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Dialogue: W: Please turn off the lights, Harry. M: Why? What's the matter? I want to read the paper. W: If we turn on too many lights, all the electricity in the house will go off. M: Now who told you that? W: Our new neighbor Mr. Smith. M: Mr. Smith? When did he come to our home? W: I had to go to his home and ask for help today. M: What was wrong? W: When I turned on the washing machine, all the lights went out. M: Well, did he take care of it for you? W: Yes, but he said it would take a lot more work to do a really good job. M: What does he mean by a really good job? W: He said we need new electric wires throughout the house and a lot of other things. M: Did he tell you how much it would cost? W: Yes, about a thousand dollars. M: A thousand dollars? That's a lot of money. And just when we need to get some work done on our car, too. Question: What had gone wrong in their house? - Their washing machine. - The electricity. - The lights.
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The electricity.

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Dialogue: M: Hi, Mary! W: Hello, Phil. How are you? M: I'm fine. Where are you headed? W: Oh, I'm on my way home from work. M: I didn't know you had a job. W: Yeah. I work part-time at a supermarket. M: What do you do there? W: I work in the produce section. Wrapping fresh fruit and vegetables. I also stock shelves. Sometimes when it really gets busy, I work at the check-out counter. Have you got a job, Phil? M: Yeah. I do yard work for people. You know, cutting grass, pulling weeds, things like that. W: I'd like doing that. It must be nice to work outdoors. M: Sometimes it is, except when it rains or snows or gets too hot or too cold or... W: Ha-ha. I guess every job has its shortcomings. There are times when I get really tired of carrying things around at my job. But a job's a job. Got to earn money for school. M: Me, too. Tuition fee is high, isn't it? Well, I'd better get going. I've got to plant some trees for my neighbors this afternoon. W: Well. Don't work too hard. Holding down a job, going to class, studying. Sometimes it can become too much for one person. Take it easy. M: You, too. It was great seeing you, Mary. Question: What does Mary do at her supermarket job? - She works at the meat counter. - She puts groceries out on the shelves. - She carries groceries out of the store for customers.
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She puts groceries out on the shelves.

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Dialogue: M: I'm Paul Adams, Branch Manager. W: Katie Thomas. Pleased to meet you. M: I take it you're looking for temporary office work. W: That's right. M: How old are you, Katie? W: I'm eighteen. M: That's rather young. What experience have you had? W: Well, I've just left school, actually, and I'm looking for a job between now and when I go to college. M: It doesn't sound as though we can help, Katie. You see, our clients are very demanding, especially when it comes to the new office technology. W: Oh, that's no problem. I took extra classes in office skills at school. M: Oh, perhaps you'd like to outline what you've been doing? W: I started by learning keyboard skills. Then I went on to learn about word processing. M: Good. You seem qualified from the technical point of view. Question: What would the woman like to do? - Office work. - Technical service. - Sales.
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Office work.