Dialogue: M: Sally, come downstairs, please. Look at this job advertisement. W: (from a distance) I'm coming. Walt a moment. (nearer) Eric, I'm here. What's the matter? M: Look, Sally. Here's a job advertisement. "Start a new life with Exco Exports Ltd. as personal assistant to our managing director!" Perhaps it's the job you want. W: Personal assistant to the managing director? Yes, it is! Eric, would you like to read it for me? M: It's my pleasure! Now, listen--"We will give the right person 3,500 pa for a 45-hour week, free training, the chance to join a pension scheme, 3 weeks' holiday per year and a company car! Canteen facilities are also available." W: It sounds not so good. Only 3,500 every year. I think the salary is fairly low. The working hours seem too long, you see, a 45-hour week. Oh, my dear! And the holidays are short too, only 3 weeks. M: But you're interested in this type of job. Since you have no job now, you can treat it as one of your choices. W: Hm, you are right. OK, I'll write down the address. Eric, please repeat it to me. M: "Box 4032, London". W: Good, the company's in London. I don't want to work out of this city. M: Look, there is another point maybe you will be attracted by. W: Yes. Ah, just now, auntie Jenny called me. M: Really? What did she say? W: She told me there's a job opening for a secretarial position in her company. She asked me to apply for it. M: Sounds good. Would you like to try? W: I am interested in the work, but you know, her company is in the city of Edinburgh. So I thanked her and wrote down the address only. M: How kind she is! W: Yes, she is very kind... Oh, she invited us to her villa to attend her birthday party this Saturday. M: Sure we are going to attend it. But what present should we take? How about a bottle of wine, or... W: Eric! Look, here's another job advertisement. M: What is it? W: Listen: "Join one of the world's fastest growing companies: Exco Imports Lid." M: How about the work? W: (go on) "We are looking for a personal... Question: What will be thought about mostly when one wants to find a job? - Whether the salary is high or low. - Whether the job is suitable or not. - Whether the working place is far or near.
Whether the job is suitable or not.
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Dialogue: M: What did you do after high school? W: I took a year off and went traveling. What about you? M: That sounds exciting. I just went straight to university afterwards. Question: What did the man do after high school? - He went traveling. - He took a year off. - He went to university.
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He went to university.
Ques: Dialogue: Interviewer: What were the things in Britain that you found most strange when you first arrived? Mathew: Well, the first thing is driving on the wrong side of the road..., that would be the- that was very strange because you have this automatic reflex when you go out into the street to look one way and a couple of times I did that and I almost got hit by cars and bikes and all, you know. It's dangerous. It really is dangerous. And you have to teach yourself to look the other way. Interviewer: Someone said that Britain and the United States are divided by a common language. Have you had any difficulties with the language here? Mathew: Oh, yeah-tremendous amount of difficulty but I'm starting to pick it up now-all the lingo and slang and all those-but there's definitely a difference. Interviewer: Can you give me any example? Mathew: Well, the big-I'd say some of the biggest ones would be the word "queue" which means in America "line". I never heard the word "queue" before. Um-what you call "chips", I call "French fries". I never heard them called "chips". Urn-there's so many-urn-words that are different. Ah-" crisps" which mean " potato chips" Yeah, that's - we call them "potato chips" or "chips" in America. You call them "crisps" here. So when I heard the word "chips", I was thinking of "crisps" and not French fry-you know-it's very confusing but-urn-but just some of the expressions like-er-" mate" you know and "love". Those-you know--they're funny. You don't hear them. You don't hear them in America. Interviewer: What about with young people-with people your own age-I mean, do you notice differences there? Mathew: I do notice some differences-er-I think-ah-I think the younger people in Britain are-they seem to be-much more radical than the younger people in the United States. I noticed that. Ah-the dress is different. You see a lot of-I see a lot of males here with earring in one of their-in one of their ears. You don't see that in America that much. Somet-maybe here and there, but not, not like you... Question: What is NOT one of the reasons that British people know much about the United States, according to the interviewee? - The press reports a lot about the U. S. - The America's policies affect Britain a lot. - The U.S. is much richer than Britain.
Ans: The U.S. is much richer than Britain.
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Dialogue: W: I can see this is quite an old house. M: Well, in America, it's quite old. But in England, it's actually quite young. W: How much are you asking? M: $110,000, but it's negotiable, since I need cash urgently. W: I see. I suppose this is the living room? M: Yes, you're right. Look at the fireplace. It was hand-made. The design is really unique. You can't find it anywhere else. W: Yes, I like it very much. Can I see the kitchen, please? M: This way, please. Look, it's spacious and bright, and quite modern. W: I am satisfied with this house, but the price is a little too high. Can you make a concession? Question: How much is the seller asking for the house? - $120,000. - $110,000. - $12,000.
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$110,000.
Ques:Dialogue: W: Slow down. You are passing every car on the road. M: Most drivers usually ignore the speed limit unless they think the police will stop them. Question: What does the man mean? - Few people drive within the speed limit. - Drivers usually obey traffic rules. - The speed limit is really reasonable.

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Few people drive within the speed limit.