Dialogue: M: Good morning, madam. Is anybody taking care of you? W: No, not yet. Could you show me that overcoat, the silver gray one in the middle. M: Certainly. You've got excellent taste. It's very nice and it's 100 percent wool. W: I like it. Could I try it on? M: Certainly. It looks good on you, madam. W: I think so. But a slightly larger size would be better. M: Would you like to try this one on? W: This one fits me well. How much does it cost? M: Only $ 170. W: OK, I'll take it. And I'd like that blue jacket on the right. How much is it? M: It's just $ 250. W: Oh, that's too expensive, I'm afraid. M: Anything else? W: No, thanks. Question: What color is the overcoat? - Blue. - White. - Grey.
Grey.
Dialogue: M: Susan, I am going to change the light bulb above the dining room table. Will you hold the ladder for me? W: No problem. But be careful while you're up there. Question: What does the man want the woman to do? - Set the dinner table. - Hold the ladder for him. - Clean the dining room.
Hold the ladder for him.
Q: Dialogue: W: Can I help you? M: Yes, I'd like to read some articles that are on reserve in the library for anthropology 311. W: Professor Gilers's class? M: That's right. How could you know? W: Let's just say you are not the first person. M: Oh, well, seeing as how I haven't read any of them yet, it doesn't really matter which one of them you give me first. W: I'm afraid I can't give you any of them at the moment. They've all been checked out. M: You're kidding all of them? W: I've asked professor Gilers twice already to bring in additional copies of the articles, but no sooner do I place them on the shelves than they are gone. See that girl in the black sweater? She's been waiting for half an hour for these same articles to be returned. M: And here I went out of my way to free the whole afternoon to read. W: I'm sorry, but there is not a whole lot I can do about it. All I can suggest is that you come in first thing tomorrow morning and try again; we open at eight. Question: What can infered about the woman who's speaking? - She is studying anthropology. - She is wearing a black sweater. - She works in the library.
A: She works in the library.
Question: Dialogue: W: Tell me, Peter, what makes Harrods so famous? M: Well, it's the biggest department store in the UK. And its food hall and the Egyptian hall are very famous. People come to Harrods just to see them. W: What is special about the food hall? M: It sells many different kinds of food. For example, it has 250 kinds of cheese from all over the world and more than 180 kinds of bread. Customers also love all the different kinds of chocolate. They buy a hundred tons every year. W: That's amazing! And why is the Egyptian hall so famous? M: Well, when people see it, they feel they are in another world. It looks like in Egyptian building from 4,000 years ago. And it sells beautiful objects. They are not 4,000 years old, of course. W: Is it true that Harrods produces its own electricity? M: Yes, it does 70%, enough for a small town. To light the outside of the building, we use 11,500 light bulbs. W: Really? Tell me, how many customers do you have on an average day? And how much do they spend? M: About 30,000 people come on an average day. But during the sales, the number increases to 300,000 customers a day. How much do they spent? Well, on average, customers spend about 1.5 million pounds a day. The record for one day is nine million pounds. W: Nine million pounds in one day? M: Yes, on the first day of the January sales. W: Harrods says it sells everything to everybody, everywhere. Is that really true? M: Oh, yes. of course! Absolutely everything! Question: What is the food hall of Harrods noted for? - Enormous size of its stores. - Numerous varieties of food. - Its appealing surroundings.
Answer: Numerous varieties of food.
*Question*
Dialogue: M: It's seven o'clock already. Mary should be home by now. W: Oh. I forgot to tell you that she called this afternoon and told me that she was going to a party at her classmate's house and wouldn't be home until 10. Question: What did Mary say she was going to do? - To attend a party at a classmate's home. - To do homework with her classmate. - To attend an evening class.
**Answer**
To attend a party at a classmate's home.
Dialogue: M: Mary, Andy sent us an e-mail. W: Really? When will he be back for a holiday? M: He says he will have finished all his exams by next weekend. Right now he is studying for them. Question: Who is Andy? - A student. - A tour guide. - A teacher.
A student.