Dialogue: M: Emily, what do you do as a trendspotter? W: Very simple. Take digital photos of youth culture and send them to my company. It's called Look-Look. M: What kind of company is it? W: It's a youth culture marketing and trend forecasting firm in Hollywood. I'm one of Look-Look's 65,000 trendspotters worldwide. M: Look-Look gets a lot of information about the ever-shifting tastes of the youth market by these images. W: Yes, its clients are mostly companies. They get information about trends from Look-Look and develop their products. They also use the images of Look-Look on their websites to impress young people and promote their newly designed products. M: But are there any people who don't like their pictures to be used on the website? W: I always have my subjects' permission before I take their pictures and put up their images onto Look-Look.com. M: Where do you find your best subjects? W: At school, in the park, at local supermarkets and near many music clubs. M: What is difficult about this job? W: To catch our original styles because so many young people try hard to stand out. You have to be able to find the difference between someone who is copying trends and someone who is truly inventing a new look. M: Thank you for talk with us, Emily. Question: Why do some companies use Look-Look's images on their websites? - To promote visits to Look-Look.com. - To attract young people to their new products. - To learn about what makes young people buy.
To attract young people to their new products.
Dialogue: W: Excuse me, but I think you've made a wrong turn. You were supposed to turn left on Wilson Boulevard. M: Oh, I am sorry. Didn't you say 1323 Wilson? W: No, 3023. It is OK though. You don't have to take me there. I can walk from here. M: Why don't I just make a U-turn there? It's a one-way street; see the sign up ahead. Maybe if I turn left here, I can come down the next street. W: We can't do that during rush hour really, though it won't be much trouble. Sometimes one can wait 30 minutes for a taxi, so I'm happy to get this close. M: 30 minutes! I've been riding around all day looking for passengers. Question: Why can't the man turn left? - It is rush hour. - It is a one-way street. - The street is narrow.
It is rush hour.
Q: Dialogue: M: Hi, Susan. Haven't seen you for ages. How are you getting along with your work? W: Hi, David. Not so well as I expected. I've left my position. I can't bear the rudeness of my boss any longer. M: What are you going to do then? W: No idea. Anyway, I have to think about it seriously. And you, David? M: I've been very successful as a dancer. I like this kind of life. It is so exciting. W: You can't do it forever. M: No, but I've decided to open a dance school once I'm over the top. Our younger dancers need better training. W: That's a wonderful idea! Question: What do we know about the woman? - She was in charge of a school. - She succeeded in her job. - She has left her job.
A: She has left her job.
Question: Dialogue: Father: Time to eat! Daughter: Coming. Oh, I'm starving. [Good, good.] Oh yuck! What's that? Father: Ah, now don't complain! Daughter: But what is it, and where is mom? Father: Now, mom put me in charge of dinner because she's not feeling well tonight. Daughter: But what is it ... and that smell! Father: It's pizza. I just followed an old family recipe here, and ... Daughter: Let me see that ... Oh, Dad. [What?] You're missing a page! Father: Oh, uh, well, uh ... well I couldn't find the second page of the recipe, but don't worry. I have plenty of experience around the house. Plenty of experience cooking. Daughter: That's not what mom says. Father: Well, wait, wait, here let me try a piece first. Here, let me, let me cool this off here. Ohhh, yeah. Oh, this is great stuff. Daughter: Yeah right. Why are you making that face? Father: Well, well, it's just, just a little rich for me. That's all. Daughter: Let me try it Dad. Uh. Dad. You put a little too much salt in it and besides it's burned. [Well ... ] And what's that? Father: Oh, well, well, that's just part of my own adaptation to the recipe. I added some pumpkin. Daughter: Oh, not another one of your surprises. Pumpkin doesn't go on pizza! Father: Well, okay, well, so what? Uh, what do we do now? Daughter: Well, how about some cold cereal ... You can't mess up on that, Dad. Question: What do they end up doing for lunch? - They decide to go out to eat. - They eat something different at home. - They eat at friend's house.
Answer: They eat something different at home.
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Dialogue: M: What do you think of my new suit? W: Not bad. It reminds me of the one I saw at the new department store last week. Did you get it there? M: No, I got it in that big shopping center. It cost me only $ 150. W: Well, I don't think it's a good bargain. Question: What does the woman think of the man's new suit? - It is expensive. - It is fashionable. - It is a good bargain.
**Answer**
It is expensive.
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Dialogue: W: Could you tell me where the nearest subway station is? M: Sorry. I'm new here myself. You'd better ask someone else. I do know there's a bus stop at the next street corner. Question: What do we know about the man? - He will take a bus. - He can't help the woman. - He is looking for the subway station.
**Answer**
He can't help the woman.