a. Xiao Wang and I are neighbors.
b. Xiao Wang is standing in front of the counter.
c. Xiao Wang is the sales clerk.
d. The sales clerk and I are neighbors.
a. I knew how to answer all the questions today because I had done a good job studying the text.
b. Answers to all the questions were right there in the books, but I hadn’t done a good job studying the text, so I failed.
c. It is not really necessary for me to study the text beforehand if we are allowed to open the book when answering the questions.
d. The teacher had allowed us time to review the text before he asked us questions.
a. The speaker is telling Xiao Zhang how to mail a registered letter.
b. The speaker asks Xiao Zhang which window handles registered and air mails.
c. The speaker is telling Xiao Zhang that he is in the wrong line.
d. The speaker is telling Xiao Zhang what the characters on the sign mean.
a. The speaker is enthusiastic about showing the listener how to write his (the listener’s) name in Chinese.
b. The speaker is curious as to why the listener does not know how to write his own name in Chinese.
c. The speaker is apologetic because he cannot show the listener how to write his (the listener’s) name in Chinese
d. The speaker is quite unhappy about the listener asking again for a demonstration of how to write his (the listener’s) name in Chinese.
a. Xiao Wang was not able to answer the question because the teacher had spoken too fast.
b. Xiao Wang was not able to answer the question because it was difficult for him.
c. Had Xiao Wang paid attention, he probably would have been able to answer the question.
d. Xiao Wang didn’t realize the teacher had asked him a question because he wasn’t paying attention.
a. The woman urges the man to not drive too fast, so the man slows down.
b. The woman thinks the man is driving too fast, but the man does not agree.
c. The woman says that there is a lot of traffic, so they are not able to go too fast.
d. The man says that they are already late, so he can’t drive too slowly.
a. The man received a letter from Miss Li, who asked him to call her in the letter.
b. The woman attempts to guess Miss Li’s message, but she can’t be sure.
c. The man does not understand Miss Li’s intention, so the woman explains to him.
d. The man has asked for Miss Li’s phone number, so Miss Li handed it to him in an envelope.
a. The woman is complaining that the man is being loud and rude.
b. The man mistakenly thinks that the woman has problem with her hearing, so he shouts.
c. The woman says that the man is being too loud and it hurts her ears.
d. The man apologizes and promises not to be so loud in the future.
a. More than ten cars are parked in the No Parking zone.
b. The man and the woman must go look for another place to park.
c. The man and the woman are not students here.
d. The man points out that the information given in the sign is wrong.
a. People are smoking while waiting for the post office to open.
b. Some people are smoking under the tree; some others are waiting outside the post office.
c. All smokers are post office employees who must smoke outside.
d. Everyone stands under the tree to avoid the heat from the sun.
