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W: | How long have you been smoking? |
M: | Since I was about fourteen. |
W: | Have you ever tried to give up smoking? |
M: | Yes, I * ve tried to give it up several times, but without success. |
Q: | What can we infer from the conversation? |
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M: | I see. What kind of pain is it? Can you describe the pain? |
W: | Well, most of the time it feels like a cramp, but occasionally it's sharp and stabbing. |
M: | Does it come and go or do you have it all the time? |
W: | Well, it's worse at times. It seems to come over me in waves, but it's mostly there all the time. |
Q: | How does the woman describe the pain? |
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M: | I was hoping you could give me something to ease the pain so that I could go back to work. |
W: | Well. I'm afraid going back to work is out of the question now. You are going to begin with at least two weeks of complete bed rest. |
Q: | What does the man have to do? |
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M: | Mrs. Smith, have you, your husband, or any members of your family suffered from any form of mental illness? |
W: | No, but my father's family has a history of heart problems. |
Q: | Who suffers from heart diseases? |
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M: | I've had a letter from your doctor saying that you've been having problems with your sight. Could you tell me how long the left eye has been bothering you? |
W: | Oh, going on about a year now. You know. I'm a post woman. I deliver letters and that sort of thing. |
Q: | Where does this conversation probably take place? |
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W: | Why do you still lie in bed? Just have a look at the mess all around you. |
M: | You shouldn't have talked like that. I feel a bit under the weather today. |
Q: | What can be learned from the dialogue? |
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W: | I went to a private school, and the headmaster charged me a big sum of money for tuition. It cost me 600. |
M: | But I think the tuition is worth every penny of it. |
Q: | What's the man's response to the woman's remark? |
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M: | A car dashed towards me and I jumped aside just in time. |
W: | It was really a narrow escape. |
Q: | What do we learn from this conversation? |
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W: | A large glass of brandy may affect your recovery. |
M: | You can say that again. |
Q: | What does the man mean? |
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W: | What a noise. I am going to ask them to turn the music down. I can't hear myself think. |
M: | Do you really think it makes any difference to them? |
Q: | What does the man imply? |
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W: | I've felt a lump in my breast. I'm rather nervous. You know, cancer of the breast is by far the most common in our ethnic group. |
M: | But if the tumor remains smaller and doesn't spread outside the breast. Chances for successful treatment are between 80 to 90 percent. |
Q: | What is the man doing? |
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M: | Are your allergies acting up again? I thought your doctor gave you medication for that last week. |
W: | He did, but so far it's not helping much. I'm going to have to go back and try to get it changed. |
Q: | What will the woman probably do? |
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M: | Too bad you missed the lecture on acupuncture. Are you better now? |
W: | I took it easy yesterday. I never realized that a little rest could do so much. |
Q: | What does the woman mean? |
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M: | By the way, Jane, did you talk to the counselor about our health program? |
W: | I contacted his office, but his secretary said he would be out for lunch until two. |
Q: | What does the woman mean? |
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M: | I don't know what I could have done to make Bob so mad at me! |
W: | Me neither, but he's likely to stay that way until you say you're sorry. |
Q: | What does the woman mean? |