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Lesson 13 Lesson 18 (Exercises with Key)
Part A Directions: You're going to hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. After you hear the conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you've heard. Then mark your answer. (10 points)
1. M: This exercise is really beyond me.
W: Why not come to me?
Q: What does the woman mean?
2. W: Did you go to the volleyball match yesterday?
M: Oh, yes. It was supposed to start at 7:15 but it was
delayed2 20 minutes.
Q: When did the match start?
3. W: I like
skiing3 and skating.
M: But tennis and golf are my favorite sports.
Q: Which sports does the man like?
4. M: Where have you put the video, Cindy? I have to return it to John tomorrow.
W: I'm sorry. I've lent it to my sister. I'll get .it back for you now.
Q: Whose video is it?
5. W: I think I must leave now. I have to catch the 2:50 train.
M: But it's too late. You should have said so earlier.
Q: What does the man mean?
6. W- I'm so tired. I don't think I can finish this experiment.
M: You go straight to bed. Leave that to me.
Q: What does the man offer to do?
7. M: It's such a fine day. Shall we go to the park for a walk?
W: I'd like to join you but I find it
chilly4 to walk outside in
spite5 of the sun.
Q: What's the woman going to do?
8. M: Why, are you still working on the computer? It's almost midnight!
W: I have to stay up until I finish the paper.
Q: What will the woman do?
9. W: Are you looking forward to going back to New York?
M: Not very much. The climate here really agrees with me.
Q: What does the man mean?
W: If I'd spent more time in the lab after class, I would have passed it.
Q: What does the woman mean?
Part B
I.Directions: You'll hear a dialogue. It will be read twice. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question you hear. (10 points)
Woman First of all, I'd like you to tell me a bit about what you've been doing.
Man Well, I left school after I'd done my A-levels.
Woman What" subjects did you take?
Man French, German and Art.
Woman Art?
Man Well, I really wanted to study Art. But a friend of my father's offered me a job he's an
accountant6 in the city.
Woman I see. In your application, you say that you only spent nine months with this firm of
accountants7. Why was that?
Man Well, to be quite honest, I didn't like it -- so I got a place at the Art College a year ago.
Woman Did. your father mind?
Man Well, he was rather
disappointed8 at first. He's an accountant too, you see.
Woman Have you any brothers or sisters?
Man Two brothers, both at school. One's eleven, the other's fifteen -- taking his O- levels this year.
Woman Right. What do you do in your spare time?
Man I like jazz and
folk9 music; I go to the theater
occasionally10 and act a bit myself. I read quite a lot, and I've done a bit of
photography11. Also, I've travelled a lot hitch-hiked all over Europe.
Woman Very interesting, Mr Plant. I think that's all I wanted to ask about your background.
II. Directions: You will hear a passage. It will be read twice. Choose the best answer to each question you hear. (10 points)
Robert is a successful businessman. He owns a large company. He lives in a beautiful home with his wife and two daughters. He drives an expensive car and wears the best clothes. He has everything that money can buy, except for one thing, good health. Now he has got his orders from the doctor.
Robert has to lose weight and exercise each day. He can't smoke or drink. Before work, he has to walk one mile. He can't have his usual bread and eggs for breakfast. For lunch, he can't order the
fried12 chicken. And for dinner, he has to eat fish and vegetable.
Robert also has to slow down at the office. Now he can only work four hours a day. He can increase his hours each month, but can never work more than seven hours a day. After work he has to exercise at a health club. Robert misses the long hours and the excitement of the office. But he has to follow the doctor's orders.