M: Mary, why won?t you watch the 56 th Annual Grammy Awards on TV? W: Oh, I?m studying for a Spanish test.
Test 2
M: Can I help you, madam?
W: Yes, thank you. I seem to have lost my room key.
M: Take it easy. You can go to the front desk to get the spare one.
Text 3
M: How about meeting at twenty to six? W: Well, could we make it twenty past six?
M: That?s a bit late for me. I have to meet my son. I could manage ten past six. W: It?s settled. See you then.
Text 4
M: Jane, who are you going on holiday with this summer? W: My aunt. She is coming home from America. M: Where are you going?
W: I?ve already booked two first class tickets to Korea. But my aunt wanted to go to Japan.
Text 5
M: Jessica, you needn?t come to work tomorrow.
W: This news comes as a shock. Would you tell me the reason?
M: I know you have been working very hard, but your work does not reach the standard required.
Text 6
M: Could you recall how you lost your cell phone?
W: After visiting a park, I did some shopping in a supermarket. Then I went back to my hotel. Perhaps I left it in the taxi to my hotel. I?m not sure.
M: OK. Don?t worry. Can you remember the number of the taxi? W: Yes. It?s likely that the taxi is marked with T-3345.
M: We?ll get in touch with the taxi company as soon as possible. If you have other clues, please call us.
Text 7
W: There?s a new musical at the Orpheum theatre this weekend. Would you like to go? M: I don?t really care for musicals. Are there any Shakespeare plays on?
W: There?s just A Midsummer Night?s Dream on at the Poseidon. But, we just saw that last year. M: What?s playing at the Caldonion theatre? W: An Italian opera named The Magic Flute.
M: We could go to see that. I do like operas. Maybe we should invite Joan to go with us. I remember once that she said she loves operas.
W: That?s a good idea. We haven?t seen her for a while. That would be fun. M: I?ll give her a call tonight after dinner. And you call for tickets. OK? W: Great!
Text 8
M: Hi, Wendy. I?m going to Isabel?s. Are you coming?
W: No. The things there are too expensive for me. I can?t afford them.
M: Don?t worry. Isabel?s is having a clearance sale, and today is the last day. W: Really? That?s wonderful. Can you wait a second? I need to change.
M: All right, but hurry up.
W: Should we ask Cindy to come along? She saw an evening dress made of silk there last month which she liked very much.
M: She has already bought that evening dress. W: When?
M: Yesterday. She wore that dress last night, and showed off to everybody at Mr. Miles? party. W: Oh! That isn?t like her.
M: Hurry up, will you? We?ll have to go to a gas station first. We?d better be there before lunch. W: All right, all right. I?m ready now. Let?s go.
Text 9
W: To start with, tell me about your education, please.
M: All right. I shall graduate from Columbia University of Foreign Studies next year. I major in international trade.
W: Are you single or married?
M: I?m still single. I?d rather secure my career before settling down in a family.
W: That?s the kind of man we are looking for. Our promotion work needs much travel. So, do you mind many business trips? There will be six to ten times traveling abroad a month. M: Six to ten? Oh, that is indeed…
W: OK. So I would say this work is indeed demanding.
M: Er… I think it will be a challenge for me, but I am glad to take it.
W: It has been pleasant talking with you. We?ll notify you of our final decision within one week. M: Thank you, Mrs. Hudson, for your interview with me. I hope to see you again. W: Goodbye.
Text 10
M: Hi, everyone! Welcome to my blog. Here is the message I promised you. Last weekend we were taken around London in a bus. It was fantastic. I saw Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, the lions in Trafalgar Square, Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. I liked the Tower of
London best because it is a thousand years old. They say there are lots of ghosts walking around but I didn?t see any! We also went to see all the famous people made of wax(蜡) at Madame Tussauds(杜莎夫人蜡像馆).That was good fun. Jean Louis took a photograph of me standing next to Queen Elizabeth the Second.
Tomorrow we?re going to Stratford on Avon where Shakespeare was born. And we?re going to see one of his plays. It?s called Hamlet. There are three theaters in Stratford and we are going to see it in the Royal Shakespeare Theater. Our teacher told us the houses in Stratford are about five hundred years old and the countryside is beautiful, so I?ll take lots of photos to show you.
