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Question 1.	( 請點選按鈕 )
What will the man tell Mr. Pitt?  (A) Call Doris back.  (B) Go to work on time.(正解)  (C) The meeting will be held in the afternoon.  (D) Doris may get him a position as a coach. W: Hello, this is Doris. Is Mr. Pitt there? M: No, he went out for dinner with a baseball coach. Shall I have him call you back? W: No, that's OK. May I leave a message? M: Sure. W: Please tell him there will be an important conference tomorrow morning. He needs to do a presentation, so he should arrive at the office on time. M: I will let him know. Thank you. 女：哈囉，這是Doris。彼特先生在嗎? 男：不在，他和棒球教練外出吃晚餐。我要請他打給你嗎? 女：不，沒關係。我可以留言嗎? 男：當然。 女：請告訴他明天早上有一項重要會議。他需要報告，所以明天請準時到辦公室。 男：我會告知他的。謝謝。 問：這男士將告訴彼特先生什麼事呢? (A)回電給Doris。 (B)準時上班。 (C)會議將在下午舉行。 (D)可能會聘用他當棒球教練一職。

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Question 2.	( 請點選按鈕 )
What does the woman imply?  (A) She will study abroad with her parents.  (B) She wants to study in Australia.  (C) She disagrees with her father.  (D) She may study in California after she graduates.(正解) M: Will you study abroad after you graduate? W: Yes. It is my dream. M: Which country will you choose? W: I will go to the USA. M: Which state? W: I am not sure. My parents told me that California remains the top choice for Taiwanese students studying in America this year. Maybe I will go there. 男：畢業後你會出國留學嗎? 女：會。那是我的夢想。 男：妳會選擇去哪個國家? 女：我將去美國。 男：哪一州呢? 女：不確定。我父母告訴我今年加州是台灣留學生在美國讀書的第一選擇。也許我會去那裡。 問：這名女孩暗示什麼呢? (A)她將和父母出國留學。 (B)她想去澳洲留學。 (C)她不同意父親的看法。 (D)她畢業後可能會去加州讀書。 詳解：她最後表示可能會去父母說的加州。表示她同意父親的看法，加州在美國，故答案選D。

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Question 3.	( 請點選按鈕 )
Where are the man and woman?  (A) In a steakhouse.(正解)  (B) In a drugstore.  (C) In a coffee shop.  (D) In an aquarium. M: Try this food. It is yummy. W: Oh, it is delicious. M: The beef is medium well. It tastes perfect. W: How long have you been coming here? M: I have been here a few times. 男：試試這道食物。真是人間美味。 女：真的很好吃。 男：這牛肉是七分熟。吃起來真是完美。 女：你來這裡光顧多久了? 男：我來這裡幾次。 問：男士和女士在哪裡呢? (A)在牛排館。 (B)在藥局。 (C)在咖啡店。 (D)在水族館。 詳解：兩人提到試試看食物，牛肉很好吃，故推知在牛排館。

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Question 4.	( 請點選按鈕 )
How will the man most likely reply?  (A) Look before you leap.  (B) Repeated slander makes others believe.  (C) Actions speak louder than words.  (D) No wonder.(正解) M: How long have you lived in Taiwan? W: I have lived here for eight months. M: How did you learn Mandarin so well? I have lived here for two years, and I can't speak Mandarin fluently. W: That's because my mother is Taiwanese. 男：妳住台灣多久了? 女：我住這裡八個月了。 男：妳怎麼能把中文學得這麼好? 我已經這在這裡兩年，我中文沒辦法說得很流利。 女：那是因為我媽媽是台灣人啊。 問：這名男士可能會回答什麼? (A)三思而後行。 (B)三人成虎。 (C)行動勝於空談。 (D)難怪。 詳解：因為母親是台灣人，難怪中文可以學得好。

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Question 5.	( 請點選按鈕 )
What is Ted's relationship to the woman?  (A) Client.  (B) Employee.  (C) Coworker.  (D) Family.(正解) M: What's the matter? W: The TV news said there was a big earthquake in Sumatra. M: Wow, how terrible. W: Luckily, the situation has returned to normal. OK. Do your homework in your room now, Ted. If you don't finish by 8, Dad will be angry. 男：怎麼了? 女：新聞報導指出蘇門答臘(Sumatra) 發生很大的地震。 男：真恐怖。 女：幸運地，情況已經轉為平常。好，Ted，現在去房間做功課。如果你八點沒寫完，爸爸會生氣喔。 問：Ted和這名女士有什麼關係? (A)顧客。 (B)員工。 (C)同事。 (D)家人。 詳解：提到父親會生氣，故猜測他們是家人。

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Question 6.	( 請點選按鈕 )
What is the woman worrying about?  (A) She may be fired.(正解)  (B) She needs to help the man increase his sales.  (C) She will get a different job next month.  (D) She can't understand the quarterly performance report. M: What are you reading? W: I am reading the quarterly performance report. M: Your sales are pretty good, I guess. W: Not really. The manager had a conversation with me this morning. If my sales don't go up this month, he will hire someone who is better qualified. 男：妳在看什麼呢? 女：我在看季報告。 男：妳的銷售量很棒，我猜。 女：才沒有。經理早上已經和我聊過。如果我的銷售量這個月沒有提升，他將會僱用更適合這項職位的人。 問：這位女士正在擔心什麼事? (A)她可能會被解聘。 (B)她需要幫助男士增加銷售量。 (C)她下月將有不同的工作。 (D)她不了解季報告。 詳解：be better qualified =更具備資格，表示更能勝任。 因此她擔心她銷售量沒提升，會被炒魷魚。

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Question 7.	( 請點選按鈕 )
Why did the woman refuse the man's idea?  (A) She just bought a new desktop this week.  (B) She owns a secondhand store.  (C) She is interested in a new one.(正解)  (D) She isn't prepared to bargain. M: What are you going to buy? W: My notebook has crashed, so I need to buy a new one to do my project. M: If you don't mind, I can sell you mine. I will buy a desktop computer this week. W: Hmm. Frankly, I prefer a new notebook to a secondhand one. 男：你將要買什麼? 女：我的筆電已經壞掉，所以我需要買新的來做報告。 男：如果你不介意，我可以把我的筆電賣給你。我這星期會去買桌上型電腦。 女：老實說，我比較喜歡新的筆電勝過二手的。 問：這名女士為何拒絕男士的提議? (A)她這星期剛買桌上型電腦。 (B)她經營二手店。 (C)她對新的比較有興趣。 (D)她沒有要省錢的意思。 詳解：最後一句說道，她比較喜歡新筆電。 prefer A to B =喜歡A勝過B。

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Question 8.	( 請點選按鈕 )
What is going to happen in the man's company?  (A) Some employees will get promoted.  (B) Some employees will be rewarded for their efforts with a cash bonus.  (C) Some employees are going to be fired.(正解)  (D) His new manager is going to retire. W: How are things going at the office? M: Not really well. We have got a new human resource manager. He is pretty strict and ruthless. W: What do you mean? M: He just announced that there are going to be some layoffs at our company. 女：上班上得如何呢? 男：不太好。我們新來一位人資經理。他相當嚴格也很冷酷。 女：你是什麼意思呢? 男：他剛剛宣布我們公司將要進行裁員行動。 問：這名男士的公司將會發生何事? (A)有些員工會被拔擢。 (B)有些員工會因為他們的努力而獲得獎金。 (C)有些員工將被炒魷魚。 (D)他的新經理將要退休。 詳解：layoff = 裁員。

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Question 9.	( 請點選按鈕 )
What will the man do?  (A) He will go to the fitness club with the woman.(正解)  (B) He will borrow some money from the woman.  (C) He will lose his temper.  (D) He will purchase the fitness club. M: Kelly, you look different. W: Yes. I have been doing exercise at the Happy Fitness Club. I have lost some weight. M: Wow, how many pounds have your dropped? W: About twenty. I enjoy it a lot. M: How much is the membership fee? W: Ten thousand dollars a year. M: That's not too expensive. I should join you next time you go!  男：妳看起來不一樣耶。 女：是啊。我在快樂健身俱樂部做運動。我已經減掉一些體重。 男：哇，你減了幾公斤? 女：二十磅。我很享受運動。 男：會員費多少錢呢? 女：一年一萬。 男：不太貴。我應該下次跟你一起去。 問：這名男士將會做什麼? (A)他將會和女士去健身俱樂部。 (B)他會將向女士借錢。 (C)他會失控，發脾氣。 (D)他會買下這間健身俱樂部。 詳解：lose weight =減重。fitness club =健身俱樂部，健身中心。 男士說入會費不貴，他也需要減重，故推知他會和女士一起去。

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Question 10.	( 請點選按鈕 )
What is true about the woman?  (A) She is indolent.  (B) She had already handed in her final paper.  (C) She is hard-working.(正解)  (D) She set the man up. M: How is your final paper coming along? W: Great. I will hand it in next week. M: Wow, you are so studious. W: I've had to be recently. How about you? M: Not too well. I haven't chosen my topic yet. W: Oh. You should really hurry up. The professor is strict. 男：你期末報告做得如何? 女：很棒。我下星期會交出去。 男：哇，你真認真。 女：我最近都必須如此認真，你呢? 男：不是很好。我還沒決定題目。 女：噢，你要加快腳步。這名教授是很嚴格的人。 問：對於這位女性的敘述，何者為真? (A)她很懶散。 (B)她已經繳交期末報告。 (C)她很認真。 (D)她陷害這名男士。 詳解：studious =認真的，因此答案選C。 indolent =lazy =懶散。

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Question 11.	( 請點選按鈕 )
What does the woman imply?  (A) She has already quit her job.  (B) She is too exhausted to work.  (C) She will stay at the same company.(正解)  (D) She envies the man who was promoted. M: Why do you work overtime so often? W: I am way behind on my project. M: I am confused. I thought you were going to quit your job at the end of the month. I don't think you need to be concerned about it. W: I have been promoted to supervisor; therefore, I changed my mind. 男：妳為何這麼常加班? 女：我的專案進度落後。 男：我有點混淆了。我以為妳月底要辭掉工作。我不認為妳有需要如此專注在工作上。 女：我已經被晉升為主任，所以我改變心意了。 問：這名女士在暗示什麼呢? (A)她已經辭職。 (B)她對於工作感到筋疲力盡。 (C)她將會待在同一間公司。 (D)她很羨慕男士被升官。 詳解：be promoted to +職位＝被晉升為某職位。 　　 change one's mind =改變某人心意。

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Question 12.	( 請點選按鈕 )
What does the woman mean?  (A) She loves coffee, too.(正解)  (B) She prefers tea over coffee.  (C) Coffee is too bitter for her taste.  (D) The man works at Sarwa. M: Have you ever drunk a cup of coffee at Sarwa? W: Yes. The coffee there is really good. The Mocha is my favorite. M: Really? I like the coffee there, too. I go there five times a week. W: You are really a coffee fanatic. You like coffee as much as I do.  男：你有去過薩瓦喝過咖啡嗎? 女：有。那裡的咖啡很好喝。我最愛摩卡。 男：我也喜歡那裡的咖啡。我一星期去五次。 女：你真的是咖啡愛好者。你和我一樣喜歡咖啡。 問：這位女士是什麼意思呢? (A)她也喜歡咖啡。 (B)她喜歡茶勝過咖啡。 (C)咖啡對她而言太苦。 (D)男士在薩瓦工作。 詳解：最後一句，你和我一樣喜歡咖啡。

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Question 13.	( 請點選按鈕 )
How did the woman feel about the concert?  (A) The singer was awesome.  (B) She was not satisfied with it.(正解)  (C) The singer was proud of his performance.  (D) It was the best concert that she has ever seen. M: Oh, you're back. How was the concert? W: The performance was terrible. The singer had a cold. He didn't sing as well as before and almost fainted. M: That's probably because he was sick. How much was the ticket? W: Two thousand NT dollars. I wasted my time and money. 男：你回來啦。演唱會如何? 女：表演很糟。歌星感冒了。他沒有唱得很之前一樣好而且他幾乎快昏倒。 男：可能是因為他生病啊。這張票多少錢? 女：兩千元新台幣。浪費我的錢和時間。 問：這位女士對於演唱會感覺如何? (A)歌星真的很棒。 (B)她不滿意。 (C)歌星對於表演很引以為榮。 (D)這是她曾經看過最好的表演。 詳解：對話中她對於歌星的表演很失望，最後又提到浪費時間和金錢，故推知她對於表演非常不滿意。

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Question 14.	( 請點選按鈕 )
How did the man feel about the news?  (A) He felt guilty.  (B) He felt irate.(正解)  (C) He felt interested.  (D) He felt optimistic. M: Have you read the terrible news? W: What about? M: A poor dog was abused by some university students. W: I can't believe it. They shouldn't have done that. M: Right. They should be punished. 男：妳有看到那則恐怖的新聞嗎? 女：關於哪方面? 男：一隻可憐的狗被大學生虐待。 女：真不敢相信。他們不應該這樣。 男：沒錯。他們應該要被處罰。 問：這位男士對新聞的感覺如何? (A)他感到愧疚。 (B)他感到生氣。 (C)他感到有興趣。 (D)他感到樂觀。 詳解：他認為他們要被處罰，表示很憤怒。irate =生氣的。

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Question 15.	( 請點選按鈕 )
What is the woman's occupation?  (A) She is a professor.  (B) She is fortune-teller.  (C) She is architect.  (D) She is a novelist.(正解) M: When will you move into your new apartment? W: Next month. I look forward to it. M: What do you do for a living? You must make a fortune. W: I write romance novels, and my husband is a professor.  男：妳何時要搬到新公寓? 女：下個月。我很期待。 男：你是靠什麼維生?你賺很多錢耶。 女：我寫言情小說。我先生是教授。 問：這名女士的職業為何? (A)她是教授。 (B)她是算命師。 (C)她是建築師。 (D)她是小說家。 詳解：What do/does + 人+ do for a living ? 某人靠何種職業維生? 她有提到她寫言情小說，故得知她是小說家。