1.M:DidyougotothematchonSaturday?
W:No,Ilistenedtothecommentaryinstead.
Itsoundedprettyexciting,Imustsay.
Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?
2.M:Twosixtwofourthreedoublefour.CharlesFarmerspeaking.
W:Hello,Charles,it'sJoan-JoanCook.
3.M:Ihavewrittenfivebooks,Youknow.
W:Butyoushouldhavewrittensixbooks.
Q:Howmanybookshavethemanwritten?
4.M:Lindaiscomingbytrain.
Let'sgototherailwaystation.
W:OK,butImustwashthedishesfirst.
Q:Canthewomangettothestation?
5.M:YouspeakChinesequitewell.
Howlongdidyoustudythelanguage?
W:Istudieditinacollegefortwoyears.
ThenIwassenttoChinaandworkedthereforthreeyears.
Q:HowlongdidthewomanstudyChinese?
6.W:Iwanttogoshopping.
Youcanhelpmecarrythethings.
W:Certainly,dad.Doyouhavetheshoppingbasket?
7.M:I'llgiveathoroughcheck
firstopenyourmonthandshowmeyourtongue.
Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostlikelytakeplace?
8.M:HowlonghaveyoubeeninAmerica?
W:Iarrivedonemonthago,Iwillstayhereforoneyear.
9.M:Howdoyouspendyourweekend?
W:Iusuallygoshoppingorgofishingorgotoamovie.
Q:Whichisnotmentionedintheconversation?
10.M:Ifyoubuythisblouse,you'llsavefivedollars.
It'sonlytwenty-onedollars.
Socouldyouhandmetheeighteen-dollarblouse?
Q:Howmuchdidthewomanplantopayfortheblouse?
PassageOne
MyfriendWilfredworksinthepostoffice.HeisagoodsportsmanandsohebelongstotheMontaSportsClub.ThreemonthsagoWilfredmadeamoney-box.Hegotaflatbox,andhecoloureditwhite.Hecutaslitonthetopofthebox.Hewrotethesewordsonthebox,inbigletters.WILLYOUHELPThatwasall.Hedidnotwritehisname,oranyname.Thewordswerejust---WILLYOUHELPWilfredtookthemoney-boxtotheclub.Heputitonatable,justinsidethedoor.EveryFridayeveningheopensthebox.IdonotbelongtoMontaSportsClub.butIwenttherelastFridayeveningwithWilfred.Heopenedthemoney-boxandtookoutthemoney"Notbad,"hesaid"BetweentwoandthreepoundsHeshuttheboxthen,andputitbackonthetable.ThemoneywentintoWilfred'spocket"Peoplearekind,"Wilfredsaid"Theyliketohelp.Theyliketogivesomemoneyaway.""Areyougoingtokeepthemoney?"Iasked.Yes.I'mnotarichman,andthatboxismine."Isaid,"Doesn'tanyoneeveraskquestionsaboutit?""No.Theyhelportheydon'thelp.Theyneveraskquestions
Peopledon'tliketoaskquestionsaboutmoney."
11.Whatdoesamoney-boxalwayshave?
12.HowoftendoesWilfredopenthebox?
13.WhydoesWilfredleavetheboxneartheclubdoor?
14.Peopleputmoneyinthebox.Whomaretheyhelping?