同等学力申硕士英语第五课会话

Lesson 5

 

Section A

 

Directions:In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A, B and C, taken from the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

 

Dialogue One

 

A. When is it taking place?

B. Is Alan attending?

C. That' ll be interesting.

 

Alice:We're having a meeting tomorrow. Can you make it?

Kevin:   1   

Alice:We're planning at 10 o'clock. Is that OK?

Kevin:Yes,that'll be fine.

Alice:We're going to go over last quarter's sales figures.

Kevin:Good. I have some input I'd like to make.

Alice:Frank is also going to make some suggestions on improving the bottom line.

Kevin:   2   He's got keen insights.

Alice: Yes, he's going to outline some new sales strategies.

Kevin:   3   

Alice:No,he's flying to San Francisco and won't be able to make it.

Kevin:Oh well,maybe he'll phone in.

 

Dialogue Two

 

A.I'll drop by there on my way to class today.

B.I thought you liked the apartment.

C.I've decided to look for a new place.

 

Roger:Hello.

Ann : Hello Roger? This is Ann.

Roger:Oh hi, Ann. How have you been? How's your new apartment working out?

Ann:Well,that's what I'm calling about. You see,    4    

Roger:Oh,what's the problem with your place now?     5     

Ann:Oh, I do, but it's a little far from campus, and the commute is just killing me. Do you think you could help? I thought you might know more about the housing situation near the school.Roger:Well,I know there's an apartment complex around the corner that seems to have a few vacancies.   6   

Ann:Hey,thanks a lot.

Roger:No problem.

 

Section B

 

Directions: In this section there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices A, B, C and D, taken from the interview. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

 

A. Thanks, Rachel.

B.That's what we did.

C. we were all talking about some TV shows.

D. it's a real honor to have you here.

 

Maddow:Joining us now for the interview is Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State, former Senator, former First Lady. Secretary Clinton,    7    Thank you for being here.

Clinton: It's great to be here with you.    8    

Maddow:What does a person do after 11 hours of testimony? You're the only human being I know of on Earth that has done 11 straight hours. What did you do after that?

Clinton:Well,I had my whole team come over to my house and we sat around eating Indian food and drinking wine and beer.    9    It was great.

Maddow:And was it like, "Let's just talk about TV, let's not talk about what just happened? "Clinton: Yes. Yes,     10    It was great just to have that chance to thank them because they did a terrific job, you know, kind of being there behind me and getting me ready.