Model Test 5 Section A Short Conversation

　　1. M: Please take me to the Beijing Hotel quickly,or Ill miss the business.

　　W:I dont know,but Ill try

　　With traffic so heavy it will take at least forty minutes.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　2. M:Why do you always ask us to put on slippers when we go into your apartment?

　　W: It saves wear and tear on the carpet.

　　Q: Why does the woman ask them to wear slippers?

　　3.W:Allan had the highest grades in the class on all sujects except physical culture.

　　M: For him it was probably east.

　　Ive never seen him review his lessons.

　　Q: What does the man imply about Allan?

　　4. M: Ordinarily you never seem to be nervous.

　　But why were you so nervous just now when the professor called on you?

　　You know,I didnt enter my house until I found my key at 11 oclock last night

　　so I didnt have enough time to preview my lessons.

　　Q: Why did the woman feel nervous?

　　5. M: Miss, can you give me change for a dollar so that I can make a phone call at the call box?

　　W: Im sorry,sir.

　　Im not allowed to give change without a purchase.

　　If you go across the hall

　　youll find a change machine in front of the jewelry store.

　　Q: Where does the woman suggest that the man get change?

　　6. W: It was said in March that the famous science fiction writer.

　　Isaac Asimovs new book was coming out in July.

　　M: We probably wont be able to find a library copy until September.

　　Q: When will Asimovs book be published?

　　7. M: Where did you get that rare book.

　　I havent seen you read it before.

　　W: It was packed away until last week.

　　Its a family heirloom.

　　Q: What do we learn about the rare book?

　　8. W: Did you make your furniture, its very elegant.

　　M: I couldnt have done all this carpentering, I had it made.

　　Q: How did the man get this furniture?

　　9. W: Did you hear that the neighborhood convenience store was help up last night?

　　M: Yes, I heard it on the radio this morning.

　　Q: What happened at the convenience store last night?

　　10. W: Im moving to a new apartment.

　　Could you possibly give me a hand?

　　M: Of course. Why not ask around the department

　　and see if some of their students will be free,too?

　　Q: What does the man suggest?

　　Section B

　　In 1942, Americans -{won several important victories} over the Japanese.

　　The United States navy -{defeated a powerful Japanese fleet} near Midway Island.

　　The United States was greatly helped in the Battle of Midway because

　　-{it had learned the secret code} in which the Japanese sent message.

　　The United States knew -{where the Japanese ships would be}.

　　Many hard battles were fought on land and on the ocean.

　　The United States Leaders in the Pacific.

　　General Douglas MacArthur of the army and Admiral Chester Nimitz of the naval.

　　-{made a plan to defeat the Japanese}.

　　This plan was called island hopping.

　　The plan meant that the United States -{would capture certain islands}

　　in the Pacific on which Japan had placed soldier.

　　Other Japanese-held islands would be passed by and -{cut off from receiving food and supplies} from Japan.

　　At the same time

　　ships of the United States navy would fight Japanese warships wherever they found them.

　　Each attack on an island held by the Japanese -{resulted in a difficult battle

　　But the American forces -{moved steadily closer to Japan.

　　Finally,islands were captured that were near enough to Japan.

　　so that American planes could bomb the factories -{that made war equipment}.

　　Model Test 5 Section A Short Conversation

　　1. M: Please take me to the Beijing Hotel quickly,or Ill miss the business.

　　W:I dont know,but Ill try

　　With traffic so heavy it will take at least forty minutes.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　2. M:Why do you always ask us to put on slippers when we go into your apartment?

　　W: It saves wear and tear on the carpet.

　　Q: Why does the woman ask them to wear slippers?

　　3.W:Allan had the highest grades in the class on all sujects except physical culture.

　　M: For him it was probably east.

　　Ive never seen him review his lessons.

　　Q: What does the man imply about Allan?

　　4. M: Ordinarily you never seem to be nervous.

　　But why were you so nervous just now when the professor called on you?

　　You know,I didnt enter my house until I found my key at 11 oclock last night

　　so I didnt have enough time to preview my lessons.

　　Q: Why did the woman feel nervous?

　　5. M: Miss, can you give me change for a dollar so that I can make a phone call at the call box?

　　W: Im sorry,sir.

　　Im not allowed to give change without a purchase.

　　If you go across the hall

　　youll find a change machine in front of the jewelry store.

　　Q: Where does the woman suggest that the man get change?

　　6. W: It was said in March that the famous science fiction writer.

　　Isaac Asimovs new book was coming out in July.

　　M: We probably wont be able to find a library copy until September.

　　Q: When will Asimovs book be published?

　　7. M: Where did you get that rare book.

　　I havent seen you read it before.

　　W: It was packed away until last week.

　　Its a family heirloom.

　　Q: What do we learn about the rare book?

　　8. W: Did you make your furniture, its very elegant.

　　M: I couldnt have done all this carpentering, I had it made.

　　Q: How did the man get this furniture?

　　9. W: Did you hear that the neighborhood convenience store was help up last night?

　　M: Yes, I heard it on the radio this morning.

　　Q: What happened at the convenience store last night?

　　10. W: Im moving to a new apartment.

　　Could you possibly give me a hand?

　　M: Of course. Why not ask around the department

　　and see if some of their students will be free,too?

　　Q: What does the man suggest?

　　Section B

　　In 1942, Americans -{won several important victories} over the Japanese.

　　The United States navy -{defeated a powerful Japanese fleet} near Midway Island.

　　The United States was greatly helped in the Battle of Midway because

　　-{it had learned the secret code} in which the Japanese sent message.

　　The United States knew -{where the Japanese ships would be}.

　　Many hard battles were fought on land and on the ocean.

　　The United States Leaders in the Pacific.

　　General Douglas MacArthur of the army and Admiral Chester Nimitz of the naval.

　　-{made a plan to defeat the Japanese}.

　　This plan was called island hopping.

　　The plan meant that the United States -{would capture certain islands}

　　in the Pacific on which Japan had placed soldier.

　　Other Japanese-held islands would be passed by and -{cut off from receiving food and supplies} from Japan.

　　At the same time

　　ships of the United States navy would fight Japanese warships wherever they found them.

　　Each attack on an island held by the Japanese -{resulted in a difficult battle

　　But the American forces -{moved steadily closer to Japan.

　　Finally,islands were captured that were near enough to Japan.

　　so that American planes could bomb the factories -{that made war equipment}.