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Part B Directions: You're going to hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you've heard. Then mark your answer. (10 points)
1. W: When is Eric coming?
M: Well, it's 10:30 now. I think he'll come in 50 minutes.
Q: When will Eric arrive?
M: He sells vegetables and fruits in his store.
Q: Who is Jack?

3. M: I thought you were planning to take the psychology course.
W: I was, but I spoke to the students' advisor and he talked me out of it.
Q: What did the students' advisor do?

4. W: Are you going to buy a color TV?
M: Hardly. A color TV is beyond my means.
Q: What does the man mean?

5. W: Are you doing anything tonight?
M: There's supposed to be a good movie on Channel 8.
Q: What does the man mean?

6. W: You look cold and tired. How about a cup of tea?
M: That's just what the doctor ordered.
Q: What does the man mean?

7. M: Would you like to stop for a rest now?
W: We're almost at the top of the hill.
Q: What does the woman want to do?

8. W: We're going to the cafeteria now. Are you coming?
M: I'm waiting for a phone call.
Q: What does the man imply?

9. M: Does Tom still smoke?
W: I haven't seen him smoke since the baby was born.
Q: What does the woman imply?

10. W: If it hadn't been raining so hard, I might have been home by nine.
M: Too bad you didn't make it. Sally was here to see you.
Q: What can you infer from the conversation?

Part C Directions: You're going to hear three short passages. Each will be read twice. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. After you hear the question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a, b, c and d. Then mark you’re answer. (10 points)

Passage 1
People differ in their points of view on time. If an American from the North makes an appointment with someone in an office, such as a professor, a manager or an official, for 11:00 a.m. , he will probably arrive at the office earlier -- maybe about five minutes before eleven. He will tell the secretary that he has arrived for the 11:00 appointment, and will wait. The American will wait comfortably for five or ten minutes. But after ten minutes, he will become uncomfortable and a little annoyed. On the other hand, if a Latin American makes an appointment with someone for 11:00 a. m., he may not arrive in the office until 11:15 or 11:20. He will not be surprised if he has to wait until 11:45. The idea of what is early and what is late differs from culture to culture.

Passage 2
A smartly dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop one day. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife's birthday. The price didn't matter, since business had been particularly good for him that year. After examining a number of beautiful and expensive pearls, he chose an excellent black one that cost $ 5,000. He paid for the pearl in cash and left.
A few days later the man returned and said that his wife had liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same. 'Can you possibly give me any advice on how to get such a pearl? ', asked the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, ' I would say it's almost impossible to find one like that pearl. '
The millionaire insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspaper, and offered $ 25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the ad, but nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into the store. To his amazement, she pulled the perfect pearl from her handbag. 'I don't like to part with it,' she said sadly. 'I inherited it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. But I really need the money.
The jeweler was quick to pay the old woman before she changed her mind. Then he called the millionaire's hotel to tell him the good news. The millionaire, however, was nowhere to be found.

Passage 3
In Britain you're allowed to drive a car when you're seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving licence before you can start. When you're learning, someone with a full licence always has to be in the car with you because you aren't allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don't have to go to a driving school a friend can teach you. The person with you isn't al- lowed to take money for the lesson unless he's got a teacher's licence.
Before you're allowed to have a full licence, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don't pass the test, you're allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driv- ing lessons! When you've passed your test, you don't have to take it again, and you're allowed to go on driving as long as you like, if you are healthy. Britain's oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.
Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a licence. But they didn't have to take a test until 1935. In the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren't allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.