OxfordOnlinePlacementTest(满分答案解析)

,~1 Woman:doyoudo?Man:I'machefin anItalianrestaurant2Man:wrong?Woman:Idon'tfeelverywell.3  Man:Whydidyoudecidetoanotherjob? Woman:Iwasn'thappywiththeoneIhad.4 Girl:Ithoughtitwasabitboring.Boy:Metoo.Theotherteamdidn'tgettheballverymuch,?5 Man:I'mnotgoingtoPeter'swedding.Woman:Oh–whynot? Man:BecauseIinvited. Woman:Whyonearthdoyouwanttobecomeaplumber?Man:Look–it'saskilledjobanditbringsinalotofmoney.7 Man:IthoughtJackleftworkearly topickuphisdaughterfromschool!Woman:Metoo-butapparentlytothegymalltheseweeksinstead.8Woman:  Ianinterestingarticleinthepaperthismorning.Man: Whatwasitabout?9 Man: Idon'tfeelverywell. Woman: Perhapsyou'reacold.10 Woman:Didtheyeverdiscoverwhohackedintothecomputersystem?Man:Notexactly–therewassome doubtthetrueidentityofthepersonresponsible.11Whatdoesthemanmean?A  Ithinkyoushouldgo.B  It'soddthatyoushouldfeellikethat. C  Youshouldthinkaboutthismoreseriously.Woman:Ijustdon'tknowwhat'sthematterwithme.MybosshasinvitedmetoaParisfashionshowandI'mstrugglingtogetexcitedaboutit.Man:You'dnormallygowithoutasecondthought.12Whatdoesthewomanmean?A  Ithinkit'sagreatidea.B  Ithinkyou'reunlikelytosucceed.C  Idon'tthinkyoushoulddothatimmediately.Man: I'mgoingtothrowmyhatintheringfortheManagingDirectorjob.Whatdoyouthink? Woman: Well,tobehonest,Ithinkit'sabitofalongshot. 13Whatdoesthewomanmean?A  You'rebeingratherpessimistic.B  Isupposeyou'retryingtobefunny.C  Youshouldn'tjokeaboutsuchseriousmatters.Man:Bythetimethegovernmentwakeuptotherealthreatofglobalwarming,we'llallhavewebbedfeet.Woman:Whatacheerfulmanyouare!14Whatdoesthegirlmean?A Sheneverseestheboyattheswimmingpool.B Shealwaysseestheboyattheswimmingpool.C Shesometimesseestheboyattheswimmingpool.Boy:Ireallylikegoingswimming.Girl:Really,but Ihardlyeverseeyouattheswimmingpool.Boy:Ialwaysgoearlyinthemornings.15Whatdoesthemanmean?A  I'mnotworriedaboutmissingthestartoftheplay. B  Ineedtoleaveat8pm tobeontimefortheplay. C  I'mnotgoingtomissanypartoftheplay. Woman: Don'tyouneedtoleavenowifyouwanttoseethebeginningoftheplay?Man:Don'tworryaboutit.Itdoesn'tstartuntil8pm. 16Whatdoesthemanmean?A It shockedme.B Itdidn'tlastverylong.C Itwas reallydisappointing.Woman:Well,wasskydivingeverythingitwascrackeduptobe?Man:Prettymuch –alloverinaflashthough.17Whatdoesthe manmeanbyhisSECONDcomment?A   I'mfrustratedbyyourattitude.B   I'mafraidIcan'tagreewithyou.C   I'mfindingithardtobelieveyou.Man: Iseethetraindriversarepreparingforstrikeactionagainnextweek. Woman:Idon'tsupposeanythingwillcomeofit,though.Man:IwishIcouldshareyouroptimism.18Whatdoesthemothermean?A Idon'twantyoutodothat.B I'mnotsayinganythingaboutthis.C Notuntilwehavetalkedaboutthis.Son:Mum–I'vedecidedI'mgoingtohitch-hikeroundEurope!Mother:NotifIhaveanythingtosayaboutit.19Whatdoesthewomanmean?A I'vetoldmypersonalassistantexactlywhyI'munhappywithhim.B I'mnotsureifmypersonalassistantunderstandswhyI'm unhappywithhim.C I'munhappythathisperformanceatworkdoesnotmeetthetermsofhiscontract. Man:What'swrongwithyourpersonalassistant?Woman:I'mnothappywithhisperformanceatworkandI'vejustlethimknowinnouncertainterms.Man:Well,youdon'texactlyminceyourwords,doyou?20WhatdoesthemanmeanbyhisSECONDcomment?A Youdon'talwayssayexactlywhatyoumean.B Youalwayscommunicatepreciselyandeffectively.C Youdon'talwaystellpeopleexactlywhatyouthink. Man:What'swrongwithyourpersonalassistant?Woman:I'mnothappywithhisperformanceatworkandI'vejustlethimknowinnouncertainterms.Man:Well,youdon'texactlyminceyourwords,doyou?21Thewomanis...A voicingherregret.B expressinghersurprise.C passingonhergoodwishes.Man:ApparentlythatHeadofDepartmentjobmightfinallybecomingmyway.Woman:Well,that'saturn-upforthebooks!Completethetextbelow.WriteONEwordonlyintoeachspace.Thereisanexample(0)atthebeginning.TheMicrowaveThefirstmicrowaveproducedfordomesticuse (0)waslaunched in1967.Thiswasaftertwodecadesspentmakingimprovements tothefirstcommercially-usedmicrowave,22 was testedinarestaurantinBoston,USA,in1945.Thisrestaurantmachinestoodalmost twometreshigh,weighed340kg,andcost$5,000.‘Theearlydomesticmicrowaveswereoutofthisworld,’saysElizabethWalter,23 ranamicrowavecookeryschoolinLondoninthe1970s.'Oneofthebestthings wasthatyoucouldadjustthepowerandcookingspeed.We24 todocakesand demonstrate how tosimmersauces,andmake casseroles.Therewashardlyanythingyou25 notdo!'However,themicrowavehas26 considerablecriticismfromprofessionalcooks,in spiteofitsspeedandefficiency.‘I’vealwayshatedthem,’saysaheadchefatawell-knownLondonrestaurant,‘Idon’treallyknow27 Ifeelthatway.Perhapsit’s28 microwavesrepresentspeedandalackofskill.’Manychefsstillthinkthisway.Nonetheless,thedomesticmicrowaveremainsastandardpartofthemodernkitchen.29Two hikersarewalkingupahill.Theyagreeto...A   havearest.B   stopforlunch.C    takeanotherroute. D   returntotheirhotel.30Twopeoplearetalkingaboutawebsite.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewebsite?AIt'seasytofindyourwayaroundit.B Theadvertisingdoesn'tbotherhim.C Youneedtoadaptittosuityourowninterests.D It's reasonablethatusersshouldpaytoseecertainpages.31Twopeoplearetalkingaboutsomefemalepopsin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