TL29: Part 03

Questions 41 through 43 refer to the following conversation.

Man: I can’t lend you any books today. As you know, if you keep a book beyond its due date, your borrowing privileges are suspended.

Woman: I’m sorry, but I had an urgent meeting with some clients. I’d like you to make an exception to the rule. It’s only one day late and I really need to borrow this medical science book.

Man: No, we can’t make any exceptions. Your borrowing privileges have been suspended for three days.

Who is the woman talking to?

Why was the woman unable to return the book yesterday?

How long will the woman be unable to borrow books?

Questions 44 through 46 refer to the following conversation.

Man: Hey, Laura, I’m having a party on Saturday, five o’clock at my place. Do you want to come?

Woman: I’m not sure if I can make it. My boyfriend David might want to do something else. We usually spend Saturday night alone. You know, just the two of us.

Man: Hey, why don’t you bring him along? There’ll be lots of food and plenty of beer. Everybody from this section is coming and even the manager said he might pop in for an hour or two.

Woman: In fact, I’m seeing David later tonight for dinner, so I’ll talk to him about it then. What time did you say the party begins?

What is the man doing?

What does the man suggest Laura do?

When is the next time Laura will meet David?

Questions 47 through 49 refer to the following conversation.

Man: I’ve decided what to do during my vacation. I usually travel to Asia, especially China and Japan, but this year I have decided to go to Greece.

Woman: That’s wonderful. I was thinking about spending my vacation in Japan. But I would love to go to Greece. Is it expensive to go there?

Man: No, not at all. Why don’t we go together?

Woman: That sounds great. I’ll call the travel agency and see if it’s not too late to book a trip there.

What will the man do during his vacation?

What does the man suggest the woman do?

What will the woman do next?

Questions 50 through 52 refer to the following conversation.

Man: I need someone to show a client around town while I’m in London this week. He’ll just be in town for a couple of days, from Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday night. Can you do it, Susan?

Woman: Tuesday is fine, but I’ll be out of town myself on Wednesday. Have you asked Terry?

Man: Yes, but he’s taking that whole week off to visit his sister in hospital. I guess Jake is the only person left to ask.

How long will the client be in town?

What will Terry do?

Who will probably take care of the client on Wednesday?

Questions 53 through 55 refer to the following conversation.

Woman: I heard yesterday that it’s mandatory for the men to wear ties now. That’s a shame. So far they haven’t made a similar rule for the women.

Man: I know. The company decided last Friday that the men should go formal. I’d like to know what this sudden change is all about. I haven’t heard about any complaints from clients, or anything like that. When will they decide what the women should wear?

Woman: I have no clue. All I know is that other companies are going casual. Almost every company I know has at least one casual day. It seems odd that our company wouldn’t follow that of other companies.

What did the company decide to do?

When did the company make the decision?

According to the woman, what are other companies doing?

Questions 56 through 58 refer to the following conversation.

Woman: Have you finished the memo I asked you to write?

Man: Not yet, I’ve been tied up in meetings all day. It’s 7:30, and I promised I’d take my client out to dinner, so I’ll have to finish it tomorrow.

Woman: Just be sure to do it first thing in the morning, and then e-mail me a copy when you’re done.

What must the man do tonight?

When does the conversation take place?

What does the man tell the woman?

Questions 59 through 61 refer to the following conversation.

Woman: Did Maria give you the message from Mr. Jackson? I got the call earlier, but I was rushing off to the sales meeting so I gave the message to her.

Man: No. She’s out having lunch right now. What’s the message?

Woman: Well, you need to call him right away. He said that he’ll be out of town most of this week, so he wanted you to handle his accounts for him.

Why did the woman give the message to Maria?

What was Maria supposed to do?

Who does the man have to call?

Questions 62 through 64 refer to the following conversation.

Woman: I feel so healthy these days. I used to be so tired all the time. I couldn’t even walk up the stairs.

Man: Yes, I’ve noticed that you have more energy recently. What’s your secret?

Woman: I started to take vitamins and eat healthy food. I really think that a good diet makes all the difference. I used to eat nothing but junk food.

Man: Maybe I should do the same. But it’s hard to eat healthy foods on a busy schedule.

What would the man like to know?

What was the woman’s problem?

What can be inferred about the man?

Questions 65 through 67 refer to the following conversation.

Man: As you can see on the screen, figure 5 shows how profits have risen since the start of the second quarter.

Woman: It was good luck.

Man: Yes, July was certainly a turning point for us. Personally, I don’t think we’ll see the severe drop in profits we saw from last April to June anytime soon.

Woman: I’m also pretty confident that our new product line will keep us out of the red for a while.

What is the man doing?

When did profits stop decreasing?

Why did profits start increasing?

Questions 68 through 70 refer to the following conversation.

Man: Hello, Laura, it’s Nelson. Can we get together later this week and talk about the results of the employee surveys over lunch? I’m free on Friday.

Woman: We really need to do that, but I’ve already made plans for Friday. I have to go to a management workshop. How about Thursday instead?

Man: That would be fine. I’ll drop by your office around 12 o’clock. Then we can go to that new Thai restaurant and look at the survey results there. They never have many customers in the afternoon. See you then!

What will the woman do on Friday?

What does the man say about the restaurant?

Where will they see each other next?