LISTEN TO A VONCERSATION BETWEEN TWO STDUENTS IN THE LOUNGE OF A COLLEGE
DORMITORY.
WOMAN:HI,KAVEN.YOUR ROOMMATE TOLD ME THAT I COULD FIND YOU IN THE TV
LOUNGE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
MAN:WHAT DOES IT LOOKLIKE I AM DOING?
WOMAN:WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE U ARE WATCHING TELEVISION.BUT WE HAVE A LINEAR
ALGEBRA MID-TERM TOMORROW, SO I THOUGHT YOU'D BE STUDYING FOR IT AND MAYBE
I CAN STUDY WITH YOU.
MAN:OH,WELL,I WAS JUST TAKING A BREAK.THIS LINEAR ALGEBRA STUFF GIVES ME A
HEADACHE IF I WORK ON IT TOO LONG.
WOMAN:I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR THREE HOURS THROUGH
IT ALREADY. I'M BEGINNING TO GO CORSS.I'D BEEN THEORYING AT THE SAMPLE
PROBLEMS. I JUST DON'T GET SOME OF THEM.
MAN:BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ARE COMING TO ME.I MEAN YOU DO KONW WHAT I GOT
ON THE LAST TEST,DON'T U?
WOMAN:YEAH,I KNOW.YOU TOLD ME.I JUST THOUGHT TWO HEADS MIGHT BE BETTER ONE.
MAN:YEAH,THAT'S NICE IDEA.BUT...YOU KNOW,I WISH I KNEW THAT PERSON IN OUR
CLASS WHO GOT A HUNDRED ON THE LAST TEST.SHE DIDN'T MISS A
QUESTION.UMM...WAS IT ELIZABETH?
WOMAN:OH YEAH,ELIZABETH!SHE IS A FRIEND OF MINE.SHE'D BE A BIG HELP RIGHT
NOW.WHY DON'T I GIVE HER A CALL?
MAN:WHAT!AT THIS HOUR?IT'S ALREADY TEN THIRTY. I DON'T WANNA IMPOSE ON HER.
WOMAN:YEAH,I GUESS YOU ARE RIGHT.BUT YOU KNOW WHAT,SHE OWES ME A BIG
FAVOR.LET'S AT LEAST GIVE HER A CALL AND SEE WHAT SHE SYAS.MAYBE GOING OVER
SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WITH US WOULS HELP HER REVIEW THE MATERIAL.
MAN:IT'S WORTH A TRY.
31 WHAT ARE THE SPEAKERS MAINLY DISCUSSING?
32 WHY IS THE MAN WATCHING TELEVISION?
33 WHY IS THE MAN SURPRISED THAT THE WOMAN WANTS TO STUDY LINEAR ALGEBRA
WITH HIM?
34 WHY DOESN'T THE MAN WANT TO CALL ELIZABETH?

QUESTIONS 35 THROUGH 39:
LISTEN TO TWO STUDENTS TALKING ABOUT THEIR ENGINEERING CLASS.
WOMAN:HELLO?
MAN:HI,MAY,THIS IS BILL JOHNS.
WOMAN:OH HI,BILL.YOU WEREN'T IN ENGINEERING CLASS TODAY, WERE YOU?
MAN:I HAVE THE FUL.I WAS SONDERFING IF YOU COULD TELL ME WHAT WENT ON.
WOMAN:ACTUALLY WE HAD AN INTERESTING CLASS. DR.COLLIN TALKED ABOUT A NEW
TYPE OF FUEL.
MAN:OH,YEAH?
WOMAN:UH-HUM.IT'S CALLED DIMETHYL-ETHER OR DME.
MAN:OH,I REMEMBER READING SOMETHINGA BOUT DME.IT'S MOSTLY USED IN SPRAY
CANS,RIGHT?
WOMAN:RIGHT. DME DOESN'T DESTORY THE OZONE,SO IT'S BEEN ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDSLY.
MAN:BUT DOESN'T DME PULLUTE THE AIR IF IT'S BURNED IN AN ENGINE?
WOMAN:DR.COLLIN SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT ITS EXHAUSTS BEING CLEAR,THAT IT
DOESN'T RELEASE AS MUCH PULLUTANTS AS DIESEL FUEL.AND HE MENTIONED
SOMETHING ABOUT DME BEING MORE EFFICIENT THAN OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS.
MAN:WHEN WILL IT REPLACE DIESEL FUEL?
WOMAN:NOT FOR A WHILE.IT'S NOT ECONOMICAL TO MASSPRODUCE.
MAN:WELL,THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION.I GUESS I WON'T NEED TO BORROWYOUR
NOTES.
WOMAN:WELL,MAYBE YOU SHOULD LOOK AT THEM.WE ARE HAVING A TEST NEXT WEEK.
MAN:OKAY,COULD U GIVE THEM TO MIKE ANDREWS? I THINK HE IS IN YOUR
PSYCHOLOGY CLASS.HE IS MY ROOMMATE.
WOMAN:SURE.I HOPE YOU'RE FEELING BETTER SOON.
MAN:THANKS.ME TOO.BYE!
WOMAN:BYE!
35 WHAT IS THE CONVERSTATION MAINLY ABOUT?
36 WHY IS THE WOMAN GIVING THE MAN THE INFORMATION?
37 WHAT EFFECT WILL THE INCREASED USE OF DME INSTEAD OF DIESEL FUELPROBABLY
HAVE?
38 ACCORDING TO THE CONVERSATION,WHY WON'T DME BE ON THE MARKET SOON?
39 WHY DOES THE WOMAN SUGGEST THE MAN LOOK AT HER NOTES?

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