Dialogue:  W: Stan, do you have a minute?  M: Oh, hi, Cathy. Sure. What's up?  W: Well, I've been meaning to talk to you about the situation in the office.  M: I'm not in there very often. It's so noisy that I can't work.  W: That's exactly what I'm getting at. We're supposed to be able to do our preparation in that office, but have you noticed? Jack constantly has students coming in and get help with his course.  M: We can't really ask him to stop having students come in for help, can we?  W: No, of course not. But I'm not able to do my work and neither are you. I imagine it's the same for the others in the office.  M: Hmm, could we ask for a kind of meeting room? When we have to talk to students, we could go to the meeting room.  W: Good idea.  Question: What are they mainly talking about?   - Noise in the office.  - A new meeting room.  - The story of a workmate.
Noise in the office.
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Dialogue:  W: Good evening and welcome to this week's Business World, the program for and about business people. Tonight, we have Mr. Steven Kayne, who has just taken over and established bicycle shop. Tell us, Mr. Kayne, what made you want to run yourown store?  M: Well, I always loved racing bikes and fixing them. When I was working full-time as a salesman for a big company, I seldom had time to enjoy my hobby. I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going, I'll do it. I had my heart set on it and I didn't let anything stand in my way. When I went down to the bank and got a business loan, I knew I'd love being myown boss. Now my time is my own. I open the store when I want and leave when I want.  W: You mean you don't keep regular hours?  M: Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business isslower than usual, I can just lock up and take off early.  W: Have you hired any employees to work with you yet?  M: Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do. They help me out a few days a week. It's great because we play cards or just sit around and talk when there are no customers.  W: Thank you, Mr. Kayne. We wish you success in your new business.  Question: Why did the man take over a bicycle shop?   - He wanted to be his own boss.  - He found it more profitable  - He didn't want to start from scratch.
He wanted to be his own boss.
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Dialogue:  M: Which countries have you been to?  W: I've been to most of the countries in Europe, several countries in Asia - China, Japan, Korea, and Thailand - and to the United States and Canada.  M: I thought you had been to Australia too.  W: No, but I'm planning on visiting Australia and New Zealand soon. Which is the most beautiful country you've been to?  M: I think I'd say Norway.  W: Isn't it really cold there?  M: Well, the north of Norway is almost always cold, but farther south, it can be fairly warm in summer. It's a wet country, so there's snow almost everywhere in winter.  Question: Which countries has the woman already been to?   - Canada and Australia.  - Singapore and America.  - China and Korea.
China and Korea.
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Dialogue:  W: Good morning, everybody. Today, for our writing class, we are glad to have Mr. Henry Stone with us, a well-known writer in this country. He is going to share with us his writing experiences. Now, Henry, please tell us how you find so many interesting things for your stories.  M: OK. I watch people a lot. I do that when I travel. I've been to many countries such as Britain, Italy and Sweden. So I spend a lot of time at airports. While waiting for my flights, I watch people passing by and start my imagination. For example, the other day, when I was waiting for my flight to Greece, I saw a couple. They were buying magazines at that moment. They were not wearing business clothes, but the man was carrying a suitcase. Every few seconds, the woman looked around. I wondered if someone was following them. Perhaps they were running away, and you know, this reminded me of a story in the newspaper that day: a bank clerk stole one million pounds a week before and disappeared with his wife. There was a picture of them in the paper. The couple really looked like the wiz. Maybe I should stop them. Just then, I saw them say goodbye to each other, and the woman walked away. Well, sometimes I make mistakes like that. But I find things like that are very useful for my writing.  Question: What does Mr. Henry Stone do?   - A bank clerk.  - A teacher.  - A writer.

A writer.
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