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II. Basic Listening Practice
1. Script
W: Have you chosen your elective for next semester yet? Are you taking French writing again?
M: Yes I am, but it’s compulsory for us next semester. So I think I’m gong to do marketing as an elective instead.
Q: Which class will the man choose as his elective?
2. Script
M: Did you go to that businesses lecture on Friday? I missed it and need to copy your notes.
W: I’d say you could borrow my notes, but Sarah’s got them. Be careful not to miss Professor Brown’s seminar; he takes attendance in that.
Q: What is the woman telling the man?
3. Script
W: Wow, Steven! In the library! What brings you here?
M: I’m enjoying the view. All the girls in fashion design are here are preparing for an exam on Monday.
Q: Why is the man in the library?
4. Script
W: How’s your group doing with this statistics presentation? Mine’s terrible.
M: Yeah, mine too. David and Mike are OK, but Steven doesn’t pull his weight and Suzie’s never around. I don’t see how we can pass unless Steven and Suzie realize that this is their last chance.
Q: What is the true of Steven and Suzie?
5. Script
W: You took an MBA at Harvard Business School, didn’t you? What’s it like?
M: It’s expensive, about U.S. $ 40,000 a year, plus the costs of food and housing. But the teaching is first class. The professors have a lot of practical experience. They use the case system of teaching; that is, you study how actual businesses grew or failed.
Q: Why is he MBA teaching in Harvard Business School first class, according to the conversation?
Keys: 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.A |