1. You go to the cinema to buy two tickets for Ice Age 3. You say:__________
I need 2 tickets for the cinema at today.
Can I have the tickets for the movie now?
I would like 2 tickets for Ice Age 3.
Do you have popcorn and 2 tickets?
2. The waitress offers you some more water. You say:__________
Yes, I have been to the toilet.
No, thank you. I've eaten already.
Yes, please. I would like some more water.
No. I don't want to do that.
3. My sister asks me the way to the supermarket. I say:__________
Let us have a look at it.
Yes, I can find that for you.
It's far away. You should take a taxi.
I go to the supermarket every Sunday.
4. Your friend is feeling sick and needs to go to the doctor. You ask your friend:__________
Do you think I can go to the doctor?
Would you like me to take you to the doctor?
Where are we going today?
Who is the nice new doctor?
5. A mechanic is fixing your car. You need to use your car so you ask the mechanic:__________
When will my car be ready?
Who is the new mechanic?
Why do you like fixing cars?
6. How many cars are you fixing?
The manager asks the secretary to answer the phone. The manager says to the secretary:__________
Why is the phone ringing?
The telephone is not being used.
The phone is on the table.
Please answer the phone.
7. Your best friend is trying on a new dress. It doesn't look good on her. You say to your best friend:__________
You are not going to see that.
Sometimes you look very ugly.
I don't think that dress suits you.
Please don't do that again.
8. Peter is going to be late for his appointment at the dentist. When Peter phones the dentist he says:__________
I am sorry but I will be late for my appointment.
Actually I don't want to come to the dentist today.
It should be happening any time soon.
I have been unable to come today.
Conversation about a trip.
(man) Are you ready for "The Big Apple"?
(woman) Excuse me?
(man) You know, New York City. You are going to New York with us, aren't you? I wanted to show everybody around my old neighborhood.
(woman) Oh...sure! I wouldn't miss it especially when the tour guide is a native New Yorker.
(man) I thought we could start at the Museum of Modern Art. Right now there's an exhibit on twentieth-century American painters.
(woman) Fine with me...but what were you saying about...a big apple?
(man) "The Big Apple." It's a nickname for New York. I think I heard once that it started with jazz musicians in the 20's.
(woman) Oh.
(man) Whenever they played a concert in a city, they called that city an "apple." In those days, New York was the biggest city in the country, so they called it "The Big Apple."
(woman) Hey, I have an idea! Let's go to a jazz club while we're there.
(man) Sounds good.
Questions:
9. You will hear:
(narrator) What is the man planning to see?
You will read: A. An art exhibit.
B. A Broadway play.
C. A modern dance production.
D. An opera.
10. You will hear:
(narrator) What can be inferred about the man?
You will read: A. He is a jazz musician.
B. He wants to join the woman's club.
C. He is in his twenties.
D. He was born in New York.
11. You will hear:
(narrator) What does the word "Apple" in the phrase "The Big Apple" refer to?
You will read: A. An instrument.
B. A city.
C. A theater.
D. A concert.
12. You will hear:
(narrator) Who gave New York its nickname?
You will read: A. Painters.
B. Tour guides.
C. Musicians.
D. Grocers.