口试中常问的问题与复述短文

..页脚.TheQuestionsFrequentlyAskedintheSpokenEnglishTest:1) HowdoyoulikelivinginBeijing(Shanghai,Nanjing...)?2) WhatdoyouthinkisthemostseriouschallengeoflivinginacitylikeBeijing(Shanghai,Nanjing...)?3) Howdoyoulikeshoppinginasupermarket?4) Wherewouldyouliketolive,downtownorinthesuburbs,andwhy?5) WhatmeasuresdoyouthinkweshouldtaketoreduceairpollutioninBeijing(Shanghai,Nanjing...)?6) Canyousaysomethingabouttheentertainmentavailableinyourcity?7) Wherewouldyouliketofindajobaftergraduation,inabigcitylikeBeijingorShanghaiorinasmalltownandwhy?8) What’syourimpressionofthepeopleinBeijing(Shanghai,Nanjing...)?9) Whatkindoftransportdoyouusuallyuseinyourcity?10) Doyouhaveanysuggestionsastohowtrafficconditionscanbeimprovedinbigcities?11) Doyouthinkprivatecarsshouldbeencouraged?12) WhydoyouthinksomeWesterncountriesencouragepeopletoridebicycles?13)Wouldyoupleasemakeaself-introduction?14)Doyouhaveahobby?[Ifyes]Canyoutellussomethingaboutit?[Ifnot]Whatdoyouliketodoinyoursparetime?15)Howdoyouusuallyspendyourweekends?Whatkindofbooksdoyoulikebestandwhy?17)Whatkindofmusicdoyoulikebestandwhy?18)DoyoulikewatchingEnglishTVprogrammesandwhy?Doyouliketravellingandwhy?Whatkindofmoviesdoyoulikebestandwhy?Doyouthinkitisimportantforuniversitystudentstodophysicalexerciseregularlyandwhy?Whatisyourfavouritewayofkeepingfitandwhy?Doyouthinkgoingonadietis(also)agoodwaytokeepfit?Whatkindofphysicalexercisedoyouthinkismostsuitableforelderlypeopleandwhy?23) Whatdoyouenjoydoinginyoursparetime?24) Whichaspectofyourstudydoyoufindmostdifficult?25) Howdoyouspendyourweekends?26) Whatdoyouusuallydoduringyourvacations?27) Canyousaysomethingaboutyourclassmates?28) What’syourmajor?Whydidyouchooseit?29) Whichcoursedoyoulikemostandwhy?30) Howdoyousupportyourstudyfinancially?31) Canyousaysomethingabouttheentertainmentavailableonyourcampus?32) Duringthediscussion,whydidyousaythat33) Howdoyouusuallykeepintouchwithyourfriends?34) Whichwayofcorrespondingdoyouthinkwillbemostpopularinthenearfuture?35) Doyouthinkletterswilleventuallybereplacedbyemailorfax?Pleasegiveyourreasons.36) Whatdoyouthinkisthemostefficientwayforpeopletokeepintouchwitheachotherandwhydoyouthinkso?37) Howdoyoulikeuniversitylife?Whichaspectofuniversitylifedoyoufindmostinteresting(stimulating/challenging/exciting/enjoyable)?38) Howareyougettingalongwithyourclassmates?39) You’vealreadyfinishedquiteanumberofcoursesintheuniversity.Whichcoursedoyouthinkismostinteresting?Why?40) Howdoyoulikethefoodinthedininghalls?41) Whatdoyouusuallydoonweekends?42) CanyoutellussomethingabouttheactivitiesorganizedbytheStudentUnioninyouruniversity?43) AreyouinterestedinparticipatingintheworkoftheStudentUnion?Giveyourreasons.44) Areyousatisfiedwithyourpresentaccommodations?[Ifyes]Giveyourreasons.[Ifnot]Whatkindofaccommodationsdoyouliketohave?45) Today,moreandmorestudentsareenteringuniversity.Howdoyouthinktheproblemofaccommodationcanbesolved?46) Ifyoudon’tlikesharingaroomwithsomeoneelse,whatcanyoudo?47) Ifyouhaveproblemsgettingalongwillyourroommates,whatcouldyoudo?48) DoyoulikewatchingTV?Whyorwhynot?49) Whichprogramsdoyoulikebest?Why?50) WhatdoyouthinkoftheEnglishprogramsofferedbyCCTV?51) HowdoyouliketheprogramsofferedbyyourlocalTVstation?52) Doyoulikesports?WhatdoyouthinkofthesportsprogramsonTV?53) WhatdoyouthinkoftheTVserials?Nameoneortwothatyoulikemost.54) DoyouwatcheducationalprogramsonTV?[Ifyes]Nameoneortwo.[Ifnot]Whynot?55) CanyourecommendsomeTVprogramsthatyouthinkareworthwatching?56) What’syourgeneralimpressionoftheTVprogramsofferedbyCCTV?57) Duringthediscussion,whydidyousaythat...?58) DoyoufindTVcommercialsirritatingorinteresting?59) Doyouthinkit’snecessarytosetatimelimitonTVcommercials?60) DoyouagreewiththosewhosaythatTVcommercialshelptokeepTVstationsrunningandbusinessbooming?61) DoyousometimesfindTVcommercialsinformative?Pleasegiveexamples.62) Doyouthinkit’spossibletoremoveallcommercialsfromTV?63) Doyouoftenchangethechannelwhenacommercialcomeson?Why?64) Doyouthinkit’snecessarytohaveoneortwoTVstationswhichdonotbroadcastanycommercials?65) SomeTVcommercialsarealwaysexaggeratingandthereforetendtobemisleading.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthesecommercials?67) Whatjobdoyouthinkisbestforyouafteryougraduate?68) What’syourmostimportantconsiderationwhenlookingforajob?69) Wherewouldyouliketoworkafteryougraduate,inabigcityorinasmalltown?70) Whatfactorsinfluenceyoumostinyourchoiceofajob?71) Somepeoplewouldrathernotworkiftheycan’tfindtheidealjob.What’syouropinionofthis?72) Whydoesourgovernmentencourageyoungpeopletoleavehomeandworkinlessdevelopedareas?73) Doyouhaveanyworkexperience?[Ifyes]Wouldyoutellussomethingaboutit?[Ifnot]Whynot?74) Howwouldyouprepareforajobinterview?75) Doyouthinkitisdesirabletohaveajobinthesamecitywhereyourparentslive?Giveyourreasons,please.76) Supposeyoufailtofindthejobyouhaveinmind,whatwouldyoudothen?77) What’syouropinionofworkingforaprivatefirm?78) What’syouropinionofworkingforaforeignfirm?79) Doyouthinkworkingforabigcompanyischallenge?Giveyourreasons.80) Manyyoungpeoplepreferawhite-collarjobtoablue-collarone.What’syouropinionofthispoint?81) Howwouldyouassessyourabilitytoworkwithothers?82) Howdoyoulikecampuslife?83) Inwhatwayiscollegelifedifferentfromthatinhighschool?84) Whatdoyouthinkistherealchallengeofstudyingatcollege?85) Whatdoyouthinkofthefoodinthecollegedininghall?86) Wheredoyouliketostudy,inthedormitory,inthelibraryorintheclassroom?Giveyourreasons,please.87) Whatdoyouthinkofyouruniversitylibrary?88) Whatkindofactivitiesdoyoutakepartinduringyourfreetime?89) Whatsortofentertainmentareyoumostinterestedin?90) Areyouasportsenthusiast?Whatkindofsportsdoyoulikemost?91) Doyougetalongwithyourroommates?92) What’syourfavoritecourse?Nameoneortwocoursesyouenjoymostandgiveyourreasons.93) Whichcourseorcoursesdoyouliketheleast?Andwhy?94) Howmanyclassesdoyouhaveinaweek?Shouldthenumberofcoursesbecutdownorincreased?95) WhatdoyouthinkofyourEnglishcourse?Doyoulikethewayit’staught?Whatareyoursuggestions?96) Whatdoyouthinkwasoristhehappiesttimeforyouatschool,atprimaryschool,athighschoolornowatuniversity?Why?97) Inyourview,whatmakesahappierlife,wealthorhealth?98) Whatinyourlifedoyoufeelmostproudof?99) Whatisthegreatestchallengeyou’vemetsinceyouentereduniversity?100) Amongthepeopleyouknow,whodoyouadmiremost?Telluswhy.101) Asauniversitystudent,whatcontributionscanyoumaketosociety?102) Somepeopledon’tlikemakingfriends.Doyouthinktheywouldbehappywithout friends?Why?103) Doyoubelievein“life-longfriendships”?Why/whynot?104) Doyouthinkthatpeopleofdifferentagegroups,forexample,teenagersoradults,might havedifferentreasonsformakingfriends?105) Ifyouhadthechancetotravelaroundthecountry,whowouldyouprefertotravelwith, yourparentsoryourfriends?Why?106) Whatwouldyouprefer,havingmanyfriendsorjustafewclosefriends?Pleaseexplain briefly.107) Canyoutellussomethingabouttheafter-classactivitiesatyourcollege(university)?108) Whatkindofafter-classactivitiesareyouinterestedin?109) Doyouoftentakepartinafter-classactivities?(Ifyes)Whatarethey?(Ifnot)Whynot?110) Isitdifficultforyoutopayyourtuitionandfeesatcollege(university)?(Ifyes)Howdo youovercomethedifficulty?111) Whatdoyouthinkofstudentstakingapart-timejobwhileinschool?112) Whatentertainmentdoesyourcollege(university)offerduringtheweekend?113) Aretheremanystudentsinyourclasswhohavepart-timejobs?(Ifyes)Whatkindjobs dotheydo?(Ifnot)Whynot?114) Whatisyourfirstconsiderationinchoosingapart-timejob?115) Inwhatwaydoesyourcollegeencouragestudentstohavepart-timejobs?116) Doesyourfamilyencourageyoutogetpart-timejob?117) Whatdoyouthinkcolleges(universities)shoulddotohelpstudentsfinancetheir education?118)Howdoyouusuallyspendyourholidays?119)HowdidyouspendtheSpringFestival/MayDay?120)Whatdoyouthinkisthebestwaytospendyourholidays?Andwhy?121)HowdidyouspendtheSpringFestivalwhenyouwereachild?122)Howdoyouprefertospendyourholidays,withyourparentsorwithyourfriends? Why?123)Doyouthinkwehavetoomanyholidays?Whydoyouthinkso?124) Whatdoyouthinkofstudentswhosleetawaythewholedayintheirdormitoriesduring holidays?125) Doyouthinkthatfrequentholidayswillmakepeoplelazy?Why/whynot?126) Whatdoyouthinkofourgovernment’sdecisiontolengthencertainholidays?127) Doyouthinkweek-longholidayswillincreasepressureontransportation?Whyorwhy not?128) Doyouthinklongerholidayswillencouragespending?Why/whynot?129)Whenyouwereaprimaryschoolpupil,whatdidyoudoinyoursparetime?130)Whatdoyouthinkofyourmiddleschoolyears?131)Whatwasyourfavoritesubjectinmiddleschool?132)Doyouthinkafter-classactivitiesaregoodforprimaryandsecondaryschoolpupils?133)Whoimpressedyoumostduringyourmiddleschoolyears?134)Whenyoureceivedyourcollegeacceptanceletter,howdidyoufeel?135)Whatdoyouthinkoftheideaofincreasingcollegeenrollment?136)Whataresomeotherwaystocontinueone’seducationbesidesgoingtocollege?137)Howcanincreasedenrollmentcontributetothedevelopmentofourcountry?138)Whobenefitsmostfromincreasedenrollment?Why?139)Howdoyoulikecampuslife?(Whydoyouthinkso?)140)Whatdoyouthinkisthemostattractiveaspectofcampuslife?141)Doyoufinditeasytogetalongwithyourclassmates?(Whyorwhynot?)142)Canyousaysomethingaboutthelivingconditionsoncampus?143)Doyoufindlifeoncampusconvenient?Pleasegiveyourreasons.144)Whatshouldtheuniversitydotomakecampuslifemorecolorful?145)Whatdoyouthinkofyourteachersandprofessors?(Pleasegiveyourreasons.)146) Canyousaysomethingaboutyourownhobbyorhobbies?147) What’sthemostpopularhobbyofyourclassmates?148) Somepeoplespendalotofmoneyonhobbies.Doyouthinkitworthwhile?149) Doyouthinkhavingahobbywillaffectyourstudies?Pleasegiveyourreasons.150) Somestudentsspendalotoftimesurfingthenet.Doyouthinkit’saproblem?151) Couldyousaysomethingaboutthechangesthathavetakenplaceinyourhometowninthelasttenyears?152) Willtheincreasingnumberofprivatecarscauseanyproblemsinbigcities?153) WhatchangeswillthewideuseoftheInternetinChinabringabout?154) What,inyouropinion,isthebiggestchangethathastakenplaceinChinatoday?155) Pleasetellussomethingaboutthechangesinhighereducationinrecentyears.156)Whatkindofhousingdoesyourfamilyhave?Howdoesyourfamilylikeit?157)Doyouthinkit’sagoodideatoreplacelowbuildingswithtallbuildingsinbigcities?(Why?)158)Isitnowmoreconvenienttocontactyourfriendsthanbefore?(Pleasegiveyourreasons.)159)Nowadaystherearemoreandmorefast-foodrestaurants.Whatdoyouthinkoffastfood?160) Wheredoyouusuallygetthelatestnews?Fromnewspapers,theradio,TVortheInternet?161) Whatnewspapersareavailableoncampus?162) HowoftendoyouwatchTV?Whatprogramsdoyoulikebest?(Pleasegiveyourreasons.)163) DoyouhaveaccesstotheInternetoncampus?Whichsitesdoyouoftenvisitandwhy?164) Howdoesthemassmediaaffectourlives?165) Whatwouldlifebelikewithoutthemassmedia?166)Whichnewspaperdocollegestudentslikemost?Andwhy?167)Whichkindofmassmediadoyouthinkismostinfluential,TV,newspapers,theradioortheInternet?(Giveyourreasons.)168)DoyouthinknewspaperswillbereplacedbytheInternetinthefuture?Whyorwhynot?169)DoyouthinkitisnecessarytoreadnewspaperswhenyoucangetthenewsonTV?170) Whichdoyouthinkismoreimportantforuniversitystudents,practicalskillsortheoreticalknowledge?Giveyourreasons.171) Todayuniversitystudentshavetopaytuitionandfees.Doyouthinkthisisreasonable?(Why?)172) What’syourmajor?Whydidyouchooseit?173) Apartfromyourmajor,whatothersubjectsdoyouthinkareveryimportantforyou?Pleaseexplainbriefly.174) Wouldyouliketobeateacherafteryougraduate?Giveyourreasons.175)CouldyousaysomethingaboutthewayyourEnglishclassisconducted?Howdoyoulikeit?176)HowdidyoulearntospeakEnglish?177)WhatareyougoingtodotofurtherimproveyourEnglish?178)What’syourideaofagoodEnglishteacher?179)Insomeuniversities,multimediaisusedinteachingEnglish.Whatdoyouthinkofthisformofteaching?180) Areyousatisfiedwiththetrafficconditionsinyourcity?(Why/whynot?)181) Somepeoplethinkit’ssafertotravelbytrainthanbyplane.Whatdoyouthink?182) Doyouthinkit’ssafetoridemotorcycles?(Why/whynot?)183) Whattrafficproblemsarecommoninbigcities?184)Whatmeansoftransportationdoyouoftenuse?(Why?)185)Whatdoyouthinkofthepublictransportationinyourcity?186) Doyouthinktrafficaccidentscanbeavoided?(Why/whynot?)187) Doyouthinkdriversshouldalwaysbeheldresponsiblefortrafficaccidents?(Why/whynot?)188) Whatcanwedoascitizenstohelpreducetrafficaccidents?189) Whatdoyouthinkofbicyclesasameansoftransportationinbigcities?190) Whatmeasureshasthegovernmenttakentoreducetrafficaccidentsincities?191) Whichcoursedoyouthinkhasbenefitedyoumostatuniversity?192) Wouldyouliketogotoworkorcontinueyourstudiesaftergraduation?(Pleasegiveyourreasons.)193) Haveyoueverthoughtofstudyingabroad?(Pleasegiveyourreasons.)194) Doyouthinkauniversityeducationisessentialtofindingagoodjob?(Why?)195) Isitimportanttodevelophighereducation?(Why?)196)Doyouthinkit’sgoodforyoungchildrentostudyabroad?(Why?)197)Doyouthinkit’sessentialtostudyabroadinordertogetagoodjob?(Why/whynot?)198)Nowsomeuniversitiesareinvitingforeignteacherstoteach.Doyouthinkit’sagoodidea?(Why?)199)WhydoyouthinkmoreandmoregraduatesfromuniversitiesabroadarecomingbacktoChina?200)Areyousatisfiedwiththeenvironmentyouarelivingin?201)Hasyouruniversitydoneanythingtoprotectthecampusenvironment?(Ifyes,whathasitdone?/Ifnot,whynot?)202)Whyisenvironmentalprotectionimportant?203)Isenvironmentalpollutionalocalorglobalproblem?(Pleaseexplain.)204)Whichdoyouthinkismoreimportant,environmentalprotectionoreconomicdevelopment?(Pleaseexplain.)205)Whatcanwedoasindividualstoprotecttheenvironment?206)Whatcanwedotomakepeoplemoreenvironmentallyconscious?207)Wheredoyoufindmorepollution,inthecitiesorinthecountryside?Whydoyouthinkso?208)Whatcanthecitygovernmentdotopromoteenvironmentalprotection?209)Doyouthinktheenvironmenttodayiscleanerthanbefore?210)Whatdoyouthinkshouldbedonetoprotecttheenvironment?211) Istheresuchathingasthegenerationgap?(Pleaseelaborate.)212) Doyoungpeopleusuallyseethingsthesamewayastheelderly?Giveanexample.213) Wouldyouliketolivetogetherwithyourparentsafteryougraduate?(Why/whynot?)214) Doyoungpeopleliketochatwithelderlypeople?(Why/whynot?)215) Whodoyouprefer,youngteachersorelderlyprofessors?Why?216) Doyouthinkelderlypeoplearealwaysconservative?Pleaseexplain.217)Doyouthinkit’snecessarytonarrowthegenerationgap?(Why/whynot?)218)Doyouthinkyoungpeoplealwaystookatthingsinthesameway?(Givesomeexamples).219)Isthereanythingyoungpeoplecanlearnfromtheelderly?(Why/whynot?)220)Isthereanythingtheelderlycanlearnfromyoungpeople?(Why/whynot?)221)Ifyousometimesdifferwithyourparentsoncertainthings,howwouldyoudealwiththesituation?222) Whatproductofscienceandtechnologydoyouthinkbenefitsyoumostinyoureverydaylife?223) Doyouthinktaperecordersareusefulinlearningaforeignlanguage?(Why?)224) Pleasesaysomethingabouttheimportanceofscienceandtechnologyinthedevelopmentofourcountry.225) Amongthewell-knownscientistsoftheworld,whodoyouadmiremost?Why?226) Whatdoyouthinkarethemostimportantachievementsofthe20thcenturyinscienceandtechnology?227) Doyouthinkinformationtechnologyisimportant?(Why/whynot?)228) Whatroledoyouthinknewtechnologycanplayineducation?229) Shoulduniversitystudentsknowaboutthelatestadvances:inscienceandtechnology?(Why?)230) Isknowingaforeignlanguageimportantforscientistsandengineers?(Pleasegiveyourreasons.231) Whatrulesandregulationsarethereinyouruniversity?Nameoneortwo.232) Doyouthinkrulesandregulationsintheuniversityarestricterthanthoseinhighschool?(Inwhatway?)233) Whichismoreimportanttogoodconduct,regulationsorself-discipline?234) Whatdoyouthinkoftherulesandregulationsinyouruniversity?235) Haveanyofyourclassmateseverbrokenuniversityregulations?(Pleasegiveanexample.)236) DoyouthinktheStudents’Unionshouldbeinvolvedinestablishinguniversityrulesandregulations?(Pleaseexplain.)237) Arealltherulesandregulationsinyouruniversityreasonable?(Giveoneortwoexamples.)238) Ifanyofyourclassmatesdidnotobservetheuniversityrulesandregulations,whatwouldyoudo?239)Asadults,shoulduniversitystudentsberesponsiblefortheirownbehaviour?Why?240) Whatkindofactivitiesdoyouhaveoutsideofclass?241) Whatkindofbooksdoyoulikebest?242) Whatkindofmusicdoyoulikemost?Why?243) Whyisfootballsopopularamongyoungpeople?244) Whatkindofrecreationdoyoulike?245)Whydon’tpeoplegotothecinemaasoftenastheyusedto?246) Whyareyoungpeoplefondofpopmusic?247) Areyousatisfiedwiththerecreationalactivitiesoncampus?(Why/whynot?)248) Areyousatisfiedwiththerecreationalfacilitiesoncampus?(Why/whynot?)249)Whatcanwedotoenrichourrecreationalactivities?250)HowdoyouliketheweatherinNanjing?251) Peoplesaytheclimateisbecomingwarmer.Doyouagree?(Whydoyouthinkso?)252) Whatdoyouthinkwecandotopreventtheclimatefrombecomingworse?253) Istheclimateanimportantconsiderationwhenyoulookforaplacetoliveandwork?254) Dochangesinweatheraffecthumanemotions?255) WhatwastheweatherlikeduringtheMayDayholidays?256) Doyouoftenlistentoweatherforecasts?Aretheyaccurate?257) Whatsortofweatherdoyouprefer?(Why?)258)Whatkindofclimatedoyouthinkisgoodforelderlypeople?(Why?)259)Whichseasonisbestfortourism?260)Doyouliketospendyourholidayinmountainsoronbeach?Why?SupplementaryPassagesforReproduction1.GoingAbroad I’mtakingmyfamilyabroadthisyear.MywifeandIandourtwochildrenareallgoing.Myolderbrotherisafarmer,he’sneverbeenoverseasandhehasdecidedtogowithus.Firsthewillgoonhorsebackfromhisfarmtothebusstation.He’lltakeabustoourhouse.Fromhere,we’llallgotogether. WearegoingtogobytraintoNewYork,andthentakeashiptoEurope.WhenwearriveinEurope Ittookusalongtimetodecidewheretogo,butIthinkwehaveplannedaveryinterestingtrip.Atfirstwewantedtoflybecauseitwouldbefasterandwouldgiveusmoretimeforsight-seeingbutmybrotherwasveryanxioustotakeaboattrip.Thechildrenwillenjoythat,too. Wedon’tknowhowmanysuitcasestotake.Wecantakeasmanysuitcasesaswewishonthetrainandtheship.Butwhenwetravelbycarandcomehomebyplane,wewillhaveaproblem.Wecanonlyhaveforty-fourpoundsforeachpersonontheplane,andthatisn’tverymuch.Mywifewilldecidewhatweshouldtakewithus.Shecangetalotofthingsintoeachsuitcase.Sheputsalltheheavythingsinthesuitcasefirst,andthenputsthelighterthingsin.Sheputsthesquarethingsinthecornersandtheroundthingsinthemiddle.Shepacksverywell.Mybrotherhasnoproblem.Hejustcarriesonesmallsuitcasewhereverhegoes,andalwayshaseverythingheneeds.2.GoingOutfortheEvening MywifeandIgotothetheaterwheneverwecan.Butbeforewebuytickets,weliketoknowiftheplayisgoodorbad.Whenanewplayopens,weusuallyreadthereviewinournewspapertogetinformationaboutit.Lastweekanewcomedyopenedatthetheater.Thenewspaperstorysaiditwasveryamusing,sowedecidedtogoonSaturdaynight. Mywifetookalongtimetomakeuphermindwhattowearandweleftourhousealittlelate.Bythetimewegottothetheater,thefirstacthadalreadybegun.Weweresorrywemissedpartoftheplay,becausetherestofitwasveryfunny.Thereviewinthenewspaperhadbeenright.Itwasanextremelyentertainingcomedy. Aftertheplaywasover,wemetsomefriendswehadn’tseenforalongtime.Theywantedtogotoanightclub.IthadbeenmanyyearssincemywifeandIhadgonedancing,butIfinallyagreed.Bythetimewegothome,itwasabouttwoo’clockinthemorning.I’mnotaccustomedtostayingoutsolateandIwasextremelytired. WhenIwasyounger,Ididn’thavethemoneytogooutforaneveninglikethis.NowthatIcanaffordit,Idon’thavetheenergytoreallyenjoyit.3.TheExamination Iwaswaitingforthedoctortofinishhisexamination.Iwasworriedandnervous.Wouldhehavetooperate?Wouldabloodtransfusionbenecessary?Whatwouldhehavetosay? Dr.Johnsonwasaheartspecialist.Hewasanexcellentdoctorandhisexaminationswerealwayscomplete.Helistenedtothepatient’sheart,tookhisbloodpressureandtemperature,gavehimanX-rayandexaminedhiseyesandears. Thedoctorfinallycompletedhisexaminationandspoketome.Hetoldmethathearttroubleisneveraminorillness,butthiswasn’taseriousheartattack.Headvisedlosingsomeweight,gettingplentyofsleepandeatinggoodmeals.Smokinganddrinkingwouldbeharmful,ofcourse.Dr.Johnsonsaiditwouldbenecessarytobecarefulforawhile,buthewasconfidentthattherewasnothingtoworryabout. IfeltmuchbetterafterIspoketoDr.Johnson.Iwascertainthatmyunclewouldbeupandaroundagainverysoon.He’sseventyyearsoldnow,buthecanstillliveforalongtimeifhetakesgoodcareofhimself.4.AskingAboutFurnitureandPlacestoLive Therearemanythingstoconsiderwhenyouarelookingforahouse,whetheryouintendtobuyoronlyrent.Afterall,itisgoingtobeyourhome,perhapsforquitealongtime,andyouwanttobehappywithit.Youhavetodecideexactlywhatkindofhouseyouwant,howmuchyoucanaffordtopay,andthetypeofneighborhoodyouwishtolivein. LastweekmywifeandIarrangedtoseeahousethatwasforsale.Theagentsaiditmightneedafewrepairs,buthethoughtweshouldlookatitanyway.Hetoldusitwasabargain.Somebargain!Theroofleakedandtheplumbingdidn’twork.Thefrontstepswerebrokenandthebackdoorhadnolockonit.Itneededtobepaintedbothinsideandoutside.Itwasinterriblecondition.“Whatdoyouthink?”theagentasked. “Itisn’texactlywhatwewant,”wetoldhim. “You’reverydifficulttoplease,”hesaid.‘Perhapsyou’dbetterhaveyourhousecustombuilt.”5.TalkingAboutThingstoWear Haveyounoticedthatmenandwomenhaveverydifferentopinionsaboutclothing?Mr.Harper,forexample,hasprobablybeenwearingthesameclothesforseveralyearsandintendstowearthemforseveralmore.He’sveryhappyifhisclotheslastforalongtime.Heonlyneedsacoupleofsuitsandasportscoatandslacks.Occasionallyhebuysashirt,apairofsocks,someunderwear,oranewtie.Mr.Harperisconfidentthathehasenoughclothing. Hethinksthathiswifehasplentyofclothes,too.Shehasseveraldresses,someskirtsandblouses,andafewpairsofshoes.Butwhenevertheyplantogooutfortheeveningshesays,"Idon’tknowwhattodo.Ihavenothingtowear.” “Whataboutallthethingsinyourcloset?”Mr.Harperaskshiswife.Butheknowswhattheanswerwillbe.Onedressisoutofstyle,anotheristoosmallortooshort,andthethirdjustdoesn’tappealtoheranymore.SometimesMr.Harpercanpersuadehiswifethatsomethingfromherclosetlooksgoodonher.Butonceinawhilesheinsistsongoingshoppingforanewdressandnewshoes. Mr.Harpertalksalot,buthedoesn’treallymindifhiswifebuysnewclothesonceinawhile.Actually,helikeshertolookattractivewhentheygotothetheaterortoaparty.6.TalkingAboutPastPossibilities Thetwogirlssatdrinkingtheircoffeewithouttalking.Finally,Judyasked,‘Whatwouldyouhavedoneifthishadhappenedtoyou?” Bettydranksomemorecoffeebeforesheanswered.“Ifthishadhappenedtome,I’dhavetoldSteveexactlywhatIthoughtofhim.Iwouldn’thavebeensonicetohim.” “IfI’dhadenoughtimetothinkaboutit,”Judyagreed,"I'dhavegivenhimanargumentforcausingmesomuchinconvenience.” Theywerediscussingwhathadhappenedthatmorning.StevebadaskedJudytogototheschooldancewithhimonSaturdaynight,andshehadaccepted.Now,itseemed,hewouldn’tbeabletogo. “Heshouldhavetoldmesooner,”Judysaid.“1mighthavebeenabletogowithsomeoneelse.Iwouldn’thavehadtostayhomewhileeveryoneelsewenttothedance.” "YoucouldhavegonewithCharles,”Bettyremindedher. “Yes,butit’stoolatenow,”Judysaid.“You’dthinkthatwhen