短对话专项训练

Exercise 1

1.A) The woman had forgotten Maxim’s phone number.

B) The man saw Maxim on the street two months ago.

C) Maxim and the woman had not been in touch for some time.

D) The woman made a phone call to Maxim yesterday.

2.A) The library is closed on weekends.

B) He was not allowed to check out the book.

C) He had no idea where the book was.

D) He didn’t get the book he needed.

3.A) In a clothing store. B) In a barbershop.

C) In a bank. D) In a school.

4.A) They will limit their teaching to certain subjects only.

B) They will be replaced by online education sooner or later.

C) They will continue to exist along with online education.

D) They will attract fewer kids as online education expands.

5.A) He didn’t like it at all. B) He liked some parts of it.

C) He didn’t drink much of it. D) He enjoyed it as a whole.

6.A) Bring her flowers every day. B) Leave his job to work for her.

C) Quit delivering flowers. D) Work at a restaurant.

7.A) The woman missed registration for the biology course.

B) The woman got a wrong class permit.

C) The woman misplaced her class permit for biology.

D) The woman arrived for registration too early.

8.A) Drop one course and do it next semester.

B) Do the assignments towards the end of the semester.

C) Take course with a lighter workload.

D) Quit the history course and choose another one instead. Exercise 2

1.A) The woman should have been more attentive.

B) The woman needn’t have attended the briefing.

C) Mr. Robin’s briefing was not relevant to the mission.

D) Mr. Robin’s briefing was unnecessarily long.

2.A) Repair a typewriter. B) Start a car.

C) Play a tape recorder. D) Take a picture.

3.A) The couple’s suitcase was stolen in the restaurant.

B) An old lady took the couple’s suitcase for her own.

C) The man forgot to put the toys in their suitcase.