Section A

　　1. M: Mary, could you please tell Tom to contact me, I hope he would help out with the orientation program next week.

　　W: I will certainly tell him if I see him. But I haven’t seen him for a few days.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　2.M: Susan, I am going to change the light bulb above the dining table. Would you hold the ladder for me

　　W: No problem. But be careful while you are out there.

　　Q: What does the man want the woman to do?

　　3.W: It’s freezing cold. Let me make some coffee to warm us up, do you want a piece of pie as well?

　　M: Coffee sounds great. But I am going to have dinner with some friends in a while so I’d better skip the pie.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　4.W: How come Jim lose his job?

　　M: I didn’t say he’s lost it. All I said was if he did not get out and start selling a few cars instead of idling around all day, he might find him looking for a new job.

　　Q: What does the man say about Jim?

　　5. M: Hello Mary, this is Paul at the bank. Is Tony home?

　　W: Not yet, Paul. I don’t think you can reach him at the office now either. He phoned me about five minutes ago to say he will stop for a hair cut on his way home.

　　Q: Who do you think the woman probably is?

　　6.W: Oh, boy, I don’t understand how you got the ticket today! (交通場(chǎng)景，注意ticket此處指罰票！) I always thought you were slow even driving on a less crowded fast lane.

　　M: I am usually careful. But this time I thought I could get through the intersection before the light turned.

　　Q: What do we learn about the man?

　　7.W: Your dog certainly seems to know you are its master. Did you have to punish him very often when you trained him?

　　M: I found it much better to praise him when he obeys and not to be so fussy when he makes mistakes.

　　Q: What does the man say about training dogs?

　　8. M: I am afraid there won’t be time to do another tooth today. Make sure you don’t eat anything like snacks for the next few hours and we’ll fill another tomorrow.

　　W: All right, I must hurry to the library to return some books.

　　Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

　　9. W: I am worried about Jenny going to college? College students are wild these days.

　　M: Actually only a few are like that. Most students are too busy studying to have time to cause trouble.

　　Q: What does the man imply?

　　10.W: You didn’t seem terribly enthusiastic about the performance.

　　M: You must be kidding. I couldn’t have clapped any harder. My hands are still hurting.

　　Q: What does the man think of the performance?