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Model Test FiveShort Conversations11. M: I was late twice this month.W: I was late three times that often and Tony was late seven times. Q: How often was the woman late?12. M: How much did the skirt cost?W: The price on the tag was 380 Yuan, but I managed to get a 50% discount.Q: What can we conclude from the conversation?13. M: I can hardly believe that city has a population of 800,000.W: To be more exact, there are 813,400 people there.Q: What is the population of that city?14. W: When should I hand in my term paper, sir?M: Since it must be a type-written one with 20 pages, you can hand it in next month. Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?15. W: Id like to buy a copy of Professor Franklins book On Sea Shells.M: Im sorry. Ms. That book has been out of print for some time now.Q: What does the man say about the book?16. W: I think I will take the half day tour of the city. M: Why not the whole day? Q: What does the man suggest?17. M: Darling, here is a very good movie to be shown at Grand Theatre. Shall we go and see it tomorrow evening? W: I know its very interesting. But I am afraid we cant. Do you still remember that your uncle is coming tomorrow afternoon and we need to meet him at the airport?Q: What will the two speakers most probably do tomorrow afternoon?18. W: Airports are sad places. M: Sometimes I guess, but well keep in touch and Ill fly over to see you at Christmas. Q: What are the speakers doing?Long ConversationsConversation OneM: Mrs. Williams, Id be grateful if you could just tell me a bit about yourself. Have you been swimming long?W: No, not long at all. I started originally to get fit again after my youngest child was born. And I didnt take it seriously at first; I only started practicing properly when I realized how much I was enjoying it.M: So when did you start taking it seriously?W: I suppose I started taking it seriously about three years ago. I joined the swimming club then, which really made me work at it.M: And now, how often do you practice?W: Every day. But I cant go at a regular time, as I have to make arrangements for the children to be looked after.M: And what does your husband think about it?W: Oh, he thinks its marvelous. Hes pleased that Ive got something more interesting to think about than housework, and hes proud of me for getting into the country team and winning prizes.M: And how many prizes have you won?W: Two as far, both years. One was an individual medal and the other was team cup.M: Well, I hope therell be more today. Thank you very much, Mrs. Williams.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard:19. When did the woman start practicing seriously?20. Why cant the woman practice everyday at a regular time?21. How does the womans husband feel about her?22. What prizes have woman won?Conversation TwoW: Carl, whats it like now? You have been training pretty hard for the Olympics and other major competitions for many years.M: Well, right now this is my last season. Of course Im staying in shape to do that. But Im going to stay in shape. I mean Ive always been fit so thats something Im interested in doing.W: You dont want to sit down and have a double cheeseburger? Come on, Carl.M: No, no. Thats just because Ive always tried to stay in shape and I like that, its obviously healthy for me as well.W: Is there anything in the back of your mind that wants you to take part in the Olympic Games again? How old are you now, Carl?M: Im 35, and no, there is nothing in the back of my mind. Ive gone long enough and now its time, I think. For me its more. Ive had an incredible career from my perspective and its been a lot of fun. But you cant. You can take really two choices: you can run until they wont let you in meets anymore or you can just say this is enough. I decided on the second.W: Good for you. You certainly would be in that competition for greatest Olympian ever with the 9 gold medals.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard:23. Why does Carl avoid a double cheese burger?24. What does Carl think about taking part in the Olympic Games?25. What is NOT true of Carl?Passage oneBows and arrows are one of mans oldest weapons. They gave early man an effective weapon to kill his enemies.The ordinary bow, or short bow, was used by nearly all early people. This bow had limited power and a short range. However, man overcame these faults by learning to track his target at close range.The long bow was most likely discovered when someone found out that a five-foot piece of wood made a better bow than three-foot piece. Hundreds of thousands of these bows were made and used for three hundred years. However, no one is known to survive today. We believe that a force of about one hundred pounds was needed to pull the string all the way back on a long bow.For a long time, the bow was just a bent stick and a string. In fact, more changes have taken place in a bow in the past twenty-five years than in the last seven centuries. Todays bow is forceful. It is as exact as a gun. In addition, it requires little strength to draw the string. Modern bows also have precise aiming devices. In indoor contests, perfect scores from forty yards are common. The invention of the bow itself ranks with the discovery of fire and of the wheel. It was a great step forward for man.26. Why did man have to track his target at close range when using a short bow?27. What does the passage tell us about the long bow?28. What do we know about modern bows?Passage twoReligion and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the United States. As a result, they are more expensive to attend. The religious schools in America are usually run by churches. Therefore they tend to be less expensive than private schools. When there is free education available to all children in the United States, why do people spend money on private schools? Americans offer a great variety of reasons for doing so. Some parents send their children to private schools because the classes there are usually smaller. In their opinion, the public schools in their area are not of high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the united states range widely in size and quality, and they offer all kinds of programs to meet the needs of certain students.29. Why is it usually expensive to attend religious and private schools?30. What is one of the reasons for people to send their children to private schools?31. Who usually runs religious school in the United States?Passage threeBrenda Linson never goes any where without an empty spectacles case. It is as vital to her as her purse. Yet, she doesnt wear glasses. The reason she cant do without it is that she cant read and she cant write. If ever she gets into any situation where she might be expected to so either of these things, she fishes around in her bag for the spectacles case, finds its empty, and asked the person concerned to do the reading for her. Until a few months ago hardly anybody knew about her problem. Her husband didnt know and her children didnt know. The children still dont.She had any number of tactics for hiding her difficulty - for example, never lingering near a phone at work, in case she had to answer it and might be required to write something down.It has never occurred to the children that their mother cannot read. She doesnt read them stories, but then their father doesnt either, so they find nothing surprising in the fact. Similarly they just accept that Dad is the one who writes the sick notes and reads the school reports. Now that the elder boy Tom is quite a proficient reader, Brenda can skillfully get him to read any notes brought home from school simply by asking, “Whats that all about, then?” Brendas husband never guessed the truth in ten years of marriage. For one thing, he insists on handling all domestic correspondence and bills himself. A salesman for a large company, he travels a great deal and so is not around so much to spot the truth. While hes away, Brenda copes with any situations by explaining that she cant do anything until shes discussed it with her husband.Brenda was very successful in her job until recently. For the last five years