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麦克:
Your final exam will be at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, December 17th. 
期末考试是12月17号星期五早上9点.
比尔:
Where will we take the exam?
在哪里考呢?
麦克:
I`m not sure which hall the register will assign to us. During reading period I`m sure they will have posted the exam location list. Check then.
我不太清楚教务处安排我们在哪里考.读书期间我相信他们会把考试地点张贴出来.到那时再查一下.
比尔:
How much will the final count in our final grades?
期末考试占总分的多少啊?
麦克:
The final will be 50% of your grade, so it is obviously a key factor. Obviously you want to do well in it.
占一半.所以是关键所在.很显然你们必须考好才行.
比尔:
What format will it be? Multiple choice questions? True false? Essay questions?
考试的形式如何?选择?是非?论述题？
麦克:
It will be a combination. There are three sections. The first part is a series of twenty true of false questions. The second will be ten short answer questions. Finally you will have a choice of three topics to write an essay on.
都有.考试分三部分.第一部分是20道是非题.第二部分是10道简答题.最后一部分有三个主题.从其中选一个来写一篇文章.
比尔:
How long will the test take? It`s not a take-home, is it?
考试时间有多长?不能拿回去写吧?
麦克:
No, you`re not so lucky. You have to finish it in the classroom.
不能.你们运气没有那么好.一定要在教室里写.
比尔:
I suppose it`s not an open-book exam either?
我想这也不是开卷考试吧?
麦克:
Once again, no such luck. You can only use your pencils to write down whatever knowledge you`ve been able to store in your minds.
再说一次.没有那么幸运.你们只能用笔把脑袋里记得的知识写出来.