Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Excuse me. Do you have the time? M: Yes. It's 1:15, but my watch is a little bit fast. Question: What time is it? - It is a little after 1:15. - It is 15 minutes faster. - It is a little before 1:15.
It is a little before 1:15.

Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Have you got any hobbies, Rod? M: Yes, Jessie. I'm fond of fishing, painting, stamp-collecting, and... W: Wow, so many! I just like taking photographs. M: In my family, everyone has more than one interest. My father likes to build things out of wood and collect baseball caps. He doesn't have time for many hobbies, because his job keeps him busy. W: How about your mother? M: In her spare time, she likes going to the gym. She also likes making things to decorate our home. W: Your sisters and brothers must like fashionable ones. M: I've one sister and one brother. My younger brother Alan is 17 years old. He likes singing, playing the piano and skiing. My sister Lisa is 12 years old. Her hobbies include making small things, playing the violin and riding her bicycle around the neighborhood. W: Your family has got a variety of interests. Question: What do we know about the man's family? - His father likes decorating his home. - His mother likes going to the gym. - Everyone in his family has three hobbies.
His mother likes going to the gym.

Q: Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Why don't you get another job for a change? M: But I like my job. W: Look, digging gardens is not a job for a university graduate. M: But the money's not bad and there's plenty of fresh air. W: If I were you, I'd take some kind of direction, like teaching law. M: Teaching? Anything but that. It's so boring. W: Come on, you really must think of the future. M: I'll tell you what. I'd like to be a doctor. W: Well, you should think very seriously about that. It means a lot of study, and then working all sorts of hours. M: Yes, maybe. But the idea sounds interesting. W: Well, then, you ought to get more information about it as soon as possible. Question: Why does the man like his present job? - The good pay and the position. - The position and the fresh air - The good pay and the fresh air.
A: The good pay and the fresh air.

Question: Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Excuse me, sir. I'm going to send this parcel to London. What's the postage for it? M: Let me see. It's one pound and fifty. Question: Who is the woman most probably speaking to? - A postal clerk. - A taxi driver. - A bus conductor.
Answer: A postal clerk.

*Question*
Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Hi, Lynn, how are you feeling? W: Steven! Why? How do you know? M: You were absent today. Tom told me that you had been ill. What's wrong with you? W: Nothing serious. Yesterday I went to the supermarket after school. But it began to rain heavily on my way home. I was wet absolutely. M: Bad luck. W: This morning I got a fever. The doctor asked me to stay at home and have a rest after taking some medicine. M: Are you better now? W: Yes, I am much better now. I think I can go to school tomorrow. M: That's good. Question: Why did Lynn have a fever? - She was caught in the heavy rain. - She had some bad food. - She did a lot of work.
**Answer**
She was caught in the heavy rain.

(Q).
Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Did you see Mary somewhere around? M: Yes, she is in the campus bank, applying for the student's loan. Question: What was Mary doing? - Reading on the campus lawn. - Depositing money in the bank. - Applying for financial aid.
(A).
Applying for financial aid.