Dialogue: W: I've really given it some thought, and I'm going to go back to school. I'm going to... M: Well, When... W: I'm going to take some night courses and maybe, within a couple of years. I'll have a ...uh... Associate Degree in Business. M: Well, when are you going to get started? W: I'm going to start this fall. M: Now are you sure you can get enough money? W: I've talked to my parents and it's uh...It's green light from them. M: Well, that's great. I hope you follow through with it. I've heard about this kind of thing before...you've been talking about it for years. W: Well, it took me a while to put it together, but I've finally made up my mind where I'm going to go and this fall, it's "go" time. M: Well, I just hope you follow through with it this time. W: I will. Question: When will the woman get started? - Within a couple of years. - This autumn. - Right now.
This autumn.
Dialogue: W: Tell me, Jack. Do you look through the Web much? M: Well, to tell the truth, I'm so busy with my work. I don't really have much time to surf the Web. Let me think...I suppose I log on a couple of times a week, for about two or three hours at a time. W: So, what do you do on the Internet when you log on? M: Well, sometimes I look up information I need for my job. It saves a lot of time looking through books in the library. W: Yes, it sure does. Question: What are the two speakers mainly talking about? - When they surf the Web. - What they do on the Internet. - How they look up information online.
What they do on the Internet.
Q: Dialogue: W: How long have you been in the army service? M: Twenty-five years. I joined up right after college. W: I have only been in the army for seven years. M: Looks like you have a while to go until retirement. Question: Who are the two speakers? - Retired soldiers. - College students. - Army people.
A: Army people.
Question: Dialogue: W: I don't understand how the inventor earns money from the invention. After all, anyone can copy and sell it. Really, what is a patent? A piece of paper? A philosophy? You can't see it. M: I am glad you asked that. Actually when an inventor has a patent, it's enforceable by the laws in the country where the inventor developed the invention. If anyone makes and sells the product then the inventor can take them to civil court. W: What can the inventor expect to receive if he sues and wins? M: Well, there are different things the court could do, but there's no guarantee. There's a good chance the court could award him compensation and orders to stop the manufacture and sale of goods. It may well be that the goods would be ordered to be destroyed. W: Can the other person being sued do anything to help themselves? M: That's the beauty of the whole thing. Ignorance of the law doesn't count, I'm afraid. However, the other person can counter-sue pretending that they were actually the original inventor. W: You said the inventor is protected by the laws of the country. Is everything equal? Do all countries have the same law? M: No, they're not all equal. You're right. It's only in theory. It is being worked on. The World Trade Organization has developed an agreement, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which makes sure that the patent is valid for 20 years. W: That doesn't make sense. Twenty years is a long time. M: Actually, it does. It's believed that inventors make and sell goods faster after they register the patent because there's a 20-year limitation on the patent. On the other hand, other inventors can use the information the inventor disclosed when the product was registered. Giving the information is all part of the deal. W: Cool. Question: What may the court ask the sued person to do? - Solve the conflicts privately with the inventor. - Give the inventor some compensation. - Buy the patent from the real inventor.
Answer: Give the inventor some compensation.
*Question*
Dialogue: Son: Dad! Father: Yeah, Micky. Son: Can I have a really good snack? Father: Uh, I don't know. I thinks it's ... uh ... what time's it? I think it's going on dinner. Son: Uh, it's three thirty. Father: Three thirty. Uh ... We'd better wait. [Why, Dad?] Well, what kind of snack do you want? Son: Candy? Father: No, candy is out. Oh, how about some broccoli? [No!] Uh, carrots? [No!] Well, what else can you suggest? Son: Candy. Father: Candy. No, I don't think ... I think You'd better wait. Son: A sandwich? A spinach sandwich? Father: Spinach sandwich? Spinach sandwich! When did you start liking spinach? Son: Uh, today. Father: Well, what about a small sandwich? [Okay] Okay, I'll whip it up in a minute. Play with your toys while you're waiting for it. Question: What snack does the boy want at the beginning of the conversation? - potato chips - candy - donuts
**Answer**
candy
Q: Dialogue: W: Does Lisa like her new apartment? M: She says the view of the city from the tenth floor is beautiful, but that she's so afraid of a fire breaking out. She wants to change to another floor. Question: What does Lisa not like about her new apartment? - It's too close to the supermarket. - It's too high in case of a fire. - It was damaged in a fire.
A: It's too high in case of a fire.