Dialogue: W: Hello, Mr. Tompkins. Our newspaper is going to print an article about new products. Could you tell me about the new home your company has built? I understand it promises to be a model for the houses of the future. M: Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of different things. This is a complete home system. It will make people's lives easier. W: OK! So tell me how this house will make my life easier? M: When you arrive at the front door, you won't need a key. The door will open with a touch of your finger. You'll be able to call your refrigerator when you're at the grocery store and find out how much you need to buy. Isn't it wonderful? W: Can I call the washing machine as well? M: Sure. But you won't need to. The house comes with a robot. It is programmed to clean the house and do the washing. W: What does it cost? M: A million dollars. W: A million dollars! It will be the 22nd century before I can afford to buy one! Question: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? - Reporter and manager. - Customer and salesman. - Housewife and shopkeeper.
Reporter and manager.
Dialogue: W: Do you let people know when you are taking pictures of them. M: I try not to. I don't like pictures of people who pose for the camera. I like people who are going about their daily business without being aware of the camera. Question: What are they talking about? - Doing business. - Taking pictures. - Making movies.
Making movies.
Q: Dialogue: M: You know these people who want to visit the company? W: Yes. You are meeting them next week, aren't you? M: Hum. Where should I take them, the office perhaps? W: I suppose you prefer this office because it is more comfortable. M: Well. I did think here, yes. But maybe the factory somewhere. W: I think they prefer to see where our products are made. M: OK, I'll meet them there. Question: Where does the man decide to meet these people? - In the factory. - In me office. - In the man's home.
A: In the factory.
Question: Dialogue: W: I like that picture you put up on the wall yesterday. M: Oh, thank you. It's a photograph that I took on my vacation last year. W: You took it yourself? I didn't know you were a photographer. M: Oh, yes, I've been taking pictures for years. W: It sounds interesting. Do you have any more of your pictures here? And may I see them? M: Yes, certainly. Some of them are faces, just faces of people who I see when I'm walking around. W: Do you let them know that you're taking pictures of them? M: I try not to. I don't like pictures of people who purpose for the camera. I like people who are going about their business without knowing the camera is there. W: I suppose you need a lot of equipment. How many cameras do you have? M: Well, I have a dozen of them, but I use two of them more than the others. Question: What kind of pictures does the man not like? - The pictures prepared for cameras. - The daily life pictures. - The pictures taken by others.
Answer: The pictures prepared for cameras.
*Question*
Dialogue: W: Meg, I've just got us tickets to Singapore. M: So exciting, then when do we set off? W: The plane leaves tomorrow afternoon. So we set off for the airport at 11 am. M: So we leave at 11 am. Do we stop off anywhere on the way or is it a direct flight? W: Well, there aren't any direct flights, we can stop off in Hong Kong. So we can stop and spend two days there on our way to Singapore. M: Great. I always wanna go there. When do we get back? W: We'll return home in 10 days' time. M: Wow, wonderful, I just can't wait. Question: How long will the speakers be away from home? - Two days. - Ten days. - Twelve days.
**Answer**
Ten days.
Q: Dialogue: W: Good afternoon! Dr. Perkins' office. M: Good afternoon. I'd like to speak to the doctor. Is he in? W: Who is that calling, please? M: My name is Li Hong. I'm from China. W: I'm sorry. Dr. Perkins is now at an important meeting and can't answer your call. M: I'm an exchange scholar. Dr. Perkins asked me to give a lecture. There are some details I want to discuss with him. W: I see, but you must speak to himself about that. Oh, well, if you leave your number, I'll tell him to ring you as soon as he is available. M: Thanks. My number is 7838298. Question: Why does the man want to talk to Dr. Perkins on the phone? - To discuss something with the doctor. - To ask Dr. Perkins to give a lecture. - To see him about his illness.
A: To discuss something with the doctor.