Read the following conversation and answer the question. F: Which do you like better, horse riding or driving a car? M: I prefer horse riding to driving a car. Question: What does the man like better? - He likes horse riding better. - He likes driving a car better. - Neither.
He likes horse riding better.

Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Hello. I'd like some information about your trips to Paris. W: Yes, of course. What can I do for you? M: Well, how do we travel? W: It's a new coach with a washing room and ... M: And, er, how many people in a group? W: Well, usually about 40 travelers, a driver and a guide to look after you. M: Er, um ... we leave from, from Amsterdam? W: Yes, and return to Amsterdam. M: Is there anything special we'd have to bring? W: Oh, we give everyone a list of suitable clothes, etc, to bring. Of course, the space is limited. M: Oh, yes. How long in advance would I have to book? W: Well, it depends. Usually six to eight weeks. M: Well, I am interested in the four-day trip in mid-August. It will be for two people. W: That'd be fine. Could you come in and we can go over all the details? M: Yes. But can you give me some idea of how much that'll cost? W: Um, we haven't got the exact figures at the moment, but, er, something like 250 Euro per person. M: OK. Um, I'll come and see you one day next week. W: Yes. Thank you for ringing. M: Thank you. Bye. W: Bye. Question: According to the woman, how long should the man book the trip in advance? - Six to eight months. - Six to eight weeks. - Seven to eight weeks.
Six to eight weeks.

Q: Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Mr. Hudson, where were you born and raised? M: I was born in Chicago, but I didn't live there any more. I was raised in Washington, grew up there until I went to college in New York and then Harvard. W: Looking back. How did you think your parents shaped your character? M: Well, it's hard to estimate entirely. I was quite fond of my parents and considered them very good people. My mother was a kind of very feminist and a well-known Jewish poet. She became internationally known. My father was a lawyer. And though it's hard to say how much they influenced me, I liked them, I respected them and I'm sure I was influenced to some degree by them. W: You were educated in the public schools? M: We moved almost every year, so I went to a different public school each year. W: So you would have been in high school and what years... approximately? M: Oh, I was in high school when... 26 or 27? I forgot. I graduated from high school in 32. W: What did you study in university? M: Well, that's a difficult question. I started out thinking I'd be an economist, and then I got disappointed with that. And after an odd experience in my junior year, I decided that I'd go out and study agriculture or management, but I enrolled in both for a whole year and tried to learn the required courses. I lasted a year, and then I came back to the main campus and finished up as an economics major specializing in labor economics. W: Did you go right graduate school or join the army after you graduated from the university? M: Well, I went to Harvard as a graduate student in philosophy in 1936, and stayed there until the war broke out. I was drafted after I took my PhD exams in the early part of 1941. So I went into the army before Pearl Harbor. Question: Where did Mr. Hudson grow up? - New York. - Washington. - Harvard.
A: Washington.

Question: Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Someone came late last night looking for you. I told him you were out and suggested that he leave a no te, but he didn't. W: Late last night? That's strange. What did he look like? M: He seemed to be about thirty or so. W: Was he tall or short? M: He wasn't very tall, nor very short. About aver age height, I think. W: Was he fat or thin? M: A bit thin, if I remember correctly. Anyway, certainly not fat, but then he wasn't very thin either. W: Was there anything unusual about his looks? What kind of face did he have-round, square or long? M: Let me think...It was rather square, but not very. Or was it? Really, I didn't notice. It was so late and the lighting wasn't good. W: Was he wearing glasses? M: Was he or wasn't he? I'm not sure now. You see, I was so tired and sleepy. I didn't notice. I didn't pay much attention. Question: How old is the man? - He is an old man. - He is a middle aged man. - He is a young man.
Answer: He is a middle aged man.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. 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 does the man's friend reject his suggestion? - He thinks they'll break the candy if it falls. - He knows they'll lose more money that way. - He fears someone might call the police.
**Answer**
He fears someone might call the police.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: I think I'll give Jack a call now. W: Isn't it a little late at night? Question: What does the woman imply? - She asked the man to call Jack late at night. - Jack gets home late in the evening. - It would be better to call another time.
(Answer)
It would be better to call another time.