Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: What day is it today, Tom? M: It's Friday, October the 13th. Tomorrow is my mother's birthday. Question: When is his mother's birthday? - October 14th. - October 12th. - October 13th.
October 14th.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. Receptionist: Dr. Carter's Office. Ronald: Yes, I'd like to make an appointment to see Dr. Carter, please. Receptionist: Is this your first visit? Ronald: Yes it is. Receptionist: Okay. Could I have your name please? Ronald: Yes. My name is Ronald Schuller. Receptionist: And may I ask who referred you to our office? Ronald: Uh, I drove past your office yesterday. Receptionist: Okay. How about the day after tomorrow on Wednesday at 4:00 O'clock? Ronald: Uh. Do you happen to have an opening in the morning? I usually pick up my kids from school around that time. Receptionist: Okay. Um ... how about Tuesday at 8:00 A.M. or Thursday at 8:15 A.M.? Ronald: Uh, do you have anything earlier, like 7:30? Receptionist: No. I'm sorry. Ronald: Well, in that case, Thursday would be fine. Receptionist: Okay. Could I have your phone number please? Ronald: It's 643-0547. Receptionist: Alright. And what's the nature of your visit? Ronald: Uh ... Receptionist: Yes sir. Ronald: Well, to tell the truth, I fell from a ladder two days ago while painting my house, and I sprained my ankle when my foot landed in a paint can. I suffered a few scratches on my hands and knees, but I'm most concerned that the swelling in my ankle hasn't gone down yet. Receptionist: Well, did you put ice on it immediately after this happened? Ronald: Well yeah. I just filled the paint can with ice and ... Receptionist: And so after you removed the paint can ... Sir, sir, Mr. Schuller, are you still there? Ronald: Well that's part of the problem. Uh, the paint can is still on my foot. Receptionist: Look, Mr. Schuller. Please come in today. I don't think your case can wait. Question: What does the receptionist suggest at the end of the conversation? - The man should put some ice on his injury. - The man needs to come into the office right away. - The man ought to take it easy for a few days.
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The man needs to come into the office right away.

Ques: Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Well, Betty, how was your shopping trip with Susan this afternoon? W: Don't ask me. M: What do you mean? Did something go wrong? W: Susan thought I had said I would meet her at the Department Store at 2:30 when I really said 2 o'clock. Then she thought I had said the main entrance in the front when I really said the east entrance. M: Well, did you ever get together? W: Yes, but it's a wonder that we did. I had given up waiting and had gone inside to the women's clothing department. She had done the same thing. We met by accident. By that time it was 3 o'clock. M: Did you get what you wanted? I remember you said you wanted to get a sweater. W: No, a blouse. But by that time, the ones on sales were all gone. So I settled for a skirt. Question: Where did the two women actually meet? - At the east entrance. - In the women's clothing department. - At the main entrance in the front.
Ans: In the women's clothing department.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. Fisher: Ah, good morning, Ms. Ross, do come in. Ross: Hello, Mr. Fisher. Nice to see you. Fisher: Face to face instead of on the phone, what? Haha. How are you? Ross: Fine, thanks, very well. Fisher: Oh, do sit down. Would you like some coffee? Ross: Oh, yes please, black. Fisher: Here you are. Ross: Thanks. Well, how's it all going? Fisher: Oh, not too bad, we're just about to open a branch in New Zealand. Fisher: Oh! ... I'm hoping to--if I can justify it to the marketing director! How's your little boy, has he started school yet? Ross: Oh, yes, he's in the second year now. Fisher: What, already? Doesn't time fly! Is he enjoying it? Ross: Very much, it's much more fun than being home! Fisher: Haha. Well, I suppose we'd better make a start. Shall we get down to business? Ross: Right. First of all can I confirm the time and date of the presentation? It's Saturday 24 October in the morning. What time exactly? Fisher: Well, on the invitations we've sent out we've said that the presentation itself will start at 11 and go on till 12:30. Ross: So you'll need the room from about 10 till 2. Would you like us to serve coffee beforehand? Fisher: Yes, yes--and drinks and snacks at the end. Ross: Better to have buffet lunch? Fisher: No, I... people who are invited won't be expecting a free lunch. They might think that's overdoing it. They'll want to get back to their families, as it's Saturday. Ross: All right, the normal pre-lunch snack buffet will be what you need--that's basically the same as what you had last February. Fisher: Oh, that'll be fine. Ross: OK, well, we'll charge for the room, coffee and snack buffet at the standard rate less 15%, as we agreed. And we'll charge for the drinks served on a pro-rata basis. Fisher: Free, fine, yes. Ross: What type of... um.., equipment, furniture would you like? Fisher: Well, let's have.., um... four.., no, no... five tables for our display. Er... we'll bring our own stands. Now, there's an overhead projector and sound system already in the room, I... Question: The man expects ______ people to come to the presentation. - 40 - 50 - 100
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40

Ques:Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Do you want to go for a picinc with me tomorrow? W: I'd like to. How about asking Jenny to go with us? M: Oh, no. She is busy with her dancing class. You know, there is a very big performance in just a week. W: Yes, you're right. It is really not good for her to learn dancing. Her leg hasn't completely recovered from that accident. M: But she doesn't think so. She is crazy about dancing. Will you take your camera with you tomorrow? W: I want to, but I lent it to Tom yesterday. Do you have one? M: No, but I know Mary has got one. Let's go and ask her if she'd like to join us. W: OK. Question: What is Jenny crazy about? - Dancing. - Reading. - Singing.

Ans:Dancing.

Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: If it doesn't stop raining by Thursday, we'll have to cancel the fair. M: No, we could just hold it indoors in the gym. W: I've checked. The gym and the school-hall are both booked. Question: Why will the speakers have to cancel the fair? - Because it keeps raining. - Because the gym's being repaired. - Because the school-hall is full of books.
Because it keeps raining.