Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: I enjoy going through secondhand bookstores, don't you? It's interesting to see what people used to enjoy reading. Did you see this old book of children's stories? M: Some of these books aren't so old, though. See? This novel was published only six years ago. It cost seventy-five cents. W: Hey! Look at this! M: What? Are you getting interested in nineteenth-century plays all of a sudden? W: No. Look at the signature. Someone gave this book as a present, and wrote a note on the inside of the front cover. It's dated 1856. Maybe it's worth something. M: Everything on that shelf is worth fifty cents. W: But if this is the signature of someone who is well-known, it might bring a lot more. I hear William Shakespeare's signature is worth about a million dollars. M: Oh? I can hardly read what the one says. Who wrote it? W: The name looks like "Harold Dickinson". Wasn't he a politician or something? I'm going to buy this book and see if I can find a name like that in the library. M: Good luck. Your book of plays may make you rich, but I'll bet my seventy-five cents novel is a better buy. Question: Where is this conversation taking place? - In a classroom. - In a library. - At a secondhand bookstore.
At a secondhand bookstore.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Why didn't you come to the cinema last night? I waited for you for a long time. M: I'm sorry, but I had something more important to do yesterday evening, so I wasn't able to come. W: But why not tell me? M: I did. I called you many times, but you had your mobile phone power off. W: Oh, I didn't bring it with me because I left it recharging at home. M: I'm really sorry to have missed the film. Question: What did the woman do last night? - She saw a film. - She went shopping. - She watched a football match.
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She saw a film.

Ques: Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Mr. Hudson, where were you born and raised? M: I was born in Chicago, but I didn't live there any more. I was raised in Washington, grew up there until I went to college in New York and then Harvard. W: Looking back. How did you think your parents shaped your character? M: Well, it's hard to estimate entirely. I was quite fond of my parents and considered them very good people. My mother was a kind of very feminist and a well-known Jewish poet. She became internationally known. My father was a lawyer. And though it's hard to say how much they influenced me, I liked them, I respected them and I'm sure I was influenced to some degree by them. W: You were educated in the public schools? M: We moved almost every year, so I went to a different public school each year. W: So you would have been in high school and what years... approximately? M: Oh, I was in high school when... 26 or 27? I forgot. I graduated from high school in 32. W: What did you study in university? M: Well, that's a difficult question. I started out thinking I'd be an economist, and then I got disappointed with that. And after an odd experience in my junior year, I decided that I'd go out and study agriculture or management, but I enrolled in both for a whole year and tried to learn the required courses. I lasted a year, and then I came back to the main campus and finished up as an economics major specializing in labor economics. W: Did you go right graduate school or join the army after you graduated from the university? M: Well, I went to Harvard as a graduate student in philosophy in 1936, and stayed there until the war broke out. I was drafted after I took my PhD exams in the early part of 1941. So I went into the army before Pearl Harbor. Question: What did Mr. Hudson eventually major in for his bachelor's degree? - Philosophy. - Economics. - Agriculture.
Ans: Economics.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Hi, Miss. Freezing cold, isn't it? What can I do for you? W: I'd like some plants that can keep the earth fresh. M: Especially in this cold season when you can't keep die window open, isn't it? W: Absolutely. And something that's easy to care for and not expensive. M: OK, Miss. Our shop won't disappoint you. Look at these plants. They've just come in and I bet you like one of them. This is a corn plant. The tall tree can grow more than six feet and it doesn't need any water or light. W: Quite striking, isn't it? What's that? M: A palm. It adds a tropical touch to your room. The leaves are perfect for cleaning your air. It has a long life and it's easy to care for. W: Oh, this lovely small plant has beautiful white flower. What do you call it? M: Peace lily. Even the flower isn't blooming, its dense leaves look great. W: Perfect. It's just what I want. M: Won't you have a look at Janet Craig and Mother-in-Law's Tongue? And they're just as good. M: No, thanks. The peace lily is OK. The more I see, the less certain I become, you know. Question: Why does the woman want to buy some plants? - She believes in the air-cleaning function of plants - She often sends plants to friends as gifts - She likes to decorate her house with plants
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She believes in the air-cleaning function of plants

Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Where have you been these days? W: In the hospital. M: In the hospital? What happened? W: Didn't you know that our room caught fire last Friday evening? M: Oh, really? I'm sorry to hear that. But what caused the fire? W: Well, the light in our room was turned off at 11:30 as usual. Alice lit a candle to go on reading. Unfortunately she fell asleep with the candle still burning beside her. Then her bed caught fire. M: Oh, my God! I'm sorry to hear that. And how was Alice? W: She was badly burnt and is still in hospital. M: Was she the only one burnt? W: No. There were two more. M: You should be careful in future. W: We will. Question: How many people got burnt in the fire? - 3. - 2. - 4.
3.