11.
　　W: Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe?
　　M: Sure I did. They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of big bills. But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people traveling abroad.
　　Q: What does the man say about some elderly people?

　　12.
　　W: Rod must be in a bad mood today. What’s wrong with him?
　　M: He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the admissions office. He’d been hoping for the position for a long time.
　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　13.
　　M: What a great singer Justin is! His concert is just awesome. And you’ll never regret the money you paid for the ticket.
　　W: Yeah. Judging by the amount of the applause, everyone was enjoying it.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　14.
　　W: I received an email yesterday from Henry. Do you remember? He was one of the chairpersons of our students union.
　　M: Yes, but I haven’t heard from him for ages. Actually I’ve been out of touch with him since our first reunion after graduation.
　　Q: What do we learn about the speakers?

　　15.
　　M: Driving at night always makes me tired. Let’s stop for dinner.
　　W: Fine. And let’s find a motel, so that we can get an early start tomorrow.
　　Q: What will the speakers probably do?

　　16.
　　W: Let’s look at the survey on consumer confidence we conducted last week. How reliable are these figures?
　　M: They have a 5% margin of error
　　Q: What are the speakers talking about?

　　17.
　　W: Look at this catalogue, John. I think I want to get this red blouse.
　　M: Err, I think you’ve already one like this in blue. Do you need every color in the rainbow?
　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　18.
　　W: This notice says that all the introductory marketing classes are closed.
　　M: That can’t be true. There’s supposed to be 13 of them this semester.
　　Q: What does the man mean?