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  2. AIRPORT CHECK – IN
  3. Answer the following question and read the text below to check your answer.
  4. Answers to COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
  5. B Read and check your guesses in Ex. 3A.
  6. B) Check the pronunciation of the following words in the dictionary.
  7. B) Listen and check your answers.

 

1. (21) Woman: You’d better take the car to the garage from now on. They

charged me seventy-five dollars for a new minor repairs.

Man: That’s not too bad. I thought that it would be more than that.

3rd Voice: What did the woman want the man to do?

(Note: There should be a 10-second pause after each test question in this

section.)

 

2. (22) Man: The International Students’ Association is having a party

Saturday night. Can you come?

Woman: I wish I could, but I work at the hospital on weekends.

3rd Voice: Why can’t the woman go to the party?

 

3. (23) Woman: I think that the game starts at eight.

Man: Good. We have an hour to get there.

3rd Voice: What time is it now?

 

4. (29) Man: When does the next bus leave for New York?

Woman: Buses leave for New York every half-hour. You just missed

the nine-thirty bus by five minutes.

3rd Voice: When will the next bus leave for New York?

 

5. (27) Man: Excuse me. Could you please tell me how to get to the

University City Bank?

Woman: Sure. Go straight for two blocks, then turn left and walk three

more blocks until you get to the drugstore. It’s right across the street.

3rd Voice: How far must the man walk to get to the bank?

 

6. (32) Woman: Didn’t you go to the meeting last night either?

Man: No. I had a slight headache.

3rd Voice: What do we understand from this conversation?

 

7. (34) Man: Operator, I want to place a long-distance call collect to

Columbus, Ohio. The area code is six-one-four and the number is four-two-nine, seven-five-eight-three.

Woman: Thank you. I’ll ring it for you.

3rd Voice: Who will pay for the call?

 

8. (35) Man: I’d like to check in, please. I didn’t make a reservation.

Woman: That’s not necessary, sir. Just sign the register.

3rd Voice: Where did this conversation most probably take place?

 

9. (23) Man: Jane, I would like to introduce you to my sister, Ellen.

Woman: Glad to meet you, Ellen. Bob tells me that you are interested

in African art too. In fact, he says, that you plan to spend the summer in Zimbabwe.

3rd Voice: What do the girls have in common?

 

10.(26) Woman: How do you like your new job, Bill?

Man: Fine. This week I have been reading the financial reports and

studying the books. Next week I will probably start to handle some of the accounts.

3rd Voice: What does the man do for a living?

 

11.(27) Man: That is $3.25 on the meter, and a dollar extra for the suitcase.

Woman: OK. Here is five dollars. keep the change.

3rd Voice: How much was the driver’s tip?

 

12.(29) Man: Hello, Miss Evans? This is Paul Thompson. I would like to

talk with my wife, please.

Woman: Oh, Paul. You just missed her. She left the office a few

minutes earlier so she could stop by the bank on he way home.

3rd Voice: Where is Mrs. Thompson?

 

13.(33) Man: Hi, Mary. Did you get a letter from your family?

Woman: Not today. I just wrote them day before yesterday so I am not

really expecting to hear from them until next week. This is a telephone bill.

3rd Voice: What did the woman say about the letter?

 

14.(34) Man: I am sorry, Miss. Flight 622 has already departed.

Woman: Oh. All right. Can you please tell me where I can find a

telephone?

3rd Voice: What does the woman want to know?

 

15.(24) Woman: Did you balance your checkbook?

Man: No. I had my secretary do it because I kept putting it off and

my wife was starting to lose patience with me.

3rd Voice: Who balanced the checkbook?

 

16.(35) Man: Strange to see only a few people in the office, isn’t it?

Woman: It sore is. I wonder why.

3rd Voice: What do we know about the office?

 

The train now standing at platform 4 is the 11.04 to Bournemout, calling at Reading, Basingstoke, Southampton and Bournemouth.

The next train to arrive at platform 5 will be the 11.05 to Birmingham New Street, calling at Banbury, Leamington Spa, Dorridge, Solihull, Coventry, Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street.

The 11.31 inter-city train to Exeter and Plymouth has been delayed. This train is now running approximately fifteen minutes late and is now due to arrive at platform 1 at 11.46. We apologise to passengers for the delay.

The train now arriving at platform 2 is the 11.10 to Paddington London, calling at Didcot Reading.

We are sorry to announce that the 11.20 train to Cardiff Central has been cancelled due to a derailment. Passengers for Cardiff should take the 11.10 London train and change at Didcot.

The inner-city train to Newcastle will arrive at platform 6 at 11.40. Passengers for York and Newcastle should change at Birmingham New Street.

 


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