(Man) Are you almost finished with your classes? When dos the break start?

(Woman) I still have a research project to work on.

(Narrator) What is the woman going to do next?

(Man) Where did you go last night?

(Woman) We found a nice little coffee shop at the end of the street.

(Narrator) Where did the woman go?

(Woman) No sooner did we move in than the water heater stopped working.

(Man) How much did that cost you?

(Narrator) What does the man mean?

(Man) I hear we will have new computers before the end of the month.

(Woman) It’s about time.

(Narrator) What does the woman mean?

(Man) Can we meet tomorrow? I need help preparing for my math test.

(Woman) Will Thursday be all right?

(Narrator) What is the woman suggesting?

(Man) I need to break a dollar.

(Woman) Not another candy bar.

(Narrator) What does the woman’s response imply?

(Man) These pears are expensive.

(Woman) The strawberries are in season.

(Man) Let’s get some then.

(Narrator) Where is this conversation taking place?

(Man) Are you going to put in the cucumber seeds, too?
(Woman) I think there’s plenty of space to the right of the tomatoes.

(Woman) Where should we go for lunch?
(Man) I don’t know. What sounds good to you?

(Man) It’s only three o’clock, and we’ve already sold all the paperbacks and half of the hardback editions.
(Woman) Maybe we should have ordered more hardback copies.

(Woman) Your super-unleaded grade is pretty expensive.
(Man) I don’t think it’s more expensive than at other places.

(Man) You forgot to send a card to the Wilsons.
(Woman) I forgot! Why didn’t you send one?

(Man) It’s time to go home, Karen. Dave and I are on our way to an Italian restaurant on High Street. Would you like to come to dinner with us?
(Woman) Thanks, but I have the travel report to finish. I need to mail it first thing tomorrow morning.

(Woman) Judy has given her notice to the manager, and she will be leaving in two weeks.
(Man) She made the right decision. I know she can use the better salary.

(Woman) Judy has given her notice to the manager, and she will be leaving in two weeks.
(Man) She made the right decision. I know she can use the better salary.

(Man) Are you going to put in the cucumber seeds, too?
(Woman) I think there’s plenty of space to the right of the tomatoes.

(Woman) Where should we go for lunch?
(Man) I don’t know. What sounds good to you?

(Man) It’s only three o’clock, and we’ve already sold all the paperbacks and half of the hardback editions.
(Woman) Maybe we should have ordered more hardback copies.

(Woman) Your super-unleaded grade is pretty expensive.
(Man) I don’t think it’s more expensive than at other places.

(Man) You forgot to send a card to the Wilsons.
(Woman) I forgot! Why didn’t you send one?

(Woman) Judy has given her notice to the manager, and she will be leaving in two weeks.
(Man) She made the right decision. I know she can use the better salary.

(Man) Carl didn’t tell me his wife was away at her sister’s in Blufflon.
(Woman) Why is that such a big deal?

(Man) She promised to baby-sit my children while I take my father-in-law sopping for a suit.

(Narrator) Where is Carl’s wife? 

(Woman) We’ve been waiting for the prescription for twenty-five minutes, and we stillneed to stop at the bank and pick up the sandwiches at the deli.
(Man) We could’ve gone to the post office in the meantime.
23. Where does this conversation take place? 

(Man) What time did they say your car would be ready.’

(Woman) They said it should be ready around three-thirty, but I’ll be surprised if they finish before five.

(Narrator) What can be concluded from the woman’s statement? 

(Man) If I eat another bite, I won’t be able to breathe.
(Woman) You didn’t have to have so much soup just an hour after you had half a water-after you had half a
melon.

(Narrator) What can be said about the man? 

(Man) Not only did the Nixons come uninvited but they also brought their cousins.

Woman) It didn’t bother me.

(Narrator) What does the woman mean?

(Man) Why didn’t you go out with Nick? Didn’t he say he wanted to take you out the town?

(Woman) All he ever talks about is tennis.

(Narrator) What can be concluded from this exchange?

(Man) How many students do you have in your statistics class?

(Woman) This year we restricted it to two hundred students, but there are probably just as many on the waiting list.
(Narrator) What can lie said about the statistics class? 

(Woman.) I’m sorry, sir. Your coat isn’t ready yet. I think we can have it for you in about an hour.

(Man) How long does it take to mend the sleeve lining?
(Narrator) Where does this conversation take place? 

(Woman) May I have a glass of water? I’m thirsty, and I have a splitting headache.
(Man) I’ll bring you some aspirin as soon as we get to a higher altitude.
(Narrator) What is the man’s occupation? 

Questions 35 to 38 refer to the conversation about dictionaries.

(Man) I always recommend that my students use a dictionary when they are working on a paper or a presentation. Dictionaries don’t just give the meanings of words, but they also list information about word origins. ‘l1’rey also point out which words are literary words, used in formal writing, and which words are colloquial or simply outdated.

(Woman) That’s right. Dictionaries can supply a wealth of information. Last semester, in my reading class, I encouraged students to look up idioms common in American English and foreign words borrowed from other languages in that class, we had to use dictionaries all the time.

(Man) Of course, one can’t always rely on a dictionary, however good it is. When language learners acquire a sizable vocabulary, they need to switch from a general dictionary to a specialized one that includes technical terms. No dictionary contains all the words of a language.

(Woman) I must say, though, that using dictionaries can be tricky sometimes. If learners don’t clearly understand how words are used but use them anyway, incorrect usage can make their speech or written assignments incomprehensible. In general, there are very few true synonyms, and although dictionaries cite words with similar meanings, these words may be used in completely different contexts.

35. What is the main idea of this conversation?

36. What types of dictionaries are mentioned in this talk?

37. What did the woman say she did last semester?

38. What can be a drawback in using a dictionary?

Woman) Did you know that we live in times of not only great technological but also social changes

that affect our society daily? American cultural and social values are undergoing major modifications, as has

been repeatedly pointed out in studies dealing with opinion research in the past ten or fifteen years. Unlike in the 1960’s and 1970’s, currently only twenty percent of the American public cites traditional values of hard work, family, and sacrifice as important to them. Polling firms throughout the country have found that leisure activities have come to occupy a prominent place in people’s lives. As a result, time has already become and will continue to be a scarce and valuable commodity. Manufacturers of time-saving products and suppliers of services, such as fast-food restaurants, prepared foods sold in stores, microwave ovens, disposable paper and fiber goods, fast-drying paints, and professional lawn services have shown a remarkable gain in revenue. A drive for self-fulfillment is also now looked at as an intrinsic American cultural value, although it was not commonly discussed even twenty years ago. The public seems to display an unprecedented desire to spend money and effort on improving looks and feeling healthy, vigorous, and energetic. People’s desire to satisfy personal creativity has given a boost to purchases of hobby products, weight reducing services, and even whirlpool baths.