Question: Read the following conversation and answer the question.  M: Miss Jones, could you tell me more about your first job with hotel marketing concept?  W: Yes, certainly. I was a marketing consultant responsible for marketing 10 UK hotels. They were all luxury hotels in a leisure sector, all of a very high standard.  M: Which markets were you responsible for?  W: For Europe and Japan.  M: I see from your resume that you speak Japanese. Have you ever been to Japan?  W: Yes, I have, I spent months in Japan 2006. I met all the key people in the tourist industry, the big tour operators and the tourist organizations. As I speak Japanese I had a very big advantage.  M: Yes, of course. Have you had any contact with Japan in your present job?  W: Yes, I've had a lot. The truth is I have become very popular with the Japanese, both for holidays and for business conferences. In fact, the market for all types of luxury holidays for the Japanese has increased a lot recently.  M: Really, I'm interested to hear more about that, but first tell me have you ever traveled on the luxury train, the Orient Express, for example?  W: No, I haven't. But I've traveled on the Glacial Express through Switzerland and I traveled across China by train about 8 years ago. I love train travel. That's why I'm very interested in this job.  Question: Why is the woman applying for the new job?   - It will bring her potential into full play.  - It will involve lots of train travel.  - It will enable her to improve her Chinese.
It will involve lots of train travel.

Read the following conversation and answer the question.  M: 7286712  W: Hello, Susan's speaking, may I speak to Judy please?  M: I'm afraid she is not here at the moment. I am her brother, shall I take a massage?  W: Yes, you see, Judy and I plan to play table tennis tomorrow, but my cosine has broken my bat, I think Judy has an extra one, so please ask her to bring it for me.  M: So, Susan called, her table tennis bat broke, hope Judy bring an extra one.  W: Yes, thank you, er.... One more thing, I lent her a book a couple of weeks ago, I think she has probably forgotten it all together, could you possibly ask her to bring along that book as well.  M: Ok, bring along Susan's book.  W: Thank you very much!  M: Bye!  Question: What has happened to Susan's bat?   - It's stolen.  - It's lost.  - It's broken.
It's broken.

Read the following conversation and answer the question.  W: Hi, Jack. Who are you writing to?  M: I'm writing to my parents telling them I'll stay here this summer.  W: You're not going home? I thought you were going on a trip to Japan with your family.  M: Well, I intended to go with them, but I thought again and changed my mind.  W: Tell me. I'm interested in knowing what keeps you from joining your beloved family and staying here. It certainly is not studying.  M: No, certainly not. Michael arranged for me to work at his uncle's institution.  W: How much will you be paid?  M: Judy, I don't do it for money, but for experience. Besides, it's voluntary work.  W: You work without payment? That's really something.  M: When will you leave for home?  W: Tomorrow. We'll fly to Hawaii two days after. I really have to pack now.  M: Go then. Have a nice vacation!  W: I'll send you postcards.  Question: What's the man going to do?   - To prepare for his exams.  - To do some voluntary work.  - To earn money for his tuition.
To do some voluntary work.

Read the following conversation and answer the question.  Fisher: Ah, good morning, Ms. Ross, do come in.  Ross: Hello, Mr. Fisher. Nice to see you.  Fisher: Face to face instead of on the phone, what? Haha. How are you?  Ross: Fine, thanks, very well.  Fisher: Oh, do sit down. Would you like some coffee?  Ross: Oh, yes please, black.  Fisher: Here you are.  Ross: Thanks. Well, how's it all going?  Fisher: Oh, not too bad, we're just about to open a branch in New Zealand.  Fisher: Oh! ... I'm hoping to--if I can justify it to the marketing director! How's your little boy, has he started school yet?  Ross: Oh, yes, he's in the second year now.  Fisher: What, already? Doesn't time fly! Is he enjoying it?  Ross: Very much, it's much more fun than being home!  Fisher: Haha. Well, I suppose we'd better make a start. Shall we get down to business?  Ross: Right. First of all can I confirm the time and date of the presentation? It's Saturday 24 October in the morning. What time exactly?  Fisher: Well, on the invitations we've sent out we've said that the presentation itself will start at 11 and go on till 12:30.  Ross: So you'll need the room from about 10 till 2. Would you like us to serve coffee beforehand?  Fisher: Yes, yes--and drinks and snacks at the end.  Ross: Better to have buffet lunch?  Fisher: No, I... people who are invited won't be expecting a free lunch. They might think that's overdoing it. They'll want to get back to their families, as it's Saturday.  Ross: All right, the normal pre-lunch snack buffet will be what you need--that's basically the same as what you had last February.  Fisher: Oh, that'll be fine.  Ross: OK, well, we'll charge for the room, coffee and snack buffet at the standard rate less 15%, as we agreed. And we'll charge for the drinks served on a pro-rata basis.  Fisher: Free, fine, yes.  Ross: What type of... um.., equipment, furniture would you like?  Fisher: Well, let's have.., um... four.., no, no... five tables for our display. Er... we'll bring our own stands. Now, there's an overhead projector and sound system already in the room, I...  Question: The man expects ______ people to come to the presentation.   - 40  - 50  - 100

Answer: 40