[originaltext]M: Carol, did you take the car to the garage today?W: Yes, I did

M: Carol, did you take the car to the garage today?
W: Yes, I did. Still at that garage that we used to get the car repaired.
M: What did the repairman say? And every time I start it up, the engine runs for a minute or so, and then dies, so that it is very oil-consuming.
W: The man said the plugs were bad. He checked it very carefully and said that the brakes should be fixed, too. I told him to go ahead.
M: How much is it going to cost all together?
W: That depends. And it may take a little long time to get the car back, because so many cars are on the list of repair.
M: Well, I asked Ed to stop by in the morning. I’ll ride to work with him. How are you going to work?
W: It does some inconvenience for me, but don’t worry about that. You see, I can take the bus or cab.
M: I think I’d better start working some overtime. We need a new car.
W: Do you think so?
M: Well, we have promised our son to drive to California next summer; I don’t want something that’s going to have trouble.
W: Maybe we should wait a couple of years and just go to New York next summer, or we could visit your mother in Chicago.
M: No, the kids really want to go and we’ve been planning it for so long.
W: Well, we may save the money to buy a new one.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What’s the problem of the car according to the man?
24. Why can’t the speakers get the car back soon?
25. Why does the man plan to buy a new car?