my roommate used it last week. Q: What does the man mean? M: What did you think of the final exam?
W: It wasn't as easy as I had expected. I barely had time to get to the last question. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
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Conversation One:
M: Hi, Jane! You missed a great lecture today. What's wrong with you?
W: Oh, I overslept again. This is a really bad habit. What
did Dr. Smith talk about in his lecture?
M: We talked about George Washington's false teeth.
W: Oh, I knew it! His teeth were made of wood.
M: A professor at a dental school in California recently
presented a paper showing that
Washington's teeth were made of elephant ivory. W: But why do people say
Washington's teeth were made of wood? M: A set of his teeth that were made of elephant ivory were shown publicly at various exhibitions about a hundred
years ago. The ivory had turned a very dark color, and I
guess, it looks like wood.
W: Yes, I've seen some ivory that was a dark brown color.
M: It seems that ivory turns dark easily with age, especially if it's exposed to drinks, such as coffee, tea, or wine. I guess that's how the story got started. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
What's the most probable
relationship between the two
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speakers?
What was wrong with Jane? What is the main topic of the conversation? Conversation Two
W: Are you going to find a job again
this summer?
M: Yes, of course. Otherwise, how am I going to pay for the tuition fees in the fall? W: I am thinking of working too but my folks insist I have
to spend some time with them during the summer. You
know, I haven't seen them for two years. M: That's considering you are only 8-hour drive away from
your hometown. Why haven't you been home for so long?
W: It's not that I didn't want to go home but because my
parents were volunteering in the charitable organization in Central America.
M: In that case, the more you should visit them in the summer.