大学英语6级考试听力直通249分 MODEL TEST6(在线收听

  [00:12.32]MODEL TEST 6
  [00:15.03]Section A
  [00:16.93]Directions: In this section,
  [00:20.20]you will hear 8 short conversations
  [00:22.80]and 2 long conversations.
  [00:25.27]At the end of each conversation,
  [00:27.78]one or more questions
  [00:29.52]will be asked about what was said.
  [00:32.18]Both the conversation
  [00:33.74]and the questions
  [00:34.75]will be spoken only once.
  [00:37.16]After each question
  [00:38.99]there will be a pause.
  [00:41.02]During the pause,
  [00:42.44]you must read the four choices
  [00:44.53]marked A), B), C) and D),
  [00:48.47]and decide which is the best answer.
  [00:51.42]Then mark the corresponding letter
  [00:54.25]on Answer Sheet 2
  [00:56.23]with a single line
  [00:57.66]through the center.
  [00:59.48]Now let's begin with
  [01:01.09]the 8 short conversations.
  [01:04.65]11. M: I didn't know till recently
  [01:08.29]that Mike was going to
  [01:09.58]move to New York.
  [01:11.14]W: That took us all by surprise.
  [01:13.27]Q: What does the woman say about Mike?
  [01:32.32]12. M: If it rains on Saturday,
  [01:36.80]the party will be ruined.
  [01:38.62]W: What does it matter?
  [01:40.25]We can always hold it indoor.
  [01:42.85]Q: What are the man
  [01:44.61]and the woman hoping to do?
  [02:01.52]13. M: How much is the rent?
  [02:06.23]W: It's a hundred
  [02:07.06]and fifity dollars a month unfurnished
  [02:09.75]or two hundred dollars a month furnished.
  [02:12.84]Utilities are twenty-five dollars extra.
  [02:16.50]Q: How much will it cost the man
  [02:19.01]to rent an unfurnished apartment,
  [02:21.16]including utilities?
  [02:39.14]14. M: Peter was given a medal for
  [02:42.63]helping to put out the forest fire.
  [02:44.89]W: He certainly showed
  [02:46.52]a lot of courage.
  [02:48.55]Q: What did the woman
  [02:50.38]say about Peter?
  [03:06.82]15. M: Have you filled out
  [03:10.81]your tax forms yet?
  [03:12.57]W: Don't remind me of them!
  [03:14.42]They're so confusing that
  [03:16.20]I'm discouraged before I start.
  [03:19.41]Q: How does the woman feel?
  [03:36.65]16. W: Bob, are you ready?
  [03:41.31]What on earth are you doing?
  [03:43.10]Don't you know the curtain
  [03:44.63]goes up at exactly seven?
  [03:47.12]M: My shirt's caught in the zipper.
  [03:49.91]Could you give me a hand?
  [03:51.34]Q: Where are the speakers going?
  [04:09.14]17. W: Why are you so tired and upset?
  [04:15.16]M: I've been taking a history course
  [04:17.43]this term. But the trouble is
  [04:19.67]that I'll never
  [04:20.55]get through the reading list.
  [04:21.90]I justdon't know whether
  [04:22.94]I could survive the final.
  [04:24.92]Q: What does the man imply?
  [04:42.70]18. M: Mark was looking for you
  [04:47.36]this morning.
  [04:48.61]He wanted to know
  [04:49.50]if you had decided
  [04:50.39]when to go to the museum.
  [04:52.08]And he seemed quite eager to meet you.
  [04:54.59]W: My goodness,
  [04:55.89]I don't know how many times
  [04:57.56]he's talked about it.
  [04:59.20]When did he become such a nagger?
  [05:01.86]Q: What does the woman mean?
  [05:18.78]Now you will hear
  [05:21.65]the two long conversations.
  [05:24.71]Conversation One
  [05:28.22]M: Hi, Queenie,
  [05:29.99]how are you enjoying yourself
  [05:31.67]at university?
  [05:32.82]W: Hi, Jack, it's a lot of work.
  [05:35.49]But I am having a good time.
  [05:37.20]Are you planning to
  [05:38.35]attend college next year?
  [05:39.90]M: Yeah. Can you tell me
  [05:41.89]what facilities they have
  [05:43.60]for disabled students?
  [05:44.87]My wheelchair doesn't always allow me to
  [05:47.36]get into buildings.
  [05:48.62]W: You should inquire
  [05:49.94]at Student Services.
  [05:51.42]They can discuss your medical history
  [05:53.70]with you confidentially and
  [05:55.80]make allowances.
  [05:57.38]My friends Shannon
  [05:58.61]and Rosie use computers
  [06:00.61]to do their exams,
  [06:02.10]so in your case, I'm sure it
  [06:04.41]would not be a problem.
  [06:05.85]M: What about the wheelchair access?
  [06:07.63]W: The newer buildings have elevators
  [06:10.64]and wide doors,
  [06:12.58]but the older buildings
  [06:13.78]have not been upgraded to
  [06:15.54]accommodate handicapped people
  [06:17.42]as far as I know.
  [06:19.00]What faculty are you planning to go into?
  [06:21.74]M: I am thinking of doing engineering.
  [06:23.91]W: Hmm. Engineering is
  [06:25.78]in the old Adams building.
  [06:27.94]I don't know if there is an elevator.
  [06:30.67]M: Do the buses that go out to campus
  [06:33.08]have facilities to bring wheelchairs
  [06:35.55]on board?
  [06:36.39]W: Yes, that I know for sure.
  [06:38.32]All the buses are equipped
  [06:39.96]with electronic lifts,
  [06:41.69]and there are seats that fold back.
  [06:44.24]M: What about the sidewalks?
  [06:46.48]W: I think most of the sidewalks
  [06:48.35]have been leveled at the corners,
  [06:50.67]so you could probably use your wheelchair,
  [06:53.41]but I am not sure.
  [06:55.06]In fact, if you would like,
  [06:56.63]why don't you come with me?
  [06:58.09]I'll be taking the bus and I could show
  [07:00.03]you around once we got there.
  [07:02.29]M: That's really nice of you, Queenie.
  [07:04.42]I'd really like that.
  [07:06.10]W: Okay, I will come to your house
  [07:08.39]about 8:30 in the morning
  [07:10.27]and we can take the commuter train into town,
  [07:13.18]then catch the bus up to the university.
  [07:15.90]M: Great, I look forward to it.
  [07:18.02]Questions 19 to 22 are based on
  [07:21.90]the conversation you have just heard.
  [07:24.96]19. What would the Student Services
  [07:29.67]do with the man?
  [07:45.90]20. What are the differences
  [07:49.56]between the new teaching buildings
  [07:51.64]and the old ones, according to the woman?
  [08:09.68]21. What is the feature of buses
  [08:14.08]that go to the campus?
  [08:30.81]22. What's the purpose of
  [08:34.30]Queenie's appointment with Jack?
  [08:52.39]Conversation Two
  [08:54.33]W: Could I see the Manager, please?
  [08:56.01]I have a complaint. I have to see him.
  [08:58.64]M: Can I help you, madam?
  [09:00.46]W: Yes. Did you have this room checked
  [09:03.36]before we moved in?
  [09:05.12]There's not a scrap of lavatory paper
  [09:07.79]and the toilet doesn't flush properly,
  [09:10.27]the water doesn't run away in the shower
  [09:12.58]and I would like an extra pillow.
  [09:14.40]What have you to say to that?
  [09:16.29]M: I'm extremely sorry to hear that.
  [09:18.41]I'll attend to it right away.
  [09:21.18]The housekeeper usually checks every room
  [09:23.47]before new guests move in.
  [09:25.25]We have been extremely
  [09:26.91]busy with a large conference.
  [09:29.06]W: That's no way to run a hotel.
  [09:31.74]One doesn't expect this sort of thing
  [09:34.27]in a well-run hotel.
  [09:35.97]M: No, madam.
  [09:37.07]I really feel very sorry about it.
  [09:39.22]Here I really want to apologize
  [09:41.31]for some disorder here.
  [09:43.13]It's most unusual.
  [09:44.57]We do try to check the rooms
  [09:46.77]as thoroughly as possible.
  [09:48.25]Just the one pillow, was it?
  [09:50.85]Is there anything else?
  [09:52.09]W: Well, your thermostatically-controlled
  [09:55.00]air-conditioning doesn't
  [09:56.60]seem to be working too well.
  [09:58.41]It's as hot as hell up there.
  [10:00.79]I really can't bear it.
  [10:02.73]M: OK, do not worry about it.
  [10:04.81]I'll just the regulator for you
  [10:07.28]and I think you'll find it a little cooler
  [10:09.04]in a short time. I'll also send someone
  [10:11.54]along right away to look at the toilet
  [10:13.24]and shower. Here I want to apologize
  [10:15.35]to you again for the troubles
  [10:17.15]we have brought to you.
  [10:18.31]Questions 23 to 25 are based on
  [10:22.18]the conversation you have just heard.
  [10:24.96]23. What is the woman complaining about?
  [10:44.30]24. Which of the following is not a problem
  [10:49.30]mentioned by the woman?
  [11:05.79]25. Which of the following is not a measure
  [11:10.96]taken by the hotel?
  [11:27.49]Section B
  [11:29.54]Directions:
  [11:31.11]In this section,
  [11:32.83]you will hear 3 short passages.
  [11:36.07]At the end of each passage,
  [11:38.12]you will hear some questions.
  [11:40.55]Both the passage
  [11:41.84]and the questions will be spoken only once.
  [11:46.14]After you hear a question,
  [11:47.99]you must choose the best answer
  [11:50.35]from the four choices
  [11:52.15]marked A), B), C) and D).
  [11:56.15]Then mark the corresponding letter
  [11:59.00]on Answer Sheet 2
  [12:01.17]with a single line through the center.
  [12:04.34]Passage One
  [12:06.24]So—uh—as Jim said,
  [12:09.20]James Polk was the eleventh president.
  [12:12.24]And, well, my report's about
  [12:14.62]the next president Zachary Taylor.
  [12:17.22]Taylor was elected in 1849,
  [12:19.84]it's surprising
  [12:21.18]because he was the first president
  [12:22.79]who didn't have any previous
  [12:23.96]political experience.
  [12:25.57]The main reason he was chosen
  [12:27.34]as a candidate was because
  [12:29.10]he was a war hero. In the army,
  [12:31.66]his man called him Old Rough and Ready.
  [12:34.56]I guess that was
  [12:35.72]because of his rough edges.
  [12:37.33]He was kind of blunt
  [12:39.08]and didn't look like a military hero.
  [12:41.34]He liked to do things
  [12:42.86]like wearing civilian clothes
  [12:44.87]instead of uniform even in battle.
  [12:47.48]And he was so short and plump
  [12:49.73]that he had to be lifted up
  [12:51.40]on to his horse.
  [12:53.01]But he did win a lot of battles
  [12:54.82]and he became more and more popular.
  [12:57.47]So the Whig party
  [12:59.46]decided to nominate him
  [13:00.93]for the presidency
  [13:02.15]even though no one knew anything about
  [13:04.12]where he stood on the issues.
  [13:06.16]I couldn't find much
  [13:07.29]about his accomplishments probably
  [13:09.66]because he was only
  [13:10.57]in office about a year
  [13:11.53]and half before he died.
  [13:13.28]But one thing he pushed
  [13:14.76]for was the development of
  [13:16.55]transcontinental railroad
  [13:18.52]because he thought it was important to
  [13:20.17]form a link with the west coast.
  [13:22.53]There was a lot of wealth in California
  [13:25.01]and Oregon from commerce and minerals
  [13:28.08]and stuff.
  [13:29.06]Also he established an agricultural bureau
  [13:32.10]in the Department of the Interior
  [13:33.72]and promoted more
  [13:35.34]government aid to agriculture.
  [13:37.50]Well, that's about all I found.
  [13:40.35]Like I said, he died in office in 1850,
  [13:43.21]so his vice president took over.
  [13:45.68]And that's the next report.
  [13:47.95]So thank you.
  [13:49.39]Questions 26 to 29 are based on
  [13:53.40]the passage you have just heard.
  [13:55.41]26. Why was Zachary Taylor chosen
  [14:00.57]by his party
  [14:02.04]as a candidate for president?
  [14:18.78]27. According to the speakers,
  [14:22.87]why is it surprising that
  [14:25.01]Taylor was elected president?
  [14:41.85]28. Why did Taylor accomplish
  [14:46.19]relatively little as president?
  [15:03.45]29. What will the class probably do next?
  [15:23.71]Passage Two
  [15:25.94]During a state of deep relaxation,
  [15:28.86]several physiological changes take place
  [15:31.91]in the body: the body's
  [15:33.51]oxygen consumption is reduced;
  [15:35.84]the heart beat decreases;
  [15:37.80]muscle tension and sweating ease,
  [15:40.55]and there is decreased
  [15:42.09]sympathetic nervous system activity.
  [15:45.32]This restful state
  [15:46.73]not only allows the body to repair
  [15:49.06]and restore itself,
  [15:50.68]but it has a calming effect
  [15:52.76]on the consciousness.
  [15:54.13]How to achieve this state of relaxation,
  [15:56.92]however, is a matter of opinion.
  [15:59.59]A recent report by Dr.
  [16:01.21]David Holmes of the University of Kansas
  [16:04.24]in the journal American Psychologist
  [16:06.82]said that simply sitting
  [16:08.49]in an armchair has just
  [16:10.42]as many beneficial characteristics
  [16:12.49]for the body as meditation does.
  [16:15.24]Researchers of other
  [16:16.54]relaxation techniques disagree.
  [16:18.89]These experts believe
  [16:20.73]that more structured techniques,
  [16:23.02]such as meditation,
  [16:24.53]lead to a condition of deep relaxation.
  [16:27.76]The debate goes on,
  [16:29.42]but one thing appears to be clear:
  [16:31.68]the relaxation response
  [16:33.53]can be reached by a number of methods,
  [16:36.11]and the methods themselves
  [16:37.56]are not as important as getting there.
  [16:40.38]One day, one method may work best;
  [16:43.27]on another day,
  [16:44.35]an alternative method
  [16:45.91]may be more appropriate.
  [16:47.53]Once you are aware of all the methods,
  [16:50.23]you can find the one
  [16:51.68]that works best for you.
  [16:53.41]Some of the relaxation techniques
  [16:55.88]are meditation, self-analysis
  [16:58.47]and progressive muscle relaxation.
  [17:01.55]Although these techniques may not,
  [17:03.63]in the end, produce more of
  [17:05.56]a relaxation response
  [17:07.25]than just sitting quietly in a chair,
  [17:09.16]they have the added benefit
  [17:11.05]of structure and discipline,
  [17:12.91]and for these reasons appear to
  [17:15.09]be more effective for most individuals.
  [17:18.11]Questions 30 to 32 are based on
  [17:23.00]the passage you have just heard.
  [17:25.31]30. What will happen
  [17:29.50]when a person is in a state
  [17:31.48]of deep “relaxation”?
  [17:48.22]31. What did Dr.
  [17:51.84]David Holmes say about “relaxation”
  [17:54.91]in American Psychologists?
  [18:12.64]32. What do the opponents of
  [18:17.04]Dr. David Holmes believe?
  [18:33.98]Passage Three
  [18:36.47]London is a city sitting
  [18:37.85]on a meandering river,
  [18:40.33]with palaces overlooking barges
  [18:43.14]sailing on the clear water of the Thames.
  [18:45.39]Each year the Cambridge
  [18:47.36]and Oxford boat race
  [18:48.74]is run on the river.
  [18:50.42]Such a boat has eight oarsmen,
  [18:52.68]each using an oar of 3.7 metres.
  [18:56.32]A trained crew can work up great speed
  [18:59.42]and shoot away like a rocket.
  [19:01.62]The victor of the race
  [19:03.06]is front-page news
  [19:04.38]of the evening paper.
  [19:05.96]Many bridges span
  [19:07.51]the Thames in London.
  [19:09.04]Of these the most famous
  [19:10.88]is probably the Westminster Bridge.
  [19:13.44]If you happen to be
  [19:14.76]in London one of these days,
  [19:16.20]do take a look from that bridge.
  [19:18.03]On your right
  [19:19.36]you will see the house of Commons
  [19:20.83]and the House of Lords,
  [19:22.28]and the Big Ben, which strikes
  [19:24.38]every quarter of an hour.
  [19:26.08]In the busy traffic on the bridge,
  [19:27.85]you will notice
  [19:28.75]the red double-decker buses,
  [19:30.38]which roll past quite smoothly
  [19:32.88]in spite of their huge bodies.
  [19:35.34]Two bridges, Waterloo Bridge
  [19:37.89]and Tower Bridge,
  [19:39.00]are visible in the distance.
  [19:40.94]Fifty years ago London suffered
  [19:43.49]from smoke and fog. Londoners
  [19:46.03]called it pea-soup fog,
  [19:48.16]because it looked so thick.
  [19:49.87]Today the smog is gone,
  [19:52.27]and the air remains clean,
  [19:54.18]and fish has returned to the Thames,
  [19:56.83]thanks to the Clean Air Act
  [19:59.10]and other measures.
  [20:01.57]Questions 33to 35 are based on
  [20:05.11]the passage you have just heard.
  [20:07.22]33. What river is London sitting on?
  [20:26.72]34.According to the passage,
  [20:30.94]which of the following is not true?
  [20:48.51]35. What legislation
  [20:52.50]helps clean the air?
  [21:09.78]Section C
  [21:11.52]Directions:
  [21:13.07]In this section,
  [21:14.85]you will hear a passage three times.
  [21:18.48]When the passage is read
  [21:19.73]for the first time,
  [21:21.15]you should listen carefully
  [21:22.79]for its general idea.
  [21:24.83]When the passage is read
  [21:26.32]for the second time,
  [21:27.70]you are required to fill
  [21:29.38]in the blanks numbered
  [21:31.42]from 36 to 43
  [21:34.13]with the exact words
  [21:36.01]you have just heard.
  [21:37.67]For blanks numbered
  [21:38.98]from 44 to 46
  [21:41.48]you are required to fill
  [21:42.99]in the missing information.
  [21:44.98]For these blanks,
  [21:46.76]you can either use the exact words
  [21:49.28]you have just heard
  [21:50.43]or write down the main points
  [21:52.91]in your own words.
  [21:54.73]Finally, when the passage
  [21:56.58]is read for the third time,
  [21:58.23]you should check
  [21:59.40]what you have written.
  [22:01.13]Now listen to the passage.
  [22:04.57]Improving the balance
  [22:07.74]between the working part
  [22:09.22]of the day and the rest of
  [22:10.82]it is a goal of a growing number of workers
  [22:14.43]in rich Western countries.
  [22:16.57]Some are turning away
  [22:18.03]from the ideals of their parents,
  [22:20.34]for whom work always comes first;
  [22:23.41]others with scarce skills
  [22:25.62]are demanding more because
  [22:27.41]they know they can get it.
  [22:29.88]Employers, caught between
  [22:31.18]a falling population of workers
  [22:33.48]and tight controls on immigration,
  [22:35.93]are eager to identify extra payment
  [22:39.07]that will lure more “talent”
  [22:41.19]their way.
  [22:42.22]Just now they are focusing
  [22:43.74]on benefits that offer employees
  [22:46.25]more than just pay. Some companies
  [22:49.06]saw the change of mood some time ago.
  [22:51.37]IBM has more than 50 different programs
  [22:55.56]promoting work-life balance
  [22:57.77]and Bank of America over 30.
  [23:00.57]But plenty of other firms
  [23:02.30]remain unconvinced and many
  [23:04.72]lack the capacity to cater
  [23:06.39]to such ideas even if they wanted to.
  [23:09.88]Helen Murlis, with Hay Group,
  [23:12.10]a human-resources consultancy,
  [23:14.34]sees a widening gap between firms
  [23:17.17]“at the creative end of employment”
  [23:19.49]and those that are not.
  [23:21.37]The chief component of almost
  [23:23.63]all schemes to promote work-life
  [23:26.28]balance is flexible working.
  [23:29.10]This allows people to
  [23:30.50]escape rigid nine-to-five schedules
  [23:33.38]and work away from a formal office.
  [23:36.28]The spread of flexible working
  [23:38.25]has come about at least partly
  [23:40.91]as a result of initiatives
  [23:43.07]to keep women workers.
  [23:45.19]Companies have had to
  [23:46.68]offer extended periods of
  [23:48.05]leave for them to look
  [23:49.56]after dependants (young and old),
  [23:52.25]and flexible working in between.
  [23:54.99]Ernst & Young,
  [23:56.10]keen to show that part-time workers
  [23:58.69]can also become partners,
  [24:00.81]recently made the first such appointment
  [24:03.79]in Houston, Texas.
  [24:06.14]Now the passage will be read again.
  [24:10.30]Improving the balance
  [24:13.50]between the working part
  [24:14.89]of the day and the rest of
  [24:16.50]it is a goal of a growing number of workers
  [24:20.12]in rich Western countries.
  [24:22.12]Some are turning away
  [24:23.72]from the ideals of their parents,
  [24:25.91]for whom work always comes first;
  [24:29.09]others with scarce skills
  [24:31.37]are demanding more because
  [24:32.85]they know they can get it.
  [24:35.30]Employers, caught between
  [24:36.79]a falling population of workers
  [24:39.17]and tight controls on immigration,
  [24:41.64]are eager to identify extra payment
  [24:45.01]that will lure more “talent”
  [24:46.79]their way.
  [24:48.00]Just now they are focusing
  [24:49.39]on benefits that offer employees
  [24:51.96]more than just pay. Some companies
  [24:53.91]saw the change of mood some time ago.
  [24:57.04]IBM has more than 50 different programs
  [25:01.28]promoting work-life balance
  [25:03.40]and Bank of America over 30.
  [25:06.50]But plenty of other firms
  [25:08.00]remain unconvinced and many
  [25:10.20]lack the capacity to cater
  [25:12.35]to such ideas even if they wanted to.
  [25:14.54]Helen Murlis, with Hay Group,
  [25:17.80]a human-resources consultancy,
  [25:20.18]sees a widening gap between firms
  [25:22.94]“at the creative end of employment”
  [25:25.18]and those that are not.
  [25:27.34]The chief component of almost
  [25:29.22]all schemes to promote work-life
  [25:31.93]balance is flexible working.
  [25:34.89]
  [26:33.86]This allows people to
  [26:36.34]escape rigid nine-to-five schedules
  [26:39.27]and work away from a formal office.
  [26:42.38]The spread of flexible working
  [26:44.27]has come about at least partly
  [26:46.92]as a result of initiatives
  [26:48.83]to keep women workers.
  [26:50.90]
  [27:49.90]Companies have had to
  [27:52.62]offer extended periods of
  [27:54.31]leave for them to look
  [27:55.65]after dependants (young and old),
  [27:58.42]and flexible working in between.
  [28:00.59]Ernst & Young,
  [28:02.37]keen to show that part-time workers
  [28:04.95]can also become partners,
  [28:07.04]recently made the first such appointment
  [28:10.57]
  [29:08.73]in Houston, Texas.
  [29:12.88]Now the passage will be read for the third time.
  [29:17.49]Improving the balance
  [29:20.06]between the working part
  [29:21.61]of the day and the rest of
  [29:23.81]it is a goal of a growing number of workers
  [29:26.75]in rich Western countries.
  [29:28.96]Some are turning away
  [29:30.51]from the ideals of their parents,
  [29:32.63]for whom work always comes first;
  [29:35.79]others with scarce skills
  [29:37.97]are demanding more because
  [29:39.83]they know they can get it.
  [29:41.76]Employers, caught between
  [29:43.49]a falling population of workers
  [29:45.83]and tight controls on immigration,
  [29:48.20]are eager to identify extra payment
  [29:51.58]that will lure more “talent”
  [29:53.45]their way.
  [29:54.70]Just now they are focusing
  [29:56.05]on benefits that offer employees
  [29:58.62]more than just pay. Some companies
  [30:01.38]saw the change of mood some time ago.
  [30:03.78]IBM has more than 50 different programs
  [30:07.93]promoting work-life balance
  [30:10.07]and Bank of America over 30.
  [30:12.98]But plenty of other firms
  [30:14.65]remain unconvinced and many
  [30:16.81]lack the capacity to cater
  [30:19.01]to such ideas even if they wanted to.
  [30:22.22]Helen Murlis, with Hay Group,
  [30:24.46]a human-resources consultancy,
  [30:26.76]sees a widening gap between firms
  [30:29.53]“at the creative end of employment”
  [30:31.86]and those that are not.
  [30:34.00]The chief component of almost
  [30:36.03]all schemes to promote work-life
  [30:38.62]balance is flexible working.
  [30:41.45]This allows people to
  [30:42.77]escape rigid nine-to-five schedules
  [30:45.69]and work away from a formal office.
  [30:48.66]The spread of flexible working
  [30:50.62]has come about at least partly
  [30:53.27]as a result of initiatives
  [30:55.36]to keep women workers.
  [30:57.51]Companies have had to
  [30:58.60]offer extended periods of
  [31:00.37]leave for them to look
  [31:01.90]after dependants (young and old),
  [31:04.57]and flexible working in between.
  [31:07.44]Ernst & Young,
  [31:09.30]keen to show that part-time workers
  [31:11.02]can also become partners,
  [31:13.04]recently made the first such appointment
  [31:16.34]in Houston, Texas.
  [31:19.35]This is the end of listening comprehension.

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