Q: Dialogue: W: Hello! 6896443. M: Hello! Is that Lucy? W: Speaking! M: Hi! This is Tom! Can I speak to Lily? W: Sorry. She isn't in at the moment. Can I take a message? M: Could you please tell her not to wait for me this evening? We planned to go to a party together, but something important came up and I have to rush off. I'll be back in Cairo at the beginning of next week. W: Right. I'll tell her. Are you leaving now? M: Yes, I leave at half past two. Please give my love to her. Thank you! W: You're welcome. M: Could you ask her to phone me when she gets in? W: Sure. You'd better give me your number. M: Yes, it's 13962-72854. W: OK. I've recorded it. M: Thanks very much indeed. Bye! W: Bye! Question: What do we know about Tom and Lily? - Teacher and student. - Boss and employer. - Boyfriend and girlfriend.
A: Boyfriend and girlfriend.

Q: Dialogue: M: Hi, Lucy. W: Hi, Tom. Haven't seen you for ages. Any news? M: I'm going to take a business course when I leave school. W: Are you? Very glad to hear it. Then what are you going to do when you finish? M: Oh, I shall go back to Shanghai to practise there. W: That's a good idea. You know there are more opportunities for business there than in Beijing. And English is very useful in the job. M: Yes, I think it'll be very useful in many ways. W: Besides, Shanghai is an international trade centre. English is used almost everywhere. M: Then I'll be a very promising businessman there. Question: What can you tell about the man? - He used to live in Shanghai. - He used to live in Beijing. - He used to live in Xi'an.
A: He used to live in Shanghai.

Q: Dialogue: M: Come in. Please have a seat. W: Thank you. M: I'm Paul Turner. Branch Manager. W: Katie Thomas, nice to meet you. M: I hear that you're looking for temporary office work. W: That's right. M: How old are you, Katie? W: Eighteen. M: That's rather young. What experience have you had? W: Well, I've just left school, in fact, and I'm looking for a job between now and when I go to college. M: It doesn't sound as if we can help, Katie. You see, our clients are very demanding, especially when it comes to new office technology. W: Oh, that's no problem. I took extra classes in office skills at school. M: Oh, perhaps you'd like to outline what you've been doing? W: I started by learning keyboard skills. Then I went in to learn about word processing. M: Good. You seem qualified from the technical point of view. But how well do you think you'll get along with people in an office? W: I think I'm quite adaptable. I belonged to the drama society, as well as working on the school magazine. And I played a bit of sports. So I'm used to working as part of a team. M: Sounds good. Let's see... There's a request from Johnson's Imports for "a bright youngster..." . Question: How old is Katie? - 16. - 17. - 18.
A: 18.

Q: Dialogue: W: Where did you say you found your schoolbag? M: It was lying under a tree between the language lab and the library building. W: How do you like this bag? M: Yah! It's strong and wonderfully designed. W: How much is it? M: 69 dollars and 50 cents. W: I'll take one tomorrow. Oh. It's 6:30. I know the station gives the news every hour on the hour, but I don't know when they announce the weather. M: Ten minutes to and ten minutes after the hour. W: I see. Question: How long will the woman have to wait to get the next weather report? - 30 minutes. - 20 minutes. - 10 minutes.
A: 20 minutes.