Question 13.

　　W: Hey Mark, have you been able to sell your old piano yet?

　　M: Ah, you were right, just posting notices on bulletin boards at a couple of supermarkets wasn’t

　　enough. I think I’ll have to place an advertisement in the local newspaper。

　　Q: What does the man imply?

　　Question 14.

　　W: We had a delicious Sunday brunch at that new hotel downtown. You should try it sometime。

　　M: I didn’t even know the building was finished. You can tell how much I’ve been working for the

　　last two months。

　　Q: What does the man imply?

　　Question 15.

　　M: Thank goodness spring break starts next week. Are you doing anything special?

　　W: I have been planning to go to Florida with a friend of mine. But since she’s backed out, everything’s sort of in the air。

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　Question 16.

　　W: I need you to send this package to the main office so it’ll arrive before Wednesday’s meeting。

　　M: Is there anyone else who can do this because I’ll have my hands full with the report. It will probably take me a whole afternoon to prepare it。

　　Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

　　Question 17.

　　M: The conference on language and literacy education is only a month away, but there are still a few

　　things that our organizing committee needs to work out。

　　W: Then it’s clear that we’d better meet again and soon. Would you mind setting it up?

　　Q: What does the woman want the man to do?

　　Question 8.

　　W: I hear your company isn’t moving to the West Coast after all。

　　M: Well, not for the time being. But I’ve been looking into other employment opportunities here

　　anyway, just in case。

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　Now you’ll hear the two long conversations。

　　Conversation One

　　M: Background music is supposed to influence your attitudes and put you in the right mood. You’re

　　not supposed to notice it, but it’s just there, in the background。

　　W: I’m not sure I like that idea。

　　M: Well, it seems to work. Companies pay millions of dollars every year for background music. It’

　　s supposed to give you a better feeling about yourself and the people around you. Factories use it

　　a lot. It makes the workers happy, and they work better that way. In one factory, music increased

　　production by 4.5 percent。

　　W: I should think they’d get tired of hearing music all day。

　　M: They don’t though. One fellow in San Francisco told me, ‘If the music stops, somebody always

　　runs to the telephone to complain.’

　　W: Now that I think about it, I can’t remember when there wasn’t background music in restaurants

　　and stores。

　　M: Actually, background music started during World War II when some factories had their own orchestras to keep workers happy and calm. Now, of course, the music is piped in by a machine,

　　and different kinds of music are played at different times during the day. They play faster music

　　at ten in the morning than at eight, for instance, because workers tend to be slower then。

　　W: What about restaurants? Do they play the same music for dinner and lunch?

　　M: I don’t know about that, but I do know that hamburger places play fast music. When they started

　　playing faster music, they found that a customer spent only seventeen minutes eating. The time

　　was twenty-two minutes before that。

　　W: So they have more people coming in and out to buy hamburgers。

　　M: Exactly. And that’s good for business. You can see why music has become so popular. In Los Angeles, for instance, thirty different companies are selling background music services。

　　W: I still think there’s something about it that I don’t quite like。

　　M: I know what you mean, but lots of people wouldn’t agree with you. The Xerox Corporation in

　　Rochester, N.Y. spends more than $80,000 a year for background music. Prisons use it, and farmers use it to keep their cattle calm. It’s even supposed to have an effect on plants。

　　W: Well, it may calm cattle, but it’s not making me forget I’m hungry. Let’s try to get that waitress

　　to bring us a menu。

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard。

　　Question 19. Where does this conversation take place?

　　Question 20. What is the purpose of playing background music in a factory?

　　Question 21. Which of the following is true about background music according to this dialogue?

　　Conversation Two

　　Tutor: Hello Angela, I was expecting you. Welcome to the university. Take a seat。

　　Angela: Thanks。

　　Tutor: Now, as you know we held the introductory session yesterday…so I’m going to run through

　　the main points for you again. Just let me see… OK, so you are going on to do a master de

　　gree。

　　Angela: Yes, that’s right, I already have a first degree in Economics, so my master will be in Business Studies and Marketing。

　　Tutor: Well, I’m sure this preparation course will help you with that! So, let me tell you something

　　about it. Basically, the course is divided into two main components: Academic Writing and

　　Study Skills—both nine hours per week, and in addition you will get two hours of Social

　　English。

　　Angela: Oh, that sounds like a lot of hours. I wasn’t expecting as many as that! Are there lessons

　　every day?

　　Tutor: Yes, the Academic Writing classes are in the mornings and the Study Skills sessions are in

　　the afternoons—but not every afternoon, Wednesday is free. And you are free at the weekends, of course。

　　Angela: And the Social English?

　　Tutor: That’s mornings too—in fact let me give you your timetable and then you will be clear

　　about when your classes are and who will be teaching you。

　　Angela: Thanks. Are there a lot of students on this course?

　　Tutor: Oh, about 35—between them I think we have twenty four different nationalities—and there

　　are 3 different groups. These groups are divided according to level. Anyway, to get back to

　　the course, the writing classes will focus on academic writing and grammar and you will

　　have to do a final piece of writing at the end of the course。

　　Angela: What, you mean like a dissertation, or a long essay?

　　Tutor: Well, more of a project report, really. So it doesn’t have to be too long—usually about 2,000

　　words, presenting findings from some research you will be expected to do。

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard。

　　Question 22. In which field is Angela going to further her studies?

　　Question 23. What does the preparation course consist of?

　　Question 24. When will Angela have classes?

　　Question 25. For which course will Angela write a project report?

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