Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: My father is going to retire soon. M: Is he? Why? W: He is not in good health now. M: I am sorry to hear that. Question: Why is the woman's father going to retire? - He is old. - He is in good health. - He is in poor health.
He is in poor health.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: Henry, what do you like eating best, noodles, rice or spaghetti? M: You may not believe it, but I love rice. W: Really? Rice is what Chinese love, but you're not Chinese. M: Well, I spent fourteen years in a southern city in China. I didn't come to the US with my parents until I was fourteen years old. Question: Which of the following does the man love best? - Rice. - Noodles. - Spaghetti.
(Answer)
Rice.

Ques: Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: What did you do on the beach? W: You know, made sand castles that sort of things, and hunted for shells. Question: What are they talking about? - Playing on the beach. - Painting on the beach. - Dancing on the beach.
Ans: Playing on the beach.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Hello, Amy. Are you coming to my birthday party? W: Yes, I am. How do I get to your house from the station? M: Well, call me when you get to the station and I'll come and pick you up in my car. W: Are you sure it won't be too much trouble? M: It's no trouble at all. It only takes about 15 minutes. W: Oh, I want to check your phone number. Is it 828816887? M: No. It's 81881688. W: Oh, really? I'm glad I checked. M: What time do you plan to arrive at the station? W: I plan to get there around 8:30. M: OK. See you then. W: See you. Goodbye. Question: When does the woman plan to get to the station? - Around 6 p.m. - Around 8:30 p. m. - Around 8:30 a.m.
(A).
Around 8:30 p. m.

Ques:Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Can I borrow the book in your hand? F: Yes, but I haven't finished reading it yet. Question: Does the woman like to lend the book to the man? - Yes, she does. But not now. - No, she doesn't. - We are not sure.

Ans:Yes, she does. But not now.

Ques: Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Mary, have you ever wondered why some cultures have more proverbs than others? For example, the Mayans, the Incas, and the North American Indian tribes seem to have fewer proverbs than cultures like, the Arabians, and the Chinese. I wonder why this is. W: What would you say about our ... our own culture? Would you say we're a culture that's rich in proverbs or one that lacks proverbs? M: I think we, we have a rich heritage of proverbs - the Benjamin Franklin maxims, proverbs, wise sayings have been handed down to us. W: Well, I think the fact that we're no longer creating proverbs today maybe says something ... maybe perhaps explains to some extent why proverbs in certain cultures were not as extended or extensive as in other cultures. M: Mm, hmm. That's true. I wonder why we are not creating as many proverbs as we did in 1700s and 1800s. I agree with you. I don't think there are nearly as many. I can't think of any. I'm sure there are some, but I wonder why this is so. W: Yeah, well, I think we all know a great many proverbs. If we sit down, we can think of some that we can ... we can list. But we don't seem to use them to explain things. We find many times that they're used too much and too simple - too general. Today we're much more sophisticated, you might say, and analytical, and therefore we don't use proverbs to explain things the way, say, our grandfathers and parents did. M: Life is too complicated now to just quote a simple proverb to take care of things. W: Right, and maybe to some extent that's why the North American Indians and the Mayans among others don't have as many proverbs. At least there's no record of as many proverbs. Since their own culture ... their traditions were highly eroded and they were wiped out during this era of change. M: Well, that's interesting. Question: Why do the Americans have fewer proverbs now? - They don't have a rich culture. - They find proverbs too simple to explain things now. - They don't like using proverbs.
Ans:
They find proverbs too simple to explain things now.