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1Woman:Howmanychildrenyougot?Man:Three.Twogirlsandaboy.2?Woman:I'llbebackintheofficeearlyonMonday.?Man:Right.agoodweekend,then.3Boy:Doyoulikeplayingthiscomputergame?Girl:No.boring.Shallwechoosesomethingelsetoplay?4Man:Thesetwocoatslookthesame.Whichoneisyours?Woman:Ithinkmine'stheonetheleft.5Girl:Howoftendoyouplayfootball??Boy:Actually,?Iplayfootball.Girl:Really?Ithoughtyoulikedit.6Girl:Iwasoffschoolalllastweek?–Iwasfeelingreallyill.Boy:Oh,I'msorrythat.Whatwasthematter?7Woman:CanIborrowapen?Man:Sorry,Igotone.8Woman:Therehavebeenalotofargumentsinthestaffroomthisweek.I'mnotsurewhethertogetinvolved.Man:IfIwereyou,I'dmyheaddown.Youdon'tneedproblemslikethat.9Woman:Ican'tunderstandwhyAnna'ssorudetous.Man:canI.10Woman:Theysaythepriceofoilisgoingtoriseagainsoon.?Man:NotwhatI'veheard.11WhatdoestheinterviewermeanbyhisSECONDcomment?A??Youhadachancetosucceedthatyouhadnotexpected.B??Youtookyourchancewhentheopportunitycame.C??Yougotthechanceyoudeserved.Interviewer:??You'vehadsomanyofyourplaysstagedinLondonthatI'mafraidI'velostcount.Playwright:?True,butinitially,myfirstplaydidn'tgodownverywellwiththeproducerswhoreadit.Interviewer:?Andthen,againstalltheodds,camethebigchance!12Whatdoesthemanmean?A?Thecompanypresidentisarrangingameeting.B?Thecompanypresidentisreducingtheworkforce.C?Thecompanypresidentisgoingtoleavethecompany.Man:Ihearthecompany?president?hasdecidedtocallitaday.Woman:I'mafraidyoucan'tbelieveeverythingyouhear.13Whatdoesthewomanmeanbyher?SECONDcomment?A??Iwishitwouldstopraining.B??Idon'tthinkthatisanyconsolation.C??I'mpleasedthattheweatherhasimproved.Woman:Istherainevergoingtostop?Man:Well,itisn'tquiteasheavyasitwasyesterday.Woman:Greatcomfortthatis!14Whatdoesthedoctormeanbyhis?SECONDcomment?A?Youshouldkeepyourhanddry.B?Youwillgetillifyouletyourhandgetdirty.C?Youwouldbewell-advisedtowashyourhandthisweek.?Doctor:Now,keepthisbandageonforaweekandthenmakeanotherappointment.Patient:OK–whataboutwashingmyhand?Doctor:Thatwouldbeill-advised.15WhatdoesthemanmeanbyhisFIRSTcomment?A?Ican'tunderstandthisjob.B?Ihavetoconcentratetodothisjob.C?Inolongerfeelparticularlychallengedbythisjob.Man:I'lltellyouwhat,Icandothisjobwithmyeyesclosed.Woman:Sotimetomoveonthen?Man:Ifonly!16WhatdoesthemanmeanbyhisSECONDcomment?A?IfonlyIcouldfindanotherjob.B?IfonlyIhadn'tacceptedthisjob.C?IfonlyIhadlesstodointhisjob.Man:I'lltellyouwhat,Icandothisjobwithmyeyesclosed.Woman:Sotimetomoveonthen?Man:Ifonly!17Whatdoestheboymean?A??Idon'tlikereading.B??Idon'tmindwhatIread.C??Idon'thaveanythingtoread.Girl:?Whatsortofbooksdoyoulikereading??Boy:?Well,anythingreally.18Whatdoesthemanmean?A??Ithinkit'sareallygooddocumentary.B??It'stheonlythingonworthwatching.C??I'dratherwatchsomethingelse.Woman:?That?documentaryaboutwhalesisonagaintonight.?It'ssupposedtobegreat.Man:?Yes,I'veseenit.?Isthatallthat'son?19Whatdoesthe?manmean?byhisSECOND?comment?A?Ihadn'trealizedtherewasastrike.B?Itwaslucky?thestrikedidn'tdelayyou.?C?Iwasconcernedthatthestrikehad?affectedyou.Man:?Howwasyourholiday?Woman:Well,apartfrombeingstrandedattheairportfor24hours,itwasidyllic.Man:Oh,?Iwonderedifyou'dbeenhitbythestrike.20Whatdoesthewomanmean?A??Weneedtodofarmorethanbuildnewroads.B??Road-buildingmaybecausingproblemsweareunawareof.C??Theissueofbuildingnewroadsisacontroversialone.Man:?Wecan'tkeepextendingourroadnetworkstocopewithincreasingnumbersoftouristswithoutgivingathoughttoallthewildlifewe'reaffecting.Woman:....andwhoknowswhatelse?21Whatdoesthemaleteachermean?A??Theprincipaldoesn'tlistentowhatpeoplesay.?B??Theprincipal?tendstopushpeopletoohard.?C??Theprincipal's?fartoocriticalofpeople.?Femaleteacher:?Idon'tthinkmuchofthenewprincipal,doyou??Maleteacher:?No–he'salwaysrunningpeopledown.?SummerblockbustersInsomecountries,theadventofsummermeanslongsunnydays,picnicsinthepark,relaxingcycleridesinthecountry,volleyballonthebeach,andeating(0)enoughice-creamtokeepthelocalparlour22?business.Thisisallveryadmirable,butnotnecessarilysomethingthateveryonerecognizes–?especiallyifyouareafilmfan.Thosewhoare23?me,inotherwordswholovethecinema,lookforwardtothecomingofsummerforaverydifferentreason.Summerbringsthelatestbatchofblockbusters,?at24?that'swhatthevariousfilmstudioshope?25?be.Summerfilmsaredifferentfromalltheothers.?Theyseemmoreexciting,moreadventurous,and,dareIsay,moreexpendable.Inthesummer,filmfansarehappytopart26?theircashforacoupleofhoursoffrothyfun.There'snoneedforleadingactorstodeliverlongspeechesortoprovokeourthoughtsafterleavingthecinema.Alltheyneedtodoisentertainus27?thatweleavethecinemawiththoughtsofadventure,nomatter28?itisonthehighseasortheinthedeepestjungle,andweallfeelwecanbesuperheroes.?Well,certainlyuntilthenextice-creamcomesalong.29Twopeoplearetalking.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?A??hersunglassesB??herhandbagC??hercarkeysD??hergloves30Amanandawomanaretalking.Themanrecommendsaplacetohave…?A??agoodmeal.B??abirthdayparty.C??abusinesslunch.D??adayoutintheforest.31Amanandawomanaretalkingatafriend’shouse.Theyfirstmet...?A??onacourse.B??atafarmshop.C??inaflowershop.D??inadoctor’ssurgery.32Twopeoplearetalkingaboutawebsite.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewebsite?AIt'seasytofindyourwayaroundit.B?Theadvertisingdoesn'tbotherhim.C?Youneedtoadaptittosuityourowninterests.D?It's?reasonablethatusersshouldpaytoseecertainpages.33Twopeoplearetalkingaboutmemory.Whatcommentdoestheman?makeabout?memory?A??Lie-detectorsareaneffectivewayof?makingpeoplerecallpastevents.?B??Ourrecollectionofpasteventscanbeinfluencedby?outsidefactors.??C??Ourmemoriesofdramaticeventsaremorevividthanothermemories.??D?Thelong-termmemoryhelpsustorecreateeventsinourchildhood.?34A??manisaskingafriendforhelp.Hecannotcollecthisdaughter,Imogen,fromthebusstopbecause…?A??hedoesnot?knowwhenhismeetingfinishes.B??becausehistrainmightbedelayed.C??hiscarhasnotbeenrepaired.D??hewillnotbehomeintime.35Twostudentsaretalkingaboutcareers'advice.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisvisittoacareers'advicecentre??A??Hewassurprisedbytherecommendationmadetohim.??B??Heobjectedtohavingtofillinthequestionnaire.?C??Hefelttheadvisorwasaggressivewithhim.?D??Hehadgonetherewiththewrongattitude.??36Anannouncerisgivinginformationaboutsometelevisionprogrammes.Which?ofthefollowing?willbeatitsusualtime???A??SherlockB??thenewsC??BarberStreetD??thefilmpremier37Theannounceris...A??apologisingforthequalityoftheprogrammes.B??providinginformationontheevening’sschedule.C??explainingwhythefootballprogrammewaslate.D??explainingwhysomeprogrammeshavetobeshown.38Twopeoplearetalkingaboutgoingice-skating.Themanfeels...?A??pleasedtohaveanopportunitytodoitagain.B??convincedthathewouldmakeafoolofhimself.C??excitedatthethoughtofdoingsomethingwithothers.D??certainhewouldn'tbeabletoleavethesideoftherink.39Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheice-skatinglessons?A??Youcanmakeprogressanditishealthy.B??Thereisverylittletimeforpractisingalone.C??Ittakesalongtimetolearndifficultmoves.D??Thewarm-upsessionistheeasiestpartofall.40AwomanisinterviewingamanabouthisattemptstoreachtheNorthPole.WhatdoesthemansaymadehiswalktothePolesurprisinglydifficult???A??theweightofthesled??B??thedistancehehadtocover??C??thedreadfulweatherconditions?D??theexceptionallylowtemperatures?41Awomanistelephoningarestaurant.Thewomanwants...A?tobookatable.B?toapplyforajob.C?totalktoafriend.D?tospeaktoMr.Banks.42MrJonesisthe...A??chef.B?owner.C??cleaner.D?assistant.43Amanisgivinginformationaboutatravelprogramme.Whatdoesthemansayabouttoday'stravellers?A??Peopleprefertravellingtoothercountries.B??Moreandmorepeoplearetravellingalone.C??Peopleareworriedaboutthecostofliving.D??Fewerpeoplethanusualaregoingonholiday.44A?womanistalkingontheradioaboutafootballer'swedding.Thewomansuggeststhatthefootballer'steam...?A??willwinnextweek’s?gameeasily.B??willplaybetterbecauseofthecelebrations.C??willnotplayaswellastheydidlastseason.D??willonlywinthechampionshipiftheyareverylucky.?