Q: Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: We all know that poetry is not everyone's cup of tea. But according to Dr James Stewart. M: Hello! W: Hello! If you are suffering from anxiety or depression, poetry may be the solution to your problems. Dr Stewart, how does poetry help? M: Em, OK! Look, let me give you an example. A patient came into our clinic last month. He was a middle-aged businessmen, and he was feeling, well, like most middle-aged businessmen, really stressed and with his life out of control. He talked to me about it, and, well, I was convinced that medication just wouldn't help him. Then I read him a poem called Leisure by WHDavis. Do you know the one? It begins, er... W: I do, yes. M: What is this life, er, so full of. It is so or if... W: I think it's if. M: If full of care, that's it, yes. We have no time to stand and stare. Well, you know the one. The next time he came to see me, he told me that, well, it was a sort of turning point for him. The poem made him think about the quality of his life and the need to find a balance between his work and his social life. Er, you see, because the idea was expressed poetically, he felt that he could identify with it, and actually feel the message in a way that he wouldn't if he simply discussed it with me. And we just had the usual kind of conversation about it. W: Yes, I see. M: You see, reading poetry to patients seems to make them calmer. Encouraging them to write it has an even more dramatic effect, actually. Era, there.., there are something about the process of expressing confused thoughts and feelings and emotions in writing that actually helps people or suffering from stress and anxiety. This happens especially if the words are written in a poetical way with a sense of rhythm rather than in prose, you see. Er, now, for a long time, we've been asking patients to write diaries to put their feelings into words. But it turns out that writing poetry seems to work much better for many patients. W: Right, and have you found that other doctors and therapists have made the same... Question: Who did Dr Stewart read a poem to? - An actor. - A business person. - Mr Davies.
A: A business person.

Q: Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: I want to invite more friends to the party, what do you think? M: The more, the happier. Question: What does the man mean? - He wants to invite the woman to the party. - He wants to invite more people to the party. - A big party needs more people to take part in.
A: He wants to invite more people to the party.

Q: Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: I want to make sure my son receives this letter. It has an important certificate in it. W: You can send it either by certified mail or registered mail. If you only want to make sure it is received, send it by certified mail. It's less expensive. M: OK. How about this package? W: What's in it? M: A watch. W: You should insure it for the value of the watch, and send it by registered mail. It's more expensive, but it's the safest way. Question: In which way do you think the man will send the letter? - By certified mail. - By air mail. - By registered mail.
A: By certified mail.

Q: Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: It's nearly seven o'clock. Let's go. F: No hurry. The party starts at seven thirty. Question: Where are they going? - They are going to the cinema. - They are going to a concert. - They are going to a party.
A: They are going to a party.