Section A

　　1. M: Mary, could you please tell Thomas to contact me? I was hoping he would be able to help me out with the freshmen orientation program next week.

　　W: I would certainly tell him if I saw him, but I haven t seen him around for quite a few days.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　2. M: Susan, I am going to change the light bulb above the dining room table. Will you hold the ladder for me?

　　W: No problem. But be careful while you re up there.

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

　　3. W: It s freezing cold. Let me make some coffee to warm us up. Do you want a piece of pie as well?

　　M: Coffee sounds great. But I m going to have dinner with some friends in a while, so I d better skip the pie.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　4. W: How come Jim lost his job?

　　M: I didn t say he had lost it. All I said was if he didn t get out and start selling a few cars instead of idling around all day, he might find himself looking for a new job.

　　Q: What does the man say about Jim?

　　5. M: Hello, Mary. This is Paul at the bank. Is Tony home?

　　W: Not yet. Paul. I don t think you can reach him at the office now, either. He phoned me five minutes ago to say he was stopping for a hair-cut on his way home.

　　Q: Who do you think the woman probably is?

　　6. W: Oh! Boy! I don t understand how you got a ticket today. I always thought you were slow even driving on the less crowded fast lane.

　　M: I m usually careful. But this time I thought I could get through the intersection before the light turned.

　　Q: What do we learn about the man?

　　7. W: Your dog certainly seems to know you are his master. Did you have to punish him very often when you trained him?

　　M: I found it s much better to praise him when he obeys and not to be so fussy when he makes mistakes.

　　Q: What does the man say about training dogs?

　　8. M: I am afraid there won t be time to do another tooth today. Make sure you don t eat anything like stakes for the next few hours, and we ll fill the other cavity tomorrow.

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