本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。
第一卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
1. When does the plane take off tomorrow?
A. At 18:15 B. At 7:45 C. At 8:15
2. What are they doing?
A. They are doing an experiment.
B. They are listening to their teacher.
C. They are playing a game.
3. Where is the woman?
A. At a post office. B. In a bookstore. C. At the airport.
4. Where is Mr Black now?
A. At a friend’s home. B. In the office. C. At lunch.
5. Where are the two speakers?
A. At home. B. At a shop. C. At school.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读每小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. Where are the two speakers?
A. In a hospital. B. In the office. C. In the bedroom.
7. What’s the weather like today according to the dialogue?
A. Fine. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.
8. According to the dialogue, what do you think happens to John?
A. He has caught a bad cold. B. He is not wearing enough clothes. C. He wears a lot of clothes.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What was the first computer like?
A. It was as large as a TV set. B. It was as large as a room. C. It was as large as a book.
10. What changes does the computer have now?
A. It becomes smaller. B. It works faster. C. Both A and B.
11. What’s the result of the invention of the computer?
A. It has become smaller and smaller.
B. It works faster and faster.
C. It has changed our lives a lot.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. How many foreign languages does Mrs Brown speak?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
13. What languages does Mr Green speak?
A. French, Greek, Russian and English.
B. French, Japanese, Arabic and English.
C. French, Greek, Arabic and English.
14. What trouble does Mrs Brown have in learning foreign languages?
A. She has a lot of trouble in spelling.
B. She has a lot of trouble with pronunciation.
C. She has little trouble in spelling.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Friends. B. Teacher and student. C. Father and daughter.
16. Who is Tom?
A. The man’s son. B. The woman’s son. C. The woman’s husband.
17. Why is Billy home from school?
A. Because he is ill. B. Because it’s Sunday. C. Because he doesn’t like school.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Why did the mother feel hurt?
A. Her daughter tried to kill her.
B. Her daughter failed to go to college.
C. Her daughter had the habit of smoking.
19. Why did Mary promise to give up smoking?
A. She was afraid that she couldn’t go to college.
B. She was afraid that she wouldn’t get any money from her parents.
C. She realized that smoking was bad for her health.
20. How did the mother find out Mary had broken her word?
A. She saw her smoking again.
B. She was told of that by one of Mary’s friends.
C. She found it out from the smell of Mary’s breath.
第二部分：知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. As ________ mountains beyond our village are becoming greener and greener, they have become ________ home to a large amount of wild life.
A. the; 不填 B. the; a C. 不填; a D. the; the
22. —I don’t imagine Russ and his poor dog had a good time on the deserted island, ________?
—I have no idea.
A. didn’t they B. do you C. did they D. hadn’t they
23. The school bus was ________ by a thick fog.
A. held up B. broken off C. kept up D. started up
24. On turning on the computer, ________.
A. Mum told me to have supper B. a game appeared on the screen
C. there was something wrong with the mouse D. I found a strange E-mail
25. The classroom was almost empty ________ a desk or two.
A. besides B. except for C. except D. in addition to
26. —Bread ________ butter?
—Bread ________ no butter, thanks a lot.
A. or; and B. and; but C. or; but D. and; and
27. China is the birthplace of kites, ________ kite-flying spread to Japan, Korea, Thailand and India.
A. from that B. from here C. from there D. from which
28. The film “A World without Thieves” ________ a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema.
A. appreciated B. enjoyed C. won D. seized
29. Americans eat vegetables per person today ________ as they did in 1910.
A. more than twice B. as twice as many
C. twice as many D. more than twice as many
30. —Was his father very strict with him when he was at school?
—Yes. He had never praised him ________ he became one of the top students in his grade.
A. after B. before C. until D. unless
31. I feel it great honor ________ to give a speech to you.
A. invited B. to invite C. having invited D. to have been invited
32. —Look out! There’s a kangaroo!
—Missed it! That was unlucky. It can damage your car ________.
A. really badly B. real badly C. really bad D. real bad
33. Business studies ________ a skill-based subject which ________ students’ ability to use their knowledge.
A. is; test B. is; tests C. are; test D. are; tests
34. —What’s in that cave?
—You’d better ________ inside. There ________ bears or snakes.
A. don’t go; may have been B. don’t go; may be
C. not go; might have been D. not go, might be
35. —What’s the matter? You really look upset.
— ________
—Well, better luck next time.
A. Why, I always look up to you B. Me? I never look down upon anybody
C. I have a bad cold D. I failed an important test
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t 36 how quickly time has passed.
If you are familiar with this 37 , you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and 38 when you are bored. Now scientists have 39 a reason why this is the case.
Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 40 according to how we focus on a task. When we are 41 , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains 42 the clock is ticking more slowly.
In an experiment 43 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 44 researchers monitored their brain activity.
The volunteers were told to 45 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then 46 the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results showed that 47 was more active when the volunteers paid 48 subjects.
It is thought that if the brain is 49 focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to
50 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock.
51 , time passes without us really 52 it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 53 energies on monitoring the passing of time. 54 , time seems to drag.
Next time you feel bored 55 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!
36. A. guess B. learn C. believe D. doubt
37. A. view B. point C. scene D. secret
38. A. drags B. stops C. backs D. gains
39. A. thought over B. made up C. suggested D. come up with
40. A. change B. develop C. grow D. slow
41. A. sleepy B. bored C. excited D. active
42. A. report B. think C. decide D. see
43. A. produced B. carried C. tried D. performed
44. A. so B. when C. while D. but
45. A. partly B. quickly C. how D. first
46. A. remember B. focus on C. forget D. tell apart
47. A. the researchers B. the experiment C. the clock D. the brain
48. A. much attention to B. more attention to
C. attention to many D. attention to more
49. A. busy B. likely C. ready D. sure
50. A. focus B. gather C. reach D. spread
51. A. However B. Furthermore C. Therefore D. Finally
52. A. recognizing B. watching C. noticing D. counting
53. A. enough B. full C. right D. proper
54. A. In fact B. As a result C. For example D. Instead
55. A. in class B. with work C. in mind D. of lessons
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Dear Mr. Barton,
I’m writing on behalf of the residents’ association to inform you of our feelings regarding your behavior. We’re really had just about enough of you. Although we have tried to speak to you civilly on several occasions, you have always responded with a stream of verbal abuse（谩骂）.
Ever since you moved in three months ago, you have shown very little consideration for the other residents of the building, despite numerous complaints. For the past six weekends in a row, you have held extremely noisy parties, which have not finished until the early hours of the morning. It’s just not on! As you are aware, most of the people here are elderly or have very young children, and the noise keeps them awake all night. You don’t have to be so noisy, do you? Last weekend the situation deteriorated further when two of your acquaintances were involved in a fight on the first floor landing. The disturbance was so bad that the police had to be called. What’s more, your mates left the stairs in a terrible state——they even smashed two windows on their way out! We fell that this type of behaviour is intolerable（难以忍受）.
We strongly recommended that you arrange payment for this damage to the windows soon. If you don’t and you carry on being a nuisance（令人讨厌的人）, we will kick you out! Legal steps will be taken if necessary.
Yours sincerely
56. What does the writer feel?
A. Excited B. Upset C. Angry D. Happy
57. What does the underlined word “deteriorated” mean?
A. Changed. B. Became better. C. Moved. D. Got worse.
58. What is the main purpose of the writer?
A. To ask Mr. Barton to leave the building for the peace.
B. To inform Mr. Barton of the noise he made.
C. To complain what Mr. Barton did in the building.
D. To give a warning to Mr. Barton.
B
Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, summed up the four chief qualities of money some 2,000 years ago. It must be lasting and easy to recognize, to divide, and to carry about.
When we think of money today, we picture it as round, flat pieces of metal which we call coins, or as printed paper notes. But there are still parts of the world today where coins and notes are of no use. They will buy nothing, and a traveler might starve if he had none of the particular local “money”. Among remote people, who are not often reached by traders, from outside, commerce usually means barter（物物交换）. There is a direct exchange of goods. Perhaps it is fish for vegetables, or meat for grain. For this kind of simple trading, money is not needed, but there is often something that everyone wants and everybody can use, such as salt, shells, or iron and copper. These things —salt, shells or metals — are till used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today.
Salt may rather be a strange substance to use as money, but in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an absolute necessity. Cakes of salt, stamped to show their value, were used as money in Tibet until recent times, and cakes of salt will still buy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa.
Cowrie sea shells have been used as money at some time or another over the greater part of the Old World. There were collected mainly from the beaches of the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, and were traded to India and China. In Africa, cowries were traded right across the continent from East to West. Four or five thousand went for one Maria Theresa dollar, an Austrian silver coin which was once accepted as money in many parts of Africa.
Metal, valued by weight, were early coins in many parts of the world. Iron, in lumps, bars or rings, is still used in many countries instead of money. It can either be exchanged for goods, or made into tools or weapons. The early money of China, apart from shells, was of bronze（青铜）, ten in flat, round pieces with a hole in the middle, called “cash”. The earliest of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old —older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean.
Nowadays, coins and notes have taken place of nearly all the more interesting forms of money, and although in one or two of the more remote countries people still hold it for future use on ceremonial occasions such as weddings and funerals（葬礼）, examples of early money will soon be found only in museums.
59. In some parts of the world a traveler might starve _______.
A. even if his money was of the local kind
B. even if he had no coins or notes
C. if he did not know the local rate of exchange
D. even if he had plenty of coins and notes
60. Barter usually takes the place of money transaction where ________.
A. there is only salt B. trading needs are fairly simple
C. metal tools are used D. it is done only for ceremonial purposes
61. Salt is still used as money _______.
A. in Tibet B. in the Maldives Islands
C. in several countries D. only for ceremonial purposes
62. Four or five thousand cowrie shells used to be _____.
A. as valuable as a Maria Theresa dollar B. valued because they were easy to carry
C. useful currency in India D. useful currency in South America
63. The earliest known coins from the eastern Mediterranean ________.
A. are as old as the earliest know Chinese coins
B. are older than the earliest known Chinese coins
C. are not as old as the earliest known Chinese coins
D. were much larger than their Chinese equivalents（等价物）
C
Are you doing all you can to recycle your rubbish? It only takes a minute to recycle and help reduce waste in your home as well as the costs of waste management. Here are some ideas to get you started.
A. Never throw away vegetable matter. Start a compost（混合肥料）bin in your garden. You’ll be amazed how much this can reduce the bulk（体积）of your rubbish and it’s great for the garden too.
B. Don’t throw used containers in the rubbish. Get into the habit of sorting them into recycling categories—glass, aluminum（铝）, plastics and paper.
C. Glass containers can be placed in the bottle banks at supermarket car parks throughout the city. Look for the big green bins. Or you can leave your bottles out for collection on Monday morning.
D. Aluminum cans can earn you cash so don’t just throw them away—save them and save money. Ring your council to find out when they collect.
E. Paper is easily recycled. Weekly collections are common in most areas. Make sure you place recyclable paper in the black bins provided. Ask the council offices if you don’t already have a bin. But remember, waxed paper is not accepted.
F. Most plastic bottles and containers can be recycled. Look on the bottom of the container for the identification code.
64. You can make money by saving _______.
A. paper B. glass bottles C. Plastic bottles D. aluminum cans
65. Which of the following statements is true to the facts about waste management?
A. All paper can be recycled.
B. The recycling code is found on the side of plastic bottles.
C. All plastic containers can’t be recycled.
D. You can put glass containers in the park.
66. The following four pictures are mentioned in _______.
A. Item F, A, C, D B. Item F, A, B, D C. ltem F, B, D, E D. ltem B, C, D, E
D
A “blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet computer Web site called a “blog”. The word “blog” is a short way of saying Web log, or personal Web site. Anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like.
There are millions of blogs on the Internet today. They provide news, information and ideas to many people who read them. They contain links to other Web sites. And they provide a place for people to write their ideas and react（反应）to the ideas of others.
A research company called Perseus had studied more than 3000 Web logs. It says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls. They use them to let their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study also says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year.
However, some people develop serious blogs to present political and other ideas. For example, the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their products.
At the same time, some long-standing blogs have ended. Last week. blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service, webolgs.com. He says the site became too costly to continue. He started the blog four years ago, and thousands of people had written on it. They are now upset because they did not know that the site was closing.
One blog that is still going strong is called Rebecca’s Pocket. Rebecca Blood created the Web site in 1999. She wrote about the history of blogs on the site. That article led to a book called “The Weblog Handbook”. It has been translated into four languages so far.
Ms Blood says Rebecca’s Pocket gets about 30,000 visitors a month. She writes about anything and everything — politics, culture and movies. She recently provided medical advice. And she wrote about how to prevent people from stealing money from on-line bank accounts.
67. The text is mainly written to _______.
A. introduce an Internet computer Web site called “blog”
B. introduce a short way of saying web log
C. tell readers about blogs
D. tell readers how to write blogs
68. From the text we can learn that blogs cover almost everything except ________.
A. different ideas B. medical advice
C. advertisements D. account passwords
69. Which of the following statements in NOT true according to the text?
A. Politicians don’t use blogs at all.
B. A lot of bloggers no longer write or read blogs.
C. Those who like to use blogs are mostly teenage girls.
D. Dave Winer closed his “weblogs.com” because of money shortage.
70. The reason why Rebecca’s Pocket is still going strong is that ________.
A. it was created by a woman
B. it is about the history of blogs
C. it provides useful information and advice
D. it has editions in at least four different languages
E
In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundly（完全地）opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “trash talk”. The topics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. For example, the show takes the ever\\common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of society’s moral catastrophes（灾难）, yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing（引起好奇心的）predicaments（困境）of other people’s lives.
Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual’s quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your workweek, to getting to know your neighbors.
Compared with Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.
Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’s main target audience are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and stability to deal with life’s tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young adults of society. There are 18 to 21-year-old young people whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex, money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath the show’s exploitation.
While the two shows are as different as night and day, both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically（具有讽刺意义地）, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world.
71. By saying “no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.”(Para.l), the author means ________.
A. other TV talk shows are usually similar in content compared with these two
B. there is no similarity between the Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey shows
C. the Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey shows belong to different types of TV programs
D. the two shows are totally different in content, but they are both glaring in their circuit
72. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah winfrey show?
A. A new type of robot B. Managing your stress
C. Terrorist attack D. Family violence
73. According to the passage, the Jerry Springer show _________.
A. attracts a smaller audience than the Oprah Winfrey show
B. is targeted at middle-class Americans
C. is also instructive to its audience
D. exploits the weakness in human nature
74. Which of the following two words can best describe the difference in content between the two TV shows?
A. Exaggerated（夸张的）and conservative（保守的） B. Positive and negative
C. Effective and ineffective D. Interesting and boring
75. We can learn from the passage that the two talk show ______.
A. are unusually popular with people B. appear at different times of the day
C. make people’s life more interesting D. bring about changes in people’s lifestyle
第二卷（共35分）
第四部分：书面表达（共2小题，满分35分）
第一小题 情景作文（满分20分）
根据下面五幅图画，用英语记述昨晚奶奶心脏病发作，苏兰为奶奶实施急救的故事。
注意：
1. 短文须包括每幅画的内容，可适当增加细节，使故事连贯；
2. 短文的结尾已给出；
3. 词数不少于60。
结尾：The doctor said that Su Lan had done the right thing and actually saved the old woman’s life.
第二小题 开放作文（满分15分）
根据下面提供的情景，写一段接续文字。
注意：词数不少于50。
The Olympic Games will be held in Beijing in the year 2008. At that time you will be a third year student, studying in a university. Suppose you will be chosen as a volunteer to serve when the Olympic Games are held. Please tell us the things you can do (at least two).
参考答案
第一卷
第一、二、三部分（Key to 1—75）
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. A
11. C 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. A 16. C 17. B 18. B 19. C 20. B
21. A 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. B
31. D 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. D 36. C 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. A
41. B 42. B 43. D 44. C 45. D 46. B 47. D 48. D 49. A 50. D
51. C 52. C 53. B 54. B 55. A 56. C 57. D 58. D 59. D 60. B
61. C 62. A 63. C 64. D 65. C 66. B 67. C 68. D 69. A 70. C
71. D 72. B 73. C 74. B 75. A
第二卷
第一小题 情景作文
One Possible version
Last night when Su Lan was reading a book, her grandma got up from the sofa, intending to go back to sleep in her bedroom. But suddenly she fell down on the ground. Su Lan was very frightened and knew that her grandma’s heart trouble came again. So she quickly called the nearest hospital for help. Before the doctor came, she helped her grandma to lie on her back and had her take some medicine, which made her feel better. Soon a doctor came and her grandma was sent to a hospital at once. The doctor said that Su Lan had done the right thing and actually saved her grandmother’s life.
第二小题 开放作文
One Possible version
I feel proud of being a volunteer. I think I can work as an interpreter to help the competitors in the games. I’ll introduce more about China to the foreigners who come from all over the world. Being a guide is what I am looking forward to. I’ll have the chance to show them around Beijing. What’s more, I can practice what I have learned from textbooks and also gain some experience. I’ll try my best to do whatever I can do to help those who need help.
听力部分录音稿
第一节
Text 1
M: What did you think of the final exam?
W: I was expecting it to be easy, but at the end of the first hour, I was still on the first page. I hardly had time to get to the last question.
Text 2
W: Bill, you’ve got a car. It’s great. How much was it?
M: Only 300 dollars.
W: I also want to have a car. But my father says I’m too young.
M: Yes, you have to wait until you are twenty.
Text 3
W: The tickets for the football match are $60 for adults, half price for children.
M: OK, I’d like three adults and two children’s tickets, please.
Text 4
W: May I borrow your dictionary?
M: Sure, why not?
Text 5
W: Nancy complains that she never gets any mail.
M: That’s too bad. I’ll write her right away.
第二节
Text 6
W: Have you heard that our boss wants Nancy to accept a six-week job in Acapulco?
M: She’ll really like that, especially since all of her costs will be paid and she can practise her Spanish, too.
W: Yes, but most of all, she’ll get to spend her free time bathing in the sun on those lovely beaches.
M: When will she be leaving?
W: Since she doesn’t need a passport, it’ll probably be in about a week.
M: That doesn’t give her much time to get organized.
Text 7
W: Have we done everything on the list?
M: Let’s see —bank, post office, airlines office, shoes. We haven’t booked our hotel room yet, but I’ll do that by telephone tonight.
W: We were going to look for another chair for the living room. But I’m too tired to think about that now. Let’s have lunch.
M: What time is it? —It’s only twelve-thirty. I told Howard we’d meet him a little before one.
W: Oh, I’d forgotten about Howard. do we have to have lunch with him?
M: You said you wouldn’t mind. He won’t be in town more than a day or two, and I want him to meet you. Besides, I think you’ll like him.
W: Well, it’s just that I’m too tired to do much talking after all that walking around town.
M: Don’t worry. There is no problem talking with Howard. He always has plenty to say.
W: Where did you tell him we’d meet?
M: At the Mayflower Coffee House at the Hilton Hotel. It’s just around the corner from here.
Text 8
M: Oh, madam. What can I do for you?
W: I’m sorry to say the bill you sent me was incorrect.
M: Incorrect, madam? That’s very strange.
W: Yes, I know, and what’s more, this isn’t the first time.
M: Really, madam? I find it very hard to believe.
W: Look, it’s happened five or six times in the past three months.
M: Ah. Well, I must apologize, madam. It’s the new computer.
W: Well, don’t you think it’s about time you got it working properly? It’s most inconvenient.
M: I agree entirely. I’m very sorry about it. I promise you it won’t happen again.
Text 9
W: May I help you?
M: Yes, I’d like to take a one-day sightseeing tour around town. And, I particularly want to visit the British Museum and the Tower of London. Do you have any tours that include both of them?
W: Yes, this one does. You visit the Tower and Westminster Abbey in the morning. Right after lunch, the tour takes a stop at St. Paul’s. Then the rest of the afternoon is spent at the museum.
M: How long does the tour take?
W: About seven hours. Where are you staying by the way?
M: At the Hyde Park Hotel.
W: Let’s see, the bus stops there at 9:50. You should be back by 5:30 in the afternoon.
M: What is the cost of the tour?
W: It’s ￡30, including lunch.
M: Are there any Chinese-speaking guides? My friend here can understand only a little English.
W: No problem. Besides English-speaking guides, we also have Chinese-speaking guides and French-speaking guides.
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M: Come in Joan. Have you finished that report for me yet?
W: Yes, Mr. Canfield, but I haven’t had time to prepare the sales figures yet, I’m afraid.
M: That’s all right, I know you’ve been very busy. I believe you’ve moved.
M: Not quite, we’re moving next week. We’ve been in our present house since 1997 and it’s got too small for us now.
M: Well, I hope the new place suits you better.
W: I think so. It’s taken us six months to find a bigger place that we like—one with a bigger garden. Since the children have grown, they need a lot more space.
M: Well, the best of luck with the new place. I hope the move goes well.
W: Thanks. Oh, by the way, I’ve sent a copy of the report to Mr. Hansen. Is that OK?
M: Yes, good idea. Miss Grace, our sales director, has just asked me about it in fact. They’ve already decided to accept whatever suggestions you’ve made, so they obviously trust your judgment.
W: That’s good. I’ll go and make a start on the sales figures now then.
M: OK, Joan. I’ll see you later when you’ve finished them.
