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1. W: Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s marvelous that Mary has won the first prize of the English Speech Contest?ª¤
M: She deserves it.ª¤
Q: What does the man mean?ª¤

2. W: I have to go to the other side of the town, but it¡¯ s the rush hour now.ª¤
M: Driving is not the ideal way. I always take the subway at this time of the day.ª¤
Q: According to the man, what is the better way to go to the other side of the town?ª¤

3. W: Have you got the news that the manager will be transferred to the headquarters of our company?ª¤
M: Really? Who will be our new manager?ª¤
Q: What does the man want to know?ª¤

4. W: The weather is terribly hot. Shall we go to the beach for the vacation for the coming holiday?ª¤
M: Oh, why? There are so many museums, art galleries and restaurants in Washington, I¡¯d be happy there no matter what the weather is like.ª¤
Q: What does the man mean?ª¤

5. W: I wonder what makes mother so upset these days.ª¤
M: Father would like to afford a new villa in the faraway suburbs, which goes against her wishes. And, what is more, he turns a deaf ear to her words.ª¤
Q: Why is mother very unhappy recently?ª¤

6. W: You are on the right track. I¡¯m just thinking you need to choose another topic.ª¤
M: Yes, you are right. I can¡¯t find adequate material for this topic. Maybe, I should write the essay on Shakespeare¡¯s poetry.ª¤
Q: What will the woman probably do next?ª¤

7. W: Why are you giving me a speeding ticket? I was going at 40 miles per hour.ª¤
M: Can¡¯t you see the notice nearby? It reads ¡°10 mph limits¡±. ª¤
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?ª¤

8. W: That¡¯s a nice computer. Its software is especially wonderful.ª¤
M: The problem is how to utilize it.ª¤
Q: What are they discussing?ª¤

9. W: Professor Smith said that I could find the book relevant to my major on the shelves in this section. But I could not even figure out anything similar.ª¤
M: Maybe the book has been borrowed from here. Now, please look it up in the computer.ª¤
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?ª¤

10.W: Jack seems to be fancy about the art items of painting. On the walls of his bedroom, there are so many famous pictures. Some of them are priceless.ª¤
M: However, he does not like visiting the art museum because he considers it a noisy place.ª¤
Q: What can we conclude about Jack from the conversation?         

Section Bª¥
A few years ago it was fashionable to speak of a generation gap, a division between young people and their elders. Parents complained that children did not show them proper respect and obedience, while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually, the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many critics argue that it is built into the fabric of our society.ª¥
One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own life-styles. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and approve of, and often to continue the family occupation. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their educations, move out of the family home at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from those of their parents. ª¥
In our upwardly mobile society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other.ª¥
Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become obsolete overnight.