input question: Read the below conversation. W: Excuse me, visiting hours are over. It's time for you to leave. What would the listener say????
output answer: M: I'm sorry, I didn't know the time or I would have left earlier.
Read the below conversation. M: Hi. I think I'm sitting next to you. Seat 35B. W: Oh,sorry. I'll just move my things. Hold on a minute. M: Thanks. Phwoo...I've been waiting in departure for ages. W: Mmm...The flight was delayed leaving Beijing. Security checks, you know. M: Yeah. Same here. W: Are you going to London, then? M: Yes. I'm going to the LSE to do a master's degree in International Relations. W: Really? That sounds interesting. You must be really clever. M: So are you going to London too? W: Well actually, I'm going to the University of Middlesex to do Business Studies. M: That sounds interesting. W: Well actually, it's my parents who want me to do Business Studies. I'd rather study Philosophy, but my dad wants me to take over the family business. He thinks Business Studies will make me rich. M: Well, nobody wants to be poor...ah, here's the drinks trolley. What would you like? W: A Coke, please,I'm sorry...I don't know your name... What would the listener say?
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Answer: M: Oh, sorry. I forgot...Ali.
Q: Read the below conversation. W: Hello, glad to see you here! M: Me, too. How are you going these days? W: I'm OK. What are you doing in the library? M: Oh, recently I'm curious about British English and American English. So I just come here to get some information. They are really about the same, aren't they? W: I don't think so. It seems to me that some of the spellings are different. M: Such as? W: Words like theater and center end in "re" in England instead of "er" like we spell them. M: Can you think of any more examples? W: The word "color" is another case in point. In fact, many words which end in "or" in American English are spelled "our" in British English. M: I'm still not convinced. I mean, if someone comes here from England, we can all understand what he's saying. The spelling doesn't really matter that much. W: We're not just talking about spelling. There are differences in pronunciation and meaning too. I remember seeing an English movie where the actors kept calling their apartment a flat. Half of the movie was over before I realized what they were talking about. M: So there are slight differences in spelling and some vocabulary. W: And in pronunciation, too. You aren't going to tell me that you sound like James Simpson. M: James Simpson isn't English. He's Scottish. W: Okay. Anyway, the pronunciation is different. M: So British English and American English are different in many ways, right? W: Yes, sure. M: But it's not so different that it prevents us from understanding each other. W: That's exactly what I mean. What would the listener say?
A: M: Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Question: Read the below conversation. M: Well, what did you think about Candy, the last candidate? Do you think we should hire her? W: She had a very impressive resume, but she seemed to lack the confidence that I think a good manager needs. Did you notice the way that she avoided making eye contact with us while she talked? M: She was a bit nervous, I guess. What else? W: When she first walked into the room to greet us, she didn't shake hands with us or introduce herself at all. I thought that was a bit unprofessional. M: You're right. If she walked into a meeting with our clients like that, it would make our company look bad. That made me worried most. What would the listener say?
Answer: W: It sure would.
[Q]: Read the below conversation. M: Mary, have you ever wondered why some cultures have more proverbs than others? For example, the Mayans, the Incas, and the North American Indian tribes seem to have fewer proverbs than cultures like, the Arabians, and the Chinese. I wonder why this is. W: What would you say about our ... our own culture? Would you say we're a culture that's rich in proverbs or one that lacks proverbs? M: I think we, we have a rich heritage of proverbs - the Benjamin Franklin maxims, proverbs, wise sayings have been handed down to us. W: Well, I think the fact that we're no longer creating proverbs today maybe says something ... maybe perhaps explains to some extent why proverbs in certain cultures were not as extended or extensive as in other cultures. M: Mm, hmm. That's true. I wonder why we are not creating as many proverbs as we did in 1700s and 1800s. I agree with you. I don't think there are nearly as many. I can't think of any. I'm sure there are some, but I wonder why this is so. W: Yeah, well, I think we all know a great many proverbs. If we sit down, we can think of some that we can ... we can list. But we don't seem to use them to explain things. We find many times that they're used too much and too simple - too general. Today we're much more sophisticated, you might say, and analytical, and therefore we don't use proverbs to explain things the way, say, our grandfathers and parents did. M: Life is too complicated now to just quote a simple proverb to take care of things. W: Right, and maybe to some extent that's why the North American Indians and the Mayans among others don't have as many proverbs. At least there's no record of as many proverbs. Since their own culture ... their traditions were highly eroded and they were wiped out during this era of change. What would the listener say?
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[A]: M: Well, that's interesting.
Problem: Given the question: Read the below conversation. M: Isn't the Changjiang River twenty-five thousand kilometres long? What would the listener say?
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The answer is:
W: Oh, no, it's not as long as that. It's about a quarter the length you said.