Section A

1. M: May I take the tape out.

I need it to practise my English for Dr.Tedder’s listening class.

W: Well,I am afraid not.

The tape has been put on reserve by Dr.Tedder.

If you have his written permission,we’ll let it out.

Q: What should the man do to borrow the tape?

2. M: I’ll have these gloves.

Please tell me how much I owe you.

W: They are $ 20 a pair and four pairs make a total of $ 80.

But today we offer a 10% discount.

Q: How much does the man have to pay?

3. W: Mr. Smith, you said you saw the car crash into a tree.

Do you know what caused the accident?

M: I saw a girl riding her bicycle in the street.

The car driver tried to avoid hitting her.

He made a sudden turn and lost control of the car.

Q: What caused the car-driver to lose control of the car?

4. M: Yes, madam. What can I do for you?

Is it the portable radio again?

W: No. It’s the electric iron this time.

I think something is wrong with the temperature control.

Whatever I try to iron gets burned.

Q: Why did the woman go to the man?

5. M: Isn’t that a new brand of computer you are working at?

W: Oh, Henry. This is the third time you’ve asked me about it.

Q: What does the woman imply?

6. W:Do you know Bill works as a car-washer at a hotel by the river?

M: It isn’t a bad job to start wite.

I wouldn’t mind that job for the summer if no others are available.

Q: What does the man mean?

7. M:What a wonderful game it was?

I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

W:I must admit that I felt sleepy during the two hours.

Q:How did the woman feel about the game?

8.M:Hi,Mary.I just came back from Pairs yesterday.

Anything new when I was away?

W: Congratulations, Tom.

It’s told you’ll be promoted to manager and become my immediate boss.

What is most probably the relationship between the two speakers at the moment?

9. W: What a poor memory I have!

I did write down the address on a slip of paper when I answered the phone a moment ago.

But now the paper has disappeared without any trace.

M: Don’t worry.

I’ll be seeing the teacher in an hour.

Q: What do we learn from this conversation?

10. M:Of the two ways for us to go to Washington,which one do you prefer?

by train or by air?

W: By air. It seems very expensive

but as a whole it will save us plenty of time on the way.

Q: What does the woman say about the reason for her choice?