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W: | Our daughter Jenny has so many boy friends. I hope she doesn't marry too soon. Bill is intelligent and has excellent prospects. Tom has already made a success of his career, but I think she may care most about Joe. |
M: | Marriage is a serious business and I hope she picks someone who can make her happy. |
W: | What does the mother want for Jenny at this particular time? B) |
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M: | How's Mary feeling today? |
W: | She's still running a temperature. |
M: | What does the woman say about Mary? B) |
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W: | Your glasses are fine. If you don't like the frames perhaps we could change them. |
M: | Actually I was thinking of trying some contact lenses, if you think that I would be able to wear them. |
W: | To whom is the man speaking? B) |
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M: | Can you tell me when I can get an appointment for my son's dental checkup? |
W: | Let's see. The dentist is fully booked for Monday and Tuesday, and for Wednesday morning, He's taking Friday off. Can you fit into his free time this week or would you rather have an appointment for next week? |
M: | What choices does the man have? C) |
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W: | Margaret seems really well organized. |
M: | Yeah, she's good at following up on things. |
W: | What does the man mean? C) |
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M: | The new sales manager says he has never met you before. |
W: | We've been introduced about three times. He seems a little forgetful. |
M: | What do we learn about the new sales manager? B) |
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W: | I certainly enjoyed meeting your parents. I hope they liked me. |
M: | Don't worry. My parents would approve of any girl I liked. |
W: | What is the relationship between the two speakers? B) |
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M: | This is hopeless, these figures still don't add up right; let's do the calculations over again. |
W: | Yes, but why not do them tomorrow? It's very late now. |
M: | What does the woman suggest they do? B) |
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W: | Can you tell me what time Hight 318 arrives? |
M: | Yes, it was scheduled to arrive at 6:00 p.m. but it has been delayed for two hours. |
W: | When is the airplane now expected to arrive? B) |
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M: | Let's ask Professor Brown if she can give us the final exam during the last week of classes. |
W: | You mean instead of during the exam period? Not much chance of that. |
M: | What does the woman mean? D) |
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W: | Could I please borrow a pen from you? Mine has just run out of ink. |
M: | I'm afraid I don't have an extra one. Would a pencil do? |
W: | How did the man respond to the woman's request? B) |
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M: | Hello, Barbara. How are you? Have you got over that cold you had? |
W: | Oh, yes fortunately. I couldn't have survived another day of it. It makes you feel so miserable, doesn't it? |
M: | How is the woman feeling now? C) |
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W: | Excuse me, sir. Visiting hours are over now. You must leave so your wife can get some rest. |
M: | Pardon me, nurse. I didn't hear the bell, or I would have left earlier. |
W: | Where did this conversation most probably take place? C) |
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W: | I wish I could get used to this American custom of using first names. |
M: | I usually call just my good friends by their first names. |
W: | What is the woman complaining about? B) |
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M: | It's good to see you, Mary. How've you been? |
W: | Actually, I have been feeling under the weather recently. |
M: | What does the woman mean? B) |