EXERCISE 17

In this exercise, Listen carefully to each short dialogue and question on the recording, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should be particularly careful of untrue conditions.

1.
A. The woman did not need to call him.
B. The woman called to let him know about the meeting.
C. He’s not glad that the woman called.
D. He already knew about the meeting when the woman called.

2.
A. The man often drives too quickly.
B. The police do not stop the man too much.
C. The man drove rather slowly.
D. The police should not stop the man so often.

3.
A. She’s so happy they don’t have to work on Friday.
B. It would be nice if they could finish their work on Friday.
C. She wonders if the man would be nice enough to come in to work in her place on Friday.
D. It’s too bad they must work on Friday.

4.
A. She did not put enough postage on the letter.
B. The letter arrived last week.
C. The letter did not need more postage.
D. She did not put any postage on the letter.

5.
A. He has a dog.
B. He doesn’t pay attention to dogs.
C. He wishes he had a dog.
D. Dogs do not need much attention.