long converstation

Man          : Excuse me, have you been waiting long?

Woman   : About ten minutes.

Man          : Did you notice whether the number seven bus has gone by?

Woman   : Not , while i have been standing here. I’m waiting for the number seven myself.

Man          : Good. Hot today, isn’t?

Woman   : Yes, it is. I wish it would rain and cool off.

Man          : Me, too. This unsual for March. I don’t remember it ever being so hot and dry in March before.

Woman   : You are from Florida then.

Man          : Not really. I was born in New York, but I’ve lived here for the years now.

Woman   : My mother and i have just moved. But we didn;t know that it would be so hot here. We should have gone to california. Do you think that we’ve missed the bus?

Man          : No. It’s always a little late.

Woman   : I have twenty to one, but my watch is a little fast.

Man          : Don’t worry. It never comes exactly on the half-hour like should.

1.         Why is the woman waiting?

        a.       She waiting for the man
        b.      She is waiting for the mother
        c.       She is waiting for the bus
        d.      She waiting for it to stop raining

Jawaban : C

Karena dapat dilihat pada kalimat “I’m waiting for the number seven bus myself”

2.         According to the conversation, what kind of weather is day usually for March?

a.       Cold

b.      Very hot

c.       Cooler than the weather on the day of this conversation

d.      Drier than the weather on the day of the conversation

Jawaban : C

Perhatikan ekspresi “This unsual for March. I don’t remember it ever being so hot and dry in March before” dengan demikian dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa cuaca biasanya tidaklah sepanas saat itu. Cuacanya biasanya lebih sejuk.

3.         Where dose this converstation take place?

a.       Florida

b.      New York

c.       California

d.      Indiana

Jawaban : A

Pertanyaan diatas menanyakan dimana percakapan itu terjadi. Percakapan ini terjadi di sebuah halte di Florida. Hal tersebut dapat disimpulkan dari ekspresi “You are from Florida then” dan “I’ve lived here for the years now”

4.         How often the bus scheduled to pass their stop?

a.       Every ten minutes

b.      At twenty to one

c.       Every halft-hour

d.      Once a day

Jawaban : C

Kalimat “It never comes exactly on the half-hour like should” menunjukan bahwa bus lewat setiap 30 menit.

REFRENSI :

Prastowo , Panca. (2012). Lulus Mulus Toefl. Jogjakarta : Laksana