Section A Dialogue Completion
Direction: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. A: Have you had the brakes and tires checked? And do you have enough money?
B: __________
A. No. I’m going to buy some brakes and tires.
B. I’ve taken care of everything and I’m sure it’s going to be a wonderful trip.
C. I’ll buy some traveler’s checks for my trip.
D. I have finished the brakes and tires and I have no problem with money.
2. A: How did your interview go?
B: __________
A. Well, I couldn’t agree with you more.
B. I couldn’t feel any better about it. The questions were very fair and I seemed to find answers for all of them.
C. Every coin has two sides. I’m not quite sure.
D. As luck would have it, I got the job.
3. A: Take a seat, Mr. Brown. Could you tell me which position you think most appeals to you?
B: __________
A. Well, I’m easy-going and have many personal interests.
B. I’m strong-willed and determined.
C. I prefer to take the post of sales manager if you think I’m qualified.
D. I don’t quite care whatever is offered to me.
4. A: Billy, have you heard the latest news? It appears that we won’t be laid off after all.
B: __________
A. Congratulations. We are going to get promoted.
B. Great. We are going to have a new job.
C. Oh, somehow I’m tired of working here anyway.
D. Really. We are not going to resign from our post.
5. A: Hi, Jane. Do you have any change? I have to make a call on the pay phone.
B: __________
A. Speaking please. I can pay for your call.
B. What? You want to borrow some money to buy a phone?
C. No change at all. Are you calling from a pay phone?
D. Pay phone? Why not use my mobile phone?
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
6. M: Is the rescue crew still looking for survivors of the plane crash?
W: Yes, they have been searching the area for hours, but they haven’t found anybody else. They’ll keep searching until night falls.
Q: What does the woman mean?
A. All the passengers were killed.
B. The plane crashed at night.
C. No more survivors have been found.
D. It’s too late to search for survivors.
7. M: How many students passed the final physics exam in your class?
W: Forty. But still as many as 20 per cent of the class failed. Quite disappointing. |
