Short conversations

　　1.

　　W: I’m going to give up playing chess. I lost again today.

　　M: Just because you lost? Is that any reason to quit?

　　Q: What does the man imply?

　　2.

　　M: Do you know Sally’s new address? She’s got some mail here, and I’d like to forward it to her.

　　W: Well, we’ve not been in touch for quite a while. Let’s see. Mary should know it.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　3.

　　W: I missed classes this morning. Could you please lend me your notes?

　　M: My notes? You’ve never see my handwriting, have you?

　　Q: What does the man imply?

　　4.

　　M: I’m taking my girlfriend to the fancy new restaurant for her birthday tonight.

　　W: I went there last weekend, I found it rather disappointing.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　5.

　　W: Winter is over at last. Time to put away my gloves and boots.

　　M: I’ve been waiting for this for months.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　6.

　　W: Thank you for bringing the books back.

　　M: I thought you need them over the weekend. Many thanks for letting me use them.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　7.

　　W: Are you working flexible hours?

　　M: No, I’m not. The weather today is so nice, so I decided to walk to work, and that meant I had to leave an hour earlier than usual.

　　Q: What did the man decided to do?

　　8.

　　W: Our plane has been circling for a long time. Why the delay?

　　M: The airport is closed for a while this morning, and things are still not back to normal.

　　Q: What does the man mean?