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1a. The mother is asking the boy to go do homework.
b. The mother won’t let the boy go out with his friends.
c. The mother will let the boy go out with his friends if his homework is done.
d. The mother pretends that she does not understand the boy’s question.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript男:妈,我可不可以跟朋友去看电影?
女:你功课写完了没有?男:媽,我可不可以跟朋友去看電影?
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2a. The man is sitting and the woman tells the man to stand up while listening to her.
b. The man is fidgeting and the woman tells the man to stand still while she’s talking.
c. The woman tells the man to stop doing whatever he is doing and pay attention to her words.
d. The man is about to leave the room and the woman tells him to stay.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript女: 站住,我还没说完话呢!
男:下课已经十分钟了,我的日文课快开始了,去晚了,日文老师会不高兴。女:站住,我還沒說完話呢!
男:下課已經十分鐘了,我的日文課快開始了,去晚了,日文老師會不高興。 -
3a. Meilan’s family told me that they made the meal especially for me; I felt so embarrassed upon hearing this.
b. Meilan’s family was so warm and kind; I stayed for dinner because I was too shy to say no.
c. Meilan’s family invited me to dinner, but I didn’t stay for dinner because I couldn’t.
d. Although I hadn’t planned on staying for dinner, I could not bring myself to leave because they said they made the meal for me.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript昨天我去看我好朋友李美兰的家人。我要回家的时候,她们很热情地留我吃饭。还说晚饭的菜都是为我作的。我听了,就不好意思走了。昨天我去看我好朋友李美蘭的家人。我要回家的時候,她們很熱情地留我吃飯。還說晚飯的菜都是為我作的。我聽了,就不好意思走了。 -
4a. As soon as I retire, I will go faraway, never to return here.
b. As soon as I retire, I will travel to faraway places, but I forever belong here.
c. Upon retiring, I moved to another place because I didn’t want to be too far away from here.
d. Upon retiring, I moved far away from here, but I forever remember this city.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript我在本市住了二十多年了,所以我一退休就要到远方去,永远不回到这儿。我在本市住了二十多年了,所以我一退休就要到遠方去,永遠不回到這兒。 -
5a. I rarely need to remind Xiaolan of anything because she remembers them all.
b. Xiaolan immediately goes to do things I ask her to do; she rarely asks me to clarify.
c. Xiaolan remembers every story I have told her and frequently asks for more.
d. I once told Xiaolan she was smart, and she still remembers it. I don’t need to repeat it.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript小兰真聪明,有很多事,我跟她一说,她就都记住了。我很少要再说一遍。小蘭真聰明,有很多事,我跟她一說,她就都記住了。我很少要再說一遍。 -
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After Old Mr. Zhang has retired,
a. he is less busy but happier now.
b. he has felt bored so he went back to work.
c. he has become a neighborhood volunteer.
d. he has got an easy job that does not pay as well.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript张大爷退休以后,比退休以前更忙,他说天天在家里没有意思,所以他去参加选举,最近他当了街道工作的主任。他说他当街道主任,虽然不能挣钱,但是每天过得比以前更愉快。張大爺退休以後,比退休以前更忙,他說天天在家裏沒有意思,所以他去參加選舉,最近他當了街道工作的主任。他說他當街道主任,雖然不能掙錢,但是每天過得比以前更愉快。 -
7a. The woman has asked all guests to stay, but she has only succeeded in keeping some of them.
b. Before the woman has asked, all guests said they would stay for dinner or for tea.
c. All guests said they would stay after being asked (to stay).
d. The woman only asked some of the guests to stay for dinner. Those who were asked said they would stay (for dinner).✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript男:你留客人了吗?
女:留了。
男:都留住了吗?
女:有的说会留在这儿吃晚饭,有的只能留下来喝一杯茶。男:你留客人了嗎?
女:留了。
男:都留住了嗎?
女:有的說會留在這兒吃晚飯,有的只能留下來喝一杯茶。 -
8a. Neither the man nor the woman knows where his car is, so he is going to drive her car.
b. The woman has parked both of their cars at the same place, and he can drive either to class.
c. The man’s car has broken down, so the woman offers to let him drive her car to class.
d. The man didn’t see his own car, so he asks the woman where she has parked her car because he needs to go to his class by car.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript男:我怎么没看见我的车?我的车,你停在哪儿了?我要去上课了。
女:你的车还没有修好呢。我的车停在那儿,你开我的车去吧!男:我怎麽沒看見我的車?我的車,你停在哪兒了?我要去上課了。
女:你的車還沒有修好呢。我的車停在那兒,你開我的車去吧! -
9a. Xiao Wang went to the bookstore, but he did not look for the book the teacher required them to buy.
b. Xiao Wang went to the bookstore, but they informed him that they didn’t have that title.
c. Xiao Wang went to the wrong bookstore, so he didn’t get the book the teacher required them to buy.
d. Xiao Wang went to the bookstore, but the book the teacher required them to buy had run out.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript女:上星期就叫你们去买这本书,小王,你为什么还没有去买?
男:我去了,可是书店的人说,那本书现在没有了,所以我没有买到。女:上星期就叫你們去買這本書,小王,你為什麽還沒有去買?
男:我去了,可是書店的人說,那本書現在沒有了,所以我沒有買到。 -
10a. They woman must study a total of 40 lessons in one semester.
b. The woman must study a total of 16 lessons this semester.
c. The woman must study a total of 24 lessons this semester.
d. The woman must study a total of 25 lessons this semester.✓ Correct! Go on to the next question.
Show/Hide Simplified Chinese transcript | Show/Hide Traditional Chinese transcript女:这学期这本书我们要学到第四十课。
男:哇!一个学期只有十六个星期,你们可以学四十课啊!
女:不是你想的那样。我们从第二十五课开始。上学期我们已经学到第二十四课了。女:這學期這本書我們要學到第四十課。
男:哇!一個學期只有十六個星期,你們可以學四十課啊!
女:不是你想的那樣。我們從第二十五課開始。上學期我們已經學到第二十四課了。