Dialogue Communication (15%)

　　Directions : In this section, you will read 15 short incomplete dialogues between two speaers, each fol-lowed by 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　1. Pupil : I apologize for being late this morning. My alarm clock didn't ring.

　　Teacher:__________

　　A. That's all right. These things often happen.

　　B. Would you please forgive me? I never accept any apologies at all.

　　C. Thank you. You're really too kind apologizing to me.

　　D. Never mind. You don't have to be so polite.

　　2. Mary: Hello, John. How are you feeling now? Somebody said you had been sick.

　　John:__________

　　A. Hello, Mary. They must have had me confused with my brother, George. He has been sick all

　　week. I have never felt better in my life.

　　B. Hello, Mary. Who's sick? How can I be sick? I'm as strong as a horse. They must have gone mad.

　　C. Hello, Mary. How are you?

　　D. Hello, Mary. I'm quite happy. My wife has fallen ill. And, how about you?

　　3. Speaker A: May I have an inquiry (咨询), please?

　　Speaker B:__________

　　A. Never mind. You can ask whatever you want.

　　B. I'd like to know what inquiry it is.

　　C. I'm sorry. I know little about it.

　　D. Yes, of course. So far as I know.

　　4. M: That's the worst painting I've ever seen.

　　W:__________

　　A. Never mind. Let's continue to look at it.

　　B. Come on. It's not that bad.

　　C. No, it is not the worst painting.

　　D. Yes. It looks the worst.

　　5. Speaker A: I heard Joe say something terrible to you yesterday.

　　Speaker B:__________

　　A. But, you know, I wish you could pardon me.

　　B. But, you know, every coin has two sides.

　　C. Yes, I have never been angrier in my life.

　　D. But I don't mind that Joe says something terrible to you.

　　6. Cindy:__________

　　Rose: No, what happened?

　　Cindy: They let him go as he is suspected to be cheating.

　　A. Did you know John?

　　B. Did you like John?

　　C. Did you hate John?

　　D. Did you hear about John?

　　7. Speaker A: Hello, May I speak to Mr. Smith?

　　Speaker B.__________

　　A. Yes, I am Mr. Smith.

　　B. No, he is not in the office right now.

　　C. Speaking !

　　D. He is not here. Can I speak for him?

　　8. Speaker A: I'd like to fix an appointment with the personal manager. Will nine tomorrow morn-ing be all right?

　　Speaker B:__________

　　A. No. It's impossible. He'.ll be busy tomorrow.

　　B. I've told you he'11 be busy. Why do you come again?

　　C. I'm afraid not. He's got a rather full day tomorrow,

　　D. He'11 be free the whole day tomorrow.

　　9. Salesman:__________

　　Customer: Yes. What size is that green T-shirt?

　　A. Do you want to buy anything?

　　B. Excuse me, what are you doing?

　　C. Are you just looking around?

　　D. Anything I can do for you?

　　10. Speaker A: Hi, John. Nice to meet you again. How is your project going?

　　Speaker B:__________

　　A. How do you do ?My project has gone well.

　　B. Nice to meet you, too. My project has gone well as we expected.

　　C. Hi, Mike. My project has gone well.

　　D. I'm glad to meet you. My project is really a difficult one.

　　11. Speaker A: So far as I can see, it is the fault on the third party.

　　Speaker B:__________

　　A. I don't agree with the third party.

　　B. Yes. I can't agree more.

　　C. I think you are not meeting that.

　　D. I can go along with you.

　　12. W: Boy, how quickly technology changes! So many people have a computer in their home nowadays.

　　M:__________

　　A. Computers? There are so many computers in the office.

　　B. Yes, I know. I feel so behind the time.

　　C. But I know a lot of computers.

　　D. Yes, I know. Without computer, there would be no Internet.

　　13. Speaker A: Mind if I call you Albert?

　　Speaker B:__________

　　A. Yes, just call me A1.

　　B. Yes, you may do that.

　　C. Of course not. But just plain" AI" will do.

　　D. OK. Everyone does.

　　14. W : What is your general price range (范围)?

　　M:__________

　　A. We are looking for a three-bed-room home on the east side of the town.

　　B. I think it would be hard to find something in that range.

　　C. We're hoping to find something under $200.

　　D. The range is about $200 or so.

　　15. Speaker A:d like to book a ticket for next Monday morning to New York.

　　Speaker B:__________

　　A. What can I do for you?

　　B. What's the matter?

　　C. At your service.

　　D. Just a second, please.

　　答案：1.A 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.C 8.C 9.D l0.B 11.B l2.B l3.C l4.D l5.D