Dialogue: M: Shall I call a taxi? W: But the grand hotel is only two blocks away. M: Well, you're right. Question: How will the speakers probably go to the hotel? - By taxi - On foot - By bus
On foot
Dialogue: W: Good morning, sir. Can I help you? M: Good morning. have a reservation for a single room with a bath here. W: May I have your name, sir, please? M: Bradley, John Bradley. W: Just a moment, sir, while I look through our list. Yes, we do have a reservation for you, Mr. Bradley. Would you please fill out this form while I prepare your key card for you? M: OK. Can I borrow your pen for a minute, please? W: Sure. Here you are. M: What should I fill in under Room Number? W: You can just skip that. I'll put in the room number for you later on. M: Here you are. I think I've filled in everything correctly. W: Let me see...name, address, nationality, forwarding address, passport number, place of issue, signature and date of departure. Oh, here, sir. You forgot to put in the date of your departure. Here let me fill it in for you. You are leaving on...? M: October 24th. W: Now everything's in order. And here is your key, Mr. Bradley. Your room number is 1020. It is on the 10th floor and the daily rate is $90. Here is your key card with all the information on your booking, the hotel services and the hotel rules and regulations on it. Please make sure that you have it with you all the time, as you need to show it when you sign for your meals and drinks in the restaurants and the bars. You also need to show it when you collect your key from the Information Desk. M: OK. I'll take good care of it. W: And now if you are ready, Mr. Bradley, I'll call the bell-boy and he'll take you to your room. M: Yes, please. Question: What are included on the key card according to the conversation? - Information on the man's booking and the hotel's telephone number. - Information on the man's booking and the hotel rules and regulations. - The hotel services and its telephone number.
Information on the man's booking and the hotel rules and regulations.
Q: Dialogue: Woman: So, what is your schedule like every day? Man: Well, uh, I get up around a quarter to six ( 5:45 ) in the morning. Woman: Wow! That's kind of early. Man: A little. Then, I eat a quick breakfast, and I catch the bus at, uh, 7:00. It takes about 20 minutes to walk to the bus stop. Woman: That's a pretty good walk. Man: Yeah, and uh, next, I work at the library from 8:00 to 11:15 or so, and I have classes from noon until about five. Woman: Um. Man: And then I catch the bus back home, and I arrive ... well, you know how the traffic is. It depends on traffic, but around 6:15, and I make a sandwich or something for dinner, and then I walk to the gym and meet some of my friends, uh, there [ Oh, that sounds fun. ] around 7:00. [ Around 7:00? ] You know Steve? [ Uh-huh. ] Yeah, he and I usually go. Steve and uh, what is her name? The new girl, um. I think her name is Amy. Woman: So you have a group you work out with then? Man: Right. Woman: That sounds fun. Man: And we exercise, play basketball, lift weights ... you know, do things like that ... for about an hour and a half. Woman: Wow. Do you do that every night? Man: Oh, no. I usually go to the gym on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. And on Wednesdays, I take guitar lessons [ Ooh, fun! ] Yeah, uh, in the evening at a music school, you know, just around the corner from my house. Woman: Oh, that's convenient. Man: Yeah, yeah. It's really nice. Woman: Well, I was wondering when do you get time to see your girlfriend. Man: That's the problem. I only see her on Tuesdays in the evening and on Saturdays and some Sundays. I mean, we usually text each other every day, and I sometimes call her during my lunch break. Woman: Oh, that's nice. Man: It sounds like you have a very busy schedule. Question: The man usually calls his girlfriend __________. - in the morning - around noon - in the evening
A: around noon
Question: Dialogue: W: Your father and Sally have gone to get the car. Let's wait for them here on the bench. M: It's nice to sit down. We've been walking for hours. W: Did you like the White House? M: Oh, yes. I thought it was beautiful. I wanted to stay longer. W: I did, too. But we've got a lot of things to see. M: The line wasn't long this morning, was it? W: No, it wasn't. We were lucky. M: I wonder if the president and his family use the rooms we saw. They look more like a museum than somebody's house. W: Yes. They are the public rooms. The President's family lives upstairs. M: What do they use the public rooms for? W: For important affairs. The President usually entertains members of the government and visitors from other countries. M: I hope I could get a reception at the White House some time. W: Well, if you do something important when you grow up, maybe you will. Who knows? Question: What's the possible relationship between the two speakers? - Father and mother. - Father and son. - Mother and son.
Answer: Mother and son.
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Dialogue: M: You know the weather's been awful so far this summer. W: I know. This is very unusual for Japan. Usually by now, it's really hot and humid. I'm not sure why, but this summer we've had very little rain and surprisingly cool temperatures. M: Well, either way I love it. I remember last summer. Oh, it was terrible. I didn't have an air-conditioner, and my apartment was on the fifth floor. Every night I slept on top of my bed with the windows wide-open and a fan six inches from my face. W: That sounds pretty tough. I guess I've gotten used to the heat, so I don't notice it as much. However, last year was definitely a lot hotter than this year. And, to be honest, I am enjoying the break. What are summers like for you back home? M: For one thing, there's little humidity. Seattle is right on the ocean so we always have a nice offshore breeze blowing in, and it doesn't really get hot until late July. That's why I found it so oppressive last year. Our summers are just so different. W: Interesting. Seattle sounds like a great place to be during the summer. Question: What is NOT true on Seattle according to the boy? - Seattle is a coastle city. - Seattle doesn't get hot until late July. - It is rather humid in Seattle in summer.
**Answer**
It is rather humid in Seattle in summer.
Dialogue: W: What was it like growing up in New York's Bronx District? Was it safe? M: To me it was, it was all I knew. My mom would send me to the shop and I'd go and buy things when I was about 8 years old. Question: What do we learn from the conversation? - The woman did not feel any danger growing up in the Bronx. - The man thinks it was quite safe living in the Bronx district. - The woman started working at an early age to support her family.
The woman did not feel any danger growing up in the Bronx.