Dialogue: W: What's the matter? M: I don't know. All of a sudden, the engine died. W: Well, can you start it? M: No...No, it won't start now. W: Could we be out of gas? M: No, I'm sure we are not out of gas. W: Let's check the gas gauge. Oh, see, it's on "empty". M: I was sure the tank was half full! W: Obviously, it wasn't. Well, too bad. M: What time is it now? W: It's five to eight. I am afraid we can't get to the airport on time. He's probably looking for us right now. M: Let's stand by the side of the road for a few minutes. Maybe somebody will stop and pick us up. Question: What should they do now? - Do nothing but wait. - Find a policeman. - Telephone the nearest gas station.
Do nothing but wait.
Dialogue: M: Hi, Claire. How does it feel to be back on campus? W: Hi, Gee. Well, to tell you the truth, I have mixed feelings. M: Oh, why? W: I have this great summer job that I really hated to leave I worked at the wild life research center in Maryland. M: That makes sense for a genetic major. What did you do? Clean the cages? W: This is a wild life center, not a zoo. This place breeds endangered species and tries to prepare them for life in the wild. M: You mean the endangered species like the tiger and the panda? W: Well, endangered species, yes. But not tigers or pandas. I work with whooping cranes and sandhill cranes. I taught the baby crane how to eat and drink, and I help the vets to give medical check-ups. M: I can see it was hard to leave that job. But how did you teach a bird how to eat and drink? W: We covered ourselves up with cloth and used puppets made out of stuffed crones to show the baby chicks what to do. Then the chicks copied what the puppets did. M: Cloth? Puppets? Sounds like fun. W: It was. The cloth and puppets are the key tools. We all covered ourselves up, the scientists, the vets, the junior staff, everybody. You see, baby cranes will become attached to their caretakers. M: So if the caretaker is a person, the crane will stay in places where people are. W: Yeah. And their chances for survival aren't very good. But by covering ourselves and using cloth and puppets the chicks are more likely to seek out other birds rather than people. And their transition to the wild has a better chance of being successful. M: A chance of being successful? Hasn't this been done before? W: It's been done with sandhill cranes and everyone is optimistic about its work with whooping cranes too. M: If this works, it should increase the number of cranes in the wild. W: Yeah. It's exciting, isn't it? Question: What was the woman's job? - Counting wildlife. - Cleaning cages. - Training baby birds.
Training baby birds.
Q: Dialogue: M: Are you really leaving for Hawaii,Mary? W: I think so, I've got my ticket and I'm anxious to see Tom there. Question: What Can we learn from the conversation? - The man wants to meet Tom in Hawaii. - The woman is leaving for Hawaii to meet Tom. - The man is leaving for Hawaii.
A: The woman is leaving for Hawaii to meet Tom.
Question: Dialogue: Man: Excuse me. Uh, I want to get my girlfriend a sweater for her birthday, but I can't find the right one. Sales Associate: Well, um, what about these over here? Man: Uh, this one is okay. I like the style, but do you the same thing in a blue, a blue color? Sales Associate: Um, well, Hmm. I don't ... I don't see a blue one, but about this green one? Man: Uh, do you have the same thing in a dark green? And what size is this one anyway? Sales Associate: It's a large. Man: Oh, my girlfriend wears a small. That won't work. Sales Associate: Well, what about this red one? Man: Ummm, it's okay. How much is it? I don't see a price tag. Sales Associate: Well, let's see. It usually sells for $34, but it's on sale for $16. Man: Hmm. Okay, I'll take it. Thanks. Question: How much did it cost? - $16 - $26 - $34
Answer: $16
*Question*
Dialogue: M: Still feeling ill? W: Yes. And that medicine hasn't helped. Not a good start to our vacation, I'm afraid. M: Do you have any idea what caused it? W: Well, I thought it might be last night's dinner. M: But I am fine. Could it be the heat? It's enough to make anyone ill. W: I know. But we've been here a week now. Anyway, I've been careful in the sun and I've been drinking bottled water. M: Then we'd better stay in the hotel today. Question: What does the man think is the cause of the woman's illness? - Bast night's dinner. - The hot weather. - Bottled wather.
**Answer**
The hot weather.
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Dialogue: M: Say, Lisa, what are you doing? W: Watching a Japanese film. I'm going to spend all next year in Japan, and I think I should find out more about its culture. M: You mean you have been accepted into the program? W: I sure have. M: That's wonderful. You must be excited. W: Excited and nervous. You know I have to work on some basic conversation skills. M: How much Japanese can you understand? W: Only a little now. But I'm going to take a special language class next month. M: I wish I were as clever as you are at foreign languages. I would love to study abroad. W: Then why don't you? The school has a lot of programs that don't require the mastery of a foreign language. You just have to be the kind of person who is quick to learn new things and can get used to a new environment fast. M: I thought all programs required one to know a foreign language. Thank you for letting me know this. Question: What will the woman do before she leaves for Japan? - Read more Japanese novels. - Attend a language class. - Apply for a new program.
(A).
Attend a language class.