U3

Short conversations

1 Q: What can we infer from this conversation about the woman?

D She once wore high-heeled shoes during a long walk.

2 Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

C Add flavor to the barbecue sauce with Coke.

3 Q: How much should the woman pay?

D $55.

4 Q: What do we know from the conversation about the woman?

B She is not very confident in her own figure.

5 Q: What does the woman mean?

C She cannot save herself if she falls into water.

Long conversation

1 Q: What do we know about those people who are invited to the party?

D They are likely to dress like people in the 1960s.

2 Q: What is particular about alien noodles?

A They are brightly colored .

3 Q: 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.

Passage 1

1 Q: What do we know from this passage about the speaker?

A He will soon graduate from school.

2 Q: What does the speaker like doing on weekends?

A Going for long walks in the countryside.

3 Q: How do the speaker and his friends spend the day when they go canoeing?

D Drifting down the river.

4 Q: 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

U4

Shor tconversations

1 Q: How did the woman react to the fact that she got pregnant?

B She was too happy to keep it a secret.

2 Q: What do we learn from the conversation about Miley?

B She was no longer admired by teenagers.

3 Q: Why does the woman admire the couple?

C Because they have made great efforts to achieve success.

4 Q: What’s the man’s attitu de toward these media?

D Critical.

5 Q: What does the woman imply about the American swimmer?

D He has more than once failed to meet public expectations.

Long conversation

1 Q: What did the man think of those famous actresses in Hollywood?

A They are foolish.

2 Q: Why did the woman want to be famous?

B She wanted to use her fame to help starving children in Africa.

3 Q: 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?

D She will stick to her original plan and prove it to the man.

Passage 1

1 Q: How did Bill Gates perform in school?

B He did quite well in mathematics and science.

2 Q: Why was studying in a private school a very important decision in Bill’s life?

D Because it was there he had his first contact with a computer.

3 Q: How did Bill like Harvard University?

A Harvard University made him feel bored.

4 Q: What did Bill Gates do at Harvard University?

C He spent many long nights in fro nt of the school’s computer.

Passage 2

1) commentators

2) exaggerated

3) focus on

4) lead an active life

5) laid the foundation

6) annual

7) a series of

8) advocating

9) abolish

10) Influential