Dialogue: M: Why, Mary Smith! I haven't seen you for ages. How have you been? W: John, John Brown! It has been a long time, hasn't it? It must be at least a year. M: No, we talked at the Johnsons' Christmas party last December. Don't you remember? W: That's right. Well, how are you? Still working for the food company? M: No, I changed jobs three months ago. I'm with the National Bank now. How about you? W: I'm still teaching at the university, but I moved from the German Department to the Spanish Department. Well,how is your family? Are the children all in school now? M: No, Billy is still at home. Tom is in the third grade and Jane's in the second. W: Our two children haven't started school yet, either. But they will go in the fall. Question: How long is it since they met each other? - More than one year. - Less than one year. - Three months.
Less than one year.
Dialogue: W: let's go playing ping-pong ball. M: I can't go right now. I have an appointment with my doctor. Question: Why can't the woman go playing ping-pong ball right now? - She must do something else at first. - She has an important appointment with her doctor. - She cannot afford the time.
She has an important appointment with her doctor.
Q: Dialogue: M: I have a three-week vacation coming up in a few months and I want to take a trip. But I don't really know where I want to go. W: Do you want to stay in this country, or would you prefer to go abroad? M: I think I'd like to visit a foreign country. I'm not interested in Africa, but any place else would be fine. W: Well, that leaves the Orient, the Middle East, South America, and Europe. Oh, and I almost forgot Australia. Are you interested in seeing anything in particular? Historical monuments? Museums? Or people? M: Monuments might be interesting, but museums are too stuffy. I think I'd like to see a little night life, too. If I'm going to spend lots of money on a trip, I don't want to be bored. W: It sounds as if you would do well to go to Europe - possibly to France, Spain or Italy. There are excellent hotels, so many interesting sights to see, plenty of night clubs. M: Say, how about "Gay Paree" in Paris? I could spend my whole vacation there and really have a good time, couldn't I? They say the night spots are really terrific! W: Well, you'd certainly have plenty of time to find out. And during the day you could do a little sightseeing. Question: Where does the man finally decide to spend his vacation? - In Italy. - In several European countries. - In France.
A: In France.
Question: Dialogue: M: What do you think of people suing McDonalds for making them fat? W: Well. Its food doesn't make you fat. But eating too much of it does! How about chocolate and ice cream? Are they all responsible? It's silly! Question: What does the woman think of the lawsuit against McDonalds? - It's tedious. - It's absurd. - It's justifiable.
Answer: It's absurd.
*Question*
Dialogue: W: When are you going to take your vacation? M: I've got a sixteen day vacation starting from July 1. W: Where are you going? M: Florida and Hong Kong. W: That's interesting. Is your family going as well? M: Yeah. We'll stay in Florida for ten days and spend the rest of the time in Hong Kong. Then plan to climb some mountains,go swimming and do some shopping. W: Have a good trip. Question: How long will the man be away from home? - 10 days. - 16 days. - A couple of days.
**Answer**
16 days.
Dialogue: W: Have you heard that the boss of the law office where Rick works wants him to fly to Brazil and do a month's work there? M: That's nice. He will love it because everything will be paid for, such as air travel, meals, hotel...and this is his first time to get out of the States. W: Indeed. You won't believe how much he is looking forward to it, and how much his little sister admires him! He's going to enjoy lying on the beaches when work is done, and he promised to buy his sister gifts. M: Who else is going besides him? W: He's going alone. M: When will he be leaving? W: He was told about it three days ago, and I think he'll leave in a week. Question: When will Rick leave? - In three days. - In a week. - In a month.
In a week.