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Part A
1. A: Would you like some milk in your coffee?
B: Please.
Q: What does the woman mean?
2. A: Could you help bother me plan a surprise party for Meg?
B: Sure. What can I do?
Q: What does the woman mean?
3. A: Let's jog for another mile.
B: I'll try. But I'm running out of steam.
Q: What does the man mean?
4. A: Should we call Marsha and tell her about the meeting?
B: I'm not sure. It's up to you.
Q: What does the man imply?
5. A: I can't seem to solve this problem.
B: Neither can I.
Q: What does the woman say about the problem?
6. A: Hello. I'm calling to see if the summer position you advertised in the paper is
it still available?
B: Uh, yes. Certainly. When could you come to the office for an interview?
Q: What will the man probably do?
7. A: It took me five days to drive down to Florida.
B: Five days? I could've walked there in less time.
Q: What does the woman mean?
8. A: Excuse me, did anybody find a black umbrella after the last show? I left it
under my chair.
B: As a matter of fact, we did. Check it at the ticket counter. That's where we turn
in the lost-and-found items.
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
9. A: I spent the whole weekend totally absorbed in this biography.
B: And you still haven't finished reading it?
Q: What can be inferred about the biography?
10. A: You haven't phoned Harry yet, have you?
B: As a matter of fact, I have.
Q: What does the man mean?
11. A: I can't seem to find my photo album.
B: I think Mary is looking at it in the living room.
Q: What does the man mean?
12. A: Did you hear that Mitchell turned down that job?
B: Yeah. The hours were convenient, but she wouldn't have been able to make ends
meet.
Q: What does the man say about Mitchell?
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13. A: Is there a bus I can get to the station?
B: There is. But you can't rely on it. Ill give you a ride if you can wait while
I put these things away.
Q: What is the woman going to do?
14. A: I hate memorizing vocabulary.
B: Well, it's part of learning a second language so theres not a whole lot (=very
much) you can do about it.
Q: What does the woman tell the man?
15. A: Have you had a chance to wear your new shirt yet?
B: That reminds me. I've been meaning to exchange it for a larger size.
Q: What does the man imply about the shirt?
16. A: Did you tell Carl that the concert starts at eight?
B: I've tried several times, but the line's been busy.
Q: What does the man mean?
17. A: I had the brown paper and the strings. Could you hand me the tape and the
scissors please?
B: Sure. Here they are. But remember all this has to be weighted before it goes
to.
Q: What is the man probably doing?
18. A: Andrew likes his new place. But he is not too happy about all the noise.
B: What did he expect? He is right next to the airport.
Q: What does the woman mean?
19. A: I don't remember exactly what the lab hours are. But they are posted on the
door.
B: I just checked that schedule and it says that the lab opens at ten. But it's
all locked up.
Q: What can be inferred about the lab?
20. A: The subway is running behind schedule, and traffic is backed up for blocks. I
don't know if we'll make the 7:15 show.
B: It's a beautiful night. Let's try to get there on foot. And if we don't make it,
well just have dinner near the theater.
Q: What does the woman suggest they do?
21. A: We've been working on this proposal for so long that my eyes are starting to
blur.
B: Why don't we get out of here? We can wrap it up later.
Q: What does the woman mean?.
22. A: That was a really interesting piece of music. How did you find out about it?
B: They played it on the classical station last week.
Q: What does the man say about the music?
23. A: I spent the whole weekend working on that chemistry assignment.
B: Don't tell me. I have to do the whole thing tonight.
Q: What does the woman imply?
24. A: Come to the movies with us. Everybody needs to take a break every once in a
while.
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 B: I guess I might as well. I've been studying so long I can hardly concentrate.
Q: What does the man mean?
25. A: Pete's really out of it() these days.
B: Yeah. I know. Ever since he met Ann, he's been in another world().
Q: What does the woman imply about Pete?
26. A: Look at all those cars lined up for the ferry. There must be forty ahead of us.
B: Yeah. I think it's gonna be a while.
Q: What does the woman imply?
27. A: I thought Pam said the math test wasn't until Monday.
B: Ellen, you should know better than to take Pam's words for anything.
Q: What does the man imply about Pam?
28. A: So far the clubs are about three hundred dollars in the red, and we still have
four months to go before membership renewal.
B: Well, we may have to raise our dues.
Q: What does the man suggest they do?
29. A: I hear they hire two more students to work in the mail room.
B: They are just a little short of a full staffmen().
Q: What does the woman mean
30. A: Fred is off to the golf course again.
B: Youd think he was practicing for the championship.
Q: What does the woman imply about Fred?

PART B
31-34
A: Susan, I could really use your help this weekend.
B: What is it, John? Another term paper?
A: No, no. This is easy compared to that. My cousin is coming on Thursday. She has an
interview at the college and I promised my aunt I look after her. We are going to
the game on Friday, but Saturday I'm on duty at the library all day and can't get
out of it. Uh, I was wondering if you could show her around during the day and
maybe we can all meet for dinner later.
B: Sure. I don't have any plans. What kind of things does she like to do?
A: Actually I haven't seen her for three years. She lives so far away. But this will
be her first time on a college campus, she is still in high school. So shell
probably enjoy anything on campus.
B: Well, there is a music festival in the auditorium. That's a possibility. Only I
hope it doesn't snow. They are predicting 68 inches for the weekend. Everything
will be closed down then.
A: Well, how about if for the time being. I'll plan on dropping her off at
your place on the way to work, around eleven. But if there is a blizzard, I'll give
you a call and see if we can figure something else out.
B: Sounds good. Meantime I'll keep Saturday open. We can touch bassFriday
night when we have a better idea of the forecast.
A: I hope this works out. I feel kind of responsible. She won't know a way around. And
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 I want her to have a good time. Anyway I really appreciate your help. I owe you
one.
B: No problem I'll talk to you tomorrow.

31. What does John ask Susan to do?

32. What will John do on Saturday?
33. What does John say about his cousin's interests?
34. What can be inferred about John's cousin?

35-37
A: I see you are having a fish for lunch.
B: That's right. Fish sticksand tomato soup, my favorites.
A: I bet they were frozen.
B: What?
A: The fish sticks.
B: Of course they were frozen. We are hundreds of miles from the ocean. The cafeteria
can't afford to fly infresh fish.
A: I just mentioned it because an anecdote Professor Chambers told in class this
morning.
B: Which class?
A: My American social history. It's a lot of fun.
B: He talked about fish sticks?
A: Not exactly. Bur he did talk about frozen fish. OK, this is back in 1912, right?
It's 20 degrees below zero. And this guy Clarence Birdseye's out ice-fishing.
B: Where is this, Antarctica?
A: No. Massachusetts I think. Anyway he catches a fish and drops it beside him on the
ice and it freezes solid.
B: So?
A: So, later at home he thaws outthe fish in a bucketof water and it's
alive. Of course Birdseye is amazed. But he eventually figures out that the fish
froze so fast that no large ice crystals formed.
B: What do you mean?
A: Look, usually when a plant or animal cell freezes, large ice crystals form inside
and eventually tear the cell walls. That's what kills the frozen plant or animal.
And also what changes the taste of something that's been frozen. But if you freeze
something quickly, only very small ice crystals form. So Birdseye invented the
process of quick freezing food.
B: And that was the beginning of the frozen foods?
A: Right.

35. Why does the woman tell the man the story?
36. Why is it important to quick freeze fresh food?
37. What was Clarence Birdseye surprised to learn?

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PART C
38 - 41
At the beginning of the century the railroads were used to haul everything.
Powerful railroad barons( ) made fortunes without having to be accountable to the
public or considerate of the customers. But cars and trucks changed all of that. And
by 1970, the rail industry was besetwith problems. Trucks were taking all the
new business. And even so the rail industry remained indifferent to customers. Also
many regulations kept the rail industry from adjusting to shifting market. But in
1980s, the rail industry entered the modern era when a deregulation bill was
passed that allowed railroad companies to make quick adjustments to fees and
practices. Companies reduced their lines by 1/3 and used fewer employees. They also
took steps to minimize damage to product. And to increase their shipping capacity by
stackingfreight containers on railroad cars. To accommodate these taller loads,
underpassesand tunnels were enlarged. The image of the rail industry
has changed dramatically. Today companies are very responsive to customers and are
gaining increasing market shares in the shipping industry. The railroad safety record
is also strong. Freight trains have an accident rate that is only 1/3 that of the
trucking industry. Trains also come out ahead of( ) the trucks on environmental
grounds because they give off only 1/10 to 1/3 the pollution that is emitted by
trucks. And railroadingdoes not wear out() highways as trucks do.

38. What does the speaker mainly discuss?

39. What development caused a decline in the use of railroads?
40. What is one reason why the railroad industry is gaining public support?
41. According to the speaker, what expense does trucking public support?

42 - 45
This coffee cancontains soil from my garden. And I prepared slide samples to
show you that it is alive. This ordinary backyard dirt is crawling
with microbes. Microbes is not a very specific term. There are hundreds of
thousands of different species called microbes. What they have in common is that we
can't see them with a naked eye. They are microscopic. Look at this slide. You should
see some round cells. Those are yeasts( ). Yeasts are fermenters . And
they are necessary for making bread, beer, yogurt and so forth. Now look for an
irregular shape with hairs coming out of it. That's a mold. Molds are decomposers, and
they are responsible for the decomposition of my mycoplastlees. You should also see
some protozoa . Some protozoa, like the one causes malaria, are harmful to
people. A microbe causes disease is called a pathogen(). Finally you should see
a lot of squiggly lines. They are bacteria. The oldest form of life on
earth. Like these other microbes, bacteria are single-cells, but they are even more
simple structure, because their cells do not have nucleus. So I've got about a
teaspoonof soil in my hand. In that teaspoon are about ten thousand protozoa,
200 thousand mold cells, a million yeasts, and probably a billion bacteria.
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42. What is the main purpose of the talk?
43. Why did the speaker take a soil sample from his garden?
44. What does the speaker imply about yeasts?
45. What does the speaker ask the class to look at during the talk?

46-50
Ten years ago, the eccentric() cyclist pedaling() furiously though the first
snow storm of the year was rare sight, often captured on film for the evening news.
Today however, it estimated that 4-5% of cyclists bicycle year-round. The increase
popularity of winter cycling can be attributed to the creation of mountain bike and
its subsequent imitation. Outfitted( ) with part more sturdy than those of
yesterday, equipped with their more stable bicycle, nothing seem to stop the new breed
of winter cyclist. We straight dry and clear on those winter days. Many winter
cyclists wear running shoes and protect themselves form the cold by wearing down-hill-
skiing clothes. On wet days, cyclists can wear special water-proof over their shoes,
but for all of its popularity, there is downside( ) to winter cycling. Even
mountain bike can withstand winter snow and rain without extensive upkeep( ) ,
but one bicycle store owner is in the final stages of developing a year-round bicycle
with innovated complete chain cover, with bicycle chains covered, cyclists would need
clean and oil their chains only once every six month instead of once a week. Despite
her invention, however, she still advises cyclists to take a taxi or bus when its
snowing heavily. Not because conditions are too arduous for bicycle, but because she
believes bikers cant have confident in the people who drive car on days of reduced
visibility.