1.

  1. She's looking for a gift.
  2. She needs a new purse.
  3. She's going to give a birthday party.
  4. She wants to go shopping with her mom.

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M:You said that you want to go shopping this evening. What do you want to get?
W:I think I'd like to get my mum a new purse for her birthday.
Q:What does the woman mean?

2.

  1. She hears noises in her ears day and night.
  2. She has been overworking for a long time.
  3. Her right ear, hurt in an accident, is troubling her.
  4. Her ear rings are giving her trouble day and night.

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W:My ears are always ringing day and night. I can't sleep.
M:Which ear is your bad ear?
W:My right ear here.
Q:Why does the woman have trouble sleeping?

3.

  1. He'll go to see Mr. White at 10:30 tomorrow.
  2. He'd like to make an earlier appointment.
  3. He'd like to cancel the appointment.
  4. He'd like to see another dentist.

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M:My tooth is bothering me. When can I see Doctor White?
W:How about tomorrow? 10:30 OK?
M:Isn't there anything earlier?
W:No j but I'll call you if there is a cancellation before then.
Q:What does the man mean?

4.

  1. 8:00.
  2. 8:15.
  3. 8:40.
  4. 8:45.

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W:Are we going to be late?
M:We will be unless we hurry.
W:When does the show start?
M:At 8:30. We've got 15 minutes to get there.
Q:What time is it now?

5.

  1. In a hotel.
  2. At a fast food bar.
  3. In the supermarket.
  4. In the department store.

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M:I can't find the instant soup.
W:Did you look next to the canned soup?
M:I looked there. But there isn't anything on the shelf.
W:Why don't you try the spice section? It ought to be there.
Q:Where does the conversation probably take place?

6.

  1. To resign right away.
  2. To work one more day as chairman.
  3. To think twice before he make the decision.
  4. To receive further training upon his resignation.

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M:I had it. I'm resigning from the job of chairman right now. I can't stand it another day.
W:Do you really mean you want to quit?
M:Well, maybe. I'll give it a second thought.
Q:What is the man going to do?

7.

  1. She didn't do anything in particular.
  2. She sent a wounded person to the ER.
  3. She had to work in the ER.
  4. She went skiing.

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W:Did you do anything over the weekend?
M:Not much. What did you do?
W:I had planned to go skiing. But I wound up working in the ER.
Q:What did the woman do over the weekend?

8.

  1. A customs officer.
  2. The man's mother.
  3. A school headmaster.
  4. An immigration officer.

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W:We understand that you are not attending school.
M:I've been attending. But I've been sick recently.
W:You've attended three days since last July.
M:Three days? No, it's been more than that.
W:We are going to have to take away your visa.
Q:What is the woman?

9.

  1. It feels as if the room is going around.
  2. It feels like a kind of unsteadiness.
  3. It feels as if she is falling down.
  4. It feels as if she is going around.

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M:Does the dizziness feel like spinning or is it just a kind of unsteadiness?
W:I feel like the spinning.
M:How would you describe it? Is it as if the room is going around or do you feel as if it's you that is going around?
W:I feel the latter.
Q:How does the woman describe her dizziness?

10.

  1. John has hidden something in the tree.
  2. John himself should be blamed.
  3. John has a dog that barks a lot.
  4. John is unlucky.

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W:Did you know that John failed in the math exam?
M:Yes. And he blamed it on bad luck. But I really think that he's barking on the wrong tree.
Q:What does the man imply?

11.

  1. The chemistry homework is difficult.
  2. The chemistry homework is fun.
  3. The math homework is difficult.
  4. The math homework is fun.

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M:Cathleen, how is the math homework coming?
W:That's a piece of cake. But the chemistry homework is really a hard nut to crack.
Q:What does the woman mean?

12.

  1. His backache.
  2. His broken leg.
  3. His skin problem.
  4. His eye condition.

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W:What's the problem?
M:I have had an itchy rash on my body and arms and legs for the last two months.
W:Can you describe it?
M:It's pink with thrust oval spots.
Q:What has brought the man here?

13.

  1. Whooping cough, smallpox and measles.
  2. Whooping cough, chickenpox and measles.
  3. Whooping cough, smallpox and German measles.
  4. Whooping cough, chickenpox and German measles.

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M:I'd like to ask you about your past medical history. Can you tell me if you have had any childhood diseases?
W:When I was small, I had measles, chicken-pox and whooping coughs. But I don't think I've ever had German measles.
Q:What diseases did the woman have when she was small?

14.

  1. Saturday morning.
  2. Saturday night.
  3. Saturday afternoon.
  4. Next weekend.

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W:If you go to the football game on Saturday night and concert or play on Sunday, you won't have much time to study.
M:Well. I can do that the weekend after this one.
Q:When does the man plan to study?

15.

  1. He's lost his notebook.
  2. His handwriting is messy.
  3. He'll miss class latter this week.
  4. He cannot make it for his appointment.

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M:I need to be absent from class on Friday morning because I have a doctor's appointment. And I need to borrow someone's notes.
W:Well, you can certainly borrow mine if you don't mind my messy handwriting.
Q:What's the man's problem?