1. M: What do you think of the government’s new tax cut proposal?
　　W: Though it may give some benefit to the poor.Its key component is the elimination of tax on dividends.That means the rich will get richer.
　　Q: What does the woman think of the government’s tax cut proposal?

　　2. M: Jenny, remember this: a job worth doing at all is worth doing well.
　　W: Oh, yes. I certainly won’t forget it.But don’t expect me to stick to the job just because it pays a few more bucks.A life of continuous exploration is a life worth living.
　　Q: What can be inferred about the woman from the conversation?
　　 
　　3. M: I found that one of my schoolmates uses drugs.How can I help him, Mom?
　　W: Stay away from him, Son.Never think that you can talk him out of the habit if he is addicted.But perhaps you can talk to your teacher about the matter.
　　Q: What’s the woman’s advice to her son?

　　4. W: I don’t know how you can eat so much yet never put on any weight, son.Your father’s got the same luck. I can’t take a bite without calculating how many calories I am taking.
　　M: But remember Aunt Louise, mom? She ate a lot and never gained a pound.
　　Q: Who is worried about gaining weight?

　　5. W: Did you turn off the lights and check the locks on all the doors?
　　M: Yes, I told the Johnsons we’d be gone for two weeks.They promised to keep an eye on the house for us.
　　Q: What are the two speakers going to do?
　　 
　　6. M: Hurry up, Linda!I hear that there aren’t many tickets left for the football match.
　　W: I am ready now. Let’s go. It is the early bird that catches the worm.
　　Q: Why did the man ask the woman to hurry up?
　　 
　　7. W: Did you hear that the convenience store next to the gas station was held up last night?
　　M: Yes, I heard it on the radio this morning.
　　Q: What happened to the convenience store?

　　8. M: Congratulations! I just heard about your acceptance into a law school. Do you think you would join your brother’s firm after graduation?
　　W: Not likely. He is a tax lawyer, and I am going to major in criminal law.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　9. M: Excuse me, but could you tell me how to get to the Friendship Hotel? I thought it was on this corner, but I seem to have made a mistake.
　　W:I am sorry, but I am a stranger here myself. Maybe you can try calling them. There is a phone over there outside the department store.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　10. M: How is it going, Mary? You look a little overwhelmed.
　　W: Exactly. You know, I’ve got a million things to do and all of them have to be finished in the next 30 minutes.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?