Dialogue: Daughter: Dad, can I go to a movie this week with Shannon? Father: Here. Try this. It's called a book. [Ah, Dad!] Moby Dick. An American classic. [Dad!] Okay. Let me look at the schedule here. Hmm. When are you thinking about going to the movie? Daughter: Uh, we're thinking about seeing a movie on Wednesday after school. Father: Well, that's not going to work. You have piano lessons after school and then you have to babysit for the neighbors until 9:00. Daughter: What about Monday? Father: Monday's out. You haven't practiced your clarinet at all ... for an entire month, so you have to catch up on that. And, don't you have an essay due in your English class on Tuesday? Daughter: Oh, I forgot about that [Yeah], and anyway, I was going to finish that during first period at school. [Great. I've never heard of a three-sentence essay.] So, what about Tuesday? Father: Uh, you have soccer practice from 4:00 until 5:30, and after that, you have to do your homework. Daughter: Ah, you can help me with that. Oh, I forgot you don't know how to do geometry. So, can I see the movie on Thursday? Father: Well, remember the science fair at school is on Friday, right? Is, is your project finished yet? Daughter: Umm, what about Friday night? I checked the paper, and there's a midnight showing. Father: Uh-uh. Forget that idea. Daughter: And Saturday? Father: Well, you have to do your chores in the morning before noon. [You can help me with that.] Oh no. And then, we have to clean out the garage. You said you'd help. [No, you volunteered me.] Well, that should only take a couple of hours. [Dad, you're ruining my social life.] And then, after that, we can go to the movie. Daughter: We? Father: Yeah, We. Mom and I and you and Shannon. Daughter: Uh, Dad, actually. We weren't planning on company. Father: Now, let me check the paper for showtimes. [The movie plays at three oh five, five, seven fifteen, and nine.] You already checked, I see. Daughter: Yeah. So is it okay? Can I go see the nine O'clock showing? Father:... Question: What one thing does the girl NOT have to do on Wednesday after school? - practice the piano - take care of children - finish homework assignments
finish homework assignments
Dialogue: M: Good news, I'm not going to have surgery after all. The doctor says I can start working out again soon and maybe play football like before in a few weeks. W: That's terrific. It would be great if you could get back in shape in time for the World Cup. Question: What do we learn from the conversation? - The man is a fan of world-famous football players. - The man's football career seems to be at an end. - The man was operated on a few weeks ago.
The man is a fan of world-famous football players.
Q: Dialogue: Interviewer: Right then, Roger, what made you take off to the country in the first place? Roger: Well, I suppose any one who moves to the country wants their life to be different in some way. I mean, if you have always lived in a city, as I had, then something must happen to make you want to move. In my case I was made redundant, and, when it came to looking around for a new job, I just couldn't face going back into an office again. So I sat down and thought about what I'd really like to do. Interviewer: And that, I suppose, turned out to be something in the country? Roger: No, initially I didn't think of moving, but just of getting a different kind of job, you know social work with kids or old people, that kind of tiring. Interviewer: So what happened, why didn't you? Roger: Well, I hadn't got any of the right qualifications, and it would have taken me two years to get qualified and I certainly didn't want to go back to formal education again. Interviewer: Couldn't you have learned while on the job sort of picked it up as you went along? Roger: No, you have to have a diploma. Anyway, after talking it over with friends who had moved out I thought I'd like to give it a try--after all, a change of scene... Interviewer: Is better than.., yes, we all know that. So, where did you go when you did decide to move? Roger: I went right out to Shropshire. After all I thought if you're going to go rural you might as well do it properly. The first problem though was how I was going to make a living. There are fewer jobs in the country, so I decided to start up on my own. Interviewer: That's pretty ambitious, a townie moving off to the depths of the country and setting up his own business. How did you start, had you got any skills? Roger: I'd always had a garden and grown some vegetables and flowers, you know, usual things, salad stuff, carrots, peas, beans, a bit of fruit, some roses.., so I thought of a small holding, a kind of small farm. But when I looked at the prices to buy, I changed my mind; I didn't... Question: What is true of the man? - He moved to another country. - He didn't buy a small holding. - He studied for a social diploma for two years.
A: He didn't buy a small holding.
Question: Dialogue: M: It's a shame that you didn't win your tennis match. M: I might have won if I listened to my coach. Question: What does the man imply? - His coach didn't help him enough. - He had no chance of winning. - He didn't follow his coach's advice.
Answer: He didn't follow his coach's advice.
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Dialogue: W: Stanley, there is a Mr. Miller on the phone who wants to talk to you. M: I'm Busy at the moment. Can you ask him to hold? Tell him I'll talk with him in a few seconds. W: Sure, he's on Line 2. M: Thanks, Jane. Question: What does the man ask the woman to do? - Answer the phone for him. - Ask Mr. Miller to phone later. - Ask Mr. Miller to hold on a moment.
**Answer**
Ask Mr. Miller to hold on a moment.
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Dialogue: M: Good afternoon, Mrs. Green. How's your arm? W: Oh, it's all right. I've already forgotten about it! It's my neck that hurts! Look, doctor! I can't turn my head! M: Let's have a look. Sit down over here, please. Question: Which part of the woman's body hurts? - Her arm - Her neck - Her head
**Answer**
Her neck