18. W: Have you ever put a computer together before?
M: No, never. But I think if we follow these instructions exactly, we won’t have much trouble。
Q: What are the speakers going to do?
Long Conversations
Conversation 1
W: What sort of hours do you work, Steve?
M: Well I have to work very long hours, about eleven hours a day。
W: What time do you start?
M: I work 9 to 3, then I start again at 5:30 and work until 11, six days a week. So I have to work very unsocial hours。
W: And do you have to work at the weekend?
M: Oh, yes, that’s our busiest time. I get Wednesdays off。
W: What are the things you have to do and the things you don’t have to do?
M: Uh, I don’t have to do the washing-up, so that’s good. I have to wear white, and I have to keep everything in the kitchen totally clean。
W: What’s hard about the job?
M: You are standing up all the time. When we are busy, people get angry and sharp, but that’s normal。
W: How did you learn the profession?
M: Well, I did a two-year course at college. In the first year we had to learn the basics, and then we had to take exams。
W: Was it easy to find a job?
M: I wrote to about six hotels and one of them gave me my first job, so I didn’t have to wait too long。
W: And what’s the secret of being good at your job?
M: Attention to detail. You have to love it. You have to show passion for it。
W: And what are your plans for the future?
M: I want to have my own place when the time is right。
Q19. What does the man say about his job?
Q 20. What does the man think is the hardest part of his job?
Q 21. Where did the man get his first job after graduation?
Q 22. What does the man say is important to being good at his job?
Conversation 2
W: Now you’ve seen this table of figures about the pocket