Dialogue: Steve: Hey, Ranae. Do you happen to know where the movie theater is downtown? The one near the hospital. Ranae: Yeah. Why do you want to know? Steve: Well, on Monday, I asked Jennifer out on a date for this coming Saturday night. Ranae: Wow. You've really been seeing a lot of her lately. Sounds great. Okay, write down these directions so you don't get lost. Steve: Okay, go ahead. Ranae: First, drive down 1st street going west, cross the river, and keep going straight until Pine Street. Steve: Until Pine Street, right? Ranae: Right. Then turn left, and the movie theater is the second building on the right. It's next to the church. Steve: Second building on the right. Got it. Now, can you recommend any nice restaurants? Ranae: Yeah. The Pink Flamingo serves excellent Spanish food. Steve: Well where's that? Ranae: Well, starting from the movie theater, go south on Pine Street, cross 2nd Street, and drive to 3rd Street. You'll see a parking lot on the left side of the street. Okay so far? Steve: A parking lot on the left. Okay. Then what? Ranae: Okay, then turn left on 3rd Street and drive east. The Pink Flamingo is the building just before the river on the left side. I think it's open weekdays from 10:30 in the morning to 11:30 at night, but it stays open until midnight on the weekends. Steve: Okay, I think I've driven by there before. Oh, last thing. Where can I buy some flowers? We're going out to celebrate Jennifer's birthday. Ranae: Well the only florist I know is in front of the stadium on 2nd Street. Try that one. Steve: Great. Thanks a lot. Question: Where is the florist? - 10 - 6 - 15
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Dialogue: W: Hello? I would like to speak to Mr. Lee. M: This is Lee speaking. W: This is Linda, your old friend. M: Oh, how are you, Linda? I'm glad you called. W: Mr. Smith wrote to me that you were coming to our city. May I see you at your hotel right away? M: Please hold on a moment. I have to check my schedule. Yes, that's ail fight. W: Great. I'll be there in haft an hour. M: All right, I'll be expecting you. W: Oh, I almost forgot. What's your room number? M: It's the No. 311 on the second floor. Please call me if you can't find me. W: I'll do that. See you later. Question: When will Linda see Lee? - In an hour. - In one and half an hour. - In half an hour.
In half an hour.
Q: Dialogue: W: Where's the hospital? My grandma is in the hospital. M: Walk along this road, and take the second turning on the left. You can see it. Question: Why does the woman want to go to the hospital? - Because her grandma works there. - Because she has never been there. - Because her grandma is in it.
A: Because her grandma is in it.
Question: Dialogue: W: Would you help me for a minute,please? M: Of course. What do you want me to do? W: Could you hold these packages while I look for the key to the door? M: I'd be glad to. What's in these packages? They're extremely heavy. W: Just the things we need for the picnic tomorrow. M: Well, hurry up and open the door. I told you these things were very heavy. W: I can't find the key. You must have it. M: You're right, but how can I get the key while I'm holding all these packages? Question: Why does the man urge the woman to open the door quickly? - Because someone indoors is anxious to see him soon. - Because the packages he's holding are extraordinarily heavy. - Because they'll get the air tickets to catch the plane.
Answer: Because the packages he's holding are extraordinarily heavy.
*Question*
Dialogue: M: Mary, have you ever wondered why some cultures have more proverbs than others? For example, the Mayans, the Incas, and the North American Indian tribes seem to have fewer proverbs than cultures like, the Arabians, and the Chinese. I wonder why this is. W: What would you say about our ... our own culture? Would you say we're a culture that's rich in proverbs or one that lacks proverbs? M: I think we, we have a rich heritage of proverbs - the Benjamin Franklin maxims, proverbs, wise sayings have been handed down to us. W: Well, I think the fact that we're no longer creating proverbs today maybe says something ... maybe perhaps explains to some extent why proverbs in certain cultures were not as extended or extensive as in other cultures. M: Mm, hmm. That's true. I wonder why we are not creating as many proverbs as we did in 1700s and 1800s. I agree with you. I don't think there are nearly as many. I can't think of any. I'm sure there are some, but I wonder why this is so. W: Yeah, well, I think we all know a great many proverbs. If we sit down, we can think of some that we can ... we can list. But we don't seem to use them to explain things. We find many times that they're used too much and too simple - too general. Today we're much more sophisticated, you might say, and analytical, and therefore we don't use proverbs to explain things the way, say, our grandfathers and parents did. M: Life is too complicated now to just quote a simple proverb to take care of things. W: Right, and maybe to some extent that's why the North American Indians and the Mayans among others don't have as many proverbs. At least there's no record of as many proverbs. Since their own culture ... their traditions were highly eroded and they were wiped out during this era of change. M: Well, that's interesting. Question: Who has a more developed culture according to the speaker? - Mayans. - Arabians. - North American Indians.
**Answer**
Arabians.
Q: Dialogue: W: I've just had my lunch at the cafeteria of our university. M: What do you think of the food today? W: You have to ask. About as terrible as usual, I'd say. M: You know, I think it's about time a group of us speak to some University officials about the quality of the food. W: Do you have a good idea? M: In my view, we had better get rid of the manager. W: Do you think you are the first to think of that? The problem is that the University doesn't want to change another manager. M: You mean you've been through this before? W: Yes, when I was a freshman, I once did that. I once wrote a letter to the Student Services Official and presented a petition signed by 200 students. M: What was his reaction? W: He asked me why all the other students didn't sign it as well. I told him we only had time for a sample, but I was sure almost all the students would have. M: Why was he so cool towards you? Isn't it a serious question? W: That manager has good friends in the University. You know family connections. Question: How did the university officials respond? - They became angry. - They were not very responsive. - They promised to do something, but never did.
A: They were not very responsive.