Section A

　　1. M: May I take the tape out.

　　I need it to practise my English for Dr.Tedder's listening class.

　　W: Well,I am afraid not.

　　The tape has been put on reserve by Dr.Tedder.

　　If you have his written permission,we'll let it out.

　　Q: What should the man do to borrow the tape?

　　2. M: I'll have these gloves.

　　Please tell me how much I owe you.

　　W: They are $ 20 a pair and four pairs make a total of $ 80.

　　But today we offer a 10% discount.

　　Q: How much does the man have to pay?

　　3. W: Mr. Smith, you said you saw the car crash into a tree.

　　Do you know what caused the accident?

　　M: I saw a girl riding her bicycle in the street.

　　The car driver tried to avoid hitting her.

　　He made a sudden turn and lost control of the car.

　　Q: What caused the car-driver to lose control of the car?

　　4. M: Yes, madam. What can I do for you?

　　Is it the portable radio again?

　　W: No. It's the electric iron this time.

　　I think something is wrong with the temperature control.

　　Whatever I try to iron gets burned.

　　Q: Why did the woman go to the man?

　　5. M: Isn't that a new brand of computer you are working at?

　　W: Oh, Henry. This is the third time you've asked me about it.

　　Q: What does the woman imply?

　　6. W:Do you know Bill works as a car-washer at a hotel by the river?

　　M: It isn't a bad job to start wite.

　　I wouldn't mind that job for the summer if no others are available.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　7. M:What a wonderful game it was?

　　I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

　　W:I must admit that I felt sleepy during the two hours.

　　Q:How did the woman feel about the game?

　　8.M:Hi,Mary.I just came back from Pairs yesterday.

　　Anything new when I was away?

　　W: Congratulations, Tom.

　　It's told you'll be promoted to manager and become my immediate boss.

　　What is most probably the relationship between the two speakers at the moment?

　　9. W: What a poor memory I have!

　　I did write down the address on a slip of paper when I answered the phone a moment ago.

　　But now the paper has disappeared without any trace.

　　M: Don't worry.

　　I'll be seeing the teacher in an hour.

　　Q: What do we learn from this conversation?

　　10. M:Of the two ways for us to go to Washington,which one do you prefer?

　　by train or by air?

　　W: By air. It seems very expensive

　　but as a whole it will save us plenty of time on the way.

　　Q: What does the woman say about the reason for her choice?