[00:00.92]Conversation One
[00:03.44]M: Hi,Linda.
[00:05.30]W: Hi,James. What are you doing in the mall?
[00:07.93]I thought you said you avoid these places and here you are.
[00:11.86]M: Oh,I still do but it's my roommate's birthday tomorrow
[00:15.80]and I am looking to get him a present.
[00:17.45]He's not exactly the easiest person to find a present for.
[00:21.38]W: Have you any ideas what to get?
[00:24.12]M: Not really. I want to get him something he will be able to use
[00:28.79]instead of something he'll just shove into the closet.
[00:31.41]W: That's true. I know half the time
[00:33.82]I get something from somebody I hardly ever use it.
[00:36.66]And they stay in the closet or garage
[00:39.40]before they get thrown away.
[00:40.93]M: I know,I know. That's the problem.
[00:43.67]That's why I hate buying gifts for somebody
[00:46.73]because it can never be perfect.
[00:49.02]So,I am heading over to the clothing store right now.
[00:52.09]W: Perhaps you are trying too hard
[00:54.82]to get something very impressive or decorative.
[00:57.56]I always think a gift should be practical.
[00:59.86]I know what,why don't you think of something he might like
[01:02.92]or something that he will most likely get soon?
[01:05.44]M: Oh,I know. His knapsack is almost wrecked
[01:09.71]and the zipper has almost had it.
[01:11.78]Maybe I should get him a knapsack instead.
[01:14.41]W: There you go. It sounds like a perfect gift.
[01:17.14]M: Gosh,now I am wondering which color I should pick.
[01:21.30]He is really picky about the color.
[01:23.71]W: That's not difficult.
[01:25.02]What was the last color he chose?
[01:27.32]He obviously chose it for a reason.
[01:29.61]Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[01:36.40]1. Where does the conversation take place?
[02:00.29]2. What is the main problem?
[02:19.29]3. What is the woman's opinion of what a gift among friends should be?
[02:40.82]4. Why can't the man choose a proper colour?
[03:02.55]Conversation Two
[03:03.76]W: Now, specifically in that song, you mention“Lisa”.
[03:09.12]Is there actually a “Lisa” out there?
[03:12.18]M: Yes, there really is.
[03:14.26]She was somebody I went out with for two years actually.
[03:17.43]W: What happened later?
[03:18.85]M: Her dad just didn't want it to happen.
[03:20.65]It was so bad that she just couldn't take the pressure.
[03:23.94]W: You must have felt bitter about the whole split up and everything?
[03:27.98]M: It's really tough,
[03:29.41]she wants to do something with her life
[03:32.03]and her dad's threatening to cut off her college tuition
[03:34.66]if she continues to see me,
[03:35.86]so it's like she had a serious decision to make.
[03:38.71]W: Were you bitter about her?
[03:40.57]M: Like I said,at first,
[03:42.30]I was somewhat bitter but I understand,I guess.
[03:45.04]I don't know.I know I probably wouldn't have done the same thing.
[03:48.43]Who knows,people are different,
[03:50.84]so I couldn't really hold that against her.
[03:53.13]W: What has she said to you since she heard it on the radio?
[03:56.19]M: Oh.I haven't heard from her.
[03:58.27]W: You haven't?
[03:59.37]M: I dropped some notes for her to call me some time and she hasn't.
[04:02.76]I guess at this point,
[04:04.51]I don't expect her to.
[04:05.93]That's my call out to her,
[04:08.23]because I have no idea about that.
[04:09.98]Questions 5 to 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[04:17.20]5. What is TRUE of Lisa?
[04:39.62]6. Why did the man break up with his girl friend?
[05:01.27]7. Why didn't the man get a call from her former girl friend?
[05:24.01]Conversation Three
[05:26.63]M: Hi,Sue.Where have you been?
[05:29.69]W: Oh.Hi,Dan.I was just at the library.
[05:32.87]I have to hand in my biology paper tomorrow.
[05:35.49]M: Tomorrow? Oh, no,
[05:37.79]I thought it wasn't due till Monday.
[05:39.76]W: Oh. Don't worry.
[05:40.74]It is due Monday.
[05:41.95]But I'm going away for the weekend and won't be back till Monday night.
[05:45.99]M: Oh, where are you going?
[05:47.74]W: California.
[05:48.62]We're having a family reunion.
[05:50.26]It's my grandmother's ninetieth birthday.
[05:52.78]So, all the cousins and aunts and uncles are going.
[05:55.73]She planned the whole thing herself.
[05:57.70]M: Wow. That's great.
[05:59.56]How many people will be there?
[06:01.20]W: Around sixty.
[06:02.52]My family is big and spread out but we're pretty close.
[06:06.46]So, have you started working on your biology paper?
[06:10.07]M: Yeah. I'm doing it on bees and how they're able to recognize
[06:14.55]whether another bee is related to them.
[06:16.85]W: How can they tell?
[06:18.41]M: They use their sense of smell.
[06:21.15]The sweat bees guard their nests this way.
[06:23.88]If another bee approaches the nest,
[06:26.07]the guard determines if the new bee is familiar.
[06:28.80]If it is,it's allowed to enter.
[06:31.11]W: Interesting.Can other insects do this?
[06:34.72]M: Well,the paper wasps can.
[06:36.91]Each wasp nest has a special combination of plant fibers
[06:41.28]and so the wasps that live there have a unique smell.
[06:44.35]Those two are only kind I've read about so far.
[06:47.51]Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[06:56.05]8. What is the relationship between the speakers?
[07:22.47]9. Why was the man worried at first?
[07:41.58]10. According to the man,
[07:44.96]how do some bees use their sense of smell?
[08:05.46]11. What will the man probably do over the weekend?