M:Miss Smith. I told Dr. Brown that I would call him in the Houston office at ten o'clock their time. Please find out the time difference for me so that I'll know when to place the call.
W:It's two hours earlier in Houston, Sir. I know without looking it up because my sister lives there.
5.What do we know about the man's secretary?
A.The secretary is not very efficient.
B.The secretary is not very well.
C.The secretary has not been working there very long.
Mr. Smith owned his own business and worked very hard. His wife was afraid that he would get sick if he continues like that, so she often tried to persuade him to have a vacation, but she was afraid that he might not be able to enjoy his vacation quietly, so before they left, Mrs. Smith went to see her husband's secretary. She said to her,“My husband needs a vacation very much, so whatever happens, please don't bother him with telegrams and letters about business problems while we're away. Just wait till we come back.”
After Mr. and Mrs. Smith had been away for about a week, Mr. Smith received a letter from his secretary who said“Something terrible happened to your business, but I'm not going to bother you with it while you're enjoying your vacation.”
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.When does the next train leave for Montreal on Monday?
It was raining heavily as I was walking up the hill towards the station at six o'clock one Saturday morning. At this early hour there wasn't much traffic and there weren't many people in sight. Just as I was crossing the road near the top of the hill, a car came around the corner. It was traveling very fast and the driver was obviously having difficulty in controlling it. Suddenly it went off the road, hit a lamppost and turned over.
At once I ran to the car to help the driver, but he was seriously hurt. A young woman hurried into station and called the First Aid Center while I took care of the driver. A number of the people gathered round the car, but there wasn't a great deal we could do. A policeman arrived a few minutes later and asked me a lot of questions about the accident Shortly afterwards a bus arrived at high speed and took him away to hospital.
Later, I went to the hospital to see the driver. I was told that his operation had been successful and that he was getting better rapidly.