1.W:Alice'sprettysmart,don'tyouthink?
M:Prettysmart?She'spracticallyagenius.
Q:WhatdoesthemanthinkaboutAlice?
2.W:Tom,thisisMaryatschool.IsDickathome?
M:No,Mary.He'sattheoffice.He'llbebackat12:00.
3.W:Whatwouldyoudowithyourdogwhenyouareawayonholiday?
M:I'mhavingJohntakecareofit.
Q:Whatdoweknowabouttheman'sdog?
4.M:Haveyoudecidedwhereyouaregoingtolivewhenyougetmarried?
W:Iwouldliketoliveinthecitynearmywork.
butmyfiancewantsahouseinthesuburbstosaveonexpenses.
Q:Whydoesthewomanwanttoliveinthecity?
5.W:Ithinkthatthegamestartsateight.
M:Good.Wehaveanhourtogetthere.
6.W:Excuseme,sir.
Youmustleave,soyourwifecangetsomerest.
Ididn'thearthebellorIwouldhaveleftearlier.
Q:Wheredidthisconversationtakeplace?
7.M:Yourpowersofconcentrationareamazing.
Q:Whatcanbeinferedfromthisconversationaboutthewoman?
8.W:Henry,yourarticleintheCampusNewswasexcellent.
M:Ionlywishtheyhadpublishedtheentirething.
Q:WhatdowelearnfromHenry'sresponse?
9.M:CouldyoupleaseexplaintheassignmentforMonday,MissSmith?
Readthenextchapterinyourtextbookandcometoclasstodiscussswhatyou'veread.
Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwopeople?
10.M:Howaboutgoingtodinnerandamoviewithmetonight,Sandy?
butIhaven'tpackedyetandmyflightleavesatfivea.m..
Q:Whydidn'tSandyaccepttheinvitation?
PassageOne
Myhusbandisabornshopper.Helovestolookatthingsandtotouchthem.Helikestocomparepricesbetweenthesameitemsindifferentstores.Hewouldneverthinkofbuyinganythingwithoutlookingaroundinseveraldifferentstores.Ontheotherhand,Iamnotashopper.Iregardshoppingasboringandunpleasant.IfIlikesomethingandIcanaffordit,Ibuyitinstantly.Ineverlookaroundforagoodsaleorabetterdeal.Bargainsdon'tinterestme.NeedlesstosaymyhusbandandInevergoshoppingtogether.Theexperiencewouldbetoopainfulforbothofus.Whenitcomestoshopping,wegoourseparateways.
11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutmyhusband?
12.What'smyattitudetowardsshopping?
13.WhenitcomestoshoppingwhatdomyhusbandandIdo?
PassageTwo
IntheUnitedStatesyoungmenandwomenprefertofindtheirownhusbandsandwifes.ThisreflectsmanyofthecustomsofAmericansociety.Menandwomengotoschooltogetherandworktogethersotheycomeintocontactwithawiderangeofpeople.Theyareattractedtoacertainpersonformanyreasons.but"love"isregardedasparticularlyimportantintheirchoice.Americansoftenexplaintheirreasonforgettingmarriedbysaying."IlovehimorIloveher."
14.IntheUnitedStates,whatdoyoungmenandwomenprefertodoasfortheirmarriage?
15.Whatisregardedasparticularlyimportantintheirchoiceofpartners?
16.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue,accordingtothepassage?
PassageThree
GeorgeworksinSanFrancisco.Heisnotmarried,andheusuallyhashislunchandoccasionallyhisdinner,insmallrestaurant.Oneeveninghedecidedtogotoanexpensiverestaurant.Whenhegotin,hesawalargeheavymansittingbyhimselfatatable.ThemanlookedfamilialGeorgethoughtforafewmomentsandthenrememberedtheman'snamesohewentuptohimandsaidpolitely,"Hello,Mr.Grey."Howisbusiness"Oh,itisnotgoodatall,"thelargemananswerer.GeorgelookedattheexpensivefoodandwineonMr.Grey'stableandwassurprised."itcertainlydoesn'tlookasifyourbusinessisbad,"hesaid."Well,"Mr.Greyansweredsadly.
"I'mafraidyouarewrong.AfewyearsagoIwasdoingverywell.andIcouldaffordtobringmywifetothisplacefordinner,too."
17.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutGeorge?
18.WhatdidGeorgedecidetodooneevening?
19.HowisMr.Grey'sbusiness?
20.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.Greyaccordingtothepassage?
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