Long Conversations 2
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 computer?
WOMAN:
Yes, I have. I worked for two years as a computer 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:
No, I don't speak Italian. But I speak Chinese.
MAN:
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?
MAN:
In about two weeks, I think.
WOMAN:
Thank you very much.
MAN:
Goodbye, Miss Jenkins.
WOMAN:
Goodbye.
Q22: What are the man and woman talking about?
Q23: Who might be the man in the dialogue?
Q24: Which of the following is true about Miss Jenkins?
Q25: What can you infer from the dialogue?
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 computer?
WOMAN:
Yes, I have. I worked for two years as a computer 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:
No, I don't speak Italian. But I speak Chinese.
MAN:
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?
MAN:
In about two weeks, I think.
WOMAN:
Thank you very much.
MAN:
Goodbye, Miss Jenkins.
WOMAN:
Goodbye.
Q22: What are the man and woman talking about?
Q23: Who might be the man in the dialogue?
Q24: Which of the following is true about Miss Jenkins?
Q25: What can you infer from the dialogue?