1.

  1. A shop assistant.
  2. A physician.
  3. A pediatrician.
  4. An ophthalmologist.

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M:I think I may need to wear glasses. But I am not entirely sure.
W:I will be able to tell once you've looked at this vision chart.
M:What is the woman's profession? D)

2.

  1. To make a call to the hospital.
  2. To go to the man's house immediately.
  3. To expect the doctor's call.
  4. To take a message.

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M:Hello, is that Dr. Dozen's Practice? I am phoning about my son, Tom. He's got a high temperature. He's really very hot. Could Dr. Dozen come over?
W:Well, he is very busy at the moment. I'll tell him to call you back immediately. Could you give me your telephone number?
M:What will the woman probably do next? D)

3.

  1. There's only one point he doesn't understand.
  2. He refuses to take any help.
  3. These questions won't be on the exam.
  4. He would like some help.

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W:Do you want me to explain those questions before your exam?
M:What's the point? I don't understand a thing.
W:What does the man mean? B)

4.

  1. Dr. Smith isn't a good choice.
  2. She's never been treated by Dr. Smith.
  3. She's been sitting in the waiting room for too long.
  4. She'd like to recommend a magazine to the man.

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M:I need to find a dentist. You are familiar with Dr. Smith. Do you recommend her?
W:Well, I've been seen by her a few times and the best I can say for her is she has interesting magazines in her waiting room.
M:What does the woman imply? A)

5.

  1. The man has seen the fungi for three times.
  2. The man is not careful enough.
  3. The man has been watching it for three days.
  4. The man is the woman's teacher.

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W:If you had been more careful, you would have found fungi had grown out of that culture.
M:But I have watched it three times a day.
W:What is true about the man? B)

6.

  1. He was fired.
  2. He was blamed for bad service.
  3. He was promoted.
  4. He was warned not to be late again.

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M:I came as soon as you called. Is there a problem?
W:Yes, Mr. Snow. You must begin getting to the office on time or we will no longer need your service here.
M:What happened to Mr. Snow? D)

7.

  1. People enjoy shopping in the drug store.
  2. People spend little time in the drug store.
  3. People who spend shorter time in the store are more likely to buy something there.
  4. People spend too much time reading articles about quick cures sold there.

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W:I just read a curious fact that people who spend less than ten minutes in a drugstore are five times more likely to make a purchase than those who spend half an hour there?
M:I saw that article, too. But just think, if someone runs into a drugstore for ten minutes, it's usually to make a specific purchase.
W:What did the two speakers learn about drugstores? C)

8.

  1. His computer doesn't work.
  2. He doesn't understand his staff working on computer.
  3. He registered for the wrong course.
  4. He doesn't know how to apply the computer theories.

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W:Jim, I am having difficulty with all that theoretical stuff we're getting in our computer course.
M:Oh, I understand that part. What I can't figure out is how to make it work in my program.
W:What is James' problem? D)

9.

  1. It is easy to take care of her three teenager boys.
  2. Nancy's life is easy compared with the woman's.
  3. Nancy lives a more difficult life.
  4. Nancy would like to take care of her three boys.

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M:Nancy is always complaining about her son.
W:She should take care of my three teenager boys and see what it's like.
M:What does the woman mean? B)

10.

  1. New York.
  2. San Francisco.
  3. Seattle.
  4. San Diego.

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W:Have you been to many places in the United States?
M:Yes, I've been to Boston, New York, Washington, Seattle, San Francisco but San Diego is still my favorite?
W:Which city does the man like most? D)

11.

  1. Sunny bought a new computer.
  2. Sunny got a bargain.
  3. Mike bought a new computer.
  4. Mike got a bargain.

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M:Did you hear about the portable computer that Sunny bought from Mike?
W:She got a very good deal on it, didn't she?
M:What do we learn from this conversation? B)

12.

  1. The patient is ringing a bell.
  2. Tier name sounds beautiful.
  3. Nancy Johnson is ring the bell now.
  4. Her name sounds familiar.

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M:I wonder if you know a new, patient, whose name is Nancy Johnson.
W:That name rings a bell.
M:What does the woman mean? D)

13.

  1. The woman doesn't like orange juice.
  2. The woman forgot to buy orange juice.
  3. The man was in a car crash this morning.
  4. The man broke the container of juice.

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W:I just made up a quart of orange juice this morning. And now I can't find it anywhere. Do you know what happened to it?
M:Did you hear a crash earlier? That was it. I am just as clumsy as ever.
W:What is the problem? D)

14.

  1. John is a plumber.
  2. John was too busy to come.
  3. John was not at home when the woman called.
  4. The woman dialed the wrong number.

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M:Have you called John to come and fix the faucet in our bathroom?
W:I called several times but his phone was out of order.
M:What can we learn from the conversation? A)

15.

  1. His luck hasn't been good.
  2. He is a lucky man.
  3. He decided not to do the lottery again.
  4. He doesn't care about money.

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M:I'm sorry to hear that John has lost some money in the lottery again.
W:What he needs now is a change of luck.
M:What can we learn about John? A)