Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: I'd dike some red roses. W: Is it your wife's birthday? M: No, it's our wedding anniversary. She really likes roses. So I give her some every week. I just wish they would stay fresh longer than they do. W: If you put a little sugar in the water they will stay fresh for days. M: Really? I want to try to use white vinegar in the water and it helped a little. W: Sugar is even better. M: It is worth trying, I will tell my wife. How much do I owe you? W: Let's see. They are $ 10 a dozen. So that will be $ 5.00. M: OK. Here you are. W: Thank you. Here are the flowers. Question: Why does the man buy some red roses? - Because it's their wedding anniversary. - Because it's his wife's birthday. - Because it's his birthday.
Because it's their wedding anniversary.

Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Are you having a problem? M: Yes. I have to do a research paper for history. There's a major book that I need, but I can't find it. W: Did you try the card list? M: Yes, but it's not there. W: Well, if it's a recent book, it won't be in the card list. All information about books since 1995 is in the computer. I advise you to try that. M: No wonder! This book is published in 1998. W: All you have to do is to type in the title or the writer's name. M: Do you mean it will tell me whether the book is out or not? W: Yes, it will. It will also give you the due date if it is out. If the book is in the library, it will tell you where you can find the book. Question: Where does the conversation probably take place? - In a library. - In a classroom. - In a bookstore.
In a library.

Q: Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Jason worked as a secretary for three years. Then he became a newspaperman. After that he started writing novels. M: I know. And he has been doing nothing else ever since. Question: What is the man's occupation now? - He's a secretary. - He's a novelist. - He's a newspaperman.
A: He's a novelist.

Question: Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Two more miles to go...we have an hour before school starts. Let's take our time. Do you want to stop and get a breakfast sandwich? W: We decided to start walking to school for the exercise. We want to get fit. Why would we want to eat a fattening breakfast sandwich? M: McDonald's has an egg muffin sandwich that has only 320 calories. What's wrong with that? I bet we walked off 320 calories already. After two more miles, we can probably walk off another 100 calories. W: I do need energy. I hardly ate dinner last night. My mom made leg of lamb, and it's definitely not my favorite. In fact, I think I'm going to become a vegetarian. M: Good for you! I gave up meat a long time ago. Now, almost all of my meals are salads. Funny thing is, when I make my food, I also make food for my rabbit. We mostly eat the same things now. W: My bird eats seeds and berries. We could probably share our meals, too! Question: What does the woman want to avoid? - Meat. - Salads. - Seeds and berries.
Answer: Meat.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Excuse me, sir. How can I get to this hotel? I can't find it. M: It's easy. Just go along this street to 26th Avenue. And then you'll find it next to the hank. Question: Where does the woman want to go? - A bank. - 26th avenue. - A hotel.
**Answer**
A hotel.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Excuse me, Is there an airline flying to New York this afternoon? W: Sorry, sir. I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down. M: If your computer is down, just write me a ticket. W: Sorry, I can't. The computer is the only one allowed doing so. M: Hmm... Then what do all you people do? W: We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not. M: So when it goes down, you go down with it W: That's very good, sir. M: How long will the computer be down? W: Sorry, I've got no idea. Sometimes it's down for 10 minutes; sometimes for two hours. There's no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it's down, it won't answer us. M: Well, let's forget the computer. Is there any other airline flying to New York within the next few hours? W: I wouldn't know. Only the computer knows. It just can't tell me. Question: What does the man want to do at the airport? - To give the computer the information about his trip. - To know what is wrong with the computer. - To buy a ticket for New York.
**Answer**
To buy a ticket for New York.