Part I Dialogue Communication (15 minutes, 15 points)
Section A Dialogue Completion
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. Speaker A: I’m exhausted. I had to work until 2 o’clock this morning.
Speaker B: ______
A. Don’t worry too much. You can do it later.
B. Take it easy. You didn’t have to work so hard.
C. Take time off and let it be.
D. Take it or leave it. You don’t have to do it.
2. Speaker A: My apartment is only 10 minutes’ walk from the office. Why don’t you drop by some time?
Speaker B: ______
A. Because I didn’t know you live so close by.
B. Because I didn’t want to bother you.
C. I’d love to. Can I take my roommate along?
D. That’s OK. I’ll be there soon.
3. Speaker A: Doctor Smith is engaged on Wednesday. Would you like to come on Thursday?
Speaker B: ______
A. Thursday would be fine.
B. See you then.
C. Thank you very much. Good-bye.
D. It’s very kind of you.
4. Speaker A: We came so close, really. We almost won that game!
Speaker B: ______
A. There, there.
B. There’s no use crying over spilt milk.
C. You guys were superb.
D. I couldn’t care less.
5. Speaker A: Don’t you think the concert is terrific?
Speaker B: ______
A. I want to hear other opinions.
B. It certainly is. And I really like the band.
C. Yes, the concert is terrible.
D. No, everything went on perfectly.
Section B Dialogue Comprehension
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 four choices given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
6. Woman: What do you like to do on your summer vacation?
Man: I like nothing better than fishing on a hot summer day.
Question: What does the man mean?
A. He doesn’t like fishing on a hot summer day.
B. Although he likes fishing, he doesn’t want to do it on a hot summer day.
C. Fishing is his favorite pastime on a hot summer day.
D. He likes nothing, including fishing on a hot summer day.
7. Woman: I heard John and Frank had a quarrel.
Man: Oh, they soon made up.
Question: What does the man mean?
A. John and Frank had an argument, but now they are friends again.
B. John and Frank hate each other since their argument.
C. John and Frank pretended that they had a quarrel.
D. John and Frank often quarrel though they are friends.
