NATIVE 4: LISTENING FOR COMPREHENSION (1)

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001: Where are the two people?

A. On the street. / B. In a library. / C. At an airport. / D. In a room.

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002: What is the weather?

A. Rainy. / B. Fine. / C. Humid. / D. Cold.

003: How is the police officer reacting to the person?

A. Kindly. / B. Indifferently. / C. Confidently. / D. Angrily.

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004: What will the 1st speaker probably do after this talk?

A. Get mad. / B. Sit down. / C. Leave the place. / D. Ask why.

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005: What will the 1st speaker probably do after this?

A. Stand in the line. / B. Cut in the line. / C. Leave the place. / D. Ask the same question.

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006: What does the 1st speaker want to do?

A. Pass. / B. Fight. / C. Show his I.D. / D. Come back.

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007: How is the second person feeling?

A. Happy. / B. Upset. / C. Confused. / D. Depressed.

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008: How often does the 2nd speaker come to the place?

A. Very often. / B. Sometimes. / C. Once in a while. / D. Rarely.

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009: What does the 1st speaker want to do?

A. Read. / B. Leave. / C. Sit down. / D. Sing.

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010: What's wrong with the 2nd speaker?

A. Tight. / B. Tired. / C. Cold. / D. In good shape.

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011: What happened to the 2nd speaker?

A. Her uncle died. / B. She broke her legs. / C. She got her ankle injured. / D. She felt down and out.

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012: What will the 2nd speaker probably do after this talk?

A. Leave the place. / B. Go to hospital. / C. Call an ambulance. / D. Become more serious.

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NATIVE 4: LISTENING FOR COMPREHENSION (1)

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013: How is the 2nd speaker reacting to the first speaker?

A. Excitedly. / B. Indifferently. / C. Friendlily. / D. Angrily.

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014: What does the 1st speaker wish to do?

A. Look at the 2nd person. / B. Talk to the 2nd person. / C. Kiss the 2nd person.

D. Punch the 2nd person.

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015: What will the 1st speaker probably do?

A. Give up seeing Dr. Schmidt. / B. Visit Dr. Schmidt home. /

C. Meet another professor. / D. Go to see Dr. Schmidt again.

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016: What is the 2nd speaker doing now?

A. He has gotten up. / B. He is sleeping. / C. He is about to go to bed.

D. He is just tired.

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017: Does the 2nd speaker know what time it is now?

A. No, he doesn't. / B. Maybe he does. / C. Sure, he does. / D. It is unknown.

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018: What does the 1st speaker want the second speaker to do?

A. Keep sleeping. / B. Go to bed early. / C. Make bed immediately.

D. Get up right now.

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019: What is the 1st speaker asking for?

A. An ambulance. / B. A teacher. / C. His friend. / D. Nine dogs.

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020: What's going on?

A. An earthquake. / B. Some danger. / C. Explosion. / D. Heavy rain.

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021: Where are the two speakers?

A. Near the fire. / B. Far fromt the fire. / C. By a fire station. / D. Close to firefighters.

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022: What is the name of the 2nd speaker?

A. Ms. Roberts. / B. Mr. Roberts. / C. Ms. Hayashi. / D. Mr. Hayashi.

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023: What academic title does the 1st speaker have?

A. A doctor's degree. / B. A master's degree. / C. A bachelor's degree. / D. An associate's degree.

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024: What is Carter?

A. Boxer. / B. A turner. / C. A scientist. / D. A former U.S. President

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NATIVE 4: LISTENING FOR COMPREHENSION (2)

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025: What is Ms. Komuro?

A. A student. / B. A female turner. / C. A beautician. / D. Unknown.

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026: How many times have the two speakers ever met before?

A. Never. / B. Once. / C. Twice. / D. Three times.

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027: Have the two speakers ever met before?

A. Yes. / B. No. / C. Unknown. / D. Many times.

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028: Where did they meet each other before?

A. In Los Angeles. / B. At the U.N. Headquarters. / C. In a library. / D. At the Liberty of Freedom.

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029: What were they when they met before?

A. Students. / B. Teachers. / C. Turners. / D. Friends.

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030: Have the two speakers ever met each other before?

A. Yes, but not certain. / B. Yes, once. / C. Probably not. / D. It is unknown.

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[ ] 31: When did the two persons meet each other before?

A. A little while ago. / B. A long time ago. / C. A few months ago. / D. A a few years ago.

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[ ] 32: Who has changed so much?

A. Mr. Ito. / B. Ms. Ito. / C. The first speaker. / D. The second speaker.

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[ ] 33: Has the first person changed in appearance?

A. Yes, she has changed a lot. / B. Yes, she has changed a little. /

C. No, she has not changed at all. / D. It is unknown.

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[ ] 34: Did Toshiko expect to see Paul there?

A. Yes, she had been looking forward to seeing him. / B. Yes, she had promised to

meet him. / C. No, she did not expect to see him. / D. She didn't see Toshiko.

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[ ] 35: Why does the second speaker study at the place?

A. Because it is a nice place. / B. Because it is a quiet place. / C. Because it is a

nice and quiet place. / D. Because she can drink coffee.

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[ ] 36: What did the first person do?

A. She quit her company. / B. She tried to quit her company but changed her mind./

C. She found a new job. / D. It is unknown.

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NATIVE 4: LISTENING FOR PERCEPTION (2)

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[ ] 037: A: May I (________) you to President Akiyama?

　 B: Nice to meet you, President Akiyama. I'm John Brown.

　 C: Nice to meet you, Mr. Brown.

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[ ] 038: A: I'd like you to meet Mr. Hunt. Mr. Hunt, this is Mr. Matsuo.

B: It's my (______) to meet you.

　 C: Glad to see you, Mr. Hunt.

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[ ] 039: A: Yoshi, (______) is Nancy. Nancy, (______) is Yoshi.

B: Hi, Nancy.

　 C: Hi, Yoshi.

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[ ] 040: A: Is everything all right?

　 B: (______).

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[ ] 041: A: How are you getting on?

　 B: So (______), so good.

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[ ] 042: A: How is the world (______) you, Mike?

　 B: Not bad. The same as usual.

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[ ] 043: A: You look (______) in that jacket.

　 B: Thank you. I like it very much.

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[ ] 044: A: You have a nice watch. Where did you get it?

　 B: My (______) gave it to me for my birthday.

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[ ] 045: A: What a nice camera you have! Is it (______)?

　 B: Yes, it can also take movies.

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[ ] 046: A: Did you have a good day?

　 B: (______). I made a lot of friends at the party.

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[ ] 047: A: How was your day?

　 B: (______). I lost my wallet with my credit cards.

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[ ] 048: A: How was work?

　 B: Nothing special. It was quite (______).

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NATIVE 4: LISTENING FOR PERCEPTION (3)

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[ ] 049: A: I (______) the CDs you asked for. Here you are.

　 B: Thanks a lot.

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[ ] 050: A: I have (______) for you.

B: Oh, thank you. Thank you very much.

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[ ] 051: A: This is for your promotion to (______).

　 B: Oh, how nice of you! Thank you so much.

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[ ] 052: A: Good work, Tom. Please accept this as a (______) of my appreciation.

　 B: For me? Thank you. 　

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[ ] 053: A: I'll return the DVD to you tomorrow. Is that okay?

　 B: Please keep it. I have (______).

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[ ] 054: A: Thank you for the souvenior.It's really nice. It must have been (______).

　 B: I'm glad you like it.

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[ ] 055: A: This is for you.

　 B: Thank you, (______).

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[ ] 056: A: Here is a small tip for you.

　 B: Thank you very much. Have a nice (______).

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[ ] 057: A: I'm sorry, but I don't have any (______) now. Let me give you

a tip when I get some (______) later.

　 B: Yes, ma'am.

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[ ] 058: A: Thank you for the (______) present.

　 B: You're welcome.

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[ ] 059: A: Here is a present for your wedding.

　 B: Oh, thank you. This is what I really (______).

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[ ] 060: A: This is for your (______).

B: Thank you very much. It looks so expensive. You didn't have to do this.

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NATIVE 4: LISTENING FOR PERCEPTION (3)

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[ ] 061: A: Thank you for treating me.

　 B: Don't (______) it.

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[ ] 062: A: Thank you for the nice dinner.

　 B: Let's come back again (______).

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[ ] 063: A: Thank you for giving me such a wonderful time. I'll treat you next time.

　 B: Don't (______) about it.

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[ ] 064: A: Thank you for your help.

　 B: No problem. Ask me (______).

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[ ] 065: A: Thank you for your kindness.

　 B: It's my pleasure. Good (______).

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[ ] 066: A: Thank you for your (_________).

　 B: My pleasure. I hope you had a good time in Tokyo.

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[ ] 067: A: Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.

　 B: You're (______) welcome.

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[ ] 068: A: I can't (______) you enough.

　 B: The pleasure is mine.

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[ ] 069: A: I'll never forget this for the (______) of my life.

　 B: I'm glad I could do something good for you.

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[ ] 070:

A: That's all I want to ask. Thank you for (______) your time.

B: Anytime.

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[ ] 071:

A: Would you excuse me? Something has come to my (______).

B: Okay, if you must. Come back when you can stay longer.

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[ ] 072: A: Nice talking to you, Ted.

　 B: Nice meeting you, Yuka. It's been (______).

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NATIVE 4: LISTENING FOR PERCEPTION (4)

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[ ] 073: A: I have to pick up my mail. I'll be (______). See you later.

　 B: See you later.

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[ ] 074: A: Do you have time, Ms. Yokomura?

　 B: I'll be with you in a (______).

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[ ] 075: A: I will wait for my friends here. I'll (______) you later.

　 B: Okay, see you then.

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[ ] 076: A: Could you answer some questions for my (______)?

　 B: I'm sorry, I'm busy right now.

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[ ] 077: A: Excuse me, could you (______) for renovating the auditorium?

　 B: I'm sorry, I don't have time.

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[ ] 078:
A: Are you against the election reform? Here are some interesting articles you might be interested in.

B: Sorry, I have to run. I'm (______) for an appointment.

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[ ] 079: A: Well, nice meeting you, Michiko.

　 B: Nice meeting you, too, Bill. See you (______).

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[ ] 080:
A: Please take care of yourself. Until the next meeting. See you (______)

B: Thank you. See you again.

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[ ] 081: A: I've got to go now. Let's get together sometime.

　 B: Sure, we should (_________) sometime. See you soon.

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[ ] 082: A: Have a safe trip home. Say hello to your (______).

　 B: Thank you. I'll e-mail you when I get there.

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[ ] 083: A: I'm looking forward to seeing you again. All the best to your family.

　 B: Sure. Send my best (______)s to your family, too.

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[ ] 084: A: Thank you for letting me stay with you.

　 B: I'll (______) you. Come back and see us.

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NATIVE 4: LISTENING FOR PERCEPTION (4)

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[ ] 085: A: Things are not (______) between us.

　 B: Yeah. Maybe it's time.

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[ ] 086: A: Let's (________).

　 B: Let me think about it. It's too early to decide.

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[ ] 087: A: Let's (______) be friends.

　 B: All right.

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[ ] 088: A: I'm so sorry.

B: Thank you. He (______) a wonderful life.

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[ ] 089: A: I'm sorry about your brother's (______). You must be missing him so much.

B: Thank you for coming today.

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[ ] 090: A: I know this has been a difficult time for you. Please (______)

my condolences.

B: Thank you.

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NATIVE 4: LISTENING FOR COMPREHENSION (5)

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[ ] 091: A. Sure. B. It's my fault. C. Yesterday.

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[ ] 092: A. Thank you. And you? B. Yes, what is it? C. No, time has changed.

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[ ] 093: A. Now? I have so many questions. B. Not now. I'll go with you.

C. It's possible, but you must pay.

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[ ] 094: A. Exactly, yes or no. B. Sorry, I'm not going to join this time.

C. Well, I have joined it once.

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[ ] 095: A. I'm for it. It will change consumer spending.

B. I'm against it. It will affect cosumer spending.

C. I'm not sure, but it depends on the nation.

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[ ] 096: A. You're absolutely right. People are the only resource our country has.

B. You may be right. We can get foreign employees anytime.

C. Of course, you're right. It is wastful to spend money for education.

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[ ] 097: A. Yes, it was fine. / B. Well, it was not my turn. / C. Well, it was easier than I thought.

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[ ] 098: A. Yes, it was crowded with a lot of people.

B. What are you talking about? You were with me.

C. It was really informative. You missed a great time.

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[ ] 099: A. Yes, he said something strange about M&A.

B. No, I thought he was no longer interested in M&A.

C. I felt he's really ready for M&A.

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[ ] 100: A. Professor Holst did.

B. From Mr. Holst.

C. I'm Holst.

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[ ] 101: A. No, you may not meet Michinishi.

B. My name is Michinishi.

C. Michinishi did.

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[ ] 102: A. His name is Annan.

B. Okay, Mr. Annan.

C. Annan.

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[ ] 103: A. I'm from Japan. / B. I came from Japan. / C. I come from Japan.

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[ ] 104: A. Warsaw. / B. Warsaw and Moscow. / C. I went to Warsaw.

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[ ] 105: A. I'm Korean. / B. I'm Korea. / C. I'm Republic of Korea.

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[ ] 106: A. A firefighter came. / B. I want to be a firefighter. / C. I'm a firefighter.

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[ ] 107: A. I own a web auction company.

B. I owe a web auction company to him.

C. I owe a lot to him for the auction company.

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[ ] 108: A. Yes, I work for a consulting company in Tokyo.

B. No, my company is not in Tokyo but in Kyoto.

C. Well, I'm going to keep working in Tokyo and Kyoto.

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[ ] 109: A. I used to work for Macrosoft.

B. I'm going to work for Macrosoft.

C. I work for Macrosoft.

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[ ] 110: A. That's a good question. I really don't know.

B. I am working at the headquarter in Sapporo.

C. I'm the personnel department manager.

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[ ] 111: A. It costs 54,000 yen for public relations..

B. We need to improve our public relations.

C. I'm in charge of public relations.

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[ ] 112: A. I'm going to study at the University of Hawai'i.

B. I go to the University of Hawai'i.

C. I gradutated from the University of Hawai'i.

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[ ] 113: A. My college is famous for economics.

B. I have economics in the second period.

C. I major in economics.

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