Section B Dialogue Comprehension

Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the four choices given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

6. Man: Mr. Brown asked me to tell you that he’s sorry, he can’t come to meet you in person. He’s really too busy to make the trip.

Woman: That’s OK. I’m glad you’ve come in his place.

Question: What do we learn from the conversation?

A. The man is late for the trip because he is busy.

B. The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.

C. The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.

D. The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.

7. Woman: So you finally listen to your wife’s advice and give up smoking.

Man: It was my doctor’s advice. I’m suffering from high blood pressure.

Question: What do we learn from the conversation?

A. The man no longer smokes.

B. The man is under pressure from his wife.

C. The man usually follows his wife’s advice.

D. The man refuses to listen to his doctor’s advice.

8. Man: Can I borrow your maths textbook? I lost mine on the bus.

Woman: You’ve asked the right person. I happen to have an extra copy.

Question: What does the woman mean?

A. She can find the right person to help the man.

B. She can help the man out.

C She’s also in need of a textbook.

D. She picked up the book from the bus floor.

9. Woman: You seem to pride yourself on having a lot of friends.

Man: That’s for sure. Everyone would be proud of having many friends.

Woman: But it’s a pity that most of them are fair-weather friends.

Man: What does that matter.? Isn’t that we need all kinds of friends?

Question: What do we know about the man’s friends?

A. They may not turn up in bad weather.

B. They may not be there when you need them.

C. They will come in good weather.

D. The man is on good terms with his fair-weather friends.

10. Man: The front tire is flat, and the seat needs to be raised.

Woman: Why not take it to Mr. Smith?

Question: What kind of work does Mr. Smith probably do?

A. He fixes bicycles.                    B. He raises sheep.

C. He sells chairs.                     D. He’s a gardener.