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W: | Good morning, Mr. White. What's your trouble? |
M: | Good morning, doctor. I have a headache and a bad cough. |
W: | How long have you been like this? |
M: | Since the day before yesterday. |
Q: | What is the doctor probably going to say to the patient? |
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W: | My baby is six months old now, Doctor, but he doesn't seem to hear me. |
M: | Does he smile, does he know you? |
W: | If he sees me, yes, but he never seems to hear me and he's not talking at all. |
M: | Does deafness run in your family? |
W: | Well, I think my great grandmother was deaf, but I'm not sure. |
M: | Was it a normal birth? |
W: | No, he was born ten weeks early and went to a special care baby unit. He had meningitis then. But he looked as if he was normal. |
M: | I think we'd better do some special hearing tests to check your baby's hearing. |
Q: | What might be the relationship between the two speakers? |
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W: | So, I understand that you're here because you've had trouble with your waterworks. |
M: | Yes. My waterworks are not as good as they used to be. I am getting up an awful lot and I'm running to the toilet all the time. |
W: | Do you have much in the way of urgency, that is when you need to go to the toilet can you hold on until you get there? |
M: | Yes, every time I go to the toilet I need to get there quite quickly. |
W: | Do you ever not get to the toilet on time? Does it ever leak or dribble before you reach the toilet? |
M: | That happened to me twice, doctor. |
Q: | What is wrong with the man? |
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M: | I hear Yolanda ran into Anna downtown last week. |
W: | I haven't seen either of them for months. |
Q: | What does the man mean? |
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M: | How are you feeling now? |
W: | I'm feeling better than I thought. I can't believe the operation went so well. |
Q: | What can we infer from the conversation? |
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W: | Oh my god, you still don't look too good. Didn't you take the pain reliever I gave you? |
M: | Yeah, an hour ago. Guess I've got a headache that just won't quit. |
Q: | What does the man mean? |
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W: | My fingers are sticky from that candy bar. Do you mind if I use the restroom to wash up before we leave? |
M: | Sure, I'll be over at the bus stop. |
Q: | What will the speakers probably do next? |
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M: | It's not fun being around Debbie and Mike these days. All they do is quarrel. |
W: | I've noticed it too. I wish they would keep their squabbles to themselves. |
Q: | What does the woman want Debbie and Mike to do? |
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W: | I'm going to see the sculpture exhibition at the University Museum next Monday. |
M: | Oh, you mean they've decided to hold it over? |
Q: | What had the man assumed about the exhibition? |
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W: | I know it's only a piece of clothing, but something about wearing a white lab coat makes me feel really well-professional. |
M: | Yeah, but I think the department should be paying for them, not us. |
Q: | What does the man say about lab coats? |
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M: | What do you think she has? |
W: | Well, she has hypertension, but the problem now is to determine etiology. I think a chronic kidney infection would be a good bet. |
Q: | What does the woman want to determine first? |
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W: | Mr. Castle, you're scheduled to make the speech here in New York Friday night, and then fly to Los Angeles for the Grand Opening of the new Trade Center Monday evening. Am I right? |
M: | That's right. I'll spend the weekend with my family in Florida, so please make the necessary reservations. |
Q: | Where did this conversation most probably take place? |
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M: | Did you work up the 15-year-old boy yet? |
W: | Yes. I did, and I'd like to go over it with you. |
Q: | What does the phrase "work up" mean in the conversation? |
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M: | Though we didn't win the game, we were satisfied with our performance. |
W: | You did a great job. You almost beat the world's champion. It's a real surprise to many people. |
Q: | What do we learn from this conversation? |
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W: | I hear you're joining that expedition across Alaska. Did you get much funding for it? |
M: | You must be joking! I have to pay my own airfare and contribute toward the cost of supplies. |
Q: | What does the man say about the expedition? |