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Why does the man wait so long？
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Jim was a young man in his early twenties who was studying to be a carpenter. He was a good worker, honest and worthy of trust, so his boss was pleased with him. As he was such a likable man and easy to deal with, he was popular with his workmates, too. They also made fun of him a great deal but he never got angry with them and would only laugh.
But Jim's one great shortcoming was that he could never tell a lie, no matter how hard he tried, not even a little one. In fact, he was so honest and shy that he would blush even when he was telling the truth. He used to stand in front of the mirror and practice lying while looking himself in the eyes at the same time. But as soon as he saw his face starting to go red he had to look away.
One morning, however, he didn’t feel like going to work because he had been to a party the night before and it hadn't ended till the early hours of the morning. And so far the first time in his life he decided to take the day off. He rang his boss, pretending to be a woman. "I'm afraid Jim can't come to work today. He isn't feeling very well."
Poor Jim was thankful that his boss couldn’t see him just at that moment because his hands were trembling(发抖) and his face was bright red.
"Thank you for letting me know," said Mr. Woods, his boss, and then just as he was about to hang up, he said, "just a moment, madam, who's speaking."
"Oh!" he stammered (口气地说), and going all out for making a voice like a woman, he cried in a voice: "This is my landlady speaking!"
Jim was ______.
As a boy, Sanders was much influenced(影响) by books about the sea, but by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a doctor. So he was often with the doctors and got along very well with them. When he was fourteen, he was already hanging around the hospital where he was supposed to be helping to clean the medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the doctors' conversations with patients in the next room.
During the war Sanders served in the army as a surgeon(外科医生). "That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with real sufferers and on the whole making a success of my job." In Rhodes he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skill to himself and had a firm belief that he could serve those who lived simply, and were dependent upon him. Thus, while in a position to tell them what to do he could feel he was serving them.
After the war, he married and set up a practice deep in the English countryside, working under an old doctor who hated the sight of blood. This gave the younger man plenty of opportunity(机会) to go on working as a life-saver.
When he was a small boy, books about the sea had made Sanders want to be ______.
听力原文：M: Waitress !
W: Yes, sir.
M: I have been here for 10 minutes now.
W:I' m sorry. What can I do for you？
M: How much longer are we going to wait for our dinner？
W: Sorry, sir. As you know, the duck takes quite a while to prepare. I'll go to see 'about your order. Would you like something to drink while you are waiting？
M: All right. Two beers, please.
Where does this conversation take place？
听力原文：W: Morning, John ! You are late again !
M: Oh, Jane, I' m terribly sorry.
W: So, what' s the excuse this time？
M: Well, you see, I forgot to set the alarm clock last night and I...
W: Yeah, and last week it was broken.
M: Yes, I know...
W: Hmm! I hope you won' t find something wrong again next time.
M: I promise you it won' t happen again.
W: What about the tickets for the concert tonight？
M: Oh, I' m really sorry. I did the booking too late, and all the tickets had been sold out.
W: You should have booked earlier.
M: I' m so sorry. I'll try to get the tickets next time. I promise.
What was the man's excuse for having been late this time？
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