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II.BasicListeningPractice
1.Script
W:Whydosomepeoplestayinonejobforlifewhileothersswitchjobsfromtimetotime?
M:Somepeoplewantafixedroutinesothattheydon’thavetoadapttotnewcircumstancesoverandoveragain,whileothersthinkvarietyisthespiceoflife.Q:Accordingtothedialog,whydosomepeoplesticktoonejobforlife?
2.Script
M:Kathleen,you’vebeenlateforworksomanytimeslatelythatIhavetowarnyouthatanyrepetitionwillresultinyourdismissal.
W:I’msorry.I’lltrymybesttogethereearlierinthefuture.PerhapsIcouldworklatertomakeupthetimeI’velost.Q:Whatdoesthewomansay?
3.Script
M:Mr.Brown,mytimeherehasbeenfrustratingforme.Ihaveabetteropportunitywithanotherfirm,andI’mtakingit.
W:Wewon’tbesorrytoseeyouleave,Richard.You’vedoneyourbesttomakeeveryonehereasmiserableasyouare.
Q:Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman’sleaving?
4.Script
W:Mr.Armes,IwantedtotellyouinpersonthatattheendofthismonthI’llbeleavingthecompany.
M:Well,Sylvia,wearecertainlygoingtomissyouhere,butIwishyouthebestofluck.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanwant?
5.Script
W:Time,Ihatetotellyouthis,butwe’recaughtinabudgetcrunch,andwemustlayyouoff.I’msorry.
M:Iunderstand.I’veenjoyedmytimehere,andI’mconfidentIcanfindsomethingelse.
Q:Whatistheman’sresponse?
Keys:1.B2.D3.A4.C5.D
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III.ListeningIn
Task1:HowtoAvoidBankruptcy
Manager:Adam!Haveyouanysuggestionsabouthowwecanavoidbankruptcy?Adam:Downsizingwouldcertainlyreduceouroperatingcosts.Youknow,make
usleanandmean,thewayyouhavetobeintoday’smarket.
Manager:Wheredoyousuggestwestartmakingthesestaffcuts?
Adam:Thelogicalplacetostartwouldbeinadministration.Theyusually
overstaffed.
Manager:That’snotgoingtogooververywellwithouremployees.Someofthem
havebeenwiththecompanyforyears.
Adam:It’spainfulprocess,butthere’snochoice.They’lljusthavetogetusedto
theidea.
Manager:Wecangivethemafairlydecentseverancepackagewhenthey’refired.Adam:Iknow.AndIthinkthatifwecomputerizetheoffice,wecouldreduce
officestaffbyabout20percentjustbyeliminatingalotofpaperwork.
Manager:OK.Ifwelayoff20percentoftheadministrativestaff,willthatbeenough
togetthecompanybackonitsfeet?
Adam:Unfortunatelynot.We’llalsoneedtomakesomecutsintheservice
department.
Manager:Howcanwe