UNIT 1
Short conversations
1 Q: What is the man going to do?
B. Make another appointment.
2 Q: What do we learn about the woman from this conversation?
C. She will give the man a calculator for a coffee.
3 Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. Go to graduate school.
4 Q: What does the man imply?
D. Ken is always absent-minded.
5 Q: What does the man think of his job?
C. The job is challenging but rewarding.
Long conversation
1 Q: Why does Sta cey come to Dr. Pearl’s office?
B. To get permission to quit his class.
2 Q: What is worrying Stacey about her studies?
A. She faces the danger of lowering her grade point average.
3 Q: Which of the following does Dr. Pearl suggest Stacey do?
A. Sign up for free tutoring in writing.
4 Q: What is Dr. Pearl’s attitude toward Stacey?
C. Patient.
Passage 1
1 Q: When did Ang Lee come to understand his father’s concern about studying film?
D. When he graduated from the film school.
2 Q: What was Ang Lee’s most painful experience according to the passage?
C. Being refused repeatedly by production companies when shopping a screenplay.
3 Q: Why did Ang Lee enroll in a computer course at a community college?
A. Because he wanted to learn some skills to be employed.
4 Q: What did Ang Lee’s wife think of him accord ing to the passage?
B. He has a talent in making films.
P assage 2
1) believe in
2) circumstances
3) searching for
4) a strong sense of
5) responsibility
6) insecurity
7) integrity
8) accomplishing
9) are longing for
10) priorities
UNIT 2
Short conversations
1 Q: How does the man feel about his sister?
D He’s very unhappy at his sister’s act.
2 Q: What does the man say about Professor Smith?
C He often loses his temper.
3 Q: What do we know about the man?
A He didn’t make the joke about Horace on purpose.
4 Q: How does the man feel about Jack’s failing the exam?
A He feels unsympathetic.
5 Q: What do we learn about the woman?
D She is worried about the interview.
Long conversation
1 Q: How does the man feel about his sister?
D He’s very unhappy at his sister’s act.
2 Q: What does the man say about Professor Smith?
C He often loses his temper.
3 Q: What do we know about the man?
A He didn’t make the joke about Horace on purpose.
4 Q: How does the man feel about Jack’s failing t he exam?
A He feels unsympathetic.
5 Q: What do we learn about the woman?
D She is worried about the interview.
Passage 1
1 Q: What will happen if you always think that you must do
something in a certain way?
B You will experience more stress.
2 Q: How can you make large projects workable according to the
passage?
C By dividing them into smaller parts to finish one after
another.
3 Q: What is the benefit of classical music mentioned in the
passage?
A It can facilitate your learning.
4 Q: What is the best title for the passage?
A Suggestions to reduce your stress to It can facilitate your
learning. manageable levels.
Passage 2
1) exerting
2) fabulous
3) take them out
4) approaches
5) head for
6) efficient
7) is linked with
8) compare favorably to
9) boost
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