[Test 1-5]
A) To the beach.
B) To a play.
C) To a movie theatre.
D) To a restaurant.
M: The Golden Lion sounds like a nice place to eat.
W: Ok, let’ s go there. I hear that they have a complete menu and a warm atmosphere.
Q: Where are the man and woman going?
注：atmosphere 氣氛。
吃：（校內、校外）
校內：飯堂cafeteria（不好吃）
校外：restaurant有waiter, menu, order, reserve a table, make a reservation
apple pie 蘋果派（好吃）可以代表traditional American，比如：This picnic is as American as apple pie. John is as American as apple pie.
apple pie virtue = traditional American virtue
在考題中形容apple pie好吃的句子舉例如下：
(1) Even my mother's can't match this.
(2) I took the last one, and it was out of the world.
(3) You wouldn't have to force me to take another helping.
[Test 1-6]
A) Policeman and driver.
B) Policeman and thief.
C) Teacher and pupil.
D) Director and actress.
M: Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled?
W: I’m sorry. Will I have to pay a fine?
Q: What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman?
注：1. A and B結構，考人物關系
2. 選項B非主流，應排除。
3. fine 罰款。pay the fine, check the fine
考試中涉及到fine罰款的兩個場景：
�。�1）交通traffic: break traffic rules, speeding。
�。�2）圖書館library：過期罰款。
[Test 1-8]
A) He is modest.
B) He is satisfied.
C) He is proud.
D) He is upset.
W: Jack, how are you doing with your paper?
M: I’ve written and rewritten it so many times that I wonder when I can finish it.
Q: What can we learn about the man?
注：1. rewrite 重寫，改寫
2. upset 從考試痛苦可猜想該選項；modest 從西方文化可直接排除該選項。
東西方文化差異：
1、西方人不謙虛。一般都self-confidence。
2、西方人崇尚個人奮斗。借錢肯定不借；借筆記一般也不成；對錢看的很重，很敏感。
3、西方人表達直接。
[Test 2-1]
A) The man wants to go to Los Angeles.
B) The man wants to go to San Francisco.
C) There are no flights to Los Angeles for the rest of the day.
D) There are two direct flights to Los Angeles within the next two hours.
M: Excuse me, would you please tell me when the next flight to Los Angeles is?
W: Sure, the next direct flight to Los Angeles is 2 hours from now, but if you do not mind transferring at San Francisco, you can board now.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
注：1. transfer 轉機，換車
2. board 登上（交通工具）
機場場景：
1、票已售完。
2、接人晚點。
3、送人傷感。
機場線索詞：
airplane 飛機；flight 航班；take off 起飛；land 降落；circle 盤旋；wing 機翼，側面建筑（常用），雞翅；terminal 候機大廳，終端（常用），終點站 [Test 2-7]
A) He had to work overtime.
B) He was held up in traffic.
C) His car ran out of gas.
D) He had a traffic accident.
M: If the traffic wasn’t so bad, I could have been home by 6:00.
W: What a pity! John was here to see you.
Q: What happened to the man?
交通話題：
1、交通堵塞：traffic jam, back up, heavy
2、交通違章：要罰款
3、交通晚點：behind schedule
注：gas 汽油
[Test 2-8]
A) John smith isn’t in right now.
B) John smith can’t come to the phone right now.
C) John smith doesn’t want to speak to the caller.
D) The caller dialed the wrong number.
M: Hello, may I speak to John Smith, please?
W: I am sorry, nobody by that name works here.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
打電話場景：
1、約人約不到：make an appointment 主要指約醫生
2、約會去不了：come up, reschedule, fit sb. in
3、電話打不通，打錯了：run out of coin, cut off（被中斷；hang up 主動掛斷）
相關詞匯：
receiver 聽筒
hook 鉤
slot 投幣孔
dial 撥號
telephone book = yellow pages 電話簿（yellow press 黃色出版物）
[Test 3-3]
A) Husband and wife.
B) Father and daughter.
C) Doctor and patient.
D) Teacher and student.
W: Have you found anything wrong with my stomach?
M: Not yet. I am still examining. I’ll let you know the result next week.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman?
注：not yet 尚未，還沒有（不是徹底否定，包含對未來的肯定）
醫院場景：
1、醫生難找。
2、病情如何。
3、有病耽誤課。miss the class 缺課
缺課的原因：
(1) 生病get ill
(2) 睡過了頭over sleep
(3) 交通問題，車壞了等。 |
