【2013年12月英语四级听力短对话原文】

　　Question 1

　　M: After high school, I’d like to go to college and major in business administration.

　　W: But I’d rather spend my college days finding out how children learn.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　Question 2

　　W: Is everything ready for the conference?

　　M: The only thing left to do is set up the microphones and speakers. They'll be here in a few minutes.

　　Q: What preparations have yet to be made?

　　Question 3

　　W: Is it almost time to go home now? I'm so tired. I can hardly see straight.

　　M: Just a few more minutes, then we can go.

　　Q: What is the woman’s problem?

　　Question 4

　　W: I'm not sure what I’m in a mood for. Ice-cream or sandwiches? They are both really good here.

　　M: The movie starts in an hour. And we still have to get there and park. So just make a decision.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　Question 5

　　W: Tom said he would come to repair our solar heater when he has time.

　　M: He often says he is willing to help, but he never seems to have time.

　　Q: What does the man imply about Tom?

　　Question 6

　　W: So you know that Sam turns down the job offered by the travel agency.

　　M: Yes. The hours were convenient. But if he had accepted it, he wouldn’t be able to make ends meet.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　Question 7

　　M: Could you tell me a bit about the business your company is doing?

　　W: We mainly deal with large volume buyers from western countries and our products have been well received.

　　Q: What business is the woman’s company doing?

　　Question 8

　　W: Yesterday I made reservations for my trip to Miami next month.

　　M: You must really be looking forward to it. You haven’t had any time off for at least two years.

　　Q: What is the woman going to do?