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Unit 211. M: I forgot to bring my pencil and paper to take notes with in class. I left them on my table when I got out this morning.W: Thats all right. I have enough for both of us.Q: What will the woman most probably do?12. W: You dont feel very well, do you? You look pale, have you got a cold?M: Oh, no, but my stomach aches. Maybe the seafood doesnt agree with me. I have to see my doctor at once.Q: What probably caused the mans stomachache?13. W: I need a car this weekend, but mine has broken down in an accident when I drove to work yesterday morning.M: Im sorry to hear that, but you can always rent one if you have a license.Q: What does the man mean?14. W: Excuse me, I want some dictionaries. Where can I find them?M: The regularly-priced ones are here. And on the table on the corner of the room, we have some on discount.Q: Where does this conversation probably take place?15. M: I was terribly embarrassed when some of the audience got up and left in the middle of the performance.W: Well, some people just cant seem to appreciate real-life drama.Q: What are they talking about?16. W: Professor Hook was so strange today.M: I noticed that, too. He was talking so quietly and then not giving us any homework at all. Can you believe that?Q: What can be inferred about Professor Hook?17. W: Are we going to have an English test this afternoon? The department office has just rescheduled all the final tests this semester.M: It is postponed because all the teachers have to attend an important meeting.Q: What do we learn from this conversation?18. W: How often do you write home? Youve bought so many stamps and there is only one of them left.M: I used to write home once a week. I have not bought any stamps for a long time.Q: what can we inferred from the mans answer?Conversation OneW: Hello, Klarkson College. May I help you?M: Yes. Im looking for information on courses in computes programming. I need it for the fall semester.W: Do you want a day or evening course?M: Well, it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day.W: Uh-huh. Have you taken any courses in data processing?M: No.W: Oh, well, data processing is a pre-requisite course. You have to take that course before you can take computer programming.M: Oh, I see. Well, when is it given? I hope its not on Thursdays.W: Well, there is a class that meets on Monday evenings at seven.M: Just once a week?W: Yes. But thats almost three hours, from 7 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.M: Oh, thats all right. I can manage that. How many weeks does the course last?W: Um, Let me see. 12 weeks. You start the first week in September and finishoh, just before Christmas, December 21st.M: And how much is the course?W: Thats $300 and that includes the necessary computer time.M: Uh-huh. Ok. Um, where do I go to register?W: Registration is on the 2nd and 3rd of September, between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. in Frost Auditorium.M: Is that the round building behind the parking lot?W: Yes, thats the one.M: Oh, I know how to get there. Oh, is there anything I should bring with me?W: No, just your checkbook.M: Well, thank you so much.W: You are welcome. Bye.M: Bye-bye.19. What is required before taking the computer programming course?20. What do we know about the computer programming course?21. What should the man bring for the registration?Conversation TwoM: Well, Cynthia, our first semester at university is almost over. I cant wait for the holidays.W: Me, too, Edward! Why dont we go somewhere far away and forgot about lectures and essays and all that hard work.M: Sounds good to me. Now, how long will we have before we have to be back here on campus for the next semester?W: Weve got about six weeks, I think.M: How about if we go to the coast? It would be great to do some swimming and surfing.W: The coast would be good, but lets look at our other options. There are the mountains. They are nice and cool at this time of year. And we can do some bush-walking. Theres also the desert, which I really enjoyed last year.M: What about going to Sydney? Ive never been there and they say its a great city to visit. Lots of things to do there, Ive heard.W: I agree Sydney would be good but there are too many tourists there at this time of year. And Id rather get away from buildings and cars. There are enough of those around here, I vote for mountains.M: All right, then, lets do that. Now we have to decide where were going to stay and how were going to get there.22. Who are the two speakers?23. Where did the woman go for her holiday last year?24. Why does the man vote for Sydney?25. What will the two speakers probably do next? Passage one: Football is the most popular game in England: one has only to go to one of the important matches to see this. Rich or poor, young or old, one can see them all there, shouting for one side or the other. To a stranger, one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of important teams; he has pictures of them and knows the results of large numbers of matches. He will tell you who he expects will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that or men three of four times his age. Most schools in England take football seriouslymuch more seriously than nearly European schools, where lessons are all important, and games are left for the children themselves. In England it is believed that education is not only a matter of filling a boys mind with facts in the classroom, education also means the training of character; and one of the best ways of training character is by means of games, especially team games, instead of working for himself alone. The schools therefore plans games and matches for its pupils. Football is a good team game. It is good both for the body and the mind. Thats why it is ever schools game in England. 26. To strangers, what is the most surprising thing about football in England?27. What can we infer from European schools attitude toward games?28. What does education mean in England?Passage two:Not only farmers but also scientists have studied weather forecasting. People for many centuries and in all countries have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecast. Sometimes distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near. This is a sign of much water in the air, and therefore rain will probably come. When distant sounds, such as noise from a train, birds singing, people shouting, are very clearly heard, then wet and stormy weather is on the way. Some birds, particularly swallows, fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly very near the ground if rainy weather or a storm is on the way. This is because probably the insects, which they are hunting, then fly low. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will clear up and come fine. Such rainbows always come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fair weather will continue. If a mist appears in the clearly morning, just about sunrise, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be fine. When big clouds disappear at sunset, then the weather will follow on the next day. If a rainbow appears in the morning, then rainy weather will probably come. Most of the above sayings have been made up by people who have used their eyes and their brains to forecast the weather. 29. Why does the writer tell us so many ways by which people make weather forecast?30. What can we infer about the weather if swallows fly high?31.What is the sign of a fine day?32.What weather can you expect to have when you see a rainbow in the morning?Passage three: Tip officials in city, state and the federal governments are elected to office by the people. They run for office every two or four years and elections are held in the first week of November. People who run for elections are called politicians. Many of them are lawyer. Successful politicians are often famous and important people in their communities. Young lawyers who are interested in politics, often join political clubs when they graduate from law schools. As club members, they help older politicians get elected. The real purpose is when they have had enough experience and support, they run for office themselves. Before elections, politician candidates always have a tight schedule. They have frequent meeting with their supporters and discuss details about their elections. But most of their time is spent on campaigning, shaking hands and making speeches to the public. There are different groups voters