Hi, Mary. I haven't seen you for ages. Where have you been?<br />Hello, Ken. I've been on a business trip in Madrid, where I had a conference on behalf<br />of our company's London headquarters with some Spanish customers.<br />But the conference was over a week ago. What kept you there all this time?<br />Because of the volcano, Ken. Don't you ever watch the news?<br />What volcano?<br />The one in Iceland, which erupted and produced an enormous cloud of ash.<br />Really? I didn't know. But it was the volcano instead of you that was in Iceland.<br />How come the volcanic eruption there affected the transportation system in Spain and the UK?<br />Although Madrid is about 3,000 km south of Iceland, the wind blew the ash from the volcano<br />south from Iceland into Britain. Since all the airports were closed in case of the potential<br />risks to aircraft, there were no flights in or out of the UK.<br />So how did you finally get home?<br />Well, I went from Madrid to Barcelona by train. Then I made contact with one of our company's<br />branches there. After that, I tried to buy a train ticket from Barcelona to Paris. But<br />there were no tickets on the Eurostar train from Paris to London. So I had no alternative<br />but to stay in Barcelona.<br />I've been to Barcelona. It struck me as a lovely city indeed.<br />Fortunately, I got a ticket on a boat from Bilbao to Southampton with the help of some<br />local colleagues. I got a coach from Barcelona to Bilbao and then boarded the boat.<br />Wow, and all because of this volcano, it seems strange that I've never heard of the eruption.<br />You really should read a newspaper or watch the TV news frequently, Ken.<br />I know, but I'm so busy these days that I can't afford to waste any of my leisure<br />time on such meaningless pastimes.<br />As far as I know, you're unemployed.<br />Well, I've got a job interview next week. The Times newspaper has offered several vacancies<br />for journalists.<br />I'm sorry, Ken, but I don't think you're going to get the job.<br />Hi, Mary. I haven't seen you for ages. Where have you been?<br />Hello, Ken. I've been on a business trip in Madrid, where I had a conference on behalf<br />of our company's London headquarters with some Spanish customers.<br />The conference was over a week ago. What kept you there all this time?<br />Because of the volcano, Ken. Don't you ever watch the news?<br />What volcano?<br />The one in Iceland, which erupted and produced an enormous cloud of ash.<br />Really? I didn't know. But it was the volcano instead of you that was in Iceland. How come<br />the volcanic eruption there affected the transportation system in Spain and the UK?<br />Although Madrid is about 3,000 kilometers south of Iceland, the wind blew the ash from<br />the volcano south from Iceland into Britain. Since all the airports were closed in case<br />of the potential risks to aircraft, there were no flights in or out of the UK.<br />So how did you finally get home?<br />Well, I went from Madrid to Barcelona by train. Then I made contact with one of our company's<br />branches there. After that, I tried to buy a train ticket from Barcelona to Paris,<br />but there were no tickets on the Eurostar train from Paris to London.<br />So I had no alternative but to stay in Barcelona.<br />I've been to Barcelona. It struck me as a lovely city indeed.<br />Fortunately, I got a ticket on a boat from Bilbao to Southampton with the help of some<br />local colleagues. I got a coach from Barcelona to Bilbao and then boarded the boat.<br />Wow, and all because of this volcano, it seems strange that I've never heard of the eruption.<br />You really should read a newspaper or watch the TV news frequently, Ken.<br />I know, but I'm so busy these days that I can't afford to waste any of my leisure time<br />on such meaningless pastimes. As far as I know, you're unemployed.<br />Well, I've got a job interview next week. The Times newspaper has offered several vacancies<br />for journalists. I'm sorry, Ken, but I don't think you're going to get the job.<br />Where did the woman meet with her customers?<br />Why did the woman stay there longer than planned?<br />What do you learn about the woman's trip?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?<br />Why did the woman think the man would fail his job interview?
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听长对话，根据听到的问题选择答案
A . London.B . Barcelona.C . Madrid.D . Iceland
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听长对话，根据听到的问题选择答案
A . She was scheduled to meet more customers in other cities.B . Her ship was delayed by the wind blowing southwards.C . Clouds of volcano ash threatened passengers' health.D . Volcanic eruption caused her flight to be cancelled.
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听长对话，根据听到的问题选择答案
A . She tried various means of transport except the coach.B . She had a tough journey back home with many transfers.C . She enjoyed the lovely scenery in various cities in Spain.D . She managed to book a ticket with the British airline at last.
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听长对话，根据听到的问题选择答案
A . He paid little attention to the news media.B . He didn't care about meaningless pastimes.C . He was out of employment for too long.D . He was too busy to make preparations for it.
