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Part A |
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1 W: I' m not swimming in the lake unless it warms up outside today. |
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M: Me neither |
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. Unfortunately I think it' s supposed to stay as cold all day. |
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Q: What can be inferred about the speakers? |
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2 M: that sweater is so unusual, and yet it looks familiar |
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. Did I just see you |
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wearing it yesterday? |
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W: Well, not me. but... see, it belongs to my roommate Jill, and she is in your |
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chemistry class. |
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Q: What does the woman imply? |
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3 W: This toothache is killing me! i was hoping it would just go away but it' s |
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getting worse by the minute. what did you say the name of your dentise was? |
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M: I told you last week to make that appointment. |
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Q: what does the man imply? |
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4 M: you wanna go to a lecture tonight over inthe science auditorium? it' s some |
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guy who spent a year living in antarctica. |
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W: no kidding! i' m doing a report on Antarctica for my geography class. maybei |
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can get some good information to add to it. |
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Q: what does the woman mean? |
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5 W: i' d really like to learn how to play chess, but it looks so complicated. it |
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seems like it will take a really long time to learn. |
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M: well, it takes a long time to get good at it. but we can go over the basics the |
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afternoon if you want. |
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Q: what does the man imply? |
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6 M: Do you think u can lend me that novel when you are finished with it? I' ve |
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been looking all over for a copy, but apparently it sold out at all the bookstores. |
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W: oh, it' s not mine. it belongs to Alive. buti' ll see what she says. |
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Q: what will the woman problaly do? |
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7 W: umm... are you going to try some of this chocolate pudding? it' s incredible. |
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M: well, to be honest with you, i' ve never been a big fan of chocolate. |
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Q: what does the man imply? |
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8 W: why don' t we go catch the new Italian film at the Pin Street cinema? |
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M: that' s a little out of the way, don' t u think? it' s playing just up the street of the |
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Grow of Two, you know. |
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Q: what does the man suggest they do? |
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W: hi, i know Doctor Wilson' s out of town at a conference, but i was wondering... um... since she won' t be back till next week, if u... if u could check in |
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your computer records " n" and find out how i did on her midterm exam? |
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M: i' msorry , miss. buti' m not authorized to give out that kind of information. |
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Q: what does the man mean? |
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10 M: you wouldn' t believe the line at the auto inspection center |
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. i waited more |
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than two hours to get through it. |
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W: that' s what u get for waiting until the last day of the month. |
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Q: what does the woman imply? |
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11 W: you know, i' ll be conducting my psychololgy experiment this Sat. and i' m |
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going to have my hands full. soi was sondering if you could help me. maybe you |
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could register the subjects and ask ' em them a few questions as they come in. |
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M: i' ve got some work of my own to do. buti guess i can make sometime. just let |
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me know what i' m supposed to do. |
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Q: what does the man mean? |
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12 W: did you ever get around to cashing that refund check from the bookstore? |
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M: oh, gosh! youkonw what, i must' ve misplaced that in my desk somewhere. |
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but thanks for reminding me. my funds are running low, so i' d better idn it soon. |
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Q: what will the man probably do? |
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13 W: it sounds like Kare isn' t happy at all with her new roommate. did she say |
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why? |
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M: believe me, i tried to find out. buti simply couldn' t pin her down. |
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Q: what does the man mean? |
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14 W: oh, Professor Jackson, I was wondering... but uh... well, if uh... if I had a |
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chance yet to uh... look at my thesis proposal? |
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M: well, i know you gave it to me over a week ago, but to be honest, i have been |
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swamped with other things. |
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Q: what does the professor imply? |
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15 W: that' s a shame about your car |
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. talk about bad timing! |
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M: yeah. and just a few months ago i put 400 dollars into it and i hoped itwould |
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make it through another year |
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Q: what can be inferred about the man' s car? |
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16 M: this stew is delicious. i' d love to be able to make it myself |
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W: why not? you can get all the ingredients at any supermarket. here, let me get |
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a pencil and paper |
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. |
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Q: what will te woman probably do next? |
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17 W: so how was the dramma club' s new production last night? didi miss out on |
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anything good? |
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M: hardly, i kept looking at my watch the whole time. |
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Q: what does the man mean? |
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18 W: i feel you haven' t gotten that program to run on your computer yet. want |
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me go over the instruction manual with you? |
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M: that would be great. you need a Ph. D. to understand it. |
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Q: What can be inferred about the man? |
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19 W: how do i get one of those green buckets everyone here puts out of the |
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curb of paper recycling? |
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M: oh, just call up the sanitation department, the' ll deliver a bucket at no charge. |
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Q: what does the man suggest the woman do? |
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20 M: there' s nothing i like better to get me started in the morning than a big |
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breakfast, eggs, bacon, homefried potatoes... |
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W: not me! all that fatty food will give me a stomachache. i prefer something |
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light, like fruit or a yogurt. |
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Q: what does the woman mean? |
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21 W: what' s the problem, paul? you really look panicked. |
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M: i am speaking to a group of high school students about engineering this afternoon. buti have no idea how i am going to simplify some of the soncepts for them. |
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Q: what can be infeered about the man? |
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22 W: well, i am never doing this again! seven courses in one semester isjust |
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too much. i don' t have a minute to myself! |
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M: well i hate to say this, but ... i told you so. |
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Q: what does the man mean? |
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23 W: do you think we can use your pickup truck to take the telescopesout to |
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the field again this weekend? |
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M: to be honest, i' ve got a lot of dents in my truck from the last field trip. maybe |
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someone else can help out this time. |
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Q: what does the man imply? |
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24 M: d you think Dr |
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. Luby will lead a theater trip to Broadway in New York City |
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again this year? |
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W: i don' t think so. i know so! andi' ve already signed up for it. |
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Q: what does the woman mean? |
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W: tomorrow we are having our first test in my history class. i' m really worried about it. you' ve taken one of Dr. Parker' s tests, haven' t u. I hear they' re impossible to pass. |
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M: i don' t know who you' ve been talking to. My experience was just the opposite. |
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Q: what does the man imply? |
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26 M: i haven' t turned on my airconditioner at all this summer |
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W: that' s surprising, considering how hot it' s been lately. |
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Q: what does the woman find surprising? |
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27 W: hey, congratulations on winning the essay contest. that thousanddollar |
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prize money should really come in handy. |
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M: you be' ve already put it aside to cover the increase my landlord just announced for next year. |
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Q: what does the man mean? |