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UNIT
1
Short
conversations
UNIT
2
Shortconversations
1
Q:
What is the man going to do?
1
Q: How does the
man feel about his sister?
B. Make another appointment.
D He
’
s very
unhappy at his sister
’
s act.
2
Q:
What do we learn about the woman from this
conversation?
C. She will give the man a calculator
for a coffee.
3
Q: What does the woman advise the man
to do?
A. Go to graduate
school.
4
Q: What does the man imply?
D. Ken is always absent-
minded.
5
Q: What does
the man think of his job?
C.
The job is challenging but rewarding.
2
Q:
What does the man say about Professor
Smith?
C He often
loses his temper.
3 Q: What do we know about
the man?
A He didn
’
t makejoketheabout Horace
on purpose.
4
Q: How does the manaboutfeelJack
’
s failing the
exam?
A He feels
unsympathetic.
5
Q: What do we
learn about the woman?
D She is worried about the
interview.
Long conversation
Long
conversation
1
Q: Why
doesceyStacome to Dr. Pearl
’
s office?
1 Q: How does the man feel about his
sister?
B. To
get permission to quit his class.
D He
’
s very
unhappy at his .sister
’
s act
2
Q: What is worrying Stacey about her
studies?
2
Q: What does the man say about
Professor Smith?
A. She
faces the danger of lowering her grade
point
C He often
loses his temper.
average.
3
Q: What do we
know about the man?
3
Q: Which of the
following does Dr. Pearl suggest Stacey
do?
A He didn
’
t makejoketheabout Horace
on purpose.
A. Sign up for
free tutoring in writing.
4
Q: How does the
manaboutfeelJack
’
shefailingexam?t
4
Q:
What is Dr. Pearlattitude
’s
toward Stacey?
A He feels unsympathetic.
C.
Patient.
5
Q: What do we learn about the
woman?
D She is worried about the
interview.
Passage
1
1 Q: When did
Ang Lee come to understand his father
’
s
concern about studying film?
1 Q: What will happen if you always
think that you must
D. When
he graduated from the film school.
something in a certain way?
2 Q: What was Ang Lee
’
s most painful experience
according to
B You will
experience more stress.
the
passage?
2 Q: How can you
make large projects workable accordi
C. Being refused repeatedly by
production companies when
passage?
shopping
a screenplay.
C By dividing
them into smaller parts to finish one
af
3 Q: Why did
Ang Lee enroll in a computer course at
a
another.
community college?
3 Q: What is the benefit of classical
music mentioned in t
A.
Because he wanted to learn some skills to be
employed.
passage?
4 Q:
What did Ang Lee
’
s wife
thinkingof tohimtheaccord
A It can facilitate your
learning.
passage?
4 Q:
What is the best title for the passage?
B. He has a talent in making
films.
A Suggestions to
reduce your stress to It can facilita
learning. manageable
levels.
Passage
1
P
assage 2
Passage
2
1) believe in
2) circumstances
3) searching for
4) a strong sense of
5) responsibility
6) insecurity
7)
integrity
8)
accomplishing
9) are longing
for
10)
priorities
1) exerting
2)
fabulous
3) take them
out
4) approaches
5) head for
6)
efficient
7) is linked
with
8) compare favorably
to
9) boost
10) session
UNIT 3
10) talk it out
UNIT 4
Shortconversations
1
Q: What are the
speakers doing?
D They are
discussing their curriculum schedules.
Shortconversations
2
Q: What do we
know about the Christmas party last
year?
1 Q: What does the
woman mean?
B It was not
well-organized.
D Ted is not
capable of setting up his computer com
3
Q:
What is the man supposed to do now according to
the
2
Q: What is the man worried
about?
conversation?
B
He is worried about the price of the tiny
engines.
C Look
after the woman
’
s
children.
3
Q: What can we infer from the
conversation?
4
Q: What does
the woman think of her new neighbor?
C The man thinks
intelligent cars might be expensiv
B She thinks he is always very
frank.
4
Q: What are they talking
about?
5
Q: What is the
man going to do this weekend?
A A business idea brought forth by an
airline.
C He is
going to help Mr. Smith move to a new
house.
Q: What does the
woman suggest the man do?
5
D She suggests
the man edit videos for people onlin
Longconversation
1 Q: Why is the woman
asking for two weeks off
from
Longconversation
work?
1
Q: What
’
s the problem with the
man?
C Because she wants to
volunteer for an organization. B He has no idea
about his new writing assignment.
2
Q:
Which of the following statements is
true?
2
Q: How does the woman get her ideas
before painting
B Over
150,000 volunteers worked for the building
of
C She draws inspiration
by taking long walks in natu
houses after the
hurricane.
3
Q: What is the man
’
s attitude toward the
woman
3
Q: According to the woman, why is she
willing to volunteer for
Habitat for Humanity?
D Disapproving.
C Because she enjoys developing
friendships and building4Q:What does the woman
suggest the man do at the tr
communities through
volunteer work.
station?
4
Q: What do we
know about the man from the
conversation?
getting
inspiration?
B
He finally agreed to let the woman take 14 days
off.
B Get creative ideas from
real daily life.
Passage 1
Passage 1
1 Q:
What question did the research group try to find
an answer
to?
B
How well do people know their
neighbors?
1 Q: Who invented
the first toilet according to the
passag
B Sir John
Harrington.
2 Q: What was
one of the problemswithHarrington
’
s water
closet?
2 Q:
Which age group is more likely to know their
neighbors?
C The basin had to be emptied
and cleaned constan
D 55 - to 64-year-olds.
3 Q: How did inventors
improve the original toilet accordi
3 Q: Which of the following statements
is true according to the
the
passage?
passage?
A They improved the pipes that were
attached to the
C Women are more likely to know their
neighbors than
bottom.
men.
4 Q: Which of the following can best
summarize the pass
4 Q: What
do the website
’
s
commentsthe mentionedendof
a
D The
development of the toilet.
the passage imply?
D
It is hard to get to know our
neighbors.
Passage 2
1)
vary
2) a large portion
of
3) well-being
4) profound
5)
accessible
6)
ultimately
7) have a harmful
effect on
8) went
against
9)
aviation
10) is not worth
pursuing
Passage
2
1) illegal
2) taking family vacations
3) acquaintances
4) throwing a party
5) verbal
6)
tolerant
7)
intervene
8) splits the
difference
9)
resolve