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My typewriter is broken.
What does the man mean?
3. If you're staying late, will you be sure to look up the office when you leave?
Ok. I hope I won't be more than an hour.
What does the man mean?
6. Did you know that Arthur has three brothers living on three different continents?
He must get in incredible phone bill every month.
What does the woman imply about Arthur?
8. We should buy a good guide book and study it before our trip to Montreal.
We could. But they're so overpriced. What about the library?
What does the man imply?
13. Would you have some time this week to go over these questions with me?
How does tomorrow sound?
What does the man mean?
17. Alice has been spending a lot of time at the library lately.
Well. She's got a paper due and two final exams next week.
What has Alice probably been doing?
20. How did the game go the other night? Did your team with?
Are you kidding? That would be a first.
What does the man imply?
23. Excuse me; I don't understand why flight 213 has been delayed. The weather
seems fine now.
I'm afraid New York got three times as much snow as we did here. It should be clear
by morning though.
What does the woman imply?
24. Take a look at this gift catalog. Maybe we can find something to get Janet for her
new house.
OK. But remember we can't afford a lot.
What does the woman mean?
25. Are you still waiting for Bob?
I don't know why I bother. The store will be closed by the time we got there.
What does the woman mean?
26. Would you like to come with us for coffee a little later?
I'm off caffeine medical restriction.
What does the woman mean?
29. According to this article, the former boxing champ is going to try again. He's
coming out of the retirement for the third time.
Is a comeback at this age at all likely?
What does the man imply about the former box champion?
30. Don't you think Prof. Morrison's test was too difficult?
Well, I must admit I had been expecting more than just passing grade in biology.
What does the man mean?
PART B
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Have you made any plans to go away during semester break? I've been thinking of
skiing.
I really haven't had time to think about my vacation. I've been concentrating on
getting ready for my exams, especially Philosophy. But I'll probably go to the beach.
Why the beach?
Well. It would be nice to get away from this cold weather and just lie in the sun and
relax after working so hard.
It's true that skiing does require work. And you have to get up early and wait in long
lines for the chair lifts. Thanks. I think you help me make up my mind.
Sure. Now maybe you can use your mind to think about something else, like your
studies.
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Hello, Jim. I haven't seen you in a while.
What seem to be the problem?
Actually I'm a little embarrassed about coming here. I feel fine right now. But you
know how much stuff is going around. Anyway every year around the holidays like
clockwork I come down with something.
So you're interested in prevention. What symptoms do you usually get?
You know, cough, fever, runny nose, my head and bones ache, chills even. I'm usually
miserable for a week and it ends up ruining my holidays.
Sounds like a typical flu to me. As you said, lots of people have it influence often
strikes when people are over tried stressed out and not eating nutritious food. And also
you increase your exposure to a virus when you're in big crowds where lots of people
are coughing and sneezing.
I certainly spend a lot time in department stores around the holidays buying gifts for
people.
Yes. And so you increase your exposure to airborne viruses just when your body's
resistance is already low from all the running around you do.
So what can I do to ward off the flu?
Actually it's fairly simple. Get a lot of rest, eat well. That way your immune system
will be boosted. And you'll be more able to fight off illness.
All these things make sense. But one more question. Aren't I bound to get sick
anyway if there's an outbreak in the dorm?
Oh, you didn't mention you lived in the dormitory. In that case I'd also suggest you get
immunized. The vaccine available prevents' the three main types of influenza. Why
don't you go to the university health center? The shots are free there.
I'll do it right away. It will be nice to feel well during. The holidays for once.
PART C TALKS
39 to 42 A lecture in an architectural design course.
Dozens of valuable paintings and frescoes were badly damaged today when rain water
poured through a roof at the state museum. As freak rainstorms lashed in the central
and southern sections of the state, part of the museum's roof which was scheduled to
be repaired collapsed and water cascaded into two storerooms. The museum director
said that several well known pieces, including oils, watercolors and frescoes, had been
damaged, although only one objects, a 19 century fresco was damaged beyond repair.
She added that inspection for damages has not been completed and therefore she
could not estimate costs of the repair and replacement.
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Welcome to the New Bedford institute's, series of lectures on the mysteries of the sea.
You may have noticed the drawing on the cover of the program for today's
presentation. It depicts a sea creature that scientists have been interested in for many
years. It is said that in the 19th century a group of fishermen were surprised by seeing
a huge squid that they said was as big as a house and had enormous tentacles. The
fishermen were frightened out of their wits according to reports from that time. The
creature sank back into the ocean and was never seen again. Marine biologists
believed that this species of giant squid called archituth is still exits. And is comes to
represent how little we know about sea creatures. Compared with what we know
about the animals on the land. We do know that there are many more different kinds
of marine species than there are land species. But we just don't have the technology
yet to do sustained research. Even short unmanned trips are so hard to accomplish. In
fact researching in the deep oceans has been compared to flying an airplane overland
throwing down a net and seeing what you get. In other words it's very hard to picture
the whole situation when that's the way you have to get your samples. Most of what is
known about deep sea creatures, which as I said is actually very little, comes from
ocean beds that dried up long ago. We're fortunate to have a few samples of these
fossil remains on display on the second floor. We'll take a look at them after a while.
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With the introduction of radio, newspaper publishers wondered how broadcasting
would affect them. Many feared that radio as a quick and easy means of keeping
people informed would displace the newspaper industry altogether.
Others hoped that the brief newscast heard on the air would stimulate listeners
interested in the story so they'd buy the paper to get more information. This second
idea turned out to be closer to the truth. Radio & print were not substitutes for each
other but actually supported each other. You see the relation ship between different
media is not always one of displacement but can be one of reinforcement. However
this is not always the case. Take television & motion pictures for example, with the
popularization of TV, the motion picture industry suffered greatly. Movie attendance
dropped when audience members chose to stay at home and be entertained. Likewise.
When a football game was shown on the air, the stands were often empty because fans
chose to watch the game at home.