M: Even with my full-time job, I’m still having trouble making ends meet.
W: You probably just need to save more.

W: Does the 4 train make local stops after 9?
M: Only between midnight and 7. Before then you need to take the 5 or the 6 train.

M: My most difficult course this semester is Greek.
W: You obviously haven’t taken advanced calculus.

W: I was talking to this guy who told me that the rental fee will be raised again.
M: I thought the new committee promised the residents not to add any costs.

M: Make sure not to overheat the solution or it will change its composition.
W: Should I remove it from the burner before adding the blue solution?

W: Wheres the nearest gas station?
M: I don’t know, but we better find it soon. The tank’s nearly empty.

M: Is this computer a good value for the money?
W: Let me put it this way: you won’t find this model at this price anywhere else.

W: Are you going to your college graduation?
M: Are you kidding? I wouldn’t be caught dead anywhere near it.

M: I want to travel to Colorado to see the Rocky Mountains.
W: Me too. Maybe we can go together.

W: Did you pass the midterm exam in biochemistry?
M: Do you have to ask? Can’t you tell from the smile on my face?

M: Did you know Kenyatta’s mom and dad are coming tomorrow?
W: Yes, he told me yesterday that they’d be arriving sometime at the end of this week.

W: I stopped at John’s store and picked up some ice cream for Rhonda.
M: That’s so nice of you. It’s not mint chocolate chip, is it?

M: Ron and his brother are planning to borrow my boat for a few days.
W: You haven’t used it since Labor Day weekend, have you?

W: Ethel’s shirt is much nicer than yours.
M: Yes, but Elana has the nicest shirt of all

M: Can I give you another piece of fish?
W: No, thanks. I can’t eat another bite.

W: I’ve got so many papers to correct, and grades are due at the registrar’s tomorrow.
M: Yeah, and don’t forget the departmental meeting.

M: Hurry up, I’ve got to get to the bank before it closes.
W: Isn’t there a cash machine nearby?

W: I’ve never seen the teacher as mad as she was today.
M: You’re not kidding.

M: I’ll meet you at the corner in half an hour.
W: Oh, so then we’re going to the park after all.

W: I hate all these bugs and I hate sleeping on the ground.
M: Oh, relax, and please help make the fire for dinner.

M: Let’s go around to the gym’s back door.
W: How come?

W: If everyone has a beaker, a burner, and the salt mixture,
we’ll begin.
M: I think we’re all set.

M: That’s a really nice ironing job you did on that blouse.
W: Oh no, I had it done at the cleaners.

W: Hey, there’s no running near the water. And be
careful on those diving boards.
M: Sure, no problem.

M: Charles is graduating early even though he has two
part-time jobs.
W: What I don’t understand is how he does all that and
still manages to get great grades.

W: Did the party go on for long last night?
M: Only until the crack of dawn.

M: Well, aren’t you going to tell me about your date
with Bruce?
W: Oh, go jump in a lake!

W: What did the registrar say?
M: He said I had one chance in a million to graduate this year.

M: So now do you know how I feel about it?
W: No I don’t, and I wish you’d stop beating around the bush.

W: If I write one more word I’m going to go crazy.
M: Well, you’d better call it a day then.

Questions 31 – 34 are based, on the following conversation:
M: Brenda, hello. It’s good to see you again.
W: Thanks, it’s great to see you too. I heard that you might
not be back this semester. Jane told me that you were going to France this fall to work on the grape harvest.
M: Well, I thought about it but then I decided that I’d really like to graduate with my class. Also, I got a job as Professor Simpson’s research assistant and I really need the money.
W: I know what you mean about needing the cash. Do you happen to know of any decent job openings?
M: Well, I’ve heard they need an assistant trainer for the varsity basketball team. But as a computer science major I guess you’re not really qualified.
W: I’ll say. It looks like I’ll be pinching pennies again this year. See you later. Hey, any chance you’ll buy me lunch?

Questions 35 through 38 are based on the following conversation.
W: Are you ready for our rafting trip down the Colorado river?
M: Well, I hate to tell you this, but I haven’t gotten any
supplies. I meant to stop by the camping store last week, but it slipped my mind.
W: I can’t believe it! And we’re supposed to leave in two days. How do you think you will manage to
get everything you need?
M: I was hoping maybe you could lend me some of your gear. And I thought that while we were driving to the starting point of the raft trip, we could stop by a camping store.
W: Mister, you’ve got another think coming. I’ve got absolutely nothing extra for you to borrow. My
clothes certainly won’t fit you. And we’ve got to drive straight to the embarkation point.
M: I guess you’re right. I’ll have to back out at the last minute.
W: Or else get busy shopping.

Questions 39 through 42 are based on the following talk in an economics class.
Thanks to a new work schedule called flextime, almost 13 percent of all American companies enjoy flexible working hours. At a company on flextime, each employee must work a minimum number of hours each week at times determined by the company. But each employee is free to decide how many hours more than that he or she will work.
  The employee is also able to decide the exact time when he will put in these “freely chosen” hours. Companies that have switched to flex-time schedules have found that employee absenteeism has decreased. Also, employee lateness is no longer a problem, and productivity has increased. Employees prefer flextime because they don’t have to worry as much about being late to work, nor do they need permission to leave early. Perhaps more of our companies will switch to flextime when they see how well it works. It seems to have benefits for employees and employers alike.

Questions 43 through 46 are based on the following lecture.
The question of who the American Indians are and how they came to live in North America has long puzzled scientists. The most popular modern theory says that the Indians came from Siberia to Alaska when the Bering Strait was not underwater. At that time there was a land bridge between Asia and America.

This “land bridge” was a result of the fact that much of the water that used to cover the region became frozen in glaciers during the Ice Age. This left the land dry and bare. With the water gone, wandering bands of Siberian tribes simply walked over from what is now modern Russia to what is now the modern U.S.

They were probably in pursuit of the herds of animals which were their primary source of food. From northwest Alaska, they then traveled south and east to populate North, Central, and South America.

Questions 47 through 50 are based on the following lecture.

Hello and welcome to Northern State University. I know that for many of you this will be the first time that you have lived away from home, so I will be the person primarily responsible for making sure that your adjustment to independence is smooth. Let me start by telling you about the services you will be using here at Healey Hall. You will find laundry facilities located in the east wing of each floor. Each laundry room has two washers and two dryers. The washers and dryers do not take coins but instead require tokens.

A washer takes one token per load and the dryer will give you 15 minutes of drying per token. If you have any problem with the machines, you should report it to your floor’s resident advisor. Each floor also contains a small kitchenette for use by everyone on that floor.

 We assume that you will be eating most of your meals in the cafeteria, so the kitchenettes were really designed simply for heating up precooked foods and preparing small snacks. Because everyone will be using the kitchenette, please remember to clean up after yourself and, of course, always remember to turn off the stove right after you use it.