21. M: I am trying to find out how this dishwasher works. The manual is in French. I can’t wait for Bill to translate it for me.
　　W: Don’t worry. I can do the dishes before the machine starts to work.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?
　　A. She will tell him how to operate the dishwasher.
　　B. She will wash the dishes herself instead.
　　C. She will help Bill to translate the manual.
　　D. She herself will operate the dishwasher.
　　22. M: The people next door are making so much noise. I just can’t concentrate.
　　W: Why didn’t you stay at the library? It’s much quieter there.
　　Q: What can we learn from the woman?
　　A. The man should have complained to his neighbor.
　　B. The man should stay out until the neighbors are quiet.
　　C. The man should have stayed at the library.
　　D. The lab will be a better place for reading.
　　23. M: To collect data for my report, I need to talk to someone who knows that place very well. I was told that you lived there for quite a long time.
　　W: Oh, I wish I could help, but I was only a child then.
　　Q: What does the woman tell us?
　　A. She doesn’t remember much about that place.
　　B. She’s never been to that place.
　　C. She would find someone else to help.
　　D. She would talk to the man later.
　　24. M: Are you moving into a new house? Need a hand with those boxes?
　　W: That’s OK. I can manage. They look big but aren’t very heavy actually.
　　Q: What do we know from the woman?
　　A. She thinks the man should have helped earlier.
　　B. She doesn’t need the man’s help.
　　C. She doesn’t know the boxes are heavy.
　　D. She wants the man to help with the boxes.
　　25. M: It’s good you brought these books back.
　　W: I thought you might need them over the weekend. Thanks for letting me use them.
　　Q: What do you know about the woman?
　　A. She let the man use her books for the weekend.
　　B. She brought the books the man asked for.
　　C. She borrowed the books from the man.
　　D. She offered to help the man.

　　26. M: That was such an interesting movie. I believe you enjoyed it as much as I did.
　　W: Well I dozed off after the first ten minutes.
　　Q: How did the woman in the conversation feel about the movie?
　　A. She found it interesting.      B. She found it boring.
　　C. She found it informative.      D. She found it enjoyable.
　　27. W: During the last thunderstorm, I notice several leaks in my living room.
　　M: Maybe you have some broken tiles. I have the number of a good roofing company.
　　Q: What can we conclude from this conversation?
　　A. The woman is afraid of thunderstorms.   B. The man works for a roofing company.
　　C. The roof of the house needs repairing.   D. The man’s roof is leaking.
　　28. M: You have bought another book on America history.
　　W: Yes. This book has some details I need.
　　Q: What does the man mean?
　　A. He lent her the book.     B. He would borrow the book from her.
　　C. He needs the information in this book. D. This book doesn’t have enough information.
　　29. M: Do you want to see if I can get tickets to the football game next week?
　　W: I’m not sure, but you can try anyway.
　　Q: What does the woman tell us?
　　A. She already has tickets for both of them.
　　B. She is trying to fool him.
　　C. She thinks it’s going to be hard to get the tickets.
　　D. She doesn’t want to get the tickets.
　　30. W: Are you going to the group meeting tonight?
　　M: Sorry. I have another appointment tonight.
　　Q: What can we learn from the man?
　　A. He can go to the group meeting tonight.
　　B. He doesn’t like the appointment with her.
　　C. He remembered he had to go to the group meeting.
　　D. He has to go somewhere else.： [NextPage]

　　31.   Man:  I saw John yesterday. You know what? He was driving a luxurious car.
　　Woman:  He rented it. He often makes believe that he is a millionaire.
　　Question:  What does the woman mean?
　　A. Everyone believes that John is a millionaire.
　　B. John dreams of becoming a millionaire.
　　C. John dreams of having a luxurious car.
　　D. John pretends to be a millionaire.
　　32.   Woman:  I can hardly go on. The work is so tough.
　　Man:  Don’t lose heart. I’ll back you up all the time.
　　Question:  What does the man mean?
　　A. He will help the woman with her work.
　　B. He will support the woman.
　　C. He will do the work for the woman.
　　D. He will encourage the woman.
　　33.  Man:  I didn’t know you got a promotion. Why didn’t you tell me earlier so
　　that we could have celebrated it?
　　Woman:  I guess it slipped my mind. My mind was lost to other things because of work.
　　Question:  What does the woman mean?
　　A.  She felt lost with her work.
　　B.  She had a poor memory.
　　C.  She forgot to tell him.
　　D.  She had to go to work.
　　34.  Man: The new Chevy Chase film was terrific!
　　Woman: Oh, come off it, Al. Chevy Chase is a great comedian, but he sure didn’t show it in that movie.
　　Question:  What does the woman think of the movie?
　　A. It’s great comedy.
　　B. It’s typical Chevy Chase film.
　　C. It isn’t a good comedy.
　　D. It isn’t as terrible as Al thought.
　　35.  Woman:  You haven’t said a word about my dress, Dave. Don’t you like it?
　　Man:  I’m sorry I didn’t say anything about it sooner. I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it before.
　　Question:  What does the man probably think of the dress?
　　A.  It is in fashion.
　　B.  It surely is unique.
　　C.  It is a bit old-fashioned.
　　D.  It surely suits her.

　　36．Man:   I’m going to ask the neighbors to turn the music down. I can’t hear myself think.
　　Woman: Do you really think it makes any difference to them?
　　Question: What does the woman mean?
　　A. He should have told them earlier.
　　B. It is of no use to turn the music down.
　　C. The neighbors will not listen to him.
　　D. He should focus on his own thinking.
　　37.     Man:  What shall we take for the trip?
　　Woman:  We’d better take the bare necessities.
　　Question: What does the woman suggest?
　　A. They should take as little as possible.
　　B. They should take their daily necessities.
　　C. They should take as much as they can.
　　D. They should take nothing with them.
　　38.  Woman: We are going to go away on vacation…Can you hear me?
　　Man: I’m all ears.
　　Question: What does the man mean?
　　A. He is listening attentively.
　　B. He couldn’t care less.
　　C. He likes the woman’s idea.
　　D. He is against the woman’s plan.
　　39．Woman:  I’m really behind with my project. Can you help me?
　　Man:  I’m afraid you bit off more than you could chew!
　　Question:  What does the man mean?
　　A. He is not willing to help the woman.
　　B. The woman is unable to do the project.
　　D. The woman is doing more than she can manage.
　　D. He is not in a position to help the woman.
　　40. Woman: There’s Bill on his motorcycle again. Did he get it fixes in the garage?
　　Man: Don’t be silly. That would have been a waste of money. It money. It only had a flat tire.
　　Question: What does the man imply?
　　A. The woman was so silly as to waste much money.
　　B. It was costly to have the motorcycle fixed in the garage.
　　C. Bill must have repaired the motorcycle himself.
　　D. There was a serious problem with the motorcycle.