(for students)2013—2014学年第二学期大学英语(四)普本口语考试 及对话答案.doc

PAGE  PAGE 6 2013—2014学年第二学期大学英语（四）口语考试 (2012级普本) Directions: In the following, there are 10 given situations. You’re asked to draw lots to choose one situation and create a dialog with your partner. The dialogue must go at least 6-10 turns. A looks depressed and his/her close friend B asks him/her why. A says that he/she had a series of unfortunate things come into his/her life: His girl/her boy friend just left him/her; his/her wallet was stolen; and he/she got bad grades in many courses. B tries to comfort A and cheers him/her up. A tells B that she is going to have her nose fixed, her teeth straightened and her single-folded eyelids made double-folded in order to get a good job. B thinks that A is beautiful already and there is no need for her to undergo a face-lift. B believes that abilities and confidence carry more weights than physical appearances. A and B are talking about an earthquake they just experienced. A looks frightened and B tries to comfort him / her. They check for the damages the earthquake brought about and come up with some ways to cope with it. A is a salesman who often supplies products for an electronic company. Now he is calling B, the secretary of the company, to arrange a meeting with her boss, Mr. Smith, so that he can introduce a new product to him. They decide to meet at ten on this Friday, but later B calls back to inform A that something unexpected comes up and her boss has to cancel the meeting. Finally they reschedule it on next Monday morning. A, the PR manager of a company, is interviewing a candidate, B, who wants to switch from his/her original company to this one. A asks B some questions about his/her educational background, working experience and the reasons for choosing this company, and B gives his/her answers politely. At last, A decides to give B three months’ probation (试用期). A asks B why people say “knock on wood” when they want to avoid bad luck. B explains that it has something to do with ancient Celts who t