M: In which hotel will I stay?
W: We’ve booked one flat for you and your wife at the Great Wall Hotel, because she will come to visit our
city next week.
M: Yes, she will come here only for sightseeing.
W: The Great Wall Hotel, which is downtown, is one of the best hotels in our city.
M: That’s great! Thank you.
W: You might as well take a brief look as you pass the city center along the way.
M: Look, so many newly-built houses are dotted over there. They all look brand-new.
W: They are the farmers’ houses.
M: How splendid!
(Test 7)
W: We are thinking about putting on a show this spring.
M: Do you think you will be able to make some money?
W: Oh, no, we just want to do it for the fun of it. You know there are a lot of us who like to get up on a stage and perform.
M: What kind of show?
W: A musical.
M: Have you decided which ones to do?
W: We have three in mind, and of course we’ve been thinking about you.
M: Me, why me?
W: You sings, don’t you? Everyone says you have a wonderful voice.
M: Well, I have sung a little, but I’ve never really appeared on a stage.
W: I thought you sang in church every Sunday.
M: That’s different. There are so many others singing, too.
W: Then there is your chance to find out how good you are. And not just to sing but to act and dance too.
M: It might be exciting.
(Test 8)
M: Excuse me. Will you please tell me where I can find the library?
W: Yes. It is in the No. 15 Building.
M: I’m afraid you’ll have to tell me where that is, too. I’m new to this university.
W: Do you mind telling me where you are from?
M: Certainly not. I’m from the USA. My home is in New York.
W: Well, do you see that red brick building just past this building on you left?
M: Yes.
W: Well, that’s the Student Union Building. The library is just behind it. You had better read the
instructions first so that you can borrow the books you like as quickly as possible. As you go in
the main entrance, you’ll see the instructions.
M: Thank you very much. You’ve been very helpful.
W: And so have you. I’m glad to have found another student from America, good luck to you.
(Test 9)
W: Have you ever been to China?
M: Only once I went to see my uncle who lives in Guangzhou. I found it very interesting and so different
from Hong Kong.
W: I was told there aren’t many cars.
M: No. Nearly everyone rides a bicycle. There are more cars in Guangzhou than in most other Chinese
cities, but it still far fewer than here.
W: Riding a bicycle must keep people healthy.
M: I suppose it does. It’s certainly better exercise than sitting in a car or a bus.
W: They must have buses in Guangzhou too, don’t they?
M: Of course they do. It’s very noisy in the rush hour when people are coming and going from work.
The ringing of bicycle bells and the buses blowing their horns make a terrible noise.
W: It can’t be much noiser than in Hong Kong!
(Test 10)
I moved to this area seven years ago. Ever since I moved into this flat, I”ve had trouble falling asleep
at night because my neighbors are too noisy. I have had enough of this and decided to move away. I have