11. M: How many people speak English as their native tongue? W: Roughly I imagine about two hundred and fifty million in the United States and two hundred million in the British Commonwealth. Q: How many people are believed to be native speakers of English?
12. M: I m still hungry, mother. I want the chocolate cake that I saw on the menu. W: But your weight is already a regular problem. Eat something that won t make you fatter. Q: What is the mother worried about?
13. W: Look here, Peter. The Nile is longer than the Mississippi. M: Maybe. But the Nile doesn t have as much river traffic. Q: What are the man and woman probably doing?
14. W: I think we should do more to expand our business still further. M: No, to go back to what I was saying earlier, we really need to think again before making the decision. Q: What does the man think of the woman s suggestion?
15. M: Dr. Hanson wants to redecorate the patient s waiting room. He asked me to do some research to find out what colors would be best. W: That sounds like quite a job. How did you research something like that? Q: What is the woman s opinion of the research work?
16. W: Show me that sentence you were talking about. What page is it on? M: It s near the end of the book, on the next to last page. Right here, in this middle para.graph. Q: Which page was the man talking about?
17. M: Now, Mrs. Thorpe, can you remember what the pickpocket looked like? W: I ll never forget him. It s disgraceful, picking on elderly people like me. Q: What happened to the woman?
18. W: Do we have enough time for the 7:30 train if we get off right away? M: No, it s too late. It s impossible for us to get to the station in 20 minutes. Q: What time is it now?