[originaltext]M: I’m just going down to the store to buy some cigarettes. Do yo

M: I’m just going down to the store to buy some cigarettes. Do you want anything while I’m there?
W: What a good idea! There are a lot of things I need, as a matter of fact. Let me see... We haven’t got many eggs left, so bring a dozen large ones. [14] And please pick up a bottle of cooking oil.
M: Hold on! If you want me to get a lot of things, make a list, or I’ll forget something.
W: All right, but wait a minute, while I look in the cupboard to see what we need.
M: Hurry up, then. I want to stop in for a visit to Gerry on the way back.
W: [14] We have plenty of cocoa, but we’ve run out of coffee and there isn’t much tea left; bring a large tin of instant coffee and a quarter pound of tea. Oh! I want some ham, too.
M: How much?
W: Eh... half a pound will do.
M: OK, is that all?
W: Well, we are out of vegetables, too. Bring some beans and ...
M: [15] You seem to be out of everything today. I only wanted to go out for a walk and a visit. It sounds that I’ll need a truck to bring all that home.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
13. What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
14. What doesn’t the woman need?
15. Which is the man’s attitude towards the woman’s demand?