作文真题

　　听力真题

　　Short conversations

　　1.

　　W: Can you come to the concert with me this weekend or do you have to prepare for exams?

　　M: I still have a lot to do. But maybe a break will do me good.

　　Q: What will the man probably do?

　　2.

　　W: What does the paper say about the horrible incident that happened this morning on Flight 870 to Hong Kong?

　　M: It ended with the arrest of the three hijackers. They have forced the plane to fly to Japan. But all the passengers and the crewmembers landed safely.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　3.

　　M: Helen, this is the most fascinating article I’ve ever come across. I think you should spare some time to read it.

　　W: Oh, really? I thought that anything about the election would be tedious.

　　Q: What are the speakers talking about?

　　4.

　　W: I’m not going to trust the restaurant critic from that magazine again. The food here doesn’t taste anything like what we had in Chinatown.

　　M: It definitely wasn’t worth the wait.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　5.

　　W: Do you know what’s wrong with Mark? He’s been acting very strangely lately.

　　M: Come on. With his mother hospitalized right after he’s taking on a new job, he's just got a lot on his mind.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation about Mark?

　　6.

　　W: There were only 20 students at last night’s meeting, so nothing could be voted on.

　　M: That’s too bad. They'll have to turn up in greater numbers if they want a voice on campus issues.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　7.

　　M: I try to watch TV as little as possible. But it’s so hard.

　　W: I didn’t watch TV at all before I retired. But now I can hardly tear myself away from it.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　8.

　　W: I’m having a problem registering for the classes I want.

　　M: That’s too bad. But I’m pretty sure you’ll be able to work everything out before the semester starts.

　　Q: What does the man mean?