U1
Short conversations
1. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
B The woman should seek help from the writing center.
2 Q: Why does the woman choose to learn French?
D She thinks speaking French is a must for cultured people.
3 Q: What did the man do last night?
D He attended a speech.
4 Q: What made Melissa unhappy?
C That she lost her chance to enter the contest.
5 Q: What does the man think of the woman’s op inion?
A It is one-sided.
Long conversation
1 Q: How is the woman doin g in the man’s class?
C She often fails to turn in her homework on time.
2 Q: What does the woman think of learning Spanish?
D It presents difficulty for her.
3 Q: 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.
Passage 1
1 Q: 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.
2 Q: What made the speaker feel more frustrated while learning Spanish in high school?
A She had to learn the material that she already knew.
3 Q: 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.
4 Q: 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
U2
Short conversations
1 Q: What does the woman say about a whole package tour?
A It costs less money.
2 Q: What are the two speakers planning to do?
D Have their daughter get to know such a life.
3 Q: What will the woman do?
B Follow the Indian culture and customs.
4 Q: What does the woman feel uncertain about?
C Whether it is possible to travel with her kid.
5 Q: What are the two speakers talking about?
D The popularity of time travel stories.
Long conversation
1 Q: 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.
2 Q: What does Emily say about the local people?
D They are separated from the world outside of the jungle .
3 Q: 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.
Passage 1
1 Q: What may happen to children after watching nature programs on TV?
D They may be more distant from the actual nature.
2 Q: How should children get close to nature according to the speaker?
A By experiencing it with the five senses.
3 Q: What impression might the Discovery Channel leave on children?
B Nature seems very far away from them.
4 Q: 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