Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Now Mr. Hardy, has the situation changed since last night? M: No, Mrs. Hamilton is still refusing to talk to us. We'd like her to come out peacefully. The police don't want to charge her, but... W: Well, it's her home. M: But nobody else refused to move. You see, we're going to build over 300 flats in this area in place of the shabby houses. Families are expecting to move into them next year! It's all being delayed because of one person! W: But Mrs. Hamilton was born in that house. M: Of course. But we have promised to give her a modern flat immediately, a very nice flat for an elderly person living alone. W: So, what happens next? M: I don't know, but we can't wait forever. The police will have to do something soon. Question: What might the man think of Mrs. Hamilton? - She is pitiful. - She is peaceful. - She is determined.
She is determined.

Read the following conversation and answer the question. Woman: Are you looking forward to going home? Man: Not exactly. The climate here really agrees with me. Question: Why isn't the man happy? - He wanted to look around before going home. - He wants to stay where he is. - He thought the climate would improve.
He wants to stay where he is.

Q: Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Nobody told me that Bill was in the hospital. M: Sorry. I meant to give you a call when I found out but it slipped my mind. Question: What does the man mean? - He didn't know which hospital Bill was in. - He took Bill to the hospital. - He forgot to call the woman.
A: He forgot to call the woman.

Question: Read the following conversation and answer the question. Interviewer: What were the things in Britain that you found most strange when you first arrived? Mathew: Well, the first thing is driving on the wrong side of the road..., that would be the- that was very strange because you have this automatic reflex when you go out into the street to look one way and a couple of times I did that and I almost got hit by cars and bikes and all, you know. It's dangerous. It really is dangerous. And you have to teach yourself to look the other way. Interviewer: Someone said that Britain and the United States are divided by a common language. Have you had any difficulties with the language here? Mathew: Oh, yeah-tremendous amount of difficulty but I'm starting to pick it up now-all the lingo and slang and all those-but there's definitely a difference. Interviewer: Can you give me any example? Mathew: Well, the big-I'd say some of the biggest ones would be the word "queue" which means in America "line". I never heard the word "queue" before. Um-what you call "chips", I call "French fries". I never heard them called "chips". Urn-there's so many-urn-words that are different. Ah-" crisps" which mean " potato chips" Yeah, that's - we call them "potato chips" or "chips" in America. You call them "crisps" here. So when I heard the word "chips", I was thinking of "crisps" and not French fry-you know-it's very confusing but-urn-but just some of the expressions like-er-" mate" you know and "love". Those-you know--they're funny. You don't hear them. You don't hear them in America. Interviewer: What about with young people-with people your own age-I mean, do you notice differences there? Mathew: I do notice some differences-er-I think-ah-I think the younger people in Britain are-they seem to be-much more radical than the younger people in the United States. I noticed that. Ah-the dress is different. You see a lot of-I see a lot of males here with earring in one of their-in one of their ears. You don't see that in America that much. Somet-maybe here and there, but not, not like you... Question: What is the first strange thing the interviewee found? - The British road system. - The British drive on the wrong side of the road. - The British drive on the right side of the road.
Answer: The British drive on the wrong side of the road.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: So, that's what's been keeping you so busy recently! W: Yes, I've been tied up with my studies. You know I'm planning to go to the United States this coming summer, but I'm a bit nervous about my English. Question: What is the woman busy doing? - Packing up to go abroad. - Drawing up a plan for her English course. - Brushing up on her English.
**Answer**
Drawing up a plan for her English course.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Are you being served, ma'am? W: Oh, yes, I'm waiting for the gentleman who's gone inside to find me another pair of shoes. Question: Where does the conversation probably take place? - At home. - At a hotel. - At a shop.
**Answer**
At a shop.