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2. Talks and Conversations

Questions 11-14

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(Man): I’m nearly ready for Christmas now. I’ve sent off all my Christmas cards except one and I bought all my presents apart from yours.

Have you sent out the invitations to our party yet?

(Woman): Not yet, I’ll sent them out tomorrow. Just look at the list again to make sure we haven’t forgotten anyone.

(Man): We are inviting just about everybody in the neighborhood except for Mr. Joan’s and his wife. It seems a bit rude, but to tell the truth, I can’t stand that woman.

(Woman): Well, she is so ill mannered. Last time she came here, she left without saying a word and apart from that she tells such a lies about us. She never stops running us down to neighbors.

(Man): Let’s settled then, we won’t invite them. By the way, I met Pete O’Dow last night, he told me he’d be leaving for Ireland next week.

He said he was sorry he would miss our party, but he might see us at the Rushton’s New Year Party.

(Woman): What a pity! He is so lively at the party. Oh, I saw some gorgeous Christmas tree on sale in the High Street, but I didn’t have time to ask how much they were.

(Man): I’m sure they are much too expensive.

(Woman): Well, we’ve got to have a tree, if you don’t want to buy one, you’ll have to go out and dig one up. Oh, we need a few gifts for the tree, apart from the Holy and the mistletoe, that’s about everything.

(Man): It’s the same every year. You end up with everything you want and I end up with a headache from worrying about the balance of my bank account.

11. What has the man just done for Christmas?

12. Why didn’t they invite Mrs. Joans and her husband?

13. According to the man, where would they meet Pete O’Dow?

14. What is man most likely to be concerned about?