QP1- TEST 2 W Donnie, were you able to download the

new software onto your computer? I'm

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trying to do that, but I'm having
[32-34] problems.

M Ms. Lorenzo, prior to boarding the bus, M I had no problerns getting the software
you declared your interest in learning running, but I've also got a newer
more about the history of the city. I computer. Your computer might be too
suggest getting an audio guide. It can tell old and outmoded to run the software.
you everything you want to know about
W That would be a huge problem. Mr.
the exhibits here.
Reynolds told me I need to start using
W That would be educational. Can you tell the software, but he wouldn't approve
me where I can get one? my request to upgrade my computer.

M Head to the information desk over there. M Let me have a look at your machine. I
Give the person your driver's license, should be able to figure out the problem.
and you can borrow a guide. It won't cost How about doing that right now?
you anything at all.

W Thanks for letting me know about that.

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That should be much better than simply
looking at the exhibits by myself. M I don't know how we're going to
complete this assignment given our
current budget. We still have several
[35-37] tests left to run.

M Hello. This is Jack Weber calling from the W There's no way we can cut any more
Metaxas Corporation. I'd like to confirm corners. We'd better file a request with
that my company has reservations for six Ms. Anderson to provide us with some
individuals for this weekend's workshop. more money. Otherwise, we won't be
able to produce a quality analysis.
W Thank you for calling, Mr. Weber. Yes,
everyone from your firm is confirmed. M That makes sense. How much do you
We'll see you at ten on Saturday believe we ought to ask for from
morning. Accounting?

M Did you say ten o'clock? I was under the W I'd be happy with $10,000, but getting
impression that it's starting at eleven $15,000 would enable us to do a more
thirty. thorough job. So I'm going to make a
request for the latter amount.
W You receive the e-mail with the new
schedule we sent last week? It mentioned
that the time has changed due to a
scheduling conflict involving one of the
instructors. I’ll resend it to you in a
moment.

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[44—46] M I'd like to speak with you regarding
Molly Nelson. I strongly believe we
W Mr. Lawrence, Eddie Folsom in Unit 5D should promote her soon.
told me to contact you if I have any
problems with my new place. Is that W I concur with your assessment. However,
correct? the next round of promotions isn't
scheduled until July, and that's four
M It sure is. Is something wrong? We months away.
painted all the walls, added new
carpeting, and bought a replacement M I realize that, but she landed two huge
refrigerator before you moved in. contracts for us last week. She really
deserves a promotion ahead of time.
W Yes, and everything looks wonderful.
I'm quite pleased with that. W I see the logic in your statement, but I'm
Unfortunately, however, the bathroom still not sure if we should do that.
sink is dripping water, so I wonder if
you can handle it. M Well, doing that will be good for morale.
It will show the other employees that we
M Of course. I'm on my way up to look at a reward excellence in the workplace.
problem in Unit 10B. Once I'm finished
there, I'll head straight to your place. W Good point. Let me talk to Mr.
Richardson in management and see what
he says.

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W Good afternoon, Mr. Morrison. I'm [53-55]

returning your call about some missing
W That was an interesting seminar. How
items in the order you received. Could
did you two enjoy it?
you tell me what's not there?
Ml To be honest, I wasn't terribly impressed
M We ordered 25 pizzas for our Friday
with the speaker. I found his speaking
afternoon luncheon, but the deliveryman
style to be quite annoying.
only brought 15. When I asked him
where the others were, he didn't know M2 And I thought that the information he
anything about them. spoke about was both dull I and
outdated. What about you, Karen?
W I'm sorry for the confusion. We're a bit
busy here, so we asked our branch on W I couldn't agree with you less. Dr. Shula
Montgomery Avenue to cook 10 of your is a world-renowned expert.in the field
pizzas. They shoud arrive any minute of acquisitions and is someone you
now. should definitely pay close attention to.
M Thanks for clearing that up. But please M2 But he was so boring to listen to.
let us know in advance if this happens
again ater. W Okay, his speaking style isn't the
greatest, but each of you should read his
books. You can learn a lot from them.

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M Hello. I received this prescription at the W1 We received more than sixty applications
Frank in Clinic. Can I get it filled here? for a single position. That’s too many to
look through.
W Yes, I can do that for you. It will take
about a quarter of an hour though. M Don't worry. I already discarded the
individuals who didn't meet the
M I don't mind waiting. But could you tell minimum qualifications, so that reduced
me if there are any side effects of the the number.
medication?
W2 How many are we down to now?
W Let me see… Ah, yes, it could make you
drowsy, so don't drive or use heavy M Nineteen. I've got all of their applications in
machinery after you take it. separate files that I ordered
alphabetically. Here they are.
M I don't own a car, so that's all right. Is
there anything else I ought to know W1 Janet, you and I need to look at them this
about it? afternoon. We should select the top
seven or eight candidates to call in for
W Don't take it on an empty stomach. You interviews.
need to take it half an hour after eating a
meal. W2 In that case, I'll cancel my meeting with
Bob Seaver so that we can spend the rest
of the day doing that.
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M Hello, Ms. Krauss. This is Noah Hedley [65-67]

from Business Today. I'm calling to
confirm that you're still willing to be W Good morning, sir. Where are you going
interviewed for an article in my today?
magazine.
M Um, actually, I already bought a ticket,
W Oh, hello, Mr. Hedley. Yes, I have but I missed my bus. Is it possible for me
enough time to speak with you. to return this one and to get a ticket for
another bus? I'm trying to go to Zurich.
M Excellent. When woud you like for me to
vist your office? The interview should W Let me see the ticket, please . . . Okay, I'll
take around two hours. void this ticket for the 11:15 bus. Which
bus would you like to take?
W This Thursday from ten to noon would
be perfect. Can you make it here then? M I need to get there as soon as possible, so
the next one would be great.
M I sure can. And would you mind it I
brought a photographer? We need some W Okay, but it's an express bus, so it's going
pictures for the article. to cost a bit more. You need to pay
twenty more euros.
W That's fine with me. I'll see you in a
couple of days. M That's fine. Here you are.

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M Hello and welcome to the Nottingham
Language Institute. How may I be of
assistance today?
W Hello. Is it possible to take one-on-one large amount of money. Now that the economy
classes here? I'm getting transferred in a is picking up, we should be making more sales.
few months, so I really need to learn a Customers are returning to our stores, but they
new language quickly. are going to those of our rivals in greater
numbers. We need to figure out why this is
M Wel , that depends on which language happening, and then we've got to put a stop to
you're interested in learning. it. It's crucial that we regain our standing as the
W Oh, I have to study Russian. My top seller of housewares in the entire state. So
company is sending me to St. Petersburg let's figure out what we can do to make our
to work there for the next three years. stores better and to attract more customers.

M Hmm . . I believe that the teacher is

available to do those kinds of classes, but [77-79]
I have to call and get confirmation.
M I believe most of you have heard Dustin
W That's fine. I can wait while you do that. Williams is resigning this Friday. It's rather
sudden, but he's doing this due to some health
issues. We must do two things at once. First,
we've got to find an internal replacement for
him. That likely means one of you will get his
job, If you're interested, speak with me before
PART 04 the day is over. Once a decision on his
replacement is made, we've got to hire someone
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to replace whichever one of you gets promoted.
M It’s relatively easy to purchase books This is a crucial time for the company as we've
these days. Simply visit an online bookstore and got several major projects going on. We need to
click a few buttons. But what about out-of-print make sure we get everything right. So please tell
and hard-to-find books? You usually can't get me if you know anyone who'd be interested in
them online. Fortunately, we've got the books working here.
you need at Jameson and Bryce. We sell books
that were published in the 1800s and 1900s.
We've got large sections of fiction, especially [80-82]
fantasy and mystery, literature, poetry, and
nonfiction. If you are looking for something old, M We've got a new project. Angus Murray
we probably have it. Our collection includes at Kenmore Industries contacted me about a
more than 30,000 book. We're located at 91 consulting job which he wants to hire us for.
Cheshire Drive. Sorry, but we don't take Now, I know that Angus has a bit of a bad
walkins. Call us at 987-1274 to schedule an reputation around here, but this job is going to
appointment to see our collection. be worth a considerable amount of money for
the company. I don't intend to force any of you
to work on the project. Instead, I'm going to ask
jor a volunteer. If you decide to do this, you'll be
working full time all by yourself, and you'll be
spending most of your time with Angus
personally. I thought you might like to know
that. So what do you think? Is anyone
interested?

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Thank you all for coming to tonight's charity
M We had a slight increase in revenue fundraiser for the Bowman Group. I'm pleased
during the past month, but that's not good to announce we have already received more
enough. The first half of this year was terrible on than $200,000 in pledges. That's a new record,
account of the recession, which is why we lost a and we haven't even gotten to the main event
yet. Before we begin, let me give you the
schedule for tonight. We're going to hear from will die down, so we can expect a bright, shiny
the leader of the Bowman Group, Ms. Blair, in a day. Of course, it's going to be cold, but it's the
moment. Once she finishes speaking, we'll all midde of winter, so that's to be expected. And
enjoy a delicious dinner together. Following since it's winter, we won't be doing much
that, we'll have the charity auction, where all construction for a couple of months, but we are
kinds of great items, including art, jewelry, and going to start digging out the area so that we can
even a new luxury car, will be available for you be ready to work on the foundation once March
to purchase. Now that I've finished, let's hear arrives.
from Ms. Blair.

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Hello, Mr. McCarter. This is Tyler Jacobs at the
W It's the top of the hour, so morning traffic garage. I finished taking a look at the car you
is at its peak at this moment. If you're dropped off this morning. It appears you don't
considering-taking the Rosemont Tunne into the need to worry too much as there is nothing
downtown area, you'd better think again. Traffic wrong with your vehicle’s engine. The only
there is backed up for more than 20 minutes thing I need to do is rotate the tires because the
since a truck broke down in the middle of the front wheels are wearing down a bit. Since you
road. Instead, I recommend taking either the instructed me to do whatever is necessary, I'm
Hollis Bridge or the San Marino Bridge. Traffic going to go ahead and do that. If you'd like
on each of them is moving quite briskly. Drivers anything else done, such as an oil change,
in the northern part of the city should be careful simply call me to let me know. Your vehicle will
on Courtland Avenue and Wilson Street. Due to be ready for pickup by 4:30, so you can come
minor accidents, traffic is moving more slowly here to get it whenever you get off work.
than usual on those two roads. And that's it for
now. I'll be back in a quarter of an hour with
another update. [98-100]

W Greetings, everyone, and thank you for

[89-91] attending this one-day seminar on global
management being sponsored by the Chatham
W Good morning, Ms. Waverly. I’m calling Society. Although we're gathered here in the
you from Speedy Air. I'm pleased to inform you auditorium, as soon as I finish speaking, we're
that your baggage has been found. Apparently, going to break up into three separate rooms
both of your bags were sent to Athens instead of depending upon what you signed up for. Many
St. Louis. Fortunalety, this was discovered last of you will be moving from room to room
night, so the bags were put on the red-eye flight throughout the day. And just so you know, the
before it departed. The plane arrived a few venue for Mr. Landry's talk has changed. To get
minutes ago, and all of the luggage is being to it, leave the auditorium, take a right, and then
unloaded. We've got a courier standing by to go to the third door on the left. There's no
take possession of your bags. Once he gets them, number or sign on it. All right, will you all
he's going to drive straight to your hotel. We please head to the rooms listed on your
anticipate that he should arrive there within an information sheet?
hour. As soon as he gets there, he'll visit the
front desk to find out where you are.

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M The funding for the new stadium has

been approved by the city council, so we can
start working soon. We're scheduled to hold the
groundbreaking ceremony later this week. I've
got some great news as the weather on that day
is scheduled to be perfect. The snow will stop
falling, the cloud cover will lift, and the winds