Conditionals

1.

A. She is a physics major.
B. She likes really easy classes.
C. She does not want to study physics.
D. She agrees with the man.

2.

A. She did not want to go to the show.
B. She wishes she could have met her professor instead.
C. She already knew that show very well.
D. She did not see the show.

3.

A. He thinks the coach is unfair.
B. He is too slow for the team.
C. He did not work hard enough.
D. He will make the team next year.

4.

A. She is playing video games too often.
B. It is an easy video game.
C. Video games are not as much fun as studying.
D. She will not get better unless she plays more.

5.

A. It would be better if there were more information available about their project.
B. He thinks they can find more information in the reference section.
C. It is a good idea for the library to buy more resource materials.
D. The library’s reference area doesn’t have much information.

6.

A. She does not want to study at university anymore.
B. Her classes all meet less than 5 hours a week.
C. She has never taken a course that easy.
D. Her major is engineering.

7.

A. Attempt to solve the problem
B. Go to the professor’s office and talk to him
C. Forget about the problem
D. Not be egotistical

8.

A. The woman will not go to her folklore class today.
B. The woman is not in Dr. Thompson’s class.
C. The woman did not sleep the previous night.
D. The woman needs one more day to finish the paper.

9.

A. He thinks the trustee’s decision is completely unfair.
B. He thinks the woman is being mean.
C. He wants the woman not to write the letter.
D. He wants to write the university newspaper about the trustees’ decision.

Script

1.
Man: I like taking an easy class each semester, to help boost my grade and lighten my workload. Like look at this: “Physics for Poets and Other Non-Majors.”
Woman: If I wanted to learn about physics, I’d take a real class.
Narrator: What is most likely true about the woman?

2.
Woman: So what did you think of your play? How did you do?
Man: It was pretty hard, but I think we did pretty well. Where were you, though? I looked for you all over the theater, but I couldn’t see you.
Woman: I should have been there for the show, I know, but I couldn’t get out of this meeting with my professor.
Narrator: Which statement is probably true?

3.
Woman: I’m sorry to hear you didn’t make the football team. But don’t feel bad — our school has a really good team. It’s tough to qualify for it.
Man: I know, but I’m still disappointed. I worked really hard trying to make the team.
Woman: And you can always try again next year if you want to.
Man: I don’t know if I could stand being disappointed again. The coach told me how close I came this year. I could have made it, too, if I was a little faster.
Narrator: What is the man implying?

4.
Woman: Tim, where’s your new video game system? I was hoping to play for a little while.
Man: You should go easy on that. You have to study, you know.
Narrator: What does the man mean?

5.
Woman: We’d better get more data about the science experiments if we want to complete this research properly.
Man: There should be more information in the reference section of the library.
Narrator: What does the man mean?

6.
Man: Sorry I can’t stay. I have to go to my engineering seminar.
Woman: You sure seem to put a lot of time into that class.
Man: I don’t have any choice. All the engineering seminars meet for at least 5 hours a week.
Woman: Five hours every week? There’s no way I’d take any course that met that much.
Narrator: What is the woman implying?

7.
Man: Do you think we should try to do that extra physics problem Professor Spears showed us? He says he’s never had any undergraduate solve it.
Woman: I think we should give it a go.
Narrator: Whast does the woman recommend?

8.
Woman: Well, it took all night, but I finally got that essay finished for our folklore class that’s due today.
Man: Didn’t you hear? Dr. Thompson is sick and won’t be coming in today. We have until Monday to work on the paper now.
Woman: Oh, I wish I hadn’t stayed up all night.
Narrator: What is most likely true?

9.
Woman: Dave, did you hear about the ridiculous decision the university trustees just made? They’re going to cut the number of professors at our school and raise tuition rates.
Man: Yeah, that’s, kind of unfair, but I can see the other side, too. The school needs more money to buy better facilities. I guess it’s all pretty controversial.
Woman: I think it’s just wrong. In fact, I was thinking of writing a letter criticizing their decision for my column in the school paper.
Man: I wouldn’t do that if I were you. Some people might misunderstand what you mean.
Narrator: What is most likely true about the man?

10.
Man: What happened to Sam? He looked really upset at something.
Woman: Oh, we were up late studying, when he suddenly realized he really needed a book from the library only five minutes before closing time.
Man: So I guess Sam didn’t get to the library on time.
Woman: No, he actually made it to the library before it clased. But he couldn’t sign out the book because he forgot his student identification card.
Narrator: What does the woman mean?

Answers

1. C
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. D