U1
Conversations 1
1. B. Make another appointment.
2. C. She will give the man a calculator for a coffee.
3. A. Go to graduate school.
4. D. Ken is always absent-minded.
5. C. The job is challenging but rewarding.
Conversations 2
1. B. To get permission to quit his class.
2. A. She faces the danger of lowering her grade point average.
3. A. Sign up for free tutoring in writing.
4. C. Patient.
Passages 1
1. D. When he graduated from the film school.
2. C. Being refused repeatedly by production companies when shopping a screenplay.
3. A. Because he wanted to learn some skills to be employed.
4. B. He has a talent in making films.
News 1
1. A. Most personal computers install Windows.
2. D. To enable a PC to run specific applications.
3. D. Competition in the market for online media software is intense.
News 2
1. B. The successful experiment of the cool laser..
2. B. To cool computer interiors.
3. D. Manufacturing, telecommunications or national defense.
U2
Conversations 1
1. D. He's very unhappy at his sister's act.
2. C. He often loses his temper.
3. A. He didn't make the joke about Horace on purpose.
4. A. He feels unsympathetic.
5. D. She is worried about the interview.
Conversations 2
1. C. Three or four times.
2. B. Because he and his father had a lot of happy memories there.
3. A. He had a heart attack and died peacefully.
4. D Boss and employee.
Passages 1
1. B. You will experience more stress.
2. C. By dividing them into smaller parts to finish one after another.
3. A. It can facilitate your learning.
4. A. Suggestions to reduce your stress to manageable levels.
News 1
1. B. Cold weather can have a negative impact on people's emotions.
2. D. People are sad and tired when daylight hours are shorter.
News 2
1. D. They have tried using online dating sites before they met each other.
2. D. They had similar traditions and values.
U3
Conversations 1
1. D. They are discussing their curriculum schedules.
2. B. It was not well-organized.
3. C. Look after the woman's children.
4. B. She thinks he is always very frank.
5. C. He is going to help Mr. Smith move to a new house.
Conversations 2
1. C. Because she wants to volunteer for an organization.
2. B. Over 150,000 volunteers worked for the building of houses after the hurricane.
3. C. Because she enjoys developing friendships and
building communities through volunteer work.
4. B. He finally agreed to let the woman take 14 days off.
Passages 1
1. B. He finally agreed to let the woman take 14 days off.
2. D. 55- to 64-year-olds.
3. C. Women are more likely to know their neighbors than men.
4. D. It is hard to get to know our neighbors.
News 1
1. A. He has a bark that can threaten thieves.
2. D. They usually avoid homes that have dogs.
News 2
1. D. The arrival of the British in Australia.
2. B. Most people just enjoy the day off work.
U4
Conversations 1
1. D. Ted is not capable of setting up his computer company.
2. B. He is worried about the price of the tiny engines.
3. C. The man thinks intelligent cars might be expensive.
4. A. A business idea brought forth by an airline.
5. D. She suggests the man edit videos for people online.
Conversations 2
1. B. He has no idea about his new writing assignment.
2. C. She draws inspiration by taking long walks in nature.
3. D. Disapproving.
4. B. Get creative ideas from real daily life.
Passages 1
1. B. Sir John Harrington.
2. C. The basin had to be emptied and cleaned constantly.
3. A. They improved the pipes that were attached to the bottom.
4. D. The development of the toilet.
News 1
1. D. Astronauts return to the Earth after a year's work in the space station.
2. D. To help humans plan missions to Mars.
News 2
1. C. It's about 10 times as large as the Earth.
2. D. 10,000 to 20,000 years.
3. C. They have confidence in finding convincing evidence.
U5
Conversations 1
1. B. She should keep shut until a better job is available.
2. B. The man should earn the bread.
3. A. The man is ungrateful in deciding to leave.
4. D. He cannot afford to have a coffee break.
5. C. She was fed up with counting money at her job.
Conversations 2
1. B. Awful job, hot weather and working outside.
2. A. A self-made millionaire.
3. B. Sarcastic.
4. D. Becoming a ballroom dancer.
Passages 1
1. D. Because she had no passion anymore.
2. A. Money can buy you nice things.
3. B. Doing jobs that express your passion.
4. D. Sharing ideas and thoughts through blogging.
News 1
1. A. Those who are experienced managers and professionals.
2. C. To turn China into a developed industrial economy.
News 2
1. A. The event lasted a whole day.
2. A. Local children.
3. B. President Barack Obama hosted the Easter Egg Roll.