Dialogue: M: I have never seen such an interesting show. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. W: I must admit that I felt sleepy during the two hours. Question: How did the woman feel about the show? - Enjoyable. - Dull. - Moving.
Dull.
Dialogue: M: I wonder if Suzy will be here by 5 o'clock. W: Her husband said she left home at 4:30. She should be here at 5:15. Question: What time did Suzy leave home? - 4:30. - 5:00. - 5:15.
4:30.
Q: Dialogue: M: Hello? W: Hello. Is that Mr. Jackson? M: Yes, it is. W: Mr. Jackson. I am a reporter from the TV station at our school. As far as I know, you are a very successful teacher, and quite popular among the students, so I want to ask you some questions about your teaching and your students. M: OK. W: First question, do you often give homework to your students after class? M: It depends. Maybe once or twice a week. W: Do you think it is good for your students to do a lot of homework? M: No, I don't think so. Too much homework takes too much of their free time. I seldom give homework to my students on the weekend. W: Do you agree the students need a lot of exercises in their spare time? M: Well, yes, but they also need time to relax and have a rest, especially on weekends. W: You are a great teacher. By the way, what do you do in your free time? M: I'm a very good football player. My team won the first place in our city last year. W: Congratulations! Well, thank you for your help. Question: Where does the conversation take place? - At the TV station. - At the school gate. - Over the telephone.
A: Over the telephone.
Question: Dialogue: W: Where were you yesterday? M: I was at home asleep. W: Asleep! I thought that you had to take an exam. M: I was sick. I had a fever. I couldn't get out of bed. W: You still look a little sick. You couldn't go back to bed. M: I'm going now. I just came here to speak to my professor. W: What did he tell you? M: He said that I'd be able to take a make-up. W: Well, that's all right then. Are you going straight home? M: I have to stop at the drugstore on the way. I need some aspirin. W: Do you think that you should walk that far? M: I have to walk. I didn't bring my car. 1 didn't think I'd be able to drive today. W: Well, take care of yourself. M: OK. Thanks. Question: Why didn't Mike drive his car? - Because the doctor told him not to. - Because he liked taking a walk. - Because he didn't think he was able to.
Answer: Because he didn't think he was able to.
*Question*
Dialogue: W: First. I'd like you to tell me a bit about your experience. M: Well. I left school after I'd done my A-levels. W: What subjects did you take? M: French. German and Art. W: Art? M: Well. I really wanted to study Art. But a friend of my father's provided with me a job-he's an accountant in the city. W: I see. In your application, you say that you only spent nine months with this firm of accountants. Why was that? M: Well, honestly, I didn't like it, so I got a place at the Art College a year ago. W: Did your father mind? M: Well, he was rather disappointed at first. He's an accountant too, you see. W: Have you any brothers or sisters? M: Two brothers, both at school. One's eleven; the other's fifteen. W: Right. What do you do in your spare time? M: I like jazz and folk music; I go to the theater occasionally and act a bit myself. I read quite a lot, and I've done a bit of photography. Also, I've traveled a lot -all over Europe. W: Very interesting, Mr. Brown. I think that's all I want to ask about your background. Question: Why didn't Mr. Brown continue his study after he finished school? - He did not like to study. - He had to work to support his family. - A friend of his father's offered him a job.
**Answer**
A friend of his father's offered him a job.
Q: Dialogue: M: Emily, what do you do as a trendspotter? W: Very simple. Take digital photos of youth culture and send them to my company. It's called Look-Look. M: What kind of company is it? W: It's a youth culture marketing and trend forecasting firm in Hollywood. I'm one of Look-Look's 65,000 trendspotters worldwide. M: Look-Look gets a lot of information about the ever-shifting tastes of the youth market by these images. W: Yes, its clients are mostly companies. They get information about trends from Look-Look and develop their products. They also use the images of Look-Look on their websites to impress young people and promote their newly designed products. M: But are there any people who don't like their pictures to be used on the website? W: I always have my subjects' permission before I take their pictures and put up their images onto Look-Look.com. M: Where do you find your best subjects? W: At school, in the park, at local supermarkets and near many music clubs. M: What is difficult about this job? W: To catch our original styles because so many young people try hard to stand out. You have to be able to find the difference between someone who is copying trends and someone who is truly inventing a new look. M: Thank you for talk with us, Emily. Question: What does Look-Look concentrate on? - Dealing in information about youth trends. - Providing advice to young trendspotters. - Organizing sales networks for its clients.
A: Dealing in information about youth trends.