Dialogue: F: Why didn't you get up earlier? We could have caught the early train. M: Don't worry, we can take the 10:00 train. Question: What has happened to them? - They have caught the early train. - They are waiting for a train. - They have missed the early train.
They have missed the early train.
Dialogue: W: Hmm... Here's one of a crowd of people moving. I think that's pretty stressful. M: Well, I don't think it's so bad. But I do think that going to the dentist is stressful. W: Oh, so do I! It's stressful because you have no control. M: That's right. Look at this one. This poor boy is sitting in an exam. I think exams are the most stressful. Sometimes you just can't think of anything to write. W: Yes, I agree with you there. What about these people here? M: Mmm... I'm not sure. They seem to be in a hurry, don't they? I think being late is stressful. W: That's true. It can be terrible, especially when you're late for something important. M: Like an interview. Look at this picture here: here's someone in an interview. Do you think interviews are stressful? W: No. I think they're quite exciting, a challenge. M: Oh, I hate interviews. Question: What does the woman think of interviews? - They are challenging. - They are stressful. - They are terrible.
They are challenging.
Q: Dialogue: W: Pardon me, officer. I want to go to Bums Park. Would you please tell me how to get there? M: Yes, Miss. Bums Park is about half a mile from here. Do you want to take a bus or walk? The bus stop is on the other side of the street if you want to take a bus. W: Well, I'd like to walk if it's within walking distance. M: All right. We are now on Main Street. Go this way along, until you come to First Street. W: I see. M: Go straight along Main Street as far as First Street. Turn left onto First Street and walk another two blocks. Then you'll come to Lincoln Street? W: Lincoln Street. M: Yes, then turn right. Walk for a few minutes. Bums park begins at the comer of Lincoln and Fifth. W: Thank you very much, officer. M: You're welcome. Good-bye. Question: How can the woman get to the park when she is at the crossing of First Street and Lincoln Street? - Turn right and go straight. - Go along First Street for a few minutes. - Turn left and walk two blocks.
A: Turn right and go straight.
Question: Dialogue: Patient: Hi. Dr. Hyde? Dentist: So, what's seems to be the problem today? Patient: Well, I just came in for a check up and a dental cleaning. Dentist: Hum. Open up. Let's take a look ... Patient: Okay. Uh ... Dentist: Hummmm. [Humm? Uh?] Wow! I've never seen one like THIS before. Let me try this. Patient: Uhhh ... Ouhhhh [Man screaming in pain ...] Dentist: Well, besides a lot of plaque buildup, there is a major cavity in one of your wisdom teeth. [I feel that.] Hasn't this given you any trouble? Patient: Well, the tooth has been bothering me, and it sometimes hurts when I drink something cold. Does it look that bad? Dentist: Well, we're going to remove the decay, and then we'll either put a filling in, or if the decay is extensive, we can't repair it, we might have to put a crown on your tooth. Or as a last resort, we may have to extract the tooth. Patient: Uh, well, that sounds painful! Dentist: Don't worry. I've done this ... once before. [Huh?] Nah, just relax. Patient: Wait! Aren't you suppose to give me something to dull the pain? Dentist: Uh, chicken. Oh yeah. I almost forgot. We can either use a local anesthetic or nitrous oxide ... laughing gas... to minimize the discomfort you might feel. Or you can just grin and bear it. Patient: Nah, Nah, nah! Put me under! [I thought so.] I can't stand pain, and I'd rather not be aware of what's going on. And, if I need a filling, can I get one that looks like my other teeth? Dentist: If we can save the tooth with a filling, I recommend a high-strength silver alloy filling instead of a porcelain one. It'll probably last longer. Patient: Okay, well whatever. Let's get it over with. Dentist: Okay, pleasant dreams. Drill please. Question: What is the man's initial reason for visiting the dentist? - He wanted to have a filling replaced. - He needed to have a tooth pulled. - He came in for a dental check up.
Answer: He came in for a dental check up.
*Question*
Dialogue: W: You're the editor of Public Eye. What kind of topics does your program cover? M: Well, there are essentially domestic stories. We don't cover international stories. We don't cover party politics or economics. We do issues of general social concern to our British audience. They can be anything from the future of the health service to the way the environment is going downhill. W: How do you choose the topic? Do you choose one because it's what the public wants to know about or because it's what you feel the public ought to know about? M: I think it's a mixture of both. Sometimes you have a strong feeling that something is important and you want to see it examined and you want to contribute to a public debate. Sometimes people come to you with things they are worried about and they can be quite small things. They can be a story about corruption in local government, something they cannot quite understand, why it doesn't seem to be working out properly, like they are not having their litter collected properly or the dustbins emptied. W: How do you know that you've got a really successful program? One that is just right for the time? M: I think you get a sense about it after working in it in a number of years. You know which stories are going to get the attention. They are going to be published just the point when the public are concerned about that. Question: What kind of topics does Public Eye cover? - Current trends in economic development. - Domestic issues of general social concern. - Stories about Britain's relations with other nations.
**Answer**
Domestic issues of general social concern.
Dialogue: W: John told me he had got a second-hand car, do you know how much he paid for it? M: Well, he said he paid 800 dollars for it. I think he got a real bargain. Question: What does the man think of the price of the car? - It's quite normal. - It's too high. - It's cheap indeed.
It's cheap indeed.