Q: Read the below conversation. 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? What would the listener say?
A: M: I'm not late because I got lost. I'm late because I ran out of gas on the way over there.

Q: Read the below conversation. W: What's your apartment like? M: It's a furnished two-bedroom flat in a three-story building on campus. W: What is it like living in the campus housing? M: It's not so bad as I thought it would be. The freshmen that live nearby are really noisy, especially on weekends. But, the rent is much cheaper than private housing, so it's worth it. W: Do you have to pay fees on top of your monthly rent? M: No, they're all included. Besides, students don't have to pay state tax, so we're saving quite a bit of money living here. W: How long is your contract for? M: That's the bad thing-the contract ends in June, so we'll have to find a new apartment soon. W: Have you started looking again yet? What would the listener say?
A: M: Not yet. I'm hoping we'll be able to find something cheap once all the students leave the city for the summer.

Q: Read the below conversation. 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? What would the listener say?
A: 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.

Q: Read the below conversation. W: Does Lisa like her new apartment? What would the listener say?
A:
M: She says the view of the city from the tenth floor is beautiful, but that she's so afraid of a fire breaking out. She wants to change to another floor.