Do you mind if I borrow your vacuum to clean out my car?

No problem.

Shall we set the tent up?

Yes! Right away.

Then, we’d better start a fire.

It’s cold out here.

This apartment isn’t in very good shape.

It’s the worst one I’ve seen!

Do you know where I can have my clothes cleaned?

Why not wash them yourself?

There’s a Laundromat on Third Street.

Are you going to take six classes again this fall?

Not on your life!

Karen says her shoulder doesn’t hurt today.

She’d better have it looked at by a doctor, anyway.

Both of our rear tires have gone flat!

What!

How did Carol’s cake turn out?

I don’t know. Why don’t we try some and see?

How about some ice cream?

No, thanks.

I’m watching my weight.

Doctor Olsen, do you think I could take my exam a few days ahead of schedule?

I’m sorry. That’s out of the question.

Did you like the joke Professor Stapp told before class this morning?

I’d heard it a hundred times already!

You sing beautifully!

Well, I guess I can carry a tune all right, but I could certainly never be an opera star!

There should be two dozen sandwiches in the picnic basket.

Is that counting the ones I brought, too?

Professor Larson doesn’t accept late papers.

Neither does Professor Andrews.

I can’t figure out how to organize my history term paper.

Can you help me?

Me? I’ve never written a term paper before.

Can you tell me where the library is?

It’s marked on the map in the back of your school catalog.

I’d like to buy Greg a new brown sports coat for his birthday.

Do you really think you should get a brown one?

I can’t believe how nice your report looks!

How did you finish it so fast?

I had my secretary type it for me.

Today’s meeting has been rescheduled for next week.

Great! I’ll have time to run some errands.

Weren’t you supposed to go swimming yesterday?

Even if I’d had time, I would have preferred to do something else.

Pat needs to get to the airport by 3:00.

Can you give her a lift?

No problem.

I haven’t got anything else planned for tomorrow afternoon.

Congratulations!

You got the highest score in the class on the calculus exam!

What a relief!

I spent most of last week cramming for it.

Could I ask you to do me a favor?

That depends on what it is.

Were you able to get a refund for that book? I didn’t have my receipt with me.

You must have watched half a dozen videos already this weekend, and it’s only Saturday afternoon!

Well, actually, I only rented three, but that’s probably plenty for this weekend.

Richard should have arrived in Minneapolis by now.

If the weather didn’t interfere, he might be delayed.

I got a parking ticket today.

Not another one!

Have you called the landscaping service yet about mowing our lawn?

I got Sam to take care of it.

He likes working in the yard.

Guess what! We want you to be our featured speaker at graduation!

Oh, no. I couldn’t!

Questions 31 through 34. Listen to a conversation about moving.

Do you have much left to do before you go?

Not too much. Right now, I’m cleaning one last time, trying to get everything in shape.

You know, I’ve been meaning to tell you that I’d be glad to help you with that in any way I can.

Thanks. I appreciate that. Actually, I’m almost finished.  But, if you have a minute right now, I’d like to ask you to help me move the bed so I can clean under it.

Sure. You certainly are doing a thorough job!

I don’t think anyone should have to move into someone else’s mess.

I agree. Do you need a hand with anything else?

Hmm. Well, not for now. I don’t think. But, would you mind giving me a ride to the airport tomorrow morning?

No problem.

Questions 35 through 38. Listen to a conversation between two friends.

I thought you were going to start recycling. But I see you’ve put all your bottles and cans in the trash again. Did you change your mind?

Well, I started saving all the cans and bottles I use, but I found it so time consuming! I mean, clear glass and brown glass and green glass all have to be separated for recycling. Then, as if that’s not bad enough, some kinds of plastic containers can be recycled while others can’t. So, they have to be very carefully sorted, too, and. well, it just didn’t seem worth it.

But it really is worth it using the same materials over and over again can help save the environment. It can also save you money!

OK, OK. I know you’re right. I’ll start recycling again today. Now. let’s take that walk you promised me.

Questions 39 through 42. Listen to a talk given during a campus tour.

Hi. My name’s Tammy Mullen, and I’ll be your guide on our campus tour. As we walk through the campus, I’ll provide a bit of history about the college, and I’ll describe some of our fine academic programs. Right now we’re standing in the lobby of the Boyd Memorial Library. This library is named after Alexander Boyd, its first director and greatest benefactor. Thanks to Dr. Boyd’s fine efforts, library development got off to a very good start here and the Boyd Library now houses over 800.000 volumes, including periodicals and newspapers. We also have more than 60,000 maps and 2,000 photographs in our collection. All of the library’s collections are arranged for easy student access. There are comfortable study and reading lounges; in addition, more than 500 individual student study desks are located in the library within easy reach of reference materials and library stacks. Are there any questions about the library? Good. Then let’s move on to the Cline Biology Building. If we’re lucky,the greenhouse will be open and we can take a peek inside.

Questions 43 through 46. Listen to a lecturer in a hotel management school talk about hotel theft.

Hotel guests don’t just take the shampoo and soap that we leave for them. They also help themselves to pillows, blankets, lamps, towels, ash trays, even bathroom fixtures. People who lead otherwise honest lives take just about anything they can get their hands on in a hotel, even things that are bolted down. American hotels and motels lose more than 85 million dollars worth of goods each year.

Although this is a disgraceful statistic, there is not much that we, as hotel and motel managers can do about it. Catching thieves may actually be bad for business. We would have to either install hidden cameras in rooms and hallways or search guests and their luggage before they leave the hotel. Either option would be very unpleasant for the guests as well as for us. We might also mistakenly accuse some guests who haven’t taken anything. Even if we did catch some people stealing hotel property, it would not be worth it!

Fortunately, our business still takes in a lot more money from our guests than they take from us. The cost of thievery is just another hidden expense which we have to absorb. And there may be a good side to all of this. Remember, we put our company name on almost everything in the hotel room. The honeymoon couple, looking for a memento of their stay with us, might take a towel embroidered with our name and remember us for many years to come. It’s bad behavior on the part of our guests but good advertising for us!

Questions 47 through 50. Listen to a lecture about flying squirrels given by a naturalist at a natural science museum.

Flying squirrels do not really fly. Birds and bats can fly. Flying squirrels are masters of gliding. Since they have no true wings, they cannot add power or maintain level flight.

The flying squirrel likes to begin its glide in the top of a tree. It springs into the air and stretches all four legs out at right angles from its body. A flap of skin called a potegum extends from the squirrel’s wrist to its ankle on each side. This skin acts as a sail and allows the squirrel to glide in the air.

The downward glide is usually at an angle of 40 to 50 degrees and may take the squirrel over 150 feet. Special muscles control the tension of the potegum on each side so that the flying squirrel can adjust the angle or speed and direction of the glide.

The squirrel’s flat tail does most of the steering. Slight twists allow the squirrel to avoid hitting twigs and tree trunks in its path. Flying squirrels prefer to end their glide on the trunk of a tree. This feat is accomplished by bringing the tail up sharply, a maneuver which brings the body to a vertical position for landing and slows momentum. In thick woods, flying squirrels usually jump from branch to branch. If the trees are farther apart, the squirrels glide from the top of one to the trunk of another which they must climb to continue their journey.

Before taking questions, let’s go out back to meet Sam. our own resident flying squirrel. Maybe he’ll cooperate and show us how he glides.