1. Who did Dickens mainly write about in his novels?

A. The rulers.
B. The clerks.
C. The poor and hungry.

2. What do we know about Dickens' childhood?

A. He read many novels.
B. He received a good education.
C. He worked hard and lived miserably.

3. What did Dickens do at the age of sixteen?

A. He worked for a newspaper.
B. He worked in a factory.
C. He travelled a lot.

1. What will the man do?

A. Open the window.
B. Find another room.
C. Go out with the woman.

2. What's the date of the woman's birthday?

A. March 15th.
B. March 11th.
C. March 7th.

3. What does the man mean?

A. John has some personal problems.
B. The problem is common for young men.
C. It's not common for young men to leave home.

4. What will the man most probably do?

A. Get some change from Jane.
B. Go and look for a payphone.
C. Use Jane's mobile phone.

5. What does the man mean?

A. It was impossible for him to go to the party.
B. Everybody was surprised by his appearance at the party.
C. He had expected to go to the party for a long time.

1. Why does the woman want to go to the library?

A. To return some books.
B. To borrow some new books.
C. To find some test papers.

2. When does the library close?

A. At 9:00.
B. At 9:40.
C. At 10:00.

3. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A. He asks her to return some books for him.
B. He asks her to borrow some books for him.
C. He asks her to go to the library with him.

4. What are most of the new books about?

A. English grammar and writing
B. Listening and reading
C. Listening and writing

1. What was the man doing when the story happened?

A. Sleeping.
B. Swimming.
C. Listening to the radio.

2. What happened to the little boy?

A. His eye was hurt by the sand.
B. He couldn't find his parents.
C. He fell into the water.

3. What did the man do after hearing someone shouting for help?

A. He went on enjoying the music.
B. He looked for the boy's parents.
C. He jumped into the water.

1. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Teacher and student.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Manager and secretary.

2. Where are the two speakers going?

A. The airport.
B. The railway station.
C. The bus station.

3. Why do the speakers call Brenda?

A. To ask her to change clothes.
B. To ask her when Mother arrives.
C. To ask her if she can go with them.

1. What does Mrs. Smith feel when she sees Mr. White?

A. Excited.
B. Surprised.
C. Sad.

2. What will the weather be like probably?

A. Stormy.
B. Fine.
C. Rainy.

3. How does Mrs. Smith feel about traveling by air?

A. She doesn't enjoy flying much.
B. She thinks flight is often delayed because of the weather.
C. She likes it.

1. What does the man want to do?

A. Rent a flat.
B. Buy a flat.
C. Sell a flat.

2. On which floor is the flat for ＄100 a month?

A. The third floor.
B. The fourth floor a month?
C. The fifth floor.

3. How much does the man have to pay in advance at least? 

A. ＄100.
B. ＄50.
C. ＄30.

1. Where does this conversation most probably take place?

A. In a hotel.
B. In a hospital.
C. In a shopping center.

2. Why has the man come to Hong Kong?

A. He is on holiday.
B. He has come for the computer exhibition.
C. He has come to meet Peter Smith from Greece.

3. How will the man's problem be solved?

A. He can change his room.
B. He can stay in a larger and brighter double room.
C. He has to stay in Room 909.

1. What are they going to do tomorrow morning according to the talk?

A. To have a meeting.
B. To have a performance.
C. To visit the sick speaker.

2. Why does the chairman have to change today's plan?

A. Because the first speaker is sick.
B. Because Diana wants to speak first
C. Because they want to have coffee earlier.

3. When are they going to have coffee break?

A. At 9:00.
B. At 9:30.
C. At 10:00.