1.M:Mary,couldyoupleasetellThomastocontactme?Iwashopinghewouldbeabletohelpmeoutwiththefreshmenorientationprogramnextweek.
W:IwouldcertainlytellhimifIsawhim,butIhaven'tseenhimaroundforquiteafewdays.
2.M:Susan,Iamgoingtochangethelightbulbabovethediningroomtable.Willyouholdtheladderforme?
W:Noproblem.Butbecarefulwhileyou'reupthere.
Q:Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?
3.W:It'sfreezingcold.Letmemakesomecoffeetowarmusup.Doyouwantapieceofpieaswell?
M:Coffeesoundsgreat.ButI'mgoingtohavedinnerwithsomefriendsinawhile,soI'dbetterskipthepie.
4.W:HowcomeJimlosthisjob?
M:Ididn'tsayhehadlostit.AllIsaidwasifhedidn'tgetoutandstartsellingafewcarsinsteadofidlingaroundallday,hemightfindhimselflookingforanewjob.
Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutJim?
5.M:Hello,Mary.ThisisPaulatthebank.IsTonyhome?
W:Notyet.Paul.Idon'tthinkyoucanreachhimattheofficenow,either.Hephonedmefiveminutesagotosayhewasstoppingforahair-cutonhiswayhome.
Q:Whodoyouthinkthewomanprobablyis?
6.W:Oh!Boy!Idon'tunderstandhowyougotatickettoday.Ialwaysthoughtyouwereslowevendrivingonthelesscrowdedfastlane.
M:I'musuallycareful.ButthistimeIthoughtIcouldgetthroughtheintersectionbeforethelightturned.
Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?
7.W:Yourdogcertainlyseemstoknowyouarehismaster.Didyouhavetopunishhimveryoftenwhenyoutrainedhim?
M:Ifoundit'smuchbettertopraisehimwhenheobeysandnottobesofussywhenhemakesmistakes.
Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouttrainingdogs?
8.M:Iamafraidtherewon'tbetimetodoanothertoothtoday.Makesureyoudon'teatanythinglikestakesforthenextfewhours,andwe'llfilltheothercavitytomorrow.
W:Allright.Actually,Imusthurrytothelibrarytoreturnsomebooks.
Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
9.W:IamworriedaboutJennygoingtocollege.Collegestudentsaresowildnowadays.
M:Actually,onlyafewarelikethat.Moststudentsaretoobusystudyingtohavetimetocausetrouble.
10.W:Youdidn'tseemtobeterriblyenthusiasticabouttheperformance.
M:Youmustbekidding.Icouldn'thaveclappedanyharder.Myhandsarestillhurting.
Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheperformance?
Passage1
BornandraisedincentralOhio,I'macountrygirlthroughandthrough.I'mcurrentlystudyingtobecomeaphysicaltherapist,acareerpaththatmarksagreatachievementforme.AtOhioStateUniversity,admissionintothephysicaltherapyprogramisintenselycompetitive.ImadeitpassthefirstcutthefirstyearIapplied,butwasturneddownforadmission.Iwascrushed,becauseforyearsIhavebeendeterminedtobecomeaphysicaltherapist.Ireceivedadvicefromfriendsandrelativesaboutchangingmymajorandfindinganothercourseformylife.Ijustcouldn'tdoit.IknewIcouldnotbeashappyinanotherprofession.SoIstilledmyself,begantoworkseriouslyforanotheryearandreapplied.HappilyIreceivednoticeofmyadmission.Later,Ifoundoutthatlessthan15%oftheapplicanthadbeenofferedpositionsthatyear.Nowinthefirsttwoyearsofprofessionaltraining,Icouldn'tbehappierwithmydecisionnottogiveuponmydream.MyfathertoldmethatifIwanteditbadlyenough,Iwouldgetin.Well,Daddy,Iwantedit.Sothere.Aftergraduation,Iwouldliketotraveltoanothercountry,possiblyaLatinAmericancountryandworkinachildren'shospitalforayearortwo.Somanyofthechildrentherearephysicallyhandicappedbutmosthospitalsdon'thavethefundingtohiretrainedstafftocareforthemproperly.Iwouldliketochangethatsomehow.
11.Whatisthespeaker'sfieldofstudy?
12.Accordingtothespeaker,whatcontributedtoheradmissiontoOhioStateUniversity?
13.WhydoesthespeakerwanttogotoaLatinAmericancountry?
Passage2
GabrielaMistralwasonceanordinaryteacherinasmallvillageschoolinNorthernChile.Toweringmountainsseparatehervillagefromtheworldoutside.GabrielaMistralwasonlyfifteenwhenshebeganteaching,butshewasagoodteacher.Shehelpedthemindsofherstudents'scalethemountainwallsandreachedouttotheworldbeyond.Foreighteenyears,GabrieladevotedherlifetothepoorfarmchildrenofChile'sNorthernvalleys.Duringpartofthistime,shewasdirectorofschoolsinallofChile.Beforelong,manycountriesrecognizedherasagreatfriendofchildrenandtheleaderineducation.In1922,shewasinvitedtoMexicotohelporganizetheruralschoolsystem.Twoyearslater,GabrielaMistralcametotheUnitedStateswheresheservedasavisitingprofessorinseveralcolleges.InNewYorkCity,agroupofteachershelpedtofinancethepublicationofherfirstbookofpoetry.Someofherbookshavebeentranslatedintosixdifferentlanguages.Shegavetheincomefromsomeofherbookstohelppoorandneglectedchildren.Beginninginthe1920's,herinterestsreachedouttobroaderfields.Statesmenaskedheradviceoninternationalproblems.ShetriedtobreakthroughthenationalbarriersthathinderedtheexchangeofideasamongtheSpanishspeakingpeoplesofSouthAmerica.ShetriedtodevelopabetterunderstandingbetweentheUnitedStatesandcountriesofLatinAmerica.In1945,shegainedworldwiderecognitionbywinningtheNobelPrizeinliterature,thefirstSouthernAmericantowintheprize.
14.WheredidGabrielaMistralstartherteachingcareer?
15.HowdidGabrielaMistralhelpthepoorchildrenofherhometown?
16.WhydidmanycountriesthinkhighlyofGabrielaMistral?
17.HowdidGabrielaMistralbecomefamousallovertheworld?
Passage3
Overtimeanimalshavedevelopedmanywaystostayawayfrompredators.Apredatorisananimalthathuntsandeatsotheranimals.Hidingisoneofthebestwaystostayalive.Someanimalshidebylookingliketheplaceswheretheylive.Toseehowthisworks,let'slookattheseadragon.Itisamasterofdisguise.Theseadragoniscoveredwithskinthatlookslikeleaves.Theskinhelpsthedragonlooklikeapieceofseaweed.Ahungrymeateaterwouldstayawayfromanythingthatlookslikeseaweed.Otheranimalsstaysafebyshowingtheircolors.Theywantotheranimalstoseethem.Scientistscallthesebrightcolors--warningcolors.Youhaveprobablyseenanimalsthathavewarningcolors.Somegrasshoppersshowofftheirownbrightcolors.Thosecolorsdon'tjustlookattractive;theytelltheirenemiestostayaway.Ofcourse,hungrypredatorssometimesignorethewarning.Theystillgoafterthegrasshopper.Ifthathappens,thegrasshopperhasabackupdefense.Itmakeslotsoffoam.Thefoamtastessobadthatthepredatorwon'tdoitagain.Colordoesn'tofferenoughprotectionforsomeotheranimals.Theyhavedifferentdefensesthathelpthemsurviveinthewild.Manyfishliveingroupsorschools.That'sbecausethereissafetyinnumbers.Atthefirstsignoftrouble,schoolingfishswimasclosetogetherastheycanget.Thentheschooloffishmakeslotsoftwistsandturns.Allthatmovementmakesithardforpredatorstoseeindividualsinalargegroup.
18.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?
19.Whatprotectstheseadragonfromthemeateater'sattack?
20.Accordingtothepassage,whydomanyfishstayingroups?
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