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Question: Can I get you something to drink while you’re looking at the menu?
Which is the best response?
(A) Yes, I’ll order now.
(B) Yes, I can have a drink.
(C) Yes, I’ll have a coffee, please.

W: Hey, Ted. What did the teacher just say?
M: Lesson One and Four will be on the test tomorrow.
W: Oh, no. Can I go to your house and study?
M: Hmm, why?
W: My neighbor is going to have a party tonight. I can’t study with all that noise.
M: Oh. OK, but I need to ask my mom and dad first.
W: Thanks.
Question: Who is the boy?
(A) The girl’s brother.
(B) The girl’s neighbor.
(C) The girl’s classmate.

M: Hey, Ariana, let’s play basketball together.
W: Well, I would like to, but I can’t.
M: Why not? Do you need to study?
W: No. I don’t have the right shoes today. Maybe next time.
M: OK.
Question: Why doesn’t the woman play basketball with the man?
(A) She needs to study.
(B) She isn’t wearing sports shoes.
(C) She doesn’t like to play basketball.

M: (sound of alarm) Attention, please. Attention, please. There is an earthquake happening right now. Everyone, hide under your desk, stay on your knees, and hold onto your head with your arms and hands. Be careful. Things may drop from above. Keep quiet, and do not come out until your teachers tell you to.
Question: What does the man tell the students to do?
(A) To keep themselves safe.
(B) To help move their desks.
(C) To do exercises with their teachers.

M: I heard you had a theater show last night.
W: Yeah, my first one.
M: So, tell me about it. Did a lot of people come?
W: Oh, it was a very small show in a very small theater with just a few seats, but I think they both liked it.
M: Both? There were only two people there?
W: Uh, by the end. Yeah.
M: Oh, sorry.
Question: Why did the man say he was sorry to the woman?
(A) Because her show was not successful.
(B) Because she got a bad seat in the theater.
(C) Because he did not stay until the end of the show.

W: What’s wrong, Jason? You look worried.
M: Yeah, I’m going to Mr. Anderson’s class later. I feel like I’m dying.
W: I know. I’ve been there.
M: Oh, you were in his class, too?
W: Yeah, he always asked difficult questions that I couldn’t answer.
M: Yes. I spent a lot of time studying, but sometimes I can’t even understand his questions.
W: Well, I studied in a study group for this class and it helped a lot.
M: That’s a great idea. I’ll try it.
Question: What does the woman mean when she says “I’ve been there”?
(A) She was in Mr. Anderson’s class.
(B) She asked a lot of questions in class.
(C) She started a study group for the class.

M: So, for Thanksgiving dinner, I’ll still make a pumpkin pie like last year.
W: Uh, let’s just buy one from the bakery. We won’t want you to be tired every year.
M: It’s no problem. Besides, everyone liked it.
W: Well…
M: What? Everyone said that they never had such a great pie.
W: Everyone said that they never had SUCH a pie.
M: They finished it all real quick.
W: Umm, did you actually see them eat it?
M: Well, John said they wanted to enjoy it on the balcony. Aunt Karen and Rose wanted to have it by the pond in the front yard while watching the ducks.
W: I can only tell you that our neighbor’s ducks and the birds all enjoyed your pie.
Question: Why does the woman want to buy a pie for Thanksgiving this year?
(A) The woman likes pies from the bakery.
(B) The pie the man made last year tasted bad.
(C) The man will be too tired from making pies.

W: Oh, no. We got the middle seats.
M: Isn’t that good? Everyone wants middle seats.
W: That usually is, but it’ll be a lot of trouble when you need to go to the restroom. You know I just had a large cup of Coke at the restaurant. Oh, I really hate to keep saying “excuse me”, “excuse me”, “excuse me” to people.
M: Then go to the restroom now. There are still ten minutes before the movie starts.
W: Oh, stupid me!
M: Well, go now before there are a lot of people waiting.
Question: Where are the man and the woman?
(A) In a restroom.
(B) In a restaurant.
(C) In a movie theater.

W: (sound of clapping) As an art lover, I visit museums a lot. Most of the time I see people standing in front of a painting, take a picture of it and then go on to the next painting. They spend less than ten seconds on each painting. They don’t know what they are missing. You need to look at the painting and study it from different angles. What colors and shapes are used in the painting? How do they make you feel? If you don’t feel the thing, that’s okay. Go and find out stories behind the art work online. It helps you have a better idea of how the painting was created.
Question: What is the woman talking about?
(A) Ideas for creating a painting.
(B) The stories behind a painting.
(C) Tips for understanding a painting.