Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Where's Cecilia, Mark? M: I'm not sure. She finishes school at 3. Maybe she went to Joyce's. She knows she has to come home before 5. W: It's 5:30 now. M: Maybe she forgot her watch. W: Well, someone has to wash the dishes. The kitchen's a mess. M: I can go to Joyce's. I know her address. W: That's OK. We don't need her. You can wash the dishes. Question: Where are the two speakers? - At the store. - At home. - At school.
At home.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. Mechanic: What can we do for you today? Car Owner: Uh, hi. Yes, I'm having a problem with my car, and it doesn't seem to run right. I mean every time I start it up, the engine runs for a minute or so, sputters like it isn't getting enough gas, and then dies. Mechanic: Hmmm. Okay. Let's open the hood, and let's take a look... Okay, start her up. [Engine starting...] Okay, Okay. Shut her off. Hmmm. [So...] Let me look at the book here... [It] sounds like a possible fuel line, a dirty carburetor, bad alternator, or even a weak battery. Car Owner: So, which one is it? Mechanic: Uhh. Difficult to say. Let me try this... Uh, alright... You need to talk to the mechanic. Car Owner: The mechanic! So, who are you? Mechanic: Well, I'm the assistant, and I've only been here on the job for two days. Car Owner: So, why didn't you tell me that in the first place? I mean, I wouldn't have wasted all this time! Mechanic: You didn't ask. Car Owner: Okay, so how much is it going to cost? Mechanic: Ah. Difficult to say. [That's what you said about the last thing!] Are you a local or from out of town? Car Owner: I'm just passing through, and this is the only place for miles. [Yeah, that's right.] Man, can't you see my license plate? [Sure did!] Mechanic: Okay. The out-of-town rate. Let's see. Okay, here we go. If it's a fuel line, that'll be $100... No, no, That's the local rate. Here, $200 for the pre-screening check, $150 for parts, plus or minus $100, and $75 an hour for labor. Oh, oh yeah. Today's a holiday, so labor is actually $50 more per hour. Car Owner: Huh? Those prices are outrageous, and what holiday is it today? Mechanic: Oh, it's the local pumpkin festival. Car Owner: Ah, come on. I can't believe this. Of all my luck, my car breaks down in an out-of-the-way town [That's right.], and it'll cost an arm and a leg to get my car fixed. Mechanic: Ah, we'll take care of you. Just bring the car back on Tuesday so Mike, our mechanic, can take a look at it. Car Owner: Why not today? It's only 11:00... Question: Why can't the car's problem be diagnosed very easily? - The mechanic is not available to assess the problem. - The car is an older model that the mechanic hasn't seen before. - The mechanic doesn't have the proper tools to check the problem.
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The mechanic is not available to assess the problem.

Ques: Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: You're going to wear out the computer's keyboard! W: Oh, hi. M: Do you have any idea what time it is? W: About ten or ten-thirty? M: It's nearly midnight. W: Really? I didn't know it was so late. M: Don't you have an early class to teach tomorrow morning? W: Yes, at seven o'clock. My commuter class, the students who go to work right after their lesson. M: Then you ought to go to bed. What are you writing, anyway? W: An article I hope I can sell. M: Oh, another of your newspaper pieces? What's this one about? W: Do you remember the trip I took last month? M: The one up to the Amazon? W: Well, that's what I'm writing about-the new highway and the changes it's making in the Amazon valley. M: It should be interesting. W: It is. I guess that's why I forgot all about the time. M: How many articles have you sold now? W: About a dozen so far. M: What kind of newspapers buy them? W: The papers that carry a lot of foreign news. They usually appear in the big Sunday editions where they need a lot of background stories to help fill up the space between the ads. M: Is there any future in it? W: I hope so. There's a chance I may sell this article to a news service. M: Then your story would be published in several papers, wouldn't it? W: That's the idea. And I might even be able to do other stories on a regular basis. M: That would be great. Question: What is the woman writing about? - Some newly discovered scenic spot. - Big changes in the Amazon valley. - A new railway under construction.
Ans: Big changes in the Amazon valley.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Excuse me, where do you live? W: I live at No. 156, Fuxing Road. Question: What's the woman's address? - No.165, Dongfang Road. - No.145, Shanghai Road. - No.156, Fuxing Road.
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No.156, Fuxing Road.

Ques:Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: I am sure you've noticed a lot of things that are different about our school. W: Oh, yes. In the United States, we don't have to carry a big school bag with us like you do. M: Why is that? W: We have a locker of our own, which is a small box with a lock. We keep textbooks and our personal things in it. I just bring a day-pack to school. M: A day-pack? W: Yes. It's a small bag that you carry on your back. M: What do you carry in it? W: My notebooks or a few books for homework. M: That's convenient. Is there anything else you've noticed about our school? W: Yes. I am surprised that everyone is so silent in class. M: What do you mean? W: Well, we usually ask questions about exams, homework or textbooks on the first day of the school year. The teacher likes such questions. M: So you felt it different. W: Yes. I expected to see a lot of discussions in class, because we learn in that way in the United States. M: I see. That would be a good topic for our school newspaper for the first month of the term. Nice talking with you. See you around. Bye. W: Bye. Question: What do we know about the girl? - She is new to the school. - She writes for the school newspaper. - She seldom asks questions in class.

Ans:She is new to the school.

Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Shall we go to the concert this evening? I have two tickets. W: Oh, sorry. I'm afraid I can't. I'm seeing my dad off at the railway station at 8:00. Question: What will the woman do this evening? - Meet her dad at the railway station. - Say good-bye to her dad at the railway station. - Go to another city together with her dad.
Say good-bye to her dad at the railway station.