Dialogue: W: Bob, do you know who I saw the other day? Old Jake, looking terribly depressed. Did he get pensioned off at last? M: Yes. They made him retire after 50 years at sea. He is pretty upset about it, but what can you do? He really is pasted. W: He is all alone, isn't he? M: Yes, his wife has been dead for years. They had one daughter, Dories. But she went off to town as soon as she left school. And he hasn't heard from her since. I hear she is making good money as a model. W: Maybe someone could get in touch with her. Get her to come back for a while to help? M: I don't suppose she come. She never got on with her father. He is bit of a tough character and she is rather selfish. Oh, I expect old Jake will get by. He is healthy at least, comes into a clinic for a check regularly. W: Are you his doctor? M: No, my partner doctor Johnson is. W: That bad-tempered old thing? M: Oh, he isn't really bad-tempered. He just looks it. He is an excellent doctor, taught me a lot, and he has a very nice family. His wife invites me over there to supper every week. Very pleasant. W: Yes. I teach their daughter Pen at school. She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work, but a bright little thing and very popular with her age group. Question: What does the man say about Jake's daughter? - She has made lots of money as a doctor. - She is going to take care of her old dad. - She has never got on with her father.
She has never got on with her father.
Dialogue: M: I hear a newly-invented drug can make people tell the truth and it may prove useful in questioning terrorists. Isn't it incredible? W: Simple solutions to complex problems rarely succeed. As far as I know, no such drugs are ever known to work. Question: What does the woman think of the new drug? - It can help solve complex problems. - It will most likely prove ineffective. - It is a new weapon against terrorists.
It will most likely prove ineffective.
Q: Dialogue: W: Michael, would you like to eat out tonight? M: Oh, I'd really like to, but I have promised my sister to see a movie with her tonight. Question: What will the man do this evening? - To visit his sister. - To eat out with the woman. - To see a movie with his sister.
A: To see a movie with his sister.
Question: Dialogue: M: We Can ask Tim to help us repair the jeep. W: When would he find time? He has exams tomorrow. Question: What does the woman mean? - Tim is learning to repair jeep. - It is difficult to find Tim lately. - Tim is too busy to help them now.
Answer: Tim is too busy to help them now.
*Question*
Dialogue: M: When was the first computer built? W: It was built in 1944. M: Is it the same as the computers that we use now? W: No, it was as large as a room and worked very slow. M: But computers have become smaller, and worked faster now. W: Yes. Most computers are as small as a TV set. Some can be made smaller than a book. M: Why is a computer so useful? W: It can keep much information and work very fast. M: Then they can do a lot of work for us. W: You are right. They have greatly changed our lives. Question: What was the first computer like'? - It was as large as a TV set. - It was as large as a room. - It was as large as a book.
**Answer**
It was as large as a room.
(Question)
Dialogue: W: Hi, Bill. I haven't seen a film for half a year. Do you have some free time to go to the cinema with me this weekend? M: Sure. But I don't have any information about the recent films. What about you? W: Well, my workmate tells me that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone will be on. M: What's that? W: I don't know. It is said that kids like it a lot. M: Perhaps you can take our son there. It's boring for me to sit there for two hours. W: Oh, you're that kind of man. Um, a violent film called The Most Wanted will also be on at the same time. Maybe you can come with us. M: That's a clever idea. I like American films very much. We can go to the same cinema and come home together, but watch different films. Question: How often do they go to the cinema? - Quite often. - Seldom. - From time to time.
(Answer)
Seldom.