[单项选择]

W：You wouldn’t be interested in working this summer to make some extra money，would you
M：Not much，1 wouldn’t．And this summer I have a vacation plan．

What does the man mean（）
A. He is not very interested in working.
B. He’ll work even though he doesn’t want to.
C. He doesn’t need much money.
D. He could only work part of the summer.

[单项选择]

W: Were you hard-working when you were in high school, David
M: Yes, I studied hard. But I also liked football and music.

What is true about David when he was a high school student（　）.
A. He studied hard.
B. He liked football.
C. He liked music.
D. All of the above.

[单项选择]

W: When did you become interested in collecting stamps
M: Oh, when I was about ten years old. It’s an exciting hobby. You know, the first postage stamps were issued in Britain in 1840.
W: Really I didn’t know that. I did know that the charge for mail delivery before the appearance of postage stamps was paid by either the sender or the receiver. How much was the usual charge
M: Oh, about ten cents for a short distance. But post offices were losing money with that system. Rowland Hill, an Englishman, suggested using postage stamps. Here’s a picture of the first two stamps issued.
W: They both bear a picture of Queen Victoria.

When were the first postage stamps issued （）
A. In 1840.
B. In 1820.
C. In 1804.
D. In 1890.

[单项选择]Why is the woman interested in working with Professor Smith
A. She wants to quit her job in the chemistry lab.
B. She wants to get practical experience.
C. She’s interested in becoming a psychology major.
D. She wants to earn extra money.

[填空题]The questioner is just interested in you; he does not mean to be （）. (polite)

[简答题]

W: Dr Huber, when did you first become interested in physics and music
M: I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t interested in physics. When I was a child, I was very curious about the world around me. For example, I always wondered why light behaves the way it does. I found it more fun to play with a prism than to play with the kids in the neighborhood. I wasn’t very social, but I was really into figuring out how things worked. I got my own telescope when I was eight years old, and I loved to take it out at night and go star gazing. I would look at the planets and stars and wonder what was out there. When I was ten, my father bought me a book on the universe, and I just ate it up. In fact, I still have that book right here in my office.
It was the same with music. I’ve always had a natural ear for music, perfect pitch. Even as a young child, if I heard a song on the radio, I could go right to the piano and play it. When I heard a sound like