1999年英语专业八级考试听力真题：B

　　SECTION B INTERVIEW
　　Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.

　　6. Employees in the US are paid for their time. This means that they are supposed to ___.
　　A. work hard while their boss is around
　　B. come to work when there is work to be done
　　C. work with initiative and willingness
　　D. work through their lunch break

　　7. One of the advantages of flexible working hours is that ___.
　　A. pressure from work can be reduced
　　B. working women can have more time at home
　　C. traffic and commuting problems can be solved
　　D. personal relationships in offices can be improved

　　8. On the issue of working contracts in the US, which statement is NOT correct?
　　A. Performance at work matters more than anything else.
　　B. There are laws protecting employees’ working rights.
　　C. Good reasons must be provided in order to fire workers.
　　D. Working contracts in the US are mostly short-term ones.

　　9. We can be assumed from the interview that an informal atmosphere might be found in ___.
　　A. small firms
　　B. major banks
　　C. big corporations
　　D. law offices

　　10. The interview is mainly about ___ in the USA.
　　A. office hierarchies
　　B. office conditions
　　C. office roles
　　D. office life