Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: What do you think of this brown coffee table? M: It's nice, but it doesn't match the color of our room. W: How about this? M: Oh no, this type of coffee table gets dirty very easily and it's difficult to clean. W: And you are really difficult to please. All right, let's look at some others. M: Look, this one matches our room and it's inexpensive. Don't you think so? W: Moreover, it's easy to clean, right? You are really lazy. M: I only want to save you the trouble of looking after me. W: Sounds ridiculous! Question: Which one is the man likely to buy? - The second one. - The third one. - None of them.
The third one.

Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Excuse me, Li Ping. May I borrow your pen? W: Sorry, I haven't got a pen. Wang Gang has got one. Question: Who has got a pen? - Li Ping. - Wang Gang. - Zhang Wei.
Wang Gang.

Q: Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Today's November 15th. It's almost time for Thanks giving. M: When is Thanksgiving Day? W: It's celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. What are your plans for it? M: I have no idea yet. What about you? W: The same as usual. My aunts and uncles and cousins come to our house for dinner. M: Oh, your family get together. What do you usually do? W: We usually have a big meal. My mother cooks turkey. But I prepare the vegetables. My aunts usually bring the pies. The women cook the meal, and the men wash the dishes. M: Really? In my family, when we get together the kids wash the dishes. The whole thing is a lot of work. W: Yes, but I like Thanksgiving. I was out of the country last year, and really missed it. That's one time in the year when families get together. John, if you haven't got any plans, why don't you come to my house to spend the holiday with us? M: Yes, that sounds like a good idea. Thanks a lot. Question: What does the woman's mother usually cook? - Vegetables. - Pies. - Turkey.
A: Turkey.

Question: Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Hello, Ultimate Computers. May I help you? M: Yes, this is Jack Kordell from Hunter's Office Supplies. May I speak to Elaine Strong, please? W: I'm sorry, but she's not in right now. She should be here later in the afternoon, maybe about 4:30. May I take a message? M: Yes. Ms. Strong sent me your newest line of laptop computers with a description of other software products, but there wasn't any information about after sales service. W: Oh, I'm sorry. Would you like me to fax that to you? M: Yes. Could you try sending that information around 3:30? That should give me time to look over the material before I call Ms. Strong, say, around 5:00. W: Sure. Could I have your name, telephone number, and fax number, please? M: Yes. Jack Kordell and the phone number is 560 1287. And the fax number is 560 1288. W: All right. I'll be sure to send you the fax this afternoon. M: Okay, bye. Question: What does the man want the woman to fax? - Information about after sales service. - A picture of the newest computers. - Materials of software products.
Answer: Information about after sales service.

*Question*
Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: So how long have you been living in London? M: Er, a couple of years. How long have you been working here? W: Only a few months. I moved down here for the job. There was no work for me where I came from. M: Where did you come from then? W: I came from a small village called Arnside near Lancaster a year ago. There was nothing there. So I moved to London. M: Do you enjoy working here in this restaurant? W: Very much so. Question: Where did the woman come from? - London. - Arnside. - Lancaster.
**Answer**
Arnside.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Do you mind telling me about your work in the factory? W: Certainly not. I'm a machine operator working in the assembly workshop. M: Oh, are you? Then you have a six-day week, don't you? W: Yes. And we work eight hours a day, but this includes a one -hour break. M: What about the huge machines used in your factory? I know you make heavy machines yourselves. But I wonder if you also use machines imported from abroad. W: Most of them are made in China, some even by our factory. Only a few were bought from other countries. M: But I see the machines turned out here are quite modem and efficient. W: Following the national policy of self - reliance and hard - working struggle, we've tried our best in the past few years to improve our equipment. However, there is still a lot more to do. M: Now the question about yourself. I hope you don't mind it. How much do you earn each month? W: My monthly wage is 3,500 RMB, not including the extra pay of about 500 for extra work I put in. M: That sounds reasonable indeed. I'm very interested in worker's welfare here. What other benefits do you workers get, I wonder? W: Like other factories in China, our factory offers free medical service for workers. Question: What does the woman do in the factory? - She is manager of the factory. - She is a machine operator. - She is a technician of the workshop.
(A).
She is a machine operator.