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W: | What do we do with Mrs. Johnson? |
M: | Give Mrs. Johnson her shots before every meal to calm her down. |
Q: | Where did the conversation take place? |
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M: | Hello, this is Dr. Anderson from the Emergency Department. I have a 70-year-old patient with a fractured ankle. |
W: | OK, send him to Ward No. 3. |
Q: | What are they talking about on the phone? |
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M: | If you don't like it, you don't have to take it. |
W: | Thanks, but I like it. |
Q: | What will the woman probably do? |
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M: | The doctor said if I kept smoking, it would increase my chances of having a heart attack. |
W: | Did he suggest losing some weight, too? |
Q: | How does the woman probably think of the man? |
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M: | Hey, take my name card. It'll be more convenient for you. |
W: | I wish I'd brought a card like you. Then I wouldn't have to write my name down. |
Q: | What does the woman imply? |
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M: | I can't remember the due date of our final history paper for this semester. |
W: | I think it's the last day of class. But Professor Murdoch said not to wait until the last minute to hand it in. |
Q: | What did Professor Murdoch suggest to the students? |
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M: | Professor Dalton caught some students cheating on the final exam and failed them right then and there. |
W: | Serves them right. I don't sympathize with anyone trying to pass that way. |
Q: | What is the woman's attitude toward the professor's action? |
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M: | I need some new clothes. None of my blue jeans fit, and I can't even button my suit jacket. |
W: | Maybe you should first start counting your calories and then worry about your wardrobe. |
Q: | What did the woman suggest? |
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M: | That study group last night was a real waste of my time. |
W: | Why? What do you mean? |
M: | Well, no one else had even read the material. So I was the only one who was prepared to talk about it, much less analyze it. I might as well have stayed home and studied by myself. |
Q: | What does the man imply? |
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W: | I feel as if I'm coming down with something. |
M: | Why don't you lie down for a few minutes? Prevention is better than cure. |
Q: | What does the man mean? |
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M: | This has been an unusually cool summer. |
W: | Uh-huh, I actually had to get out my wool sweaters in August. |
Q: | What does the woman imply? |
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W: | Prof. Nelson said that I should find the book in this section. But nothing even similar to that book is here. |
M: | Maybe somebody has already borrowed it. Let's check the subject catalogue. |
Q: | Where did the conversation most probably take place? |
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M: | There's something different about Paula Stanley, but I can't put my finger on it. |
W: | I heard that she had cosmetic surgery. Want to bet she had a nose job? |
Q: | What probably happened to Paula Stanley? |
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W: | Mark didn't win that science award after all. |
M: | Can you believe that? I thought for sure he would. |
Q: | Why is the man surprised? |
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M: | I'm going. We are supposed to do our assignment on the computer. But I have difficulty getting access to the computers in the library. |
W: | I understand the way you feel. I'm looking forward to the day when I can afford to get my own. |
Q: | What does the woman mean? |