scopes, and need no protocol support for
discovering or allocating addresses. These addresses are used for protocols that need
well-known...
... Checking for Parallelism
1. Personally speaking, I believe that we need zoos because theyare
educational, theyare fun and they protect wild animals.
2. In my view, I think that a good parent ... you should exercise for at least one hour every
day. Exercising is
good for your heart and is good for reducing stress.
b. As far as I’m concerned, you should exercise for at least one hour ... writing.
6. Many scientists use induction when developing theories. First, they observe
phenomena, then they formulate conclusions based on their observations. Not
Einstein. He did not employ...
... s
Task #3 – Online Schools
I’d like to start off by talking about the article I handed out for homework. The
author begins by stating that online universities are not as convenient ... without saying that if you are going to invest a lot of time and money
in your education, then you should at least research those schools you are
applying to. Make sure theyare certified and have ... need them? Many online
courses operate like this, especially MBA courses. These courses are tailor-made
for self-directed, independent-minded students who now exactly what they want,
and how...
... above 3.0. You’re exactly
what they re looking for. Go for it.
Woman: I don’t have time. Besides, I’m not aiming for a career in sports
management. I’m aiming for med school. I want to be a ... little bet as to who will win?
Man: Bet? What for? Mary Jones is going to win hands down.
Woman: Yeah, well, don’t count your chickens beforethey re hatched.
Track
#15
Audio ... that we
must answer the big question: Are we really alone in the cosmos? My answer to
that is: Who cares! We have children going hungry; our bridges and roads are
falling apart; our jobs have...