Dialogue: M: I hear the Sunflower Health Club on Third Street is good! W: Not right now! I used to go there. I thought it was great because it was real cheap. But the problem was it was always crowded. Sometimes, I had to wait to use the machines. Question: What does the woman say about the Sunflower health club? - The machines there were ill maintained. - Tickets for its members were cheaper. - It was filled with people all the time.
It was filled with people all the time.
Dialogue: W: Jack, would you like to go to the club with us tomorrow night? M: I wish I could, but I have to work on my term paper. Question: Is Jack going to the club? - No. He has to finish his homework. - No. He doesn't like going to the club. - Yes. He'll go after he finished hishomework.
No. He has to finish his homework.
Q: Dialogue: M: You know, Sally, we've both been working too hard. We've got to get away for a while, even if it's just for a few days. W: What a good idea, Eric! That would be wonderful. Let me look at my schedule...I could take off a week from Thursday, but no sooner. M: Let me look at my schedule too...Yes, that looks good. W: I thought you had a basketball game every Thursday until the end of the month. M: Oh, you're right. I must have forgotten to write that down. How about the next Thursday after that? Basketball season's over then. Do you know if you can get it off? W: That's Thursday and Friday, the third and fourth? I don't care if I can-I will get off. We need the change. Where would you like to go? New York? M: No, we don't have enough time to go there, and it's too expensive anyway. W: And we want to relax, not run around all the time. I know! Do you remember that little hotel in Wilmington, Vermont, where we stayed years ago? That would be perfect. M: Well, that was July, though. I wonder if they're open in the winter. W: Most likely, during skiing season. Uh...oh, I'd forgotten about skiing season. I don't know if we could get a room. M: I'll call and find out. Do you remember the name? W: It's right on the tip of my tongue...I have it. The Strawberry River Inn. Question: When does this conversation take place? - In the summer. - In the winter. - In the fall.
A: In the winter.
Question: Dialogue: M: Why is Susan looking upset? W: I had her play piano instead of going out to play. Question: Why is Susan looking unhappy? - Because her mother blamed her for not playing piano. - Because she was not allowed to play piano. - Because she had to play piano instead of going out to play.
Answer: Because she had to play piano instead of going out to play.
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Dialogue: M: Hi, Lucy. W: Hi, Tom. Haven't seen you for ages. Any news? M: I'm going to take a business course when I leave school. W: Are you? Very glad to hear it. Then what are you going to do when you finish? M: Oh, I shall go back to Shanghai to practise there. W: That's a good idea. You know there are more opportunities for business there than in Beijing. And English is very useful in the job. M: Yes, I think it'll be very useful in many ways. W: Besides, Shanghai is an international trade centre. English is used almost everywhere. M: Then I'll be a very promising businessman there. Question: What do they agree to? - Going to the evening school. - Improving their English. - Practising business.
**Answer**
Improving their English.
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Dialogue: W: Why didn't you call me last night. Peter? M: I did. But your line was always busy. Question: What does the man mean? - He tried calling the woman but failed. - He had no time to call the woman. - He called the woman but she was out.
**Answer**
He tried calling the woman but failed.