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19. A) In a studio.
B) In a clothing store.
C) At a beach resort.
D) At a fashion show.
20. A) To live there permanently.
B) To stay there for half a year.
C) To find a better job to support herself.
D) To sell leather goods for a British company.
21. A) Designing fashion items for several companies.
B) Modeling for a world-famous Italian company.
C) Working as an employee for Ferragamo.
D) Serving as a sales agent for Burberrys.
22. A) It has seen a steady decline in its profits.
B) It has become much more competitive.
C) It has lost many customers to foreign companies.
D) It has attracted a lot more designers from abroad.
M: Hello, and welcome to our program Working Abroad. Our guest this evening is a Londoner, who lives and works in Italy. Her names Susan Hill. Susan, welcome to the program. You live in Florence, how long have you been living there?
W: Since 1982. But when I went there in 1982, I planned to stay for only 6 months.
M: Why did you change your mind?
W: Well, Im a designer. I design leather goods, mainly shoes, and handbags. Soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a job with one of Italys top fashion houses, Ferregamo. So, I decided to stay.
M: How lucky! Do you still work for Ferregamo?
W: No, Ive been a freelance designer for quite a long time now. Since 1988, in fact.
M: So, does that mean you design for several different companies now?
W: Yes, thats right. Ive designed many fashion items for a number of Italian companies, and during the last four years, Ive also been designing for the British company, Burberrys.
M: What have you been designing for them?
W: Mostly handbags, and small leather goods.
M: Has the fashion industry in Italy changed since 1982?
W: Oh, yes. It has become a lot more competitive. Because of quality of products from other countries has improved a lot. But the Italian quality and design is still world-famous.
M: And do you ever think of returning to live in England?
W: No, not really. Working in Italy is more interesting. I also love the Mediterranean sun and the Italian life style.
M: Well, thank you for talking to us, Susan.
W: It was a pleasure.
预览四道题各选项，尤其是20题的选项D)和21题的各选项，均涉及到不同的工作，因此预测对话内容可能与人们的工作相关。
19. Where does this talk most probably take place?A) In a studio.四个选项均为表示地点的介词短语，表明本题可能考查做某事的地点。对话开头男士提到了welcome to our program Working Abroad和Our guest等内容，尤其是program和guest具有很强的提示作用。结合选项，不难得出对话发生在演播室，A)是答案。
20. What was the womans original plan when she went to Florence?B) To stay there for half a year.四个选项均为表目的的动词不定式，因此推测本题可能考查做某事的目的。对话中男士问女士在佛罗伦萨生活了多久，女士回答说自从1982年以来就生活在此了，随后补充说到，本来打算只在那儿呆6 个月，也就是只呆半年，故B)是答案。
21. What has the woman been doing for a living since 1988?A) Designing fashion items for several companies.四个选项均表示工作的内容，因此推测本题可能考查某人的工作情况。对话中，女士介绍了自己到佛罗伦萨后的工作情况。从1988年后她就成为了一名自由设计师，为多家意大利公司设计时尚用品，因此选项A)为答案。
22. What do we learn about the change in Italys fashion industry?B) It has become much more competitive.四个选项中提到了一些与公司或行业运营状况相关的词语，如steady decline in profits，more competitive，lost many customers，attract a lot more designers from abroad等，故推测本题是针对行业的变化提问。对话中男士问1982年以来意大利的时装行业有什么变化，女士回答时提到了a lot more competitive，即竞争更加激烈了，故B)为答案。
19. A) In a studio.
B) In a clothing store.
C) At a beach resort.
D) At a fashion show.
20. A) To live there permanently.
B) To stay there for half a year.
C) To find a better job to support herself.
D) To sell leather goods for a British company.
21. A) Designing fashion items for several companies.
B) Modeling for a world-famous Italian company.
C) Working as an employee for Ferragamo.
D) Serving as a sales agent for Burberrys.
22. A) It has seen a steady decline in its profits.
B) It has become much more competitive.
C) It has lost many customers to foreign companies.
D) It has attracted a lot more designers from abroad.
M: Hello, and welcome to our program Working Abroad. Our guest this evening is a Londoner, who lives and works in Italy. Her names Susan Hill. Susan, welcome to the program. You live in Florence, how long have you been living there?
W: Since 1982. But when I went there in 1982, I planned to stay for only 6 months.
M: Why did you change your mind?
W: Well, Im a designer. I design leather goods, mainly shoes, and handbags. Soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a job with one of Italys top fashion houses, Ferregamo. So, I decided to stay.
M: How lucky! Do you still work for Ferregamo?
W: No, Ive been a freelance designer for quite a long time now. Since 1988, in fact.
M: So, does that mean you design for several different companies now?
W: Yes, thats right. Ive designed many fashion items for a number of Italian companies, and during the last four years, Ive also been designing for the British company, Burberrys.
M: What have you been designing for them?
W: Mostly handbags, and small leather goods.
M: Has the fashion industry in Italy changed since 1982?
W: Oh, yes. It has become a lot more competitive. Because of quality of products from other countries has improved a lot. But the Italian quality and design is still world-famous.
M: And do you ever think of returning to live in England?
W: No, not really. Working in Italy is more interesting. I also love the Mediterranean sun and the Italian life style.
M: Well, thank you for talking to us, Susan.
W: It was a pleasure.
预览四道题各选项，尤其是20题的选项D)和21题的各选项，均涉及到不同的工作，因此预测对话内容可能与人们的工作相关。
19. Where does this talk most probably take place?A) In a studio.四个选项均为表示地点的介词短语，表明本题可能考查做某事的地点。对话开头男士提到了welcome to our program Working Abroad和Our guest等内容，尤其是program和guest具有很强的提示作用。结合选项，不难得出对话发生在演播室，A)是答案。
20. What was the womans original plan when she went to Florence?B) To stay there for half a year.四个选项均为表目的的动词不定式，因此推测本题可能考查做某事的目的。对话中男士问女士在佛罗伦萨生活了多久，女士回答说自从1982年以来就生活在此了，随后补充说到，本来打算只在那儿呆6 个月，也就是只呆半年，故B)是答案。
21. What has the woman been doing for a living since 1988?A) Designing fashion items for several companies.四个选项均表示工作的内容，因此推测本题可能考查某人的工作情况。对话中，女士介绍了自己到佛罗伦萨后的工作情况。从1988年后她就成为了一名自由设计师，为多家意大利公司设计时尚用品，因此选项A)为答案。
22. What do we learn about the change in Italys fashion industry?B) It has become much more competitive.四个选项中提到了一些与公司或行业运营状况相关的词语，如steady decline in profits，more competitive，lost many customers，attract a lot more designers from abroad等，故推测本题是针对行业的变化提问。对话中男士问1982年以来意大利的时装行业有什么变化，女士回答时提到了a lot more competitive，即竞争更加激烈了，故B)为答案。
