Q: Dialogue: W: Movie box offices sales have been down almost 10 percent this summer. What happened? M: Many things. Now they have more choices about how to spend their leisure time. DVD business certainly has effect on movie-going and obviously we need better quality of films and more entertaining ones. W: How about movie theaters? M: Most theaters today should be made more comfortable and cleaner. I hate to see the theater with stuff of garbage. I also think they should be better food available so that people feel good and enjoy there. W: I've heard some people complain that Hollywood releases too late films a year. What's your opinion? M: There are probably coining out on crowded days, in the summer and at Christmas time. But generally,there are films as we know. Well, personally, I think movies business today is still healthy and it's a great business too. Ever since everybody feels pretty good. W: If you want to relax yourself to watch a movie at home, what would be your choice? M: If I have to pick one, I choose to see the god father and the god father part n. I think these two are great films of all time. Question: Why is there a drop in the box office? - Audiences are bored with films of a similar theme. - People now have more spare time choices. - There are too few new films produced a year
A: People now have more spare time choices.

Q: Dialogue: M: Let's try that song again. You played it well, but try to play the second part a little faster this time. W: Ugh. I already played it three times! My hands are too cold to play well. M: OK, let's try another song. Play the short, slow piece that you like so much, the one that sounds like guitar music. That should warm up your hands! W: Oh, that one is easy! I played it four times this morning. It's my favorite. M: Good! You will be a great piano player one day if you keep playing the songs that you enjoy! Question: What instrument is the woman playing? - The guitar. - The violin. - The piano.
A: The piano.

Q: Dialogue: Dean: Hey, man. What's up? Tod: Ah, first of all, I put a buck in the vending machine for a seventy-five cent candy bar, and the thing got stuck here in the machine. Then, I pressed the change button [Ah, man], and nothing happened. [Wow!] Nothing came out. The dumb thing still owes me a quarter. Dean: Well, did you talk to the man at the snack bar to see if he could refund your money? Tod: Yeah, I tried that, but he said he didn't own the machine, and I'd have to call the phone number on the machine. Dean: What a bummer. Tod: Hey, I have an idea. [What?] Why don't we rock the machine back and forth until the candy bar falls? Dean: Nothing doing. I don't want to be responsible for breaking the thing, and besides, someone might call the cops. Tod: Ah, don't worry. I've done it before. Tod: Oh well. Hey, hey, tough luck. Hey, here, take my candy bar. [You mean?] Yeah, the machine and I hit it off earlier today. Question: Why can't the cashier at the snack bar help the man? - The vending machine is not part of his business. - The customer pushed the wrong number. - He doesn't have a key to open the machine.
A: The vending machine is not part of his business.

Q: Dialogue: Woman: So, what is your schedule like every day? Man: Well, uh, I get up around a quarter to six ( 5:45 ) in the morning. Woman: Wow! That's kind of early. Man: A little. Then, I eat a quick breakfast, and I catch the bus at, uh, 7:00. It takes about 20 minutes to walk to the bus stop. Woman: That's a pretty good walk. Man: Yeah, and uh, next, I work at the library from 8:00 to 11:15 or so, and I have classes from noon until about five. Woman: Um. Man: And then I catch the bus back home, and I arrive ... well, you know how the traffic is. It depends on traffic, but around 6:15, and I make a sandwich or something for dinner, and then I walk to the gym and meet some of my friends, uh, there [ Oh, that sounds fun. ] around 7:00. [ Around 7:00? ] You know Steve? [ Uh-huh. ] Yeah, he and I usually go. Steve and uh, what is her name? The new girl, um. I think her name is Amy. Woman: So you have a group you work out with then? Man: Right. Woman: That sounds fun. Man: And we exercise, play basketball, lift weights ... you know, do things like that ... for about an hour and a half. Woman: Wow. Do you do that every night? Man: Oh, no. I usually go to the gym on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. And on Wednesdays, I take guitar lessons [ Ooh, fun! ] Yeah, uh, in the evening at a music school, you know, just around the corner from my house. Woman: Oh, that's convenient. Man: Yeah, yeah. It's really nice. Woman: Well, I was wondering when do you get time to see your girlfriend. Man: That's the problem. I only see her on Tuesdays in the evening and on Saturdays and some Sundays. I mean, we usually text each other every day, and I sometimes call her during my lunch break. Woman: Oh, that's nice. Man: It sounds like you have a very busy schedule. Question: The man usually calls his girlfriend __________. - in the morning - around noon - in the evening
A: around noon