1.M：Whenisyourson’sbirthday?W:August13th,sixdayslaterthanmine.Q:Whenisthewoman’sbirthday.2.M:Mostofthegirlsinthisclassaretallofftheirage,amongthemwhoisthetallestone?W:MaryisshorterthanAlanandKate,whoarebothshorterthanJim.Q:Whoisthetallest?3.M:Whydidn’tshestopwhenthelightaheadchangedred.W:IamterriblysorrythatIwasabsent-minded.DoIhavetopayafine?Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?4.W:Well,haveyouheardofJLAkings?M:Yeah,theyarereallyinstylerightnow,allthepopularkidsarewearingthem.Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?5.M:Howdoyoufeelaboutthroatproblems?W:Idon’treallycareformuchdramas.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?6.W:Haveyouheardoftheplantoreducethenumberofthecarparksinthecity?M:Ohyeah!Isn’titgreat?Q:What’stheman’stheattitudetowardsthenewplan?7.M:Thisisawonderfulsportswatch.Iamsureyouonlywantthebestforyourboyfriend.W:Ido.Butmoneyisabigtitle.Couldyougivemeadiscount.Q:Whatisthewoman’smajorconcern?8.M:TheplaneforLondonlefttwentyminutesago.Wemissedit.W:That’sright,It’salready2:05,Whatshallwedo?Q:Whattimedidtheplaneleave?9.M:Now,whatseemstobethetrouble,MrsGreen?W:Oh,MrSmith,IfeelverytiredthesedaysandlastnightIhadaheadache.Q:WhatisMrSmith?10.W:HeyEddy,isthereanythingtoeat,Iamstarving.M:No,Ithoughttherewasafrozenpizza,butit’sgone.Hum,Whydon’twegettakeout?Q:Whatdoesmansuggest?Passage1:ScientistsinChinarecentlydiscoveredtheremainsofaveryoldvillagewheresaltwasproduced4,000yearsago.Atthesite,calledZhongbawhichislocatedattheGanRiverintheChongqingMunicipality,thescientistsfoundsmallcupsstillcontainingtracesofancientsalt.Basedonthisdiscovery,theybelievethat4,000yearsagopeopleofthevillageusedthecupstoboilsaltywater.Oncethewaterbecamesteam,thesaltwasleftbehind.TheZhongbasettlementisextremelyimportantbecauseitisthefirstplaceweknowofwherepeoplehadamethodforcollectingsalt.Comparableevidenceofancientsaltproductionintheworldcomesfromsitesthatnotnearlyasold.TheZhongbasettlementisalsoverydifferentfromothersitesbecauseofitsuniquesourceofsalt.Whileinotherplacessaltwas...
