Short conversations
New words： Maintain 维持 保持 divorced 离异的
Listen to five short conversations and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
1 A He thinks that project manager will be a rather stable job.
B He hopes that the woman can stay at this job for a long time.
C He believes the job is good for the woman's career development.
D He believes that position as a project manager is crucial.
2 A Cousins.
B Uncle and niece.
C Half-brother and half-sister.
D Brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
3 A They will apply for more credit cards in their own names.
B They will sell the stolen information for illegal gains.
C They will use the credit cards in your name without paying the bills.
D They will use the stolen information to get your good credit.
4 A She is quite impatient.
B She is hard-working.
C She is disagreeable.
D She is considerate.
5 A He has already changed his job.
B He went to the accounting office.
C He went to see a professor of economics
D He went to have his hair cut yesterday
Short conversations
Scripts
Conversation 1
W: Hi David. You know what? I obtained a position as a project manager in a publishing company.
M: Oh, congratulations! I hope you can keep your feet on the ground this time.
Maintaining a stable job is crucial for your career development.
Q: What does the man mean?
Conversation 2
M: Robert's mother got divorced and married a doctor.
W: Exactly. And I heard the new couple had their own child later, named Rose. I bet the little girl in the red dress sitting next to Robert must be Rose.
Q: What's the relationship between Robert and Rose?
Conversation 3
W: I don't understand why identity thieves are desperate to steal our personal information.
M: Once they get it, they can use your ID number and your good credit to apply for more credit cards in your name. Then, they credit cards and do not pay the bills
Q: How will identity thieves use the stolen personal information?
Conversation 4
M: It's a surprise for me to know that your boss is a woman. They are usually too hard to work for and too disagreeable to get along with.
W: My boss is an exception. She always listens patiently when we talk about our dilemmas and problems.
Q: What does the woman think of her female boss?
Conversation 5
W: I went to the accounting office yesterday, but
I saw neither hide nor hair of Barry.
M: Barry wouldn't have been there anyway; he's now a professor of economics, the first and the only African-American professor in the Department of Economics.
Q: Why didn't the woman see Barry yesterday?
