1.

  1. Go straight ahead along the street.
  2. Walk right into the lecture hall.
  3. Ask the woman a question.
  4. Attend a lecture.

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M:Prof. Hansom, thank you for a very good lecture. I wonder if I could ask you a question.
W:Go right ahead.
M:What will the man do then? C)

2.

  1. Larry will make other arrangements.
  2. Larry will not go for the outing.
  3. Larry will rearrange his plan.
  4. Larry has changed his mind.

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W:I haven't heard whether Larry is going for the outing.
M:He made other arrangements before the outing is planned.
W:What does the man mean? B)

3.

  1. John has too many options.
  2. Alice needs a piece of advice.
  3. John has not decided yet.
  4. Alice has switched to medicine.

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M:Are John and Alice still planning to study medicine?
W:Alice has decided but John is still looking into his options.
M:What does the woman mean? C)

4.

  1. It's overrated.
  2. It's rather boring.
  3. It's hard to understand.
  4. It's extremely interesting.

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W:Never have I read such an interesting science fiction. You know the one about ETs?
M:That's an understatement.
W:What did the speakers imply about the science fiction? D)

5.

  1. Tuesday.
  2. Wednesday.
  3. Thursday.
  4. Friday.

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M:Hi, Shelly. I wonder if we could possibly move our meeting to Wednesday. I can't make it on Tuesday. I am tied up in the Emergency Room.
W:Wednesday is not good for me. How about Thursday?
M:What is the original day for the meeting? A)

6.

  1. She is angry.
  2. She is anxious.
  3. She is ridiculous.
  4. She is disappointed.

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W:Is there anything you can give me to make me feel better, Doctor, I've been very busy at work and I have a lot of studying to do. But I don't feel up to it. Also, my daughter is still sick in bed, and ...
M:Don't worry. It's just gastric flu. But I will give you some medicine to make you feel better.
W:What can be inferred about the woman? B)

7.

  1. She doubted what the man had said.
  2. She didn't expect the man to listen to her.
  3. She didn't remember exactly what she had said.
  4. She knew the man would benefit from her advice.

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M:I must admit that since I stopped smoking I've been feeling much better.
W:What did I tell you?
M:What does the woman mean? D)

8.

  1. He would prefer any weekday.
  2. He is not to be free until next week.
  3. He is able to make it on Tuesday.
  4. He's available any day except Tuesday.

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W:When's good time to go mountain-climbing together?
M:Other than Tuesday, one is as good as next.
W:What does the man mean? D)

9.

  1. To arrange an interview.
  2. To et a part-time job on campus.
  3. To take a course of pharmaceutics.
  4. To apply for a job with the company.

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M:I heard the next med-pharmaceutical limited is going to be holding interviews on campus next week.
W:Really? What day? I'd like to talk to them and drop off my CV.
M:What is the woman going to do? D)

10.

  1. He is still worried about his skin problem.
  2. He recommends an ointment to the woman.
  3. He didn't see the doctor for his skin problem.
  4. He is working fine despite his rash about his waist.

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W:I heard you have a rash around your waist. Have you seen the doctor?
M:Oh. It's not a problem anymore. I found an ointment that works just fine.
W:What does the man imply? C)

11.

  1. Her parents will let her stay in their house.
  2. Her parents' friends will accommodate her.
  3. She plans to visit some friends in San Diego.
  4. She is moving to San Diego with her parents.

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M:So you are spending the holiday weekend on San Diego.
W:Yeah. Some of my friends of my parents live up there. And they'll put me up
M:What does the woman mean? B)

12.

  1. The surgery was absolutely necessary for the patient.
  2. The surgery could not have been more successful.
  3. The necessity for the surgery was questionable.
  4. The patient could not stand the surgery.

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W:Do you think the patient really needed a surgery?
M:It couldn't have been more necessary.
W:What does the man mean? A)

13.

  1. She would go to the drug store.
  2. She would go to see the doctor.
  3. She would take medicine at home.
  4. She would find the medicine cabinet.

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M:You don't look well. Are you sure you want to go out?
W:If there were some aspirins in medicine cabinet, I would not need to go out to the drug store.
M:What will the woman probably do? A)

14.

  1. The math course is rather difficult.
  2. The woman asked a wrong person.
  3. The woman should take a basic math course.
  4. The man has probably taken the math course.

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W:I have to take advanced mathematics next semester. Is it difficult?
M:If you ask me, I would say "It's a piece of cake."
W:What can be inferred from the conversation? D)

15.

  1. A and answer section.
  2. A self-introduction.
  3. A presentation.
  4. A seminar.

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W:Dr. Marius. That was a very interesting presentation. I enjoyed it very much.
M:Well, that is very kind of you to say so. I enjoyed it very much. Have we met before?
W:What would most probably happen right then? B)