B: A) Yes, please. B) Yes.
C) Yes (opening a passageway). D) (Opening a passageway without demur)
36. At a dinner
A: May I have the biscuits?
B: A) Sure (handing along the biscuits). B) Yes. Help yourself. C) Go ahead. D) Yes, of course.
37. At a party or social occasions, how would you indicate that it was time for you to leave someone's house?
a) I would say, \ b) I would say, \. I have to leave now.\c) I would wait until the host said something.
d) I would make up an excuse (e.g. I have to get up early tomorrow, etc.) and thank the hosts.
38. When someone compliments the watch you are wearing, you would
a) say, \ b) give it to him.
c) say, \ d) say, \
39. Generally hosts do not offer food more than once or twice because they
A) do not expect you to be hungry. B) expect you to refuse politely.
C) expect you to dislike the food. D) expect you to say immediately what you really want.
40. John and Brian are having their morning coffee break. John accidentally shakes the table, causing Brian to
spill some of his coffee.
John: Hang on! I'll get you a napkin. Here \
A) \ B) \ C) \.\ D) \
41. At work, John has just told Bill that they are one man short for the football match on Saturday against a
neighboring office team.
Bill: Why don't you ask Pete Todd to play? I know he's not very good but there's no one else to ask, is there?
John: Well, to be honest, Bill, I've already asked him. He just wasn't interested. Bill: Oh, that's a blow! By this he means
A) \ B) \ C) \ D) \
42. Bob and David are former classmates.
Bob: I've got a job. David: You haven't! By this David means
A) \ B) \ou're joking.\ C) \ D) \
43. After talking on the phone with Jack for some time, Hsiao Song says,\got to go now. Goodbye.\
this we can see
A) he was going to stop talking on the telephone. B) he was going to leave the office. C) he was going to go home. D) it was time to leave the office.
44. Two friends discussing an English course.
A: Were you satisfied with that course you took? B: I didn't think much of it. By this B means
A) \ B) \
C) \ D) \
45. Mr Green has just come out of the school cinema and met Mr Zhou.
Zhou: What do you think of the film? Green: I can't praise this film too highly. By this, Mr Green means
a) the file is just so-so. b) this film is not good.
c) the film is so good that it deserves high praise. d) the film is Oh, but it doesn't deserve high praise.
46. Hsiao Li works as a secretary in the International Computer Engineering Corporation. One day she worked
very late. Her boss said to her, \
a) \ b) \ c) \ d) \
47. In the street a man wants to smoke a cigarette, but he has no match. He asks a stranger.
a) \
b) \c) \
d) \
48. In the students' dormitory, an English student studying in China is holding a coffee pot. He wants to treat
his classmate to some coffee. Bil: Would you like some coffee?
Xiao Zhang: A) no, please don't go to any trouble.\
B) Yes, please. C) Thank you. D) Oh, you are so kind.
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. B
11. A 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. A 16. B 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. A 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. C
31. D 32. C 33. D 34. D 35. C 36. A 37. A 38. A 39. D 40. A 41. C 42. A 43. A 44. A 45. C 46. A 47. A 48. B