16．B 17．A 18．C 19．A 20．B
Text1 (W= Woman; M= Man)
W: Hello, John,
what are you doing at the airport?
M: I'm expecting
a friend from Shanghai.
He's coming to attend the Guangzhou Book Show.
Text2 M: Hurry up. We'll be
late for the concert.
W: It's only 7
o'clock now. The concert won't start until 7:30.It takes only 5 minutes to get
there. There will be plenty of time if we leave at 7:15.
Text3 M: How much are the
cups?
W: Two dollars
each, but 9.40 a dozen.
M: Then I'll
take 12. Here's a 10 dollar note.
W: Do you need
anything else, sir?
M: No! Thank
you.
Text4 M: We should phone the
hospital and find out how mother is feeling.
W: Yes. But who
should we speak to? Mother?
M: Of course
not. She will still be weak of the operation. What about the doctor?
W: He won't be
there. Perhaps we should speak to the nurse.
Text5 M: Shall we go and see a
film?
W: No. We must
do some cleaning first. Then we'll have to cut the grass in the garden.
M: Oh, it's hard
work, dear.
Text6 M: When shall I go on
holiday?
W: When do you
want to go? You can go in spring, summer, autumn or winter.
M: Winter?
W: Yes. You can
go to Switzerland or Austria or…South America in December or January.
M: No, I'd like
to go away in spring, in May, to Italy.
W: How long will
you be away?
M: For three
weeks.
W: Look! Here's
a good holiday in Italy.
From the 10th of May to the lst of June.
M: All right.
I'd like to go on that trip.
Text7 W: May I take your
order, please?
M: I'll have a
hamburger and a small coke.
W: Sorry, we're
out of coke.
M: Do you have
orange juice then?
W: Sure.
M: OK. I'll have
that.
W: Small, medium
or large?
M: Small.
W: Anything
else?
M: No, that
should do.
Text8 M: Paulanar
Restaurant. Head waiter. Good morning.
W: I'd like to
book a table for two.
M: And is that
for today, madam?
W: Of course.
M: At what time,
madam?
W: Oh, about
three o'clock, I suppose.
M: I'm afraid we
only serve lunch till 3 pm, madam.
W: Oh, well, two
o'clock then, and it must be by a window.
M: Very good,
and what name, please?
W: White. Mrs.
Linda White.
M: Very good,
Mrs. White. A table for two at 2 pm. Today.
Text9 M: I saw a sign“Apartment to Let”outside. Is it still available?
W: Yes. How big
is your family?
M: My wife and I
and a son.
W: Well, it's
big enough for your family.
M: How big is
the apartment?
W: Two bedrooms,
a living room and a kitchen.
M: Is it
furnished?
W: No, you have
to buy your own furniture.
M: How much is
the rent?
W: Six hundred
dollars a month.
Text10
Now, you want to know about life in the past. Right? I can tell you.
When I was a boy, things were different. I had to get up at six every morning.
That was not very bad in summer, but in winter it was cold. And we didn't have
any hot water in the house. We had to wash in cold water. We didn't have a bathroom.
My dad had some chickens. I had to feed them every morning and then I had to
walk to school with my little sister. It was two miles to school and two miles
back in the evening. But it always seemed longer in the morning when we were
going to school. There was a bus, but we didn't have the money. And we had to
go to bed at seven o'clock every night. We couldn't watch TV because there
wasn't any. On Sundays we had to go to church three times-morning, afternoon
and evening. And we couldn't play outside on Sundays. But it wasn't all bad. We
had some good times. We could go out and our parents didn't have to worry about
us. There weren't so many cars on the roads then, so the streets were safe to
play in. And there were not many robbers and thieves in those days. We had to
work hard and we weren't able to buy all those things in the shops today. Life
was hard, but it was simple and people were happier. I don't think I'd like to
be young today.
