数字与计算练习

　　经过上两次的内容，我想你已经掌握了听数字和计算的初步技巧： 下面我为你准备了一些习题:　Try now!

1. M: Your library books are due on December thirteenth. If you haven’t finished using them by then, you may renew them once.
　 W: Thank you very much, I only need them for a few days.
　 Q: When must the man return his books to the library?

　 A. By December thirtieth.　 B. By December third. 　C. By New Year’s Day 　D. Ten days after December third. 　答案请点击：

2. M: That is $3.25 on the meter, and a dollar for the suitcases.
　 W: Okay. Here is five dollars, keep the change.
　 Q: How much was the driver’s tip?

　 A. $0.75　 B. $1.00　 C. $3.25　 D. $0.50　　

3. M: What time is your mother arriving?
　 W: She was supposed to catch the noon bus she called to say she missed it . So she plans to take the 3:30 which will get her here about dinner- time.
　 Q: When will the Man’s mother probably arrive?

　 A. Around 5:00　 B. Around 3:00　 C. At 2:00 　D. at 1:00 　

4. M: Bob, are you going straight home after school today?
　 W: No, I have a class until one o’clock and after that I’m going to spend a couple of hours at the library before going home.
　 Q: When is Bob going home this afternoon?

　 A. About 6P.M 　B. At 3:30 P.M. 　C. About noon 　D. After dinner 　　　

5. W: I’d like to exchange this green tablecloth that I bought last week for the red one.
　 M: Let’s see now. The red one is only $10.95, and the green one was $15.
　 Q: Approximately how much money does the clerk owe the woman?

　 A. $ 3.9　 B. $3.5 　C. $4　 D. $5 　　

6. M: Miss , what time is flight 452 for Boston due to depart?
　 W: It leaves at 3:50, but you must check in one hour prior to departure.
　 Q: At what time must the passenger be at the airport for flight 452?

　A. 2:50　 B. 2:15 　C.3:50 　D. 3:15 　　

7. W: What time does the ballet start?
　 M: At 8:30. We have 35 minutes to get there.
　 Q: What time is it now?

　A. 7:55　 B. 7:45　 C.7:50 　D. 8:00 　　

8. M: Our rent is now just $600 a month.
　 W: I know. It’s exactly one-third more than it was when we first moved in.
　 Q: How much rent had been paid first?

　A.$300　 B.$200　 C.$450　 D.$1800 　　

9. M: Operator, I’d like to place a call to Athens, Greece. How much will it cost?
　 W: $6 for the first three minutes and $3 for each additional minute.
　 Q: How much would a ten-minute call cost?

　A.$27 　B.$50 　C. $25 　D. $30 　　

10.M: I thought Francie and Mike were getting married in June.
　 W: No, that’s when his cousin’s wedding is, they’re getting married the following month.
　 Q: When are Francie and Mike getting married?

　A. April　 B. May 　C. June　 D. July　　

11.W: Don’t take too long at the snack bar. It’s a quarter after 12.
　 M: It’s OK. We have 45 minutes before the plane leaves.
　 Q: What time is their departure scheduled?

　A. 12:15　 B. 1:00 　C. 1:10 　D.12:30 　　

12.W: I just bought this coat at a sale. I paid only $ 240 for it. How do you like it?
　 M: It’s very nice, but my wife bought the same thing for half the price.
　 Q: How much did the man’s wife pay for her coat?

　A. $240 　B. $200 　C. $300　 D. $120　　

13.M: Miss Smith, I told Dr. Brown that I would call him in the Houston office at ten o’clock their time. Please find out the difference for me so that I’ll know when to place the call.
　 W: It’s two hours earlier in Houston, sir. I know without looking it up because my sister lives there.
　 Q: When should the man place his call to Houston?

　A. At eleven o’clock. 　B. At one o’clock. 　C. At twelve o’clock. 　D. At two o’clock　　

14.M: Could you tell me the timetable of the school bus?
　 W: Well, the bus leaves here for the campus every two hours from7:00 AM. But on Saturdays it starts half an hour later.
　 Q: When does the second bus leave on Saturdays?

　A. At 7:00 B. At 8:00 C. At 9:00 D. At 9:30 　　

15.W: I’ve prepared dinner for eight guests before Mary called and said that she and her husband couldn’t come.
　 M: That all right. I was just going to tell you that I’ve invited Tom and his girl friend.
　 Q: How many people are coming to the dinner?

　A. Six B. Seven C. Eight D. Nine 　

16.W: Is this the bookcase you advertised?
　 M: Yes, it’s our regular$14.95 bookcase on sale today for $9.90. These are the last two. If you can use them both you can have the pair for $ 15.00.
　 Q: What is the present price of the bookcase?

　A. You can buy two bookcases for $9.90 each.　 B. One bookcase will cost $ 7.50 if she buys two or $9.90 if she only buys one.　 C. A bookcase costs $ 15.00 　D. Bookcases cost $14.95 for two　

17.M: I’ll take these3 books, are they fifty cents each?
　 W: The two paper backs are, but this one is 75 cents.
　 Q: How much will the 3 books cost all together?

　A. One dollar and seventy-five cents.　 B. Two dollar and fifty cents. 　C. One dollar and fifty cents. 　D. One dollar and fifteen cents.　　　

18.W: Can you tell me why you charge me $6.60 on a $ 6.00 purchase? Dud you make a mistake?
　 M: No , Madam, that’s the 10% sales tax. Maybe you are from out of town and don’t know about it.
　 Q: What will the woman have to pay when making a $60 purchase? 　A. $60.60 　B. $ 84.00　 C. $ 66.00　 D. $66.66　　　

19.M: Tara is really enthusiastic about her ballet class, isn’t she?
　 W: Yes, she used to take lessons only one day a week, but now she goes every other day after school.
　 Q: How many days a week does Tara take ballet lessons?

　A. One　 B. two 　C. Three 　D. Four 　　

20.W: What time does your bus leave for the office in the morning?
　 M: It’s on an irregular schedule. On Mondays it leaves at seven thirty A. M. ; on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, it leaves fifteen minutes later; and on Thursdays and Fridays it leaves thirty minutes later.
　 Q: What time does his bus leave on Fridays?

　A. 7:30 　B. 7:45　 C. 7:00　 D. 8:00