W: Did you see the paper today? There was an earthquake in Brazil.
M: Yes, but it only measured 3.5 on the Richter scale. I don’t think there were any casualties.
Q: What is the result of the earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale according to the man?
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W: I’d a bit worried about Suzie traveling to southern India. It’s the rainy season there, and there may be landsides.
M: Suzie can take care of herself; she won’t go anywhere too risky. Besides, you can always e-mail her if it makes you feel better.
Q: What is Suzie doing?
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M: Hi, I thought you were on holiday in Asia! Back already?
W: we never got there! Our travel agent cancelled our arrangements because the whole region is flooded. We were so disappointed; we won’t get another chance to go this year.
Q: What is the woman doing?
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M: Our flight to Tokyo was delayed by twelve hours. Can you believe it? A typhoon hit the east coast and it was chaos.
W: I saw it on the news. The flooding and damage were terrible. I don’t think anyone was hurt though.
Q: What is the consequence of the typhoon?
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W: Did you see the program last night about volcanoes? It was fascinating!
M: Yes, the weird thing is the molten lava looks so beautiful, yet it’s so destructive. And I couldn’t believe how far the ash can travel. I’m glad we don’t have any volcanoes here!
Q: What does the man think the volcano is?
Keys: 1.D 2.A 3. C 4.B 5.C
