Q 35-39
This food is terrible! I can’t even finish my diner.
I know. You think with all the money we paid for room and board, the university could hirea better food service. Where are you headed next?
I’m going over to the student recreation center to play some bridge.
You are spending your time on a card game?
Not just any card game. It’s one of the most strategic there is.
So I have heard. Don’t you play with a partner?
Yeah! Four people play, two against the other two.
So, you try to play in cooperation with your partner?
Actually, the cards of one of the four plays are turned face up. That player is called thedummy.
I wouldn’t want to be called that. When you are the dummy, what do you do while thecards are being played?
Anything you want. Sit there and study, shuffle another deck, get snacks foreveryone…I like to stand behind my partner and watch.
You know, I’ve heard that bridge is a habit forming. You should be careful not to play somuch that you don’t get your studying done.
Don’t worry about me. I only play Thursdays after dinner, and sometimes when theyneed a forth player. If you like, I could teach you.
Thanks, but I have a pretty heavy workload this semester. I already spend my eveningsdoing things I don’t really know how to do yet.
35. Where does the conversation take place?
36. How does the woman plan to spend her evening?
37. What will the woman probably do if she is the dummy?
38. What does the man warn the woman not to do?
39. Why doesn’t the man accept the woman’s offer?