湖南师大附中第六次月考试题
英语
注意事项：1.本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题），满分150分，时量120分钟。
2．所有答案均须按要求答在答题卡上，不能答在试卷上。
第I 卷
第一部分 听力 （共三节，满分30分）
做听力部分时，请先在试卷上做答。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将第1至17小题的答案转涂到答题卡，将第18至20题的答案写到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话．每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题的相应位置．听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍．
1. How long will it take the man to fix the woman’s watch?
A. More than two days. B. More than a week.
C. Not more than a week.
2. How much did the woman pay for the cap?
A. 10 dollars. B. 40 dollars. C. 50 dollars.
3. What does the woman mean?
A. It’s the clerk who should make the copies.
B. The man should make the copies himself.
C. She will help the man make the copies.
4. Where is the man?
A. At a hotel. B. In the street. C. At a station.
5. What does the woman mean?
A. The seat is empty. B. That man took the seat.
C. The seat was empty a few minutes ago.
第二节(共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分)
听下面4段对话．每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题卷的相应位置．听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间．每段对话读两遍． 天星 教育网
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第8小题。
6. Who is the woman talking to?
A. A clerk at the Lost and Found.
B. A workman at the airport.
C. A porter at the railway station.
7. Which city is the woman in at present?
A. New York B. Paris. C. Birmingham.
8. When can the woman get her cases?
A. A little more than 45 minutes later.
B. Early tomorrow morning.
C. Later this evening.
听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。
9. What do we know about the accident?
A. A truck hit a car.
B. A truck hit a bus.
C. A car hit a tree.
10. What’s the matter with the truck driver?
A. He has his leg broken.
B. He has his head badly hurt.
C. He is all right.
11. How soon will the ambulance and the police car arrive?
A. In an hour. B. In 45 minutes. C. In 5 minutes.
听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14小题。
12. When did the woman first go to work?
A. During her study at high school.
B. After her graduation from high school.
C. While she was at college.
13. What do you know about the woman’s marriage?
A. She will never get married.
B. She will get married next month.
C. She doesn’t want to get married at present.
14. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a city library. B. In a manager’s office. C. In a supermarket.
听下面一段对话，回答第15至第17小题。
15. What were the two speakers talking about?
A. How the man was knocked down in the street.
B. How the man got injured in a match.
C. Why the man had to stay in hospital.
16. Who told the woman about the man’s stay in hospital?
A. Tom. B. Bob. C. The doctor.
17. How was the man hurt?
A. He was walking in the street when Tom knocked into him.
B. He was talking with Bob when he was hit from the back.
C. He was playing baseball and was hurt accidentally.
第三节 （共3小题，每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）
听下面一段材料，将第18至20小题的信息补充完整，每个小题不超过三个单词。听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。
If you want to know something about my last job, now I will tell you.
Last job: A computer programmer job which I left to get 18______________.
19_______________ I took: Website world and advanced software
Reasons for taking the courses: Enrich and 20__________
The work I enjoyed most: The technical part
The work I enjoyed least: The supervision
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Today although _________ irrigation canal in the picture is still being used, it is no longer _________ busy water highway.
A. a; a B. a ; the C. the; a D. the; the
22. – How do you feel about taking the job in Los Angeles?
– ______? It’s the biggest company in the country.
A. How about you B. How should I feel
C. What D. How do you
23. – Isn’t Andy an efficient manager?
-Er, Andy is really intelligent but sometimes he has problems _______ his ideas.
A. keeping up B. thinking up
C. getting across D. getting off
24. He was expecting to have completed the job by now. ____________, he’s only halfway through it.
A. As it is B. Even though
C. That is D. In that case
25. – Sorry, I’m late.
– That’s OK. You’re here and that’s what __________.
A. does B. works C. stays D. counts
26. – Was the driving pleasant when you vacationed in Mexico last month?
–No, it _______for four days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy.
A. was raining B. rained
C. has rained D. had been raining
27. As the Spring Festival is drawing ________, people are getting busier and busier.
A. near B. closed C. nearly D. closely
28. Many companies are eager to sign a contract with Amanda, who has the potential to ______ a super star.
A. remain B. grow C. make D. turn
29. ____ abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me.
A. Taking B. Taken C. Being taken D. Having been taken
30. – Have you known each other for long?
–Not very long. _______ we came to this school, actually.
A. before B. since C. after D. when
31. The driver might have had an accident but that he __________the car suddenly.
A. braked B. would brake
C. had braked D. should have braked
32. –Do you like cats?
–Of course. They mean ________ a kind of pet to their masters.
A. better than B. more than
C. no more than D. not more than
33. It is in the city ________you are going to pay a visit to ________this kind of beer is
produced.
A. / ; where B. where; that C. / ; that D. that; which
34. ____the end of last term, everybody here in the school, I think ,has taken at least eight math tests.
A. By B. Since C. At D. From
35. - Any suggestions?
-You’d better _________ the last sentence as it is rather misleading.
A. put out B. leave out C. point out D. pick out
第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Elderly people respond best to a calm and unhurried environment. This is not always easy to 36 as their behavior can sometimes be irritating (令人恼怒的). If they get 37 or upset, then they may become more confused(糊涂的) and more difficult to look after 38 sometimes it can be extremely difficult, it is best to be 39 and not to get upset yourself. You should always 40 old people to do as much as possible for themselves but be ready to 41 a helping hand when necessary.
Failing memory makes it 42 for the elderly to recall all the basic kinds of information we 43 for granted. The obvious way to help in this 44 is to supply the information that is missing and help them make 45 of what is going on. You must use every opportunity to provide information, 46 remember to keep it simple and easy to understand.
When the elderly person makes 47 statements e.g. about going out to his or her old 48 or visiting a dead relative, 49 in a calm matter-of-fact fashion: “You are retired now. Will you come and help me with the dishes?”
We depend 50 on the information provided by signposts, clocks, calendars and newspapers. These assist us to 51 and direct our behavior. Confused old people need these 52 all the time to compensate (弥补) for their memory. Encourage them to use 53 boards or diaries for important 54 events and label the contents of different cupboards and drawers. Many other aids such as information cards, 55 photos, notes, addresses or shopping lists could help in individual case.
36. A. provide B. protect C. discover D. examine
37. A. happy B. easy C. excited D. comfortable
38. A. As a result B. Even though C. For D. Although
39. A. patient B. protective C. ready D. helpful
40. A. tell B. encourage C. warn D. permit
41. A. carry B. make C. lend D. offer
42. A. necessary B. difficult C. terrible D. impossible
43. A. make B. give C. think D. take
44. A. condition B. situation C. action D. position
45. A. sense B. use C. light D. fun
46. A. and B. or C. however D. but
47. A. obvious B. strange C. confused D. fixed
48. A. factory B. hospital C. school D. employment
49. A. correct B. repeat C. check D. care
50. A. hardly B. heavily C. totally D. simply
51. A. collect B. form C. keep D. organize
52. A. information B. advice C. aids D. materials
53. A. reminder B. flat C. recovery D. wood
54. A. improving B. coming C. moving D. exciting
55. A. beautiful B. unforgettable C. nice D. old
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts and rejections with it.
Many weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We fantasize about what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self-worth, and, of course, love.
It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us strive hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.
56. The passage tries to highlight the importance of __________.
A. body size B. attitudes toward life
C. culture difference D. different beauty standards
57. What does the word “everything” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. All the problems. B. All the properties.
C. The whole world. D. The absolute truth.
58. What can be inferred about the author?
A. The author is a Samoan.
B. The author succeeded in losing weight.
C. The author has been troubled by her / his weight.
D. The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents.
59. According to the author, what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later?
A. They feel angry about the regained weight.
B. They are indifferent to the regained weight.
C. They feel optimistic about future plans on weight control.
D. They think they should give up their future plans on weight control.
B
Jet lag, caused by traveling between time zones, is becoming a common problem
for frequent travelers: for 49 percent it is only a nuisance and for 45 percent it is a real problem. It is caused by disruption to the internal biological clock, and may lead to digestive problems, tiredness, and sleep disruption.
Generally speaking, our biological clock is slightly disturbed if we just move into the next time zone, but jet lag becomes a problem once we have passed through three or four time zones. The body takes about one day to get over each hour of time difference. But the seriousness of jet lag problems also depends on our direction of travel. If we go north or south, we won’t notice any difference, because there is usually no time zone change. However, if we travel west we will be in advance of ourselves as far as our internal clock is concerned, and problems may arise. A west-to-east journey, on the other hand, makes us late compared to the local time. It often demands even greater effort in adjustment since we are not quick enough to catch up with the new time schedule. Therefore, a trip from New York to Los Angeles often causes fewer problems than a Los Angeles-New York trip.
60. A traveler who suffers from jet lag has problems in ___________.
A. adjusting his biological clock
B. knowing the direction of a jet
C. knowing the distance of his flight
D. getting used to the weather of a new place
61. If one travels across three time zones, he needs about _________hours to get over his jet lag problem.
A. 24 B. 36 C. 48 D. 72
62. Which of the following is wrong?
A. A Los Angeles-New York trip often causes more problems than a New York-Los Angeles
trip.
B. Our biological clock is not disturbed when there is no time zone change.
C. A person may suffer the most serious case of jet lag when he takes a east-to-west journey.
D. Jet lag is a real problem for many travellers which may lead to digestive problems,
tiredness and sleep disruption.
C
Difficult times often bring out the best in people. And this was the case for basketball star Yao Ming, who hosted a television show in Shanghai that raised US $300,000 to help researchers find a cure for SARS. Fundraising, or charity, is an act of goodwill towards others. Charities in the West have more flexible ways. Look at a typical day for Ruth, a wealthy woman in the UK, for example. Ruth wakes up in the morning and collects her post. There’s a letter addressed to her with a picture of a half-dead, beaten horse. It’s from a charity asking Ruth to donate money to save the animals. The door bell rings and there, on Ruth’s doorstep, is an old woman asking for money to help the aged. She turns on the television, hears sad music and sees a picture of a wide-eyed child dying of hunger in Africa with an appeal for money to help the child. Ruth then goes shopping for a dress to wear to that evening’s large party for the rich and famous. The ticket cost her a small fortune, but she doesn’t mind because most of the money is going to a charity that fights AIDS. She feels good about going because she’s helping the sick. Within five minutes of walking down the street, Ruth has passed a charity shop. She doesn’t stop because she doesn’t think she’d find a suitable dress there－it’s full of old, secondhand clothes. But, many other people enter and but all sorts of bargains. Edna, a little old lady, looks after the shop. Any profit it has made goes to a cancer charity. Now that she has retired, she has plenty of spare time to offer her services for free.
For people like Yao Ming, Ruth and Edna, charity is a virtue that holds the same importance in life as faith(信念) and hope. “As you look back on your life, the moments that stand out are the moments when you have done things for others,” said Scottish author Henry Drummond.
63. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story as a way of fundraising?
A. Charity party. B. Charity post.
C. Charity TV program. D. Charity for beggars.
64. What does the word “raise” in the first paragraph mean?
A. Collect together. B. Donate.
C. Increase. D. Bring to someone’s attention.
65. We can infer from the passage that _____________.
A. Yao Ming donated US $300,000 to help researchers find a cure for SARS.
B. Edna may not be a rich lady but she is willing to do something for others.
C. Ruth leads a busy life and she feels very tired.
D. Ruth is angry because so many people ask her for money every day.
66. What’s the writer’s attitude towards charity?
A. The writer thinks it’s something only people like Ruth can afford to do.
B. The writer just wants to inform us of the different ways to practice charity.
C. The writer thinks it’s a virtue and admires the people who practice it.
D. The writer doesn’t make it clear in the story.
67. The underlined part in the last paragraph probably means that __________.
A. when you look back sometimes, you need stand out.
B. when you want to do something for others, you need stand out.
C. the moment you stand out, you can do something for others.
D. what impresses people deeply is what they have done for others.
D
I had and an experience some years ago which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to conduct at two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died “full of years”. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence(吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.
At the first home, the son of the deceased(已故的) woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her our of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride, the abrupt change of climate, was more than she could take. It’s my fault that she’s dead.”
When things don’t turn out as we would like them to, it is very likely to think that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending. Priests know that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty.
There seem to be two reasons involved in our readiness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens. That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.
The second reason is the belief that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood. According to psychologists, a baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that infantile(婴儿期的) belief that our whishes cause things to happen.
68. What is said about the two deceased elderly women?
A. They lived out a natural life
B. They died of extreme tiredness after the long plane ride
C. They weren’t used to the change in weather
D. They died due to lack of care by family members
69. People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because___________
A. they couldn’t find a better way to express their grief
B. they didn’t know things often turn out in
C. they had neglected the natural course of events
D. they believe that they were responsible the opposite direction
70. The underlined part in Para 4 probably means that_________.
A. everything in the world is predetermined
B. the world can be explained in different ways
C. there’s an explanation for everything in the world
D. we have to be sensible in order to understand the world
71. People have been made to believe since infancy that ____________.
A. everybody is at their command
B. their wishes are the cause of everything that happens
C. every story should have a happy ending
D. life and death is an unsolved mystery
E
When TV news programs report wars or disasters, the editors rarely use the most horrifying pictures of dead or wounded victims because they don’t want to upset their viewers. Even so, viewers are usually warned in advance that they may find some of these scenes disturbing, so they can look away if they choose. But the men and women whose job is to record those scenes—the TV cameramen—have no such choice. It is their duty to witness the horrors of the world and record them, no matter how gruesome (可怕的) and unpleasant they may be. Consequently, it is one of the most dangerous, exposed and emotionally taxing jobs the world has to offer.
Today, the demand for their work is rising. The explosion of satellite broadcasting and 24-hour news in recent years has created an almost insatiable(贪得无厌的) demand for TV information. But major broadcasters and the TV news agencies—such as Reuters and WTN –have never had enough staff to meet the worldwide demand for up-to-date pictures, so increasingly they turn to “freelance” TV cameramen.
These freelance cameramen are independent operators tied to no particular organization. They will work for any company which hires them, be it for just a few hours or for several weeks in a war zone. But if the freelance cameraman is injured in the course of the job, the TV company is not responsible for him. The freelancer must survive on his own.
TV will always need hard, vivid moving pictures which are fresh, but these companies feel uncomfortable with large numbers of employees on their books, explains Nik Growing, once foreign editor for Britains Channel 4 News and now a BBC news presenter.
By hiring freelancers, they can buy in the skills they need only when they need them. It also enables them to contract out the risk, he says.
72. TV news agencies turn to freelance cameramen in order to _____________.
A. save expense and avoid risks
B. buy pictures which are the most stimulating to the senses.
C. look for pictures that are of fine qualities
D. get first-hand information and pictures
73. The freelance cameramen _________________.
A. have better skills than other cameramen
B. are tied to many TV news agencies
C. have to take tremendous risks in the course of work
D. need to contract out risks of work for TV companies
74. It is implied in the passage that ___________.
A. TV cameramen have to witness disasters and killing whether they like them or not
B. TV cameramen are a special group of people who enjoy horrifying pictures
C. TV cameramen should be given greater choice of work
D. the development of TV resulted in the growing demand for TV cameramen’s work
75. According to this passage, some major broadcasters and TV news agencies ________.
A. have employed enough cameramen
B. are not willing to employ many cameramen
C. are very mean to freelancers
D. are responsible for the freelancer if he is injured while working for them
第II卷
第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 填空（共10小题上，每小题1分，满分10分）
短文阅读，根据所读内容在文后76～85的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。注意每空一超过3个单词。
Electronic mail (e-mail) was started in the late 1960s by the U.S. military. By the 1980s, academics in a number of fields were using e-mail for professional collaboration. The early 1990s saw an explosion of the use of e-mail and other computer networking tools for a wide range of professional, academic, and personal purposes.
E-mail is a way of sending a message from one computer to one or more other computers around the world. First, you write down the e-mail address of the person you are sending the message to. Then you write the message, either directly in a special e-mail software program or first in a word-processing program and transferring it into the e-mail software. You should push a button to give a simple command to send the message. The computer system you are connected to will break the message up into tiny pieces and send them electronically to the destination. The pieces might travel numerous routes through other computers on the way. Usually within 2—3 minutes, the pieces will all arrive at their destination, where the receiving computer will reassemble them into a message. The person receiving the message can check his or her mailbox at a convenient time and read the mail.
76_______________________
| 77._____________of using e-mail | 78___________, professional, academic and 79___________ |
| 80_________ of sending e-mail | a. Write down 81___________ |
| b. Write the message | |
| C. 82__________ to send it | |
| Ways of writing a message | a. directly in a special e-mail soft program; |
| b. or first in a 83______, and then into the 84____________ | |
| Time needed for getting a message | Within 85 _____________ |
第二节 写作（满分25分）
随着社会的发展，越来越多的中国家庭能够买得起私人轿车，然而，对于是否应该发展私人轿车，人们的观点则各不相同。
| 支持者 | 反对者 |
| 提供很大的便利和灵活性 | 使城市交通状况变得更糟 |
| 不再依赖公共交通 | 到处都是堵车现象 |
| 可随心所欲地去自己想去的地方 | 太多轿车污染空气 |
注意：
1．文章必须包括表中的全部内容，可适当增加细节，使句子连贯
2．必须阐述自己的观点；
3．短文的开头已为你写好；
4．词数：110左右。
参考词汇：灵活性mobility 反对者 opponents 实施 carry out
With the improved social developments, more and more Chinese families are beginning to afford private cars. ___________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案：
1-5 C B B C B A 6-10 B A C A C 11-15 C B C B B 16-17 B C
18. a better position 19. computer courses 20. strengthen my skills
21-25 C B C A D 26-30 D A C B B 31-35 C B A B B
36-40 A C D A B 41-45 C B D B A 46-50 D C D A B 51-55 D C A B D
56-59 B A C C 60-62 A D C 63-67 D A B C D 68-71 A D C B 72-75 D C D B
76. Electronic Mail (e-mail) 77. range 78. military 79. personal
80. steps 81. (receiver’s) e-mail address 82. push a button (give a command)
83. word-processing program 84. e-mail software 85. 2—3 minutes
参考范文：(one possible version)
My views on the development of private car ownership
With the improved social developments, more and more Chinese families are beginning to afford private cars. Yet opinions of whether we should develop private car ownership or not differ from person to person.
In some people’s eyes, private cars offered them great convenience and mobility. People no longer have to depend on public transportation and they can go wherever they want. However, opponents of this idea think that private cars make the situation of city traffic even worse. There are already so many traffic jams. What’s more, so many private cars greatly pollute the air.
As far as I’m concerned, the increasing number of private cars is a symbol of modernization of our country, but we should try to carry out some relative policies to put the use of private cars under firm control.
附：
听力原文：
Text 1
W: How long will it take you to fix my watch?
M: I’ll call you when it’s ready. But it shouldn’t take longer than a week.
Text 2
M: Which cap did you finally decide to buy?
W: Well, I would have liked to buy the blue one, but it was 50 dollars. So I bought another
one instead and saved 10 dollars.
Text 3
M: I’m still waiting for the clerk to come back and make some copies of this paper for me?
W: Why trouble him? I’ll show you how easy it is to work the machine.
Text 4
M: Could you tell me how to get to the Changcheng Hotel? I thought it was on this corner but I seem to have made a mistake.
W: Hmm. I’m sorry. Maybe you should try calling them.
Text 5
M: Excuse me, is this seat taken?
W: I don’t think so. That man has had his lunch and left a few minutes ago.
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W: Excuse me, sir. Have all the cases come here yet?
M: I think so. Can I help you?
W: I’ve been waiting for my baggage for 30 minutes. I’ve only a few minutes left to catch the
plane to Toronto.
M: Sorry, your cases are left behind in Paris. They won’t arrive in New York until later this
evening.
W: Oh, it’s terrible. I’ll miss my plane.
M: We’re sorry for it, madam. Our company will pay the bill for your stay in the hotel tonight.
You can get a flight to Toronto early tomorrow morning.
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W: Hello, Emergency Line. What can I do for you?
M: Yes, I am calling to report you an accident.
W: Would you please give me some details, sir?
M: A truck hit a car on Highway 107.
W: Has anyone been badly hurt?
M: I’m not quite sure. The driver of the truck says he is OK. But the woman in the car might
have her leg broken.
W: May I have your name, sir?
M: Li Ming.
W: OK, Mr Li. We’ll immediately send an ambulance and a police car. It’s 11:55 now, and
they should be there by 12:00. Thanks very much.
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M: So you took a job after you graduated from high school.
W: That’s right. I worked as a typist for two years before I went to the College of Art.
M: Why didn’t you go to college right away?
W: I wanted to. But my father died just after I finished school. I had to help my family.
M: Oh, I see. That’s too bad. How soon can you start if we offer you a job?
W: Well, if possible, I’d like to start next month.
M: There should be no problem. May I ask what your plans for marriage are?
W: I have no intention of getting married at the moment.
M: If you have any samples of your work with you, I’d like to see them.
W: Of course.
M: Hmm, you’ve got talent all right. But if you want to become a commercial artist, you’ll have to change your style. They are too hard to understand.
W: I’m willing to learn, sir.
M: Good. Well, let me show you around. After that, we can discuss the details of the job.
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W: Hi, Mike! How are you feeling now?
M: How did you manage to know I was here in hospital? Is it Tom?
W: I was talking with Bob yesterday and I learned your right leg had been injured. How did it happen?
M: We were playing baseball. Tom knocked me down when I rushed to their goal with the ball.
W: Wow! He must have hit you hard.
M: Yeah! He hit me from the back and sent me rolling over. At the time a lot of pain, really. Anyway, they brought me to the hospital.
W: Nothing serious, I hope.
M: The doctor said there weren’t any internal injuries, but I had to stay here a couple of days.
W: Well. Mike, take it easy.
M: Thank you for your coming to see me, and thank you for the flowers.
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Good morning! If you want to know something about my last job. Now I will tell you. Maybe what you want to know is why I left my last job. OK, I left my last job because I hope to get a better position. If the opportunity comes, I will take it. I’ve been working as a computer programmer for five years. I was mainly in charge of system analysis, troubel solving and providing software support. At the same time, usually at night, I took several computer courses such as website world and advanced software in order to enrich and strenghthen my skills. During my last job, I enjoyed the technical part of it, but I didn’t enjoy the supervision. Now my best wish is to get a job in your company. If I have a chance, I will work even harder than before.