Section A Short Conversation

　　1. M: The cake you gave me was delicious.

　　Where did you buy it?

　　W: Its my own creation.

　　Its something like my mothers chocolate cake.

　　Q: Who made the cake?

　　2. M: What a pleasant surprise.

　　It seems to me we ran into each other here last week,too.

　　W:You and I must have the same ide

　　If you want to beat the crowds when you do the grocery shopping on Saturday.

　　the only way is to be here when they open at 9 oclock sharp?

　　Q: Why did both of them do greocery shopping at 9 oclock sharp?

　　3.W:How many social science courses did you have when you were in the first year at college?

　　M: I had only half a year each of philosophy,

　　psychology, the history of social development.

　　I wish I had had more time.

　　Q: How many social courses did the man take at college?

　　4. W: I was crossing the street just now and was almost hit by a car.

　　Before I realized what had happened, the car was gone.

　　M: Drivers like that should have their licenses taken away from them.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　5. M: I didnt do very well in yesterdays test.

　　I made a mistake in grammar and two spelling mistake.

　　What about you,Mary?

　　W:I didnt make any mistake

　　but my teacher told me to pay more attention to my handwriting.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　6. M: What a nice warm day.

　　I think Ill go out to write my composition under a tree.

　　W: Id like to join you but I find it hard to work outside.

　　Q: What is the woman going to do?

　　7. M: Would you like to own your own business?

　　W: I wouldnt mind a bit.

　　Q: What did the woman mean?

　　8. W:Hi,Jack.

　　Ive been looking for you for quite a while.

　　Where have you been?

　　M: Where have I been?

　　I was wondering the same thing aobut you.

　　Q: What does the man want to know?

　　9. W: I havent seen Ernst for quite a few weeks.

　　When does he plan to finish his biophysics course?

　　M:I dont know if he even plans to finish his biophysics course.

　　Q: What does the man say about Ernst?

　　10.M:Would you tell Lisa I am sorry I lost her stamp-album?

　　W:Hadnt you better tell her yourself?

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　Section B

　　Johann Strauss was born in Vienna in 1825.

　　His father,a well-known musician.

　　-{was a strange and moody man

　　He did not want any of his children to be musician

　　He whipped young Johann because the boy insisted he wanted to study music.

　　At last,Jonann -{left his family permanently.

　　He -{griened over leaving the family} because the wonderful music he always had with him at home was gone forever.

　　The only good thing about the family separation

　　it seemed,was that young Johann would be free to study music.

　　The dance called the waltz -{developed from a peasant dance} in three-quarter time.

　　The waltz became popular in Vienna

　　so it was only natural that Johann -{would be attracted to it}.

　　The orchestra Johanns father had directed was prepared to disband when the elder Strauss suddenly died.

　　Young Johann -{offered to take his fathers place.

　　Most of the musicians questioned that a young man would expect to -{fill the shoes of a famous father.

　　They did not take into consideration that the son already

　　had an orchestra of his own which was becoming well-know.

　　Finally,one of the members persuaded the others

　　let the two orchestras be combine.

　　Their first performance -{was a memorial concert} played in his fathers honor.

　　Soon Vienna -{was paying tributes to the son.}

　　He wrote such famous waltzes as Tales from the Vienna Woods and The Beautiful Blue Damub

　　and his music is still played today.

　　His waltzes are -{as beautiful and timely as} when Strauss first wrote them

　　Section A Short Conversation

　　1. M: The cake you gave me was delicious.

　　Where did you buy it?

　　W: Its my own creation.

　　Its something like my mothers chocolate cake.

　　Q: Who made the cake?

　　2. M: What a pleasant surprise.

　　It seems to me we ran into each other here last week,too.

　　W:You and I must have the same ide

　　If you want to beat the crowds when you do the grocery shopping on Saturday.

　　the only way is to be here when they open at 9 oclock sharp?

　　Q: Why did both of them do greocery shopping at 9 oclock sharp?

　　3.W:How many social science courses did you have when you were in the first year at college?

　　M: I had only half a year each of philosophy,

　　psychology, the history of social development.

　　I wish I had had more time.

　　Q: How many social courses did the man take at college?

　　4. W: I was crossing the street just now and was almost hit by a car.

　　Before I realized what had happened, the car was gone.

　　M: Drivers like that should have their licenses taken away from them.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　5. M: I didnt do very well in yesterdays test.

　　I made a mistake in grammar and two spelling mistake.

　　What about you,Mary?

　　W:I didnt make any mistake

　　but my teacher told me to pay more attention to my handwriting.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　6. M: What a nice warm day.

　　I think Ill go out to write my composition under a tree.

　　W: Id like to join you but I find it hard to work outside.

　　Q: What is the woman going to do?

　　7. M: Would you like to own your own business?

　　W: I wouldnt mind a bit.

　　Q: What did the woman mean?

　　8. W:Hi,Jack.

　　Ive been looking for you for quite a while.

　　Where have you been?

　　M: Where have I been?

　　I was wondering the same thing aobut you.

　　Q: What does the man want to know?

　　9. W: I havent seen Ernst for quite a few weeks.

　　When does he plan to finish his biophysics course?

　　M:I dont know if he even plans to finish his biophysics course.

　　Q: What does the man say about Ernst?

　　10.M:Would you tell Lisa I am sorry I lost her stamp-album?

　　W:Hadnt you better tell her yourself?

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　Section B

　　Johann Strauss was born in Vienna in 1825.

　　His father,a well-known musician.

　　-{was a strange and moody man

　　He did not want any of his children to be musician

　　He whipped young Johann because the boy insisted he wanted to study music.

　　At last,Jonann -{left his family permanently.

　　He -{griened over leaving the family} because the wonderful music he always had with him at home was gone forever.

　　The only good thing about the family separation

　　it seemed,was that young Johann would be free to study music.

　　The dance called the waltz -{developed from a peasant dance} in three-quarter time.

　　The waltz became popular in Vienna

　　so it was only natural that Johann -{would be attracted to it}.

　　The orchestra Johanns father had directed was prepared to disband when the elder Strauss suddenly died.

　　Young Johann -{offered to take his fathers place.

　　Most of the musicians questioned that a young man would expect to -{fill the shoes of a famous father.

　　They did not take into consideration that the son already

　　had an orchestra of his own which was becoming well-know.

　　Finally,one of the members persuaded the others

　　let the two orchestras be combine.

　　Their first performance -{was a memorial concert} played in his fathers honor.

　　Soon Vienna -{was paying tributes to the son.}

　　He wrote such famous waltzes as Tales from the Vienna Woods and The Beautiful Blue Damub

　　and his music is still played today.

　　His waltzes are -{as beautiful and timely as} when Strauss first wrote them