1.M:It looks like it'll take us about six hours to drive from here to Chicago.
W:It would be more relaxing to take the train.But I guess we should watch our expenses.
Q:What does the woman imply?
2.M:This heat is unbearable.If only we'd gone to the beach instead.
W:While with the museums and restaurants in Washington,I'd be happy here no matter what the weather is like.
Q:What do we learn from the conversation?
3.W:Did you catch our own Professor Green on TV last night?
M:I almost missed it!But my mother just happened to be watching at home and gave me a call.
Q:What do we know about the man?
4.M:I hear you are thinking about moving back into the dorm next semester.
W:Who told you that?I'd never give up my apartment.
Q:Where does the woman live now?
5.W:I'd really like to go to the concert tonight,but I don't know if I can spare the time.
M:Music always relaxes me.It might be worth it in the long run.
Q:What does the man suggest the woman do?
6.M:I don't know what to do with Jimmy.
This morning I found orange juice spilled all over the kitchen floor.
W:Don't be so hard on him.He's only four.
Q:What does the woman mean?
7.W:Sally asked me to tell you to call her.She said you have her chemistry notes.
M:Oh,my God.I was supposed to give the notes to her yesterday.
Q:Which of the statements is not true?
8.W:I'm amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours.
I thought you would have gotten rid of it years ago.
M:It runs well.And I find the more I use it,the more I like it.
Q:What does the man mean?
9.W:Tom,could I bother you for a moment?I need someone to return this book to the library for me.
W:That's not bother at all.I'm on my way there now.
Q:What will the man probably do next?
10.M:Last Monday when I was at Dr.Smith's office,I spent over an hour in the waiting room.
W:Really?Something must have come up that day.
Q:What do we know about Dr.Smith?
Passage One
Books are for reading,but man must bring to his reading a desire to learn and a power to absorb.
Reading should be active,not passive.
When students first go to a library,they may be at a loss about what to read with all the different subjects available.
Bacon tells you to"look at weak places in your armour",and shows you how to fill the blanks in your knowledge.
On the other hand,it is no good just trying to fill your mind with knowledge.]Knowledge in itself is often useless.
A mind filled with too much knowledge is like a room too full of furniture;
a man cannot walk about freely in it,or look out the windows.
It is much better to concentrate on a few subjects which interest you and to deal lightly with the others than to march heavily through the whole range of learning.
like a silly tourist going through a museum and not missing a single object.
If you try to master every subject you may become very wise,but you will be very lonely and you will probably lose all your friends.
