Long time no see!
Last week, completely by chance, Polly met three old friends she hadn't seen for ages. She bumped into each of them as she was going back to the office after lunch. Listen to their conversations and then answer the questions.
On Monday, she met Harry.
Question 1
How long has it been since Harry and Polly last saw each other?
a. five years
b. four years
c. five years and three months
Question 2
When did Harry leave his last job?
a. a year ago b. five years ago c. 18 months ago
Question 3
In his present job, Harry works ...
a. in communications b. in finance c. in sales
Question 4
How old does Harry think Mr Mak will be?
a. 60 b. 73 c. 70
Question 5
What are Polly's feelings towards Mr Mak?
On Wednesday, she met Sandy.
Question 6
When did Sandy move to Australia?
a. three years ago
b. five years ago
c. more than three years ago
Question 7
Why did she go to Australia?
a. her husband wanted to live there
b. her husband got a good job there
c. her husband's parents live in Sydney
Question 8
What line of business is Sandy's husband in?
Question 9
Why has Sandy come back to Hong Kong?
a. to get married
b. for a divorce
c. because her marriage broke up
Question 10
What does Sandy think of her husband now?
On Friday, Polly met George.
Question 11
Where did Polly used to see George?
Question 12
How many times a week did she usually see him?
a. three b. a couple c. every day
Question 13
What sort of accident did George have?
Question 14
What happened to George in the accident?
a. he broke his neck
b. he broke his arm
c. he broke his lower limbs
Question 15
What did the doctors advise George?
a. to run a lot
b. to play plenty of squash
c. to do a lot of swimming
Answers:
1. c, 2. c, 3. b, 4. b, 5. c, 6. c, 7. b, 8. b, 9. c, 10. c, 11. b, 12. b, 13. c, 14. c, 15. c