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DidyouhearMr.Smithdiedinhissleeplastnight?

Yes,it'

sverysad.Pleaseleteverybodyknowthatwhoeverwantsto,mayattendthefuneral.

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

14.M:

HaveyoutakenProfessorYoung'

sexambefore?

I'

mkindofnervous.

Yes,justconcentrateontheimportantideasshe'

stalkedaboutinclassandignorethedetails.

HowdoesthewomansuggestthemanprepareforProfessorYoung'

sexam?

15.W:

msosorrysir,andyou'

llletmepaytohaveyourjacketcleaned,won'

tyou?

That'

sallright,itcouldhappentoanyone.AndI'

msurethatcoffeedoesn'

tleavelastingmarksonclothing.

Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

16.W:

Haveyouseenthemoviethedeparted?

TheplotwassocomplicatedthatIreallygotlost.

Yeah,Ifeltthesame,butafterIsawitasecondtime,Icouldputallthepiecestogether.

Howdidthetwospeakersfindthemovie?

17.M:

mreallysurprisedyougotan"

A"

onthetest.Youdidn'

tseemtohavedonealotofreading.

NowyouknowwhyInevermissedalecture.

Whatcontributestothewoman'

shighscore?

18.W:

Haveyouheardaboutanewdigitaltelevisionsystem?

Itletspeoplegetabout500channels.

Yeah,butIdoubtthey'

llhaveanythingdifferentfromwhatwewatchnow.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

ConversationOne

W:

Gosh!

HaveyouseenthisRichard?

M:

Seeingwhat?

Inthepaper,itsaysthere'

samangoingroundpretendinghe'

sfromtheelectricityboard.He'

sbeencallingatpeople'

shomes,sayinghe'

scometocheckthatalltheirappliancesaresafe.Thenhegetsaroundthemtomakehimacupofteaandwhiletheyareoutoftheroom,hestealstheirmoney,handbag,whateverandmakesoffwithit.

ButyouknowJane,it'

spartlytheirownfault.Youshouldneverletanyonelikethatinunlessyouareexpectingthem.source:

H

It'

sallverywelltosaythat,butsomeonecomestothedoorandsayselectricityorgas,andyouautomaticallythinktheyareok,especiallyiftheyflashacardtoyou.

DoesthismanhaveanI.D.then?

Yes,that'

sjustit!

Itseemsheusedtoworkfortheelectricityboardatonetime.Accordingtothepaper,thepolicearewarningpeople,especiallypensionersnottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment.It'

sabitsad.Oneoldladytoldthemshe'

djustbeentothepostofficetodrawherpensionwhenhecalled.Shesaidhemusthavefollowedherhome.Hestolethewholelot.

Butwhatdoeshelooklike?

Surelytheymusthaveadescription.

Oh,yes,theyhave.Let'

ssee.Inhisthirties,tall,bushydarkhair,slightnorthernaccent,soundsabitlikeyouactually.

Q19.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantoreadinthenewspaper?

（Atheftcase）

Q20.Howdidthemanmentionedinthenewspapertrytowinfurthertrustfromthevictims?

www.H

（FlashinghisI.D.tothem）

Q21.Whatisthewarningfromthepolice?

（nottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment）

Q22.Whatdoesthewomanspeakertellusabouttheoldlady?

（Herpensionhasbeenstolenbytheman）

ConversationTwo

MissJones,couldyoutellmemoreaboutyourfirstjobwithhotelmarketingconcepts?

Yescertainly.Iwasamarketingconsultant,responsibleformarketingtenUKhotels.Theywereallluxuryhotelsintheleisuresector,allofaveryhighstandard.

Whichmarketswereyouresponsiblefor?

ForEuropeandJapan.

IseefromyourresumethatyouspeakJapanese.HaveyoueverbeentoJapan?

Yes,Ihave.IspentamonthinJapanin2006.Imetallthekeypeopleinthetouristindustry,thebigtouroperatorsandtouristorganizations.AsIspeakJapanese,Ihadaverybigadvantage.

Yes,ofcourse.HaveyouhadanycontactwithJapaninyourpresentjob?

Yes,I'

vehadalot.ThetruthisIhavebecomeverypopularwiththeJapanese,bothforholidaysandforbusinessconferences.Infact,themarketforalltypesofluxuryholidaysfortheJapanesehasincreasedalotrecently.

Really,I'

minterestedtohearmoreaboutthat,butfirst,tellme,haveyouevertraveledonaluxurytrain?

TheOrientExpress,forexample.

NoIhaven'

t,butIhavetraveledonaglacierexpresstoSwitzerlandandItraveledacrossChinabytrainabout

8yearsago.Ilovetraintravel.That'

swhyI'

mveryinterestedinthisjob.

Q23.Whatdidthewomandoinherfirstjob?

（marketingconsultant）

Q24.WhatgavethewomananadvantageduringherbusinesstripinJapan?

（ShecanspeakJapanese）

Q25.Whyisthewomanapplyingforthenewjob?

（Shelovestraintravel.）

Compounddictation

We'

renowwitnessingtheemergenceoftheadvancedeconomybasedoninformationandknowledge.Physicallabor,rawmaterialsandcapitalarenolongerthekeyingredientsinthecreationofwealth.Nowthevitalrawmaterialinoureconomyisknowledge.Tomorrow'

swealthdependsonthedevelopmentandexchangeofknowledge.Andindividualsenteringtheworkforceoffertheirknowledge,nottheirmuscles.Knowledgeworkersgetpaidfortheireducationandtheirabilitytolearn.Knowledgeworkersengageinmindwork.Theydealwithsymbols,words,figures,anddata.

Whatdoesallthismeanforyou?

Asafutureknowledgeworker,youcanexpecttobegenerating,processingaswellasexchanginginformation.Currently,threeoutoffourjobsinvolvesomeformofmindwork.Andthatnumberwillincreasesharplyinthefuture.

Managementandemployeesalikewillbemakingdecisionsinsuchareasasproductdevelopment,qualitycontrol,andcustomersatisfaction.

Inthenewworldofwork,youcanlookforwardtobeinginconstanttrainingtoacquirenewskillsthatwillhelpyoukeepupwithimprovedtechnologiesandprocedures.

Youcanalsoexpecttobetakinggreatercontrolofyourcareer.Gonearetheninetofivejobs,lifetimesecurity,predictablepromotions,andeventheconventionalworkplaceasyou'

refamiliarwith.Don'

texpectthecompanieswillprovideyouwithaclearlydefinedcareerpath,anddon'

twaitforsomeonetoempoweryou.Youhavetoempoweryourself.HxE

Passageone:

Time

Ithinkalotabouttimeandnotjustbecauseit'

sthenameofthenewsorganizationIworkfor.Likemostworking

people,Ifindtimeorthelackofit,areneverendingfrustrationandanunwinablebattle.Myeverydayisarace

againsttheclockthatInevereverseemtowin.Thisishardlyalonesomecomplaint,accordingtothefamilie

andworkinstitutes,nationalstudyofthechangingworkforce,55%oftheemployeessaytheydon'

thaveenough

timeforthemselves,63%don'

thaveenoughtimefortheirspousesorpartners,and67%don'

thaveenoughtimefor

theirchildren.It'

salsonotanewcomplaint.Ibetourancestorsreturnedhomefromhuntingwildanimalsand

gatheringnuts,andcomplainedabouthowlittletimetheyhadtopaintbattlescenesontheircavewalls.The

differenceisthatthebossoftheanimalhuntingandtheheadofnutgatheringprobablytoldthemto"

Shutup!

"

or"

Nosurvivalforyou!

Today'

sworkersarestilldemandingcontrolovertheirtime,thedifferenceis:

today'

sbossesarelistening.I'

vebeenreadingareportissuedtodaycalledWhenWorkWorks,producedjointly

by3organizations.Theysetouttofindandawardtheemployerswhoemploythemostcreativeandmosteffective

waystogivetheirworkersflexibility.Ifoundthisreportworthreadingandsuggesteverybossshouldreadit

forideas.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.Whatisthespeakercomplainingabout?

He'

sinahurrytoworkeverydayanddoesn'

thaveenoughsparetime.

27.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutourancestors?

Theywerebusywithfindingfoodoutsideinordertosurvive.

28.Whydoesthespeakersuggestallbossesreadthereportbythe3organizations?

Becausethisreportmayhelpthemkeeptheirmostcreativeandeffectiveworkersworkingwithouttoomuchcomplaint.

Passage2

Lovingachildisacircularbusiness.Themoreyougive,themoreyouget.Themoreyouwanttogive,Penalapy

Leachoncesaid.Whatshesaidprovestobetrueofmyblendedfamily.Iwasbornin1931astheyoungestof6children,Ilearntosharemyparents'

love.Raising6childrenduringthedifficulttimesoftheGreatDepressiontookitstollonmyparents'

relationshipandresultedintheirdivorcewhenIwas18yearsold.Daddyneverhadverycloserelationshipswithhischildrenanddriftedevenfartherawayfromusafterthedivorce.Severalyearslater,awonderfulwomancameintohislife,andtheyweremarried.Shehad2sons.Oneofthemisstillathome.

Underherinfluencewebecameablendedfamilyandagoodrelationshipdevelopedbetweenthe2families.Shealwaystreatedusasifwewereherownchildren.Itwasbecauseofourothermother,daddy'

ssecondwife,thathebecameclosertohisownchildren.Theysharedover25yearstogetherbeforeourfatherpassedaway.Atthetimeofhisdeath,thequestioncameupofmymother,daddy'

sfirstwife,attendinghisfuneral.Iwillneverforgettheunconditionalloveshownbymystepmother,whenIaskedherifshewouldobjecttomotherattendingdaddy'

sfuneral.

Withoutgivingitasecondthought,sheimmediatelyreplied,"

ofcoursenot,honey,sheisthemotherofmychildren."

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassa