听力原文:W: Can you give me a hand, Mike? I want to move a few heavy items into the car.
M: I'd like to. But I am already five minutes late for my appointment with Mr. Johnson. And his office is on the other side of the campus.
What will the man most probably do?
A. Put off his appointment with Mr. Johnson.
B. Help to move things to Mr. Johnson's office.
C. Help the woman move the items.
D. Hurry to Mr. Johnson's office.
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Part B
Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
听力原文: Mothers are increasingly fed up with jobs that do not allow them to spend enough time with their children. So instead, they are starting their own business. The number of women working for themselves has increased by nearly 20% since 2000, according to official figures, and now tops a million. And an opinion poll commissioned by the government shows that the most significant factor in the increase is a desire among women for a better balance between work and family life. The biggest motivation for doing it alone—according to 70% of those polled--was to be able to work more flexibly. Three out of four said that their work and family life balance was better when they ran their own business.
Tanya Rostron, a mum of two children, employs 11 people at her firm, which supplies water coolers throughout the East Midlands. She once worked as head of marketing in a major leisure company. When she got married and had children, she was determined to escape the workplace. She set up a company so she could spend time with her new baby daughter Frankie. She gives her staff time to look after their kids too. Most of her team are parents and they back up her claim.
Why are mothers fed up with their jobs?
A. Because the jobs are difficult.
Because the jobs make them have little time for their children.
C. Because their children and family are in trouble.
D. Because they don't like the jobs.
What do the majority of small firms spend on training?
A. Less than 1% of their payroll.
B. 1-5 % of their annual payroll.
C. 5-10% of their annual payroll.
D. More than 1096 of their payroll.
But if you are woman, you are better off in Scandinavia, says the UN Human Development Report 2000, released last Thursday.
Norway is in second place in overall rankings, followed by the United States, Australia, Iceland and Sweden. Britain is in 10th place.
At the other end of the scale, the 10 least-developed countries that provide the fewest services to their people are mostly in Africa.
The survey ranks 174 nations according to income, health care, life expectancy and educational levels.
When progress for women is measured, Canada slips into eighth place and the United States ranks 13 when measuring the number of women in parliament, government, professional or technical jobs and their average earnings compared to men. The top countries in this category are mostly in North Europe.
Japan, whose high standard of living and widespread education put it in 9th place in the overall rankings, was 41st on the gender equality index, below that of Costa Pica, in 24th place. The situation in South Korea is similar.
Among the richest nations, the report shows relative prosperity is also accompanied by pockets of poverty. While the United States has the world's highest gross national product, it ranks first in poverty ratings among the 18 richest countries. Ireland is in second place and Britain is in third.
In which year did Canada start to rank as the best place to live in the world?
A. 1993.
B. 1994.
C. 1995.
D. 1996.
What is one of the reasons for people's dissatisfaction with the traditional banks?
A. Their business hours are limited.
B. Their safety measures are inadequate.
C. Their banking procedures are complicated.
D. They don't have enough service windows.