Short conversations
1. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
B The woman should seek help from the writing center.
2Q: Why does the woman choose to learn French?
D She thinks speaking French is a must for cultured people.
3Q: What did the man do last night?
D He attended a speech.
4Q: What made Melissa unhappy?
C That she lost her chance to enter the contest.
5Q: What does the man think of the woman ' s op inion?
A It is one-sided.
Long conversation
1Q: How is the woman doin g in th e man' s class?
C She often fails to turn in her homework on time.
2Q: What does the woman think of learning Spanish?
D It presents difficulty for her.
3Q: What do we know from this conversation about the man?
A He has a good personal relationship with the woman.
4 Q: What is the woman most likely to do after talking with the man?
C Work harder in her Spanish class.
1Q: What do you know about the speaker ' s Spanish learning experience in high school?
D She showed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of her class.
2Q: What made the speaker feel more frustrated while learning Spanish in high school?
A She had to learn the material that she already knew.
3Q: What did the speaker say about her study of Spanish literature in college?
C It proved to be an unbalanced way to learn the language.
4Q: Which experience benefited the speaker most in terms of her use of Spanish?
D She taught Spanish speakers how to speak English.
Passage 2
1)alternative
2)numerous
3)traditional
4)academic
5)countryside
6)athletes
7)take advantage of
8)Secondary
9)in a collective effort
10) serve as
Short conversations
1Q: What does the woman say about a whole package tour?
A It costs less money.
2Q: What are the two speakers planning to do?
D Have their daughter get to know such a life.
3Q: What will the woman do?
B Follow the Indian culture and customs.
4Q: What does the woman feel uncertain about?
C Whether it is possible to travel with her kid.
5Q: What are the two speakers talking about?
D The popularity of time travel stories.
Long conversation
1Q: What does Emily say about the plants in the Amazon rainforest?
A There are so many plants that it is hard to see the sky.
2Q: What does Emily say about the local people?
D They are separated from the world outside of the jungle .
3Q: Why was the old woman in the village so excited?
C Because Emily gave her an empty bottle.
4 Q: What is the woman most likely to do after talking with the man?
A Small and common things should also be valued.
1Q: What may happen to children after watching nature programs on TV?
D They may be more distant from the actual nature.
2Q: How should children get close to nature according to the speaker?
A By experiencing it with the five senses.
3Q: What impression might the Discovery Channel leave on children?
B Nature seems very far away from them.
4Q: What is the main idea of this passage?
D Real nature experiences com from physical contact with nature. Passage 2
1)scared
2)perceive
3)negative
4)result in
5)lose faith in
6)goes down
7)depressed
8)preferably
9) adapt
10) reveal
Short conversations
1Q: What can we infer from this conversation about the woman?
D She once wore high-heeled shoes during a long walk.
2Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
C Add flavor to the barbecue sauce with Coke.
3Q: How much should the woman pay?
D $55.
4Q: What do we know from the conversation about the woman?
B She is not very confident in her own figure.
5Q: What does the woman mean?
C She cannot save herself if she falls into water.
Long conversation
1Q: What do we know about those people who are invited to the party?
D They are likely to dress like people in the 1960s.
2Q: What is particular about alien noodles?
A They are brightly colored .
3Q: Why won ' t they have regular noodles at the party?
A Because regular noodles don ' t fit the theme of the party.
4 Q: What other arrangements do they have for the party?
D They will make and have fancy mixed drinks.
1Q: What do we know from this passage about the speaker?
A He will soon graduate from school.
2Q: What does the speaker like doing on weekends?
A Going for long walks in the countryside.
3Q: How do the speaker and his friends spend the day when they go canoeing?
D Drifting down the river.
4Q: What does the speaker most like doing when camping in the evening?
D Cooking potatoes in the hot ashes.
Passage 2
1)objectives
2)farthest
3)recognized
4)separated into
5)involves
6)is referred to
7)life-threatening
8)designed
9) endurance
10) putting themselves at risk
Shor tconversations
1Q: How did the woman react to the fact that she got pregnant?
B She was too happy to keep it a secret.
2Q: What do we learn from the conversation about Miley?
B She was no longer admired by teenagers.
3Q: Why does the woman admire the couple?
C Because they have made great efforts to achieve success.
4Q: What ' s the man ' s att idtue toward these media?
D Critical.
5Q: What does the woman imply about the American swimmer?
D He has more than once failed to meet public expectations.
Long conversation
1Q: What did the man think of those famous actresses in Hollywood?
A They are foolish.
2Q: Why did the woman want to be famous?
B She wanted to use her fame to help starving children in Africa.
3Q: How did the man react to the woman ' s reasons for wanting to be famous?
B He had doubt about her real intentions.
4 Q: What can be infer about the woman?