# PTE SMW #8: Library Resource Retrieval

Select Missing Word #8 - Level 3 - Feeds Listening

> You will hear a recording. At the end, the last word or words are replaced by a beep. Choose the option that best completes the recording.

- the article you're looking for
- yourself in the reference section
- time to go to the library
- out where books are kept

## Answer

the article you're looking for

## Explanation

The speaker lists "the reference shelves and newspaper section" as places to search. In a newspaper section, the hard part is finding the article you're looking for. The option "out where books are kept" is tempting because it follows "finding" well. But newspapers hold articles, not books, so it does not fit.

## Hints

- Focus on the goal of the speaker's request.
- Consider what a librarian would typically help a student find.

## Transcript

Too many students search for material by going to what they think is the right shelf in the library, finding little or nothing, and then reporting back to their tutor that there's nothing on it in the library. If you have some authors and titles in mind, look them up in the catalogue. They may not be where you think, and look at adjacent entries in the catalogue and on the shelves. The catalogue may lead you to restricted loan collections, reserve stacks, or departmental collections, which may not always be obvious. You should also check the subject catalogue, trying to think of related terms. Other places to look would be the reference shelves and newspaper section, though a problem here is finding...

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