Q: Read the below conversation. M: You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe, Dorothy. When are you leaving? W: In just two weeks, and I am excited. I've been looking forward to this training program for a long time. But there are still a few things I need to do before I go. M: Like what? W: Like renewing my passport and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I'm gone. M: You are not going to give it up, are you? W: No way! I'll never find another apartment like it around here. But I don't like the idea of paying three months for an empty apartment, either. So, I'm looking for someone to take it while I'm away. M: Um, let me think. Oh, I know just a person. An old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas. He is coming here to do some research this summer, from June to August. W: Well, that's exactly when I'll be away! M: Tell you what: I'll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I'll mention it to him. What would the listener say?
A: W: Well, thanks, Bill.

Q: Read the below conversation. F: My plane is leaving for New York at ten. What would the listener say?
A: M: You have only 40 minutes left.

Q: Read the below conversation. W: Could you tell me how many of your employees are women? What would the listener say?
A: M: Yes, certainly. We have a very high percentage of female staff. We employ about 160 women, which is eighty percent of all our staff.

Q: Read the below conversation. W: Now,Mr. Martin. I've just read your own doctor's report. So you haven't been feeling very well lately, is that right? M: It's... it's my leg, doctor. My right leg. I keep getting a strange pain in it. W: Could you tell me what the pain is like? M: It's like... like boiling water running down my leg. It's been getting worse lately, too. I've been losing sleep. W: You mean the pain's been keeping you awake? M: Yes, that's right. It's been keeping me awake. W: Now, tell me, how long have you had this trouble? M: The pain? For about a year now. W: Hmm... Have you been getting tired lately after you have had a walk? For example, have you been getting a big short of breath, perhaps? M: Why, yes! Yes, I have, doctor! W: Hmm... I think we'd better give you a few tests here in the hospital. M: Do you think it's serious,doctor? W: Probably not. M: But... Doctor Cook, my local doctor, thinks it's only that I've been working too hard lately. What would the listener say?
A:
W: That could be the reason. Don't worry, we'll find out soon.