Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: This is a lovely house! M: Thank you, Jean. W: It's very close to your office, isn't it? M: Yes, it is. I always walk to work-even when it rains. W: I usually take the bus. It takes so long! M: How long does it take? W: Oh, it takes about 45 minutes. M: That's a long time. Well, have some pizza, please! W: (Taking a bite.) This is delicious! Do you bake all of your pizza? M: Yes, I usually bake something on the weekend or holidays. W: You are a wonderful cook! M: Thank you. W: I never cook at home. It is my husband Andy who usually does all the cooking. M: Do you often go out to eat? W: Yes, when he doesn't have time to cook, we will go out to eat somewhere. M: There are some wonderful restaurants in the city. W: Too many! You can eat at a different restaurant every day. Question: What do we know about the woman? - She loves cooking very much. - She often eats in restaurants. - She doesn't like the baked pizza.
She often eats in restaurants.

Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: I've got to have my bike repaired. It's very old. I've used it for seven years. M: Why not just buy a new one? Question: What does the man mean? - The old bike isn't worth repairing. - He can repair the bike for her. - The new bike is very cheap.
The old bike isn't worth repairing.

Q: Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: I'm sorry. I'm late. W: That's all right. John. My house is not that easy to find. But you know you wouldn't have gotten lost if you had a smart car. M: A smart car? What's that? W: I just read a magazine article about some new technology that can make a car smart. One device is a computerized map display and an artificial voice. You just enter the address for where you want to go and the voice will tell you how to get there,street by street. M: Hey, that's just like my brother. He never gets lost and he's always telling me the best route. So what else will the smart cars be able to do? W: Well, the article says there'll be a device with read-on warning systems that will warn drivers with a long signal if they're getting too close to other cars. And they will even put on brakes if the drivers don't. M: Tell me, Shelly. Will these cars be smart enough to fill themselves up with gas? W: Not by now. Why do you ask? M: I'm not late because I got lost. I'm late because I ran out of gas on the way over there. Question: What is the purpose of the artificial voice on "smart" cars? - To warn the drivers of dangers. - To guide the drivers. - To wake up sleeping drivers.
A: To guide the drivers.

Question: Read the following conversation and answer the question. W: How did you like the President's speech on TV yesterday evening? M: Unfortunately, I got home too late to watch it. Question: What are they talking about? - A speech on TV. - A meeting with the President. - A report in the newspaper.
Answer: A speech on TV.

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. Man: Yes, I'd like to report a theft. Police Officer: Okay. Can you tell me exactly what happened. Man: Well, I was walking home from work two days ago, enjoying the nature all around me ... the birds, the frogs, the flowing stream ... [Okay, Okay] when this woman knocked me right off my feet, grabbed my stuff, and ran off through the trees. [Hmm]. I was so surprised by the ordeal that I didn't go after her. Police Officer: Yeah. Can you describe the woman for me? Man: Yeah. He was about a hundred and ninety centimeters tall ... Police Officer: Wait. You said a woman robbed you. Man: Well, I'm not really sure. [Hmm]. You see, the person was wearing a white and black polka dot dress, a light red sweater over it, and she ... or he ... was wearing a pair of basketball shoes. Police Officer: Humm. What else can you tell me? Man: Okay. Like I said, the person was about 190 centimeters tall, heavy build, with long wavy hair. She ... or he ... was probably in his or her late 30's. I didn't get a good look at the person's face, but well ... uh .... Police Officer: What? Was there something else? Man: Well, the person ... had a beard. Police Officer: Ah! What was, uh, taken ... exactly? Man: Well, just my left shoe. Bizarre, isn't it? Police Officer: Ah. The "bearded woman" has struck again! Man: The "bearded woman"? Police Officer: Yeah. It's this man who dresses up like a woman and, for some unknown reason, removes the left shoe from his victims. He's really quite harmless, though, and he usually returns the shoe to the crime scene a couple of days later. Man: Hey, he can keep my shoe, and I'll just take off my left shoe every time I walk through the park. Question: What was the man doing when he was robbed? - fishing by the stream - birdwatching in the park - coming home from work
**Answer**
coming home from work

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Read the following conversation and answer the question. M: Aw, Jane! What did you have to go and do that for? W: Do what? M: You know what I am taking about. Why did you go and tell Mrs. Wallace how much money I am going to make? Now she will go and tell the whole world! W: Well, I am sorry, Paul. M: Yeah, but you know she talks to everybody and their brothers. W: Well, I apologize. I guess I wasn't thinking. I got all excited. M: Oh, well, it's done now. I guess it doesn't matter that much, anyway. They will know in the end. Everyone in this town got a big nose. W: You know, it is really a lot of money for a first job... Question: Why did Jane tell Mrs. Wallace the news according to her own explanation? - Because she thought it doesn't matter. - Because she knew everybody would know at last. - Because she got too excited and wasn't thinking.
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Because she got too excited and wasn't thinking.