Questions 41-43 refer to the following conversation M: Hi there Where can I take you this evening? W: To the airport My flight leaves in an hour so I'm really pressed for time If you could hurry, I'd really appreciate it M: Well, the shortest route is through the city, but traffic is bad right now It might be faster if we take the highway W: That's fine Let's take the highway, then As long as I don't miss my plane, I'm all right Questions 44-47 refer to the following conversation M: Leslie, have you hired a new assistant yet? I heard you were looking for one W: No, not yet I put an ad in today’s newspaper I’ll start interviewing people next week M: what sort of candidate are you looking for? W: I need someone with a degree in graphic design and at least three years of practical experience Questions 47-49 refer to the following conversation M: I have a really sore tooth It started hurting last night and it’s been bothering me all day W: I see Would you like me to book you an appointment with Dr Grier? M: Yes, is he available at the moment? W: I’m sorry I’m afraid he isn’t He’s busy until 2:00, but you can see him then Questions 50-52 refer to the following conversation M: Mrs Johnson, are you aware that the whole building is having problems with the water pressure and hot water? There's barely a drip coming out of my faucet and there's no hot water W: I'm well aware of that and I'm sorry I phoned a plumber and he's working on the problem right now Apparently there's some problem with the water tank and the water heater The plumber said it will take a few hours to fix, but hopefully it should be up and running by the end of the day M: I really hope so The other tenants and I are outraged Some of us can't brush our teeth or wash our face We can't even flush the toilet, we don't want to go to bed in these conditions W: Once again I’m truly sorry I’ll talk to the building owner and ask if he can make any small allowance for everyone’s rent on account of this grievance Questions 53-55 refer to the following conversation M: hey, did you hear about Louise striking it rich in the stock market? W: Yeah, I spoke to her yesterday as a matter of fact She invested in a software company about two months ago and made about fifty thousand dollars M: that’s great What’s she going to do? Has she got anything special planned? W: She said she would like to take a trip to Africa this summer It’s not easy to take some time off, though Questions 56-58 refer to the following conversation M: Hi, there I’d like two tickets to the 8:00 showing of Spiderman, please W: I'm sorry, sir All the tickets for that show have been sold We have tickets for the 9:00 show, or there are still seats available for Superman at 8:15: M: I think ' I'd rather wait until 9:00 W: All right then, sir That'll be $12 Questions 59-61 refer to the following conversation M: Hi, is this Angelino’s Restaurant? I’m calling about an ad I saw in the paper today It said you were hiring W: that’s right We have openings for two cooks and one waiter Which position were you interested in? M; I’d like to apply for the cooking job When can I drop off my résumé? W: Tuesday between 4:00 and 5:30 Come to the service entrance in the parking lot Questions 62-64 refer to the following conversation M: Do you know when the department meeting is supposed to start? I got two memos with different times on them W: Are you in marketing or accounting? M: Marketing, why? W: Well, now that it’s a quarter to four, you have 15 minute left You must have received a memo from the accounting department by accident Questions 65-67 refer to the following conversation M: have you met the plant’s new safety inspector? W: Not yet but I heard he’s going around and looking at everything really carefully M: He’s talking to management at the moment but he’ll be on the assembly line tomorrow W: the people here are pretty careful I don’t think he’ll have much to complain about Questions 68-70 refer to the following conversation M: I wish we had enough to buy some new chairs for the reception area It’s looking pretty tacky in here W: I know Everything in this room looks faded and worn M: Do you think it would help if we rearranged some of the furniture? W: we can’t move anything Those chairs are covering the holes in the carpet  ... be up and running by the end of the day M: I really hope so The other tenants and I are outraged Some of us can't brush our teeth or wash our face We can't even flush the toilet, we don't want... truly sorry I’ll talk to the building owner and ask if he can make any small allowance for everyone’s rent on account of this grievance Questions 53- 55 refer to the following conversation M:... cooks and one waiter Which position were you interested in? M; I’d like to apply for the cooking job When can I drop off my résumé? W: Tuesday between 4: 00 and 5 :30 Come to the service entrance