Passage one
W: Sit down please, Mr. Johnson.
M: Introduce you, ma’am
W: I have read your letter here. You seem to have done very well in school. Can you tell me something about your schoolwork?
M: As you can see, my strongest subjects were art subjects. My best subject was history, and my second best was geography. However, my favorite subject was math, and the results I got in the math paper were quite reasonable..
W: That’ s true. Now, can you tell me why you think these subjects will help you in this job?
M: Well, ms’ am, I understand that you manufacture computers, prepare software, and advise diets on how to use them. Is that right?
W: What’s right.
M: And I’ve been told that working with computers needs a logical mind rather than great skills in mathematics. That’ s especially true, I believe, when it comes to writing programs. So I think my results show that I have some ability in logic and in mathematics, as well.
W: So, you would like to write material for computers, would you?
M: Yes, ma’am. That’s what interests me most about computers, writing programs. But I think the computer industry itself is still expanding enormously. I’ m sure that career prospects in the industry would be very good.
W: I see. Well, thank you. I’ve enjoyed our talk. We’ll be writing to you.
M: 1lmdc you, ms’ am. Good-bye.
Q1: According to the conversation, Mr. Johnson is NOT very strong in which subject?
Q2: Mr. Johnson thinks what can help him a lot in the job?
Q3: What would Mr. Johnson like to work as?
Passage two
M: Well, Cynthia, our first semester at university is almost over. I can’t wait for the holidays.
W: Me, too, Edward! Why don’ t we go somewhere far away and forget about lectures and essays and all that hard work.
M: Sounds good to me. Now, how long will we have before we have to be back here on campus for the next semester?
W: We’ve got about six weeks, I think.
M: How about if we go to the coast? It would be great to do some swimming and surfing.
W: The coast would be good, but let’s look at our other options. There are the mountains. They’re nice and cool at this time of year. And we can do some bush-walking. There’s also the desert, which I really enjoyed last year.
M: What about going to Sydney? I’ve never been there and they say it’s a great city to visit. Lots of things to do there, I’ve heard.
W: I agree Sydney would be good but there are too many tourists there at this time of year. And I’d rather get away from buildings and cars. There are enough of those around here. I vote for mountains.
M: All right, then, let’s do that. Now we have to decide where we’re going to stay and how we’re going to get there.
Q1: Where did the woman go for holiday last year?
Q2: Who are the two speakers?
Q3: Why does the man vote for Sydney?
Q4: What will the two speakers probably do next?
Section B
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