Read the below conversation. M: Everybody is here except John. Shall we start the meeting? What would the listener say?
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Answer: W: If we wait for John, we might be here all night.
Q: Read the below conversation. M: Hello, Betty. I've got your CV. Now, tell me a little about yourself. First, what language can you speak? W: I can speak English, and of course French. And a little Japanese. M: Can you use a computer and fax machine? W: Sure, I can send faxes, e-mails and so on. I can work at the front desk. M: Well, there are a lot of other jobs here, so I need to find out what else you can do. Can you swim? We have swimming pool here. W: Yes, I'm good at swimming. M: We also have four restaurants, and one coffee shop. Can you wait tables? W: Yes, I used to work as a waitress at a restaurant. M: How about weekends? That's the busiest time. Can you work on weekends? W: Umm, I can work only on Sundays. I have to take a course on Saturdays. M: I see. Now the most important question is: Do you like working with people? At a hotel, you must work with people all day. W: Yeah, I can get on well with people. I come from a big family. M: Well, Betty. Thank you for coming in today. I will give you a call in a few days. What would the listener say?
A: W: OK. Thanks.
Question: Read the below conversation. W: Shanghai Weather Service here. What can I do for you? M: Yes. Could you tell me the weather forecast for the following two days? W: Ok. Cloudy and rainy tomorrow with a high temperature of about 22 degree's. The day after tomorrow, windy and still rainy, with a high of about 23 degrees. M: Do you mean it's going to rain for the next two days? That's terrible. W: Anything else, please? What would the listener say?
Answer: M: No, thanks.
[Q]: Read the below conversation. W: I am completely exhausted. Why don't we dine out tonight? I don't remember the last time you took me out to dinner. What would the listener say?
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[A]: M: That's not a bad idea. There's a new Mexican restaurant around the corner. They say it's good.
input: Please answer the following: Read the below conversation. W: How many holidays do you have in the U.S.? M: Er, I'm not quite sure. I just know some. W: For example? M: Mmm..., Mother's Day, National Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Valentine's Day. W: Not bad. When does its National Day come? And the Valentine's Day? M: The National Day comes on July 4th and the latter on February 14th. W: Talking of the National Day, who is the Father of the state? Benjamin Franklin or George Washington? M: George Washington, of course. W: Besides Washington, who else is regarded as a great president? What would the listener say?
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output: M: Abraham Lincoln, I'm one hundred per cent sure.
Read the below conversation. M: Hey, Karen, you are not really reading it, are you? W: Pardon? M: The book! You haven't turned the page in the last ten minutes. W: No, Jim, I suppose I haven't. I need to get through it, though, but I keep drifting away. M: So it doesn't really hold your interest? W: No, not really. I wouldn't bother with it, to be honest, but I have to read it for a seminar. I'm at a university. M: It's a labor of labor then rather than a labor of love. W: I should say, I don't like Dickens at all really, the author, indeed, I am starting to like the whole course less and less. M: It's not just the book, it's the curse as well? W: Yeah, in a way, although the curse itself isn't really that bad, a lot of it is pretty good, in fact, and the lecturer is fine, as to me, I suppose, you see, I want to do philosophy rather than English, but my parents took me out of it. M: So the courses are OK as such, it's just that had if been left to you, you would choose a different one. What would the listener say?
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Answer:
W: Oh, they had my best interest and heart of course, my parents, they always do, don't they? They believe that my job prospect would be pretty limited with the degree of philosophy. Plus, they give me a really generous allowance, but I am beginning to feel that I'm wasting my time and their money. They would be so disappointed though if I told them I was quitting.