Dialogue: W: United Development Company. May I help you? M: I'd like to speak to Mr. Hailer, please. W: Who shall I say is calling, please? M: This is Mr. Dewey from the IM Company. W: I'm sorry, Mr. Dewey, but Mr. Halley is not in at the moment. M: When will he come in, do you know? W: I suppose he won't be in until 12: 00. M: May I leave a message? W: Certainly. M: Please ask him to give me a call as soon as he returns. He has my number. W: Very well, Mr. Dewey, I'll do that. M: Thank you. Bye-bye. Question: How does the conversation take place? - By the radio. - Between two friends. - On the phone.
Between two friends.
Dialogue: Boy: Dad, Dad! Can I have some money to buy a Game Boy? Dad: A Game Boy? Those are too expensive. Boy: No, they're not. There only twenty-five dollars. I've got forty-two dollars before, but Mom didn't let me buy one. Dad: Well, let's look. Let's think of some ways so that ... Hmm. Well, maybe we can come up with some ways that you can earn money. Boy: Let's see ... allowance. Dad: Okay, well allowance. So, how much money can you make a week with allowance? What did Mom tell you? Boy: She said that if, umm, you get your work done on time, you can get $1.25. Dad: Okay, so if you get your work done, you get $1.25. Okay, and what are some other ways that you can earn a little bit more money? Boy: Umm, let's see. I could work for people. Dad: Okay, well, maybe you could come up with some odd jobs. What are a couple of things that you could do to earn some money, maybe around here, in the neighborhood? Boy: Umm. Dad: What about opening up a lemonade stand? Boy: I can try that. That'll be fun. Dad: Okay. What else can you do? Boy: Hmmm. Most the kids on our block like candy, so I can start one of those. Dad: Okay, so maybe selling some candy. [Yeah.] And, what else? Boy: Umm. I could ... umm ... take out the trash everyday. Dad: Well, I think you have some ideas, so I guess if you save long, you'll be able to earn enough money to buy something you want. Sound good? Boy: Like a Game Boy? Dad: Uh, something you need, let's say. Boy: Uh! (Great surprise and disgust) Dad: [Laughing] Question: What suggestion does the father give his son for making more money around the neighborhood? - delivering newspapers door-to-door - selling lemonade to people passing by - collecting empty cans from the trash
selling lemonade to people passing by
Q: Dialogue: M: I paid fifteen dollars for three books. I think they are too expensive. W: Expensive? You shouldn't have said so. Question: How did the woman feel about the books? - She liked them very much. - She didn't like them at all. - She thought they were cheap.
A: She thought they were cheap.
Question: Dialogue: M: Oh, who is the beautiful old woman in front of the house? W: That's my grandmother. M: Oh, then that must be your house in the background. Where is it? W: No, that's my grandmother's house. She lives in Kentucky. We live in Boston, about two and a half hours away by plane. M: Then, does she live with your uncle or aunt? W: No. Since her husband died, she has lived alone. M: Alone? But she is so old! Who takes care of her? W: She takes care of herself, though she is 81 this year and is beginning to slow down a little. She has a cleaning lady who comes for a few hours a week to clean house and help with the shopping. M: But isn't she lonely without family? W: Of course not. She has lived in the same neighborhood since she was first married, so she knows all the neighbors, young and old, and she has lots of friends. M: Why doesn't she live with you? Don't you miss her? W: Well,actually,we talk to her on the phone every week and visit her at least once a year, but we are busy with our lives and so is she. We love to have her visit, but we all know that if she lived with us, we might not get along so well. Question: What do we know about the grandmother? - She lives by herself. - She's as healthy as before. - She often does some cleaning.
Answer: She lives by herself.
*Question*
Dialogue: M: We got the computer repaired last week. W: Oh, so it could be fixed. Question: What had the woman assumed? - They had received a broken computer. - She knew how to repair the computer. - The computer couldn't be fixed.
**Answer**
The computer couldn't be fixed.
Dialogue: M: Are you going on holiday with your brother again this year? W: Yes. He's coming home from Canada tomorrow. M: Where are you going? W: I've already booked a hotel in Turkey, but my brother wanted to go to Italy, so I hope he doesn't mind. Question: Where does the woman want to go on holiday? - Turkey - Canda - Italy.
Turkey