【正文】 Larry What time do you have your coffee break in the morning? Carol Oh, usually around 10:45. Larry Hmm. Do they give you an hour for lunch? Carol Sure. Larry What time will you be at lunch? Carol Between 12:00 and 1:00. Larry What time do you finish work? Carol At 5:30. Larry Can you join me for dinner? I can pick you up after work. Carol But I have to meet my sister Jane at the airport in the afternoon. Larry When id the arrival time? Carol It’ s scheduled 6:30. Larry Then I’ ll pick you up first at about 5:35 and then drive you to the airport to meet you sister at about 6:20. Carol You’ re so nice, Larry. Thank you very much. I’ ll be down at the front gate after work. I may be five minutes late. Is that OK? Larry No problem. Let’ s go to a Chinese restaurant this time for a change. Carol That’ s great. 2020126 17:45:02 superfish PASSAGE I’ ve Come to the Wrong Place It is often difficult these days to find someone to e and fix your television set,or your washing machine, or any other household appliance if it breaks. Everybody wants to sell you new products, but nobody wants to fix them when they stop working. One day Mrs Harris discovered that her bathroom faucet wad leaking, so she phoned her plumber. Three days later, he arrived. ‘ Well, you’ ve finally arrived!’ she said to the plumber. ‘ I calle dyou three days ago.’ The plumber was not at all disturbed by this. He simply took a piece of paper out of his pocket and looked at it. ‘ Three days ago?’ he said. ‘ That was 21st, Wasn’ t it? Well, I’ m sorry but I’ ve e to the wrong place. I was looking for Mrs Smith’ s house, not yours. She phoned me on the 20th.’ LESSON 7 Dialogue 1 I’ d Go On Studying, If I Were You Jane I can’ t decide whether to go to university or get a job. What do you think? Man Well, if I were you, Jane, I’ d go on studying. Jane But I don’ t even know what to study. Man If I had a chance again, I’ d major in economics. You’ re good at calculating. Jane That’ s what my parents want me to do. Man You should take their advice. They know what’ s best for you. Jane But my friends will have jobs and lots of fun while I spend all my time doing reading and writing. Man But if you go to university, you’ ll still have time for fun. Jane Umm. What you say makes sense. But, you know, I still have to ask my parents for pocket money and I hate to do so at this age… Man And if you try to find a parttime job, you will have some money, too. Jane You’ re right. Thank you for the advice. Dialogue 2 Why Don’ t You Get a Decent Job Woman Why don’ t you get a decent job for a change? Man But I like my job. Woman Look, digging gardens is not a job for a university graduate. Man But the money’ s not bad and there’ s plenty of fresh air. Woman If I were you, I’ d go on to take a new course, teaching, accountancy… Man Accountancy? Anything but that. It’ s so boring. Woman Come on, you really must think of the future. Why don’ t you just write a few application forms? Man I’ ll tell you what. I’ d like to be a doctor. Woman Well, you should think very seriously about that. It means a lot of study, and then working all sorts of hours. Man Yes, maybe. But the idea appeals to me. Woman W Lesson 8 Part B Dialogue You Don’ t Look Very Happy Max What’ s the matter, Peter? You don’ t look very happy. Peter I’ m not, I’ m worried about my English. Max What’ s the problem? Peter I’ m not practicing enough. Max Why not? Peter Well, I seldom have chances to meet English people. Peter Where should I go? Max You should go to pubs, you should join a club. Peter But … English people never speak to me. Max Ah! You should speak first. Peter What can I talk about? Max The weather! English people are always interested in the weather. Passage Miss Green Goes on a Die Miss Green was very fat. She weighed 100 kilos, and she was getting heavier every month, so she went to see her doctor. The doctor said, ‘ You need a diet, Miss Green, and I’ ve got a good one here.’ He gave her a small book and said, ‘ Read this carefully and eat the things listed on page 11 every day. Then e back and see me in two weeks’ time.’ Miss Green came again two weeks later, but she wasn’ t thinner, she was fatter. The doctor was surprised and said, ‘ Are you eating the things listed on page 11 of the small book?’ ‘ Yes, doctor,’ she answered. The next day the doctor visited Miss Green during her dinner. She was very surprised to see him. ‘ Miss Green,’ he said, ‘ why aren’ t you eating salad? Why are you eating potatoes and bread? They aren’ t in your diet.’ ‘ But, doctor,’ Miss Green answered. ‘ I ate my diet at lunch time. This is my dinner.’ ell, then, you ought to get more information about it as soon as possible. LESSON 9 Part B Dialogue 1 When Can I Know the Result? Man Have a seat, please, Miss Jenkins. Woman Thank you, sir. Man Well, I’ d like to start our conversation with some questions. Shall I start? Woman Sure. Man Can you type, Miss Jenkins? Woman Yes, I can. Man How many words a minute? Woman sixty. Man Hmm. Have you ever learned how to operate office puter? Woman Yes, I have. I worked for two years as a puter operator in a school. Man Good. Are you familiar with other modern equipment, the fax machine, printer, and things like that? Woman I don’ t think there’ s any problem for me to work on these machines. You know, sir, I’ ve even learned shorthand. Man You have? That’ s good. And you speak foreign languages, do you? Woman Yes. I speak German and French. Man Do you speak Italian? Woman Really? We have branches in Beijing and Shanghai. Woman you mean I have the job? Man Wait, wait, Miss Jenkins. I have to talk to the general manager before a final decision is made. Woman I see. When can I know the result? Ma