Dialogue: W: I'm going to India next month. Is there any advice you'd like to give me on my first trip? M: Well, see as much as you can, because it's a country with a very different culture from ours. Question: The man advised the woman to ________. - find her way around - enjoy herself thoroughly - remember her culture
enjoy herself thoroughly
Dialogue: Frank: Hi, Terry, you're just back from New York. Terry: Yes. Frank: It must be an exciting trip. Terry: Well, I've really seen lots of things. I saw the most spectacular view when I was crossing a bridge to Manhattan at dusk, and the skyscrapers were lit up producing a classic nighttime view of Manhattan. Frank: That's really beautiful. Terry: But that's not the whole picture. Some of the streets in New York are very rough. I saw large piles of garbage cans at the roadside, and graffiti all over garage doors and store shutters. Frank: I can't believe it. Terry: The garbage are tidily bagged and boxed, though. Frank: Did you stay in a hotel? Terry: Yes. The hotel we stayed at turned out to be fairly decent, though the room was small, with a tiny bathroom that was only about 3 feet larger than the bed. As I was inexperienced with tourist-area hotels, I was startled, I mean, the room was $129 a night. But at least the room was clean and the bed reasonably comfortable. Frank: What's your general impression of New York? Terry: Well, restaurants pack their tiny tables very tightly; grocery stores and bookstores have aisles that are narrow; the sidewalks are cluttered with newsstands, vendors and their carts, and places that aren't restrictively small, such as the lawns around the Natural History Museum, are full of people, so they're no escape. Question: How much does the hotel room cost Terry a night? - $130. - $129. - $128.
$129.
Q: Dialogue: W: Why don't you get another job for a change? M: But I like my job. W: Look, digging gardens is not a job for a university graduate. M: But the money's not bad and there's plenty of fresh air. W: If I were you, I'd take some kind of direction, like teaching law. M: Teaching? Anything but that. It's so boring. W: Come on, you really must think of the future. M: I'll tell you what. I'd like to be a doctor. W: Well, you should think very seriously about that. It means a lot of study, and then working all sorts of hours. M: Yes, maybe. But the idea sounds interesting. W: Well, then, you ought to get more information about it as soon as possible. Question: Why does the man like his present job? - The good pay and the position. - The position and the fresh air - The good pay and the fresh air.
A: The good pay and the fresh air.
Question: Dialogue: W: Hi, Frank. How are you? M: Fine, thanks. I'd like you to meet Jim. He's a close friend of mine. W: Nice to see you, Jim. Question: What can you learn from the dialogue? - Jim is Frank's brother. - Jim is Frank's teacher. - Jim is Frank's friend.
Answer: Jim is Frank's friend.
*Question*
Dialogue: M: Congratulations on breaking the records at the recent Olympics, Miss Green! W: Thank you, Mr. Rarker. M: Oh, look at those trophies! You became a swimming star at the age of fifteen, didn't you? W: Yeah, you're right. M: Could you tell me something about your plans for the future? W: To tell you the truth, I'm going to give up swimming from now on. M: I beg your pardon? W: I mean I'd rather not swim at all. I'm too old to... M: Excuse me, if I'm not wrong, you've only twenty now. Is it too old at twenty? W: Yes, too old for a swimmer. If I swim in an international competition, I'll hardly be able to win. M: But...er...don't you enjoy swimming? W: Certainly, and I enjoy visiting other countries, and the Olympics are very exciting. However, I missed more important things. I had to work very hard at swimming. There was training before school, after school, and at weekends. While other girls were growing up, I was swimming, swimming. But life isn't merely swimming, is it? Question: When did Miss Green become a swimming stars - At the age of 15. - At the age of 20. - At the age of 18.
**Answer**
At the age of 15.
Dialogue: M: Sally, come downstairs, please. Look at this job advertisement. W: (from a distance) I'm coming. Walt a moment. (nearer) Eric, I'm here. What's the matter? M: Look, Sally. Here's a job advertisement. "Start a new life with Exco Exports Ltd. as personal assistant to our managing director!" Perhaps it's the job you want. W: Personal assistant to the managing director? Yes, it is! Eric, would you like to read it for me? M: It's my pleasure! Now, listen--"We will give the right person 3,500 pa for a 45-hour week, free training, the chance to join a pension scheme, 3 weeks' holiday per year and a company car! Canteen facilities are also available." W: It sounds not so good. Only 3,500 every year. I think the salary is fairly low. The working hours seem too long, you see, a 45-hour week. Oh, my dear! And the holidays are short too, only 3 weeks. M: But you're interested in this type of job. Since you have no job now, you can treat it as one of your choices. W: Hm, you are right. OK, I'll write down the address. Eric, please repeat it to me. M: "Box 4032, London". W: Good, the company's in London. I don't want to work out of this city. M: Look, there is another point maybe you will be attracted by. W: Yes. Ah, just now, auntie Jenny called me. M: Really? What did she say? W: She told me there's a job opening for a secretarial position in her company. She asked me to apply for it. M: Sounds good. Would you like to try? W: I am interested in the work, but you know, her company is in the city of Edinburgh. So I thanked her and wrote down the address only. M: How kind she is! W: Yes, she is very kind... Oh, she invited us to her villa to attend her birthday party this Saturday. M: Sure we are going to attend it. But what present should we take? How about a bottle of wine, or... W: Eric! Look, here's another job advertisement. M: What is it? W: Listen: "Join one of the world's fastest growing companies: Exco Imports Lid." M: How about the work? W: (go on) "We are looking for a personal... Question: Why did Sally refuse to work at her auntie's company? - Because she wasn't satisfied with the job. - Because the company is far away from the place she lives. - Because the job is boring.
Because the company is far away from the place she lives.