听力

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

M：Would you like a red skirt?

W：No．I don’t like red skirt．

M：How about yellow, green?

W：Yes．But they are too short．

M：We have some longer ones but they are orange．

W：Good．I like orange best．

1．hat color does the girl like best？

A．Yellow．

B．Green．

C．Orange．

W：I really enjoyed meeting your parents．I hope they like me．

M：Don’t worry．I’m sure they’ll say yes．

2．hat’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Husband and wife．

B．A girl and her boyfriend．

C．Teacher and student．

M：Do you have to go now?

W：Yes, I’m afraid I do．I’ll get up at 6∶30 tomorrow to catch the first bus, and to be at work at 7∶30 in my factory．

3．hat are the two speakers doing?

A．Catching the earliest bus．

B．Working in a clothes factory．

C．Saying goodbye to each other．

M：I’d like a first-class ticket to London．

W：Fine．The next flight leaves at 4 p. m．

4．here are the two speakers?

A．In a classroom．

B．At a booking office．

C．At a railway station．

M：When do you serve lunch?

W：Around 12 o’clock．But you can order some drinks now．

M：Are they free of charge?

W：For soft drinks, yes．

5．hat can you know from the conversation?

A．It is 12 o’clock now．

B．Drinks are free of charge．

C．Soft drinks are free of charge．

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料,回答第6～8题。

W：Tom, I have some presents for you and Tim．You can choose two of them．

M：Why not three?You have five here．

W：Because you choose first．

M：Then ask Tim to choose first．

6．How many presents does the woman have?

A．2．

B．3．

C．5．

7．Why doesn’t Tom want to choose first?

A．He thinks Tim should choose first．

B．He doesn’t like the presents．

C．He wants to get more presents．

8．Who will choose first?

A．Tom．

B．Tim．

C．It’s hard to say．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

W：I’ve had this terrible pain in my back for three days now．I couldn’t get to sleep till around five o’clock this morning．Can you give me something for it?

M：Without a prescription, the strongest thing I can give you is aspirin．In the old days we used to be able to give out all kinds of medicine without a prescription, but these days the laws have changed and I can’t give you anything strong enough to help without a prescription．

W：Gee．Aspirin isn’t strong enough and I don’t have an appointment with my doctor until the end of the week．

M：What’s your doctor’s name?

W：My doctor is Dr Anderson．

M：Oh, Dr Anderson, I know him．He’s certainly a wonderful fellow．I’ll tell you what I can do．I can call Dr Anderson and ask him for a prescription right over the phone．I’m sure he can do that．

W：That would be wonderful．I really need to get some strong pain killers as soon as I can．Do you think he’ll still be in his office?

M：Sure, I know he stays late at the clinic every day to perform experiments．

W：Great．

M：You just relax and we’ll get you fixed up in no time．

9．Why is the man going to call Dr Anderson?

A．To tell him the woman is coming．

B．To make an appointment．

C．To fill the prescription．

10．Which is NOT true?

A．The woman needs drugs to kill her pain．

B．The woman thinks aspirin will solve her problem．

C．The man and the woman both like Dr Anderson．

11．Why does Dr Anderson stay late at the office?

A．He lives there．

B．He does experiments after work．

C．He loves his work．

听第8段材料,回答第12～14题。

W：Hello, China Airlines．What can I do for you, sir

M：Hello, I’d like to ask if you have the tickets to Beijing on Friday afternoon．

W：Wait a minute, please．Yes, we have．One is at 1∶30,the other at 3∶45．

M：May I have two at 3∶45?

W：Sorry, we have only one left．Would you please have the ones at 1∶30?

M：All right．

W：Thank you．When will you come for the tickets?

M：How about this afternoon?

W：OK．Bye．

12．What are they talking about?

A．Airlines．

B．Booking airline tickets．

C．The timetable of China Airlines．

13．On which day will the man leave for Beijing?

A．Friday．

B．Sunday．

C．Monday．

14．Which flight does he get at last?

A．The 1∶30 flight．

B．The 3∶45 flight．

C．The 5∶00 flight．

听第9段材料,回答第15～17题。

M：I’d like to book a ticket to Beijing．

W：What day are you planning to go?

M：I’m supposed to be in Beijing on the morning of the fourteenth, but I’d rather get there on the evening of the thirteenth．

W：What time would you like to leave?

M：Late in the afternoon, after work．

W：We’ve a flight at four thirty．

M：That’s too early．I don’t get out of work until five．Do you have a later flight？

W：The next flight is at five thirty, but there are only back seats left．What about another at six thirty？We still have some seats on the flight on the thirteenth, and it only takes you an hour and a half to get into Beijing．

M：Oh, good, I’d better take the six thirty．By the way, do they serve dinner on the flight？

W：Yes, they do．

15．Which flight does the man decide to take?

A．The six thirty flight．

B．The five thirty flight．

C．The four thirty flight．

16．What time will the man get into Beijing?

A．At five on the afternoon of the fifteenth．

B．At nine on the morning of the fourteenth．

C．At eight on the evening of the thirteenth．

17．Where will the man have supper most probably on the day when he leave for Beijing?

No one can call back yesterday．昨日不会重现。

A．At home．

B．On the plane．

C．In a restaurant．

听第10段材料,回答第18～20题。

Goats always seem to be the second best to other farm animals．They give milk, but not as much as cows do．They provide wool, but not as much as sheep do．They carry loads, but not as well as horses do．However, goats have their own special strong points．They develop well on weeds and small branches that would make cattle and sheep sick．They can live just about anywhere since they need very little space．Years ago, city residents even raised goats in their backyard．Goats can also climb just about anything, and they can even live on the steep slopes of mountains．In fact, the animal seems healthiest and happiest when there is something for them to climb．Because of all these above, goats are raised for their milk, meat, hair and leather in many parts of the world．

18．Why does the speaker say that goats are the second best to other animals?

A．They’re much smaller．

B．They don’t produce much．

C．They learn more slowly．

19．Why are goats popular in some areas?

A．They can live on steep slopes．

B．The are particularly healthy animals．

C．Their leather is very valuable．

20．What can goats provide?

A．Wool and fur．

B．Milk and meat．

C．All above．

听力测试

听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1～3题。

W：Don’t you have any good news?

M：No．Yesterday, I had to stay after school, because I was talking during my biology teacher’s class．

W：You’d better keep quiet during class．

M：Sometimes I do．The day before yesterday, I was very quiet during my history teacher’s class and I still had to stay after class．

W：I don’t understand．

M：Because I fell asleep during his class, but it wasn’t my fault．The lesson was very dull．

W：I advise you to take school more seriously．If you don’t pass your exam, you’ll have to go out and work as a result．

M：I don’t see that it makes much difference．If I have a job, I have to do dull work every day, but if I’m in school I must listen to dull teachers every day．

1．What is the possible relationship between the man and woman?

A．Good friends．

B．Mother and son．

C．Teacher and student．

2．What did the boy often do at school?

A．He was often late for school．

B．He often fell asleep in class．

C．He often stayed after class．

3．Which of the following statements is true?

A．The boy prefers to go out and work．

B．The boy has neither interest in school nor in work．

C．The boy is discouraged because he hasn’t passed the exam．

M：How long have you been studying English?

W：For about six years．I started when I was ten．My teacher was from America．He was a very good teacher．I enjoyed studying English with him．

M：Are you still studying English?

W：Yes, I go to an evening school now．

M：How often do you have classes?

W：Twice a week usually．

M：Do you find English difficult?

W：Yes, it’s rather difficult, I think．Do I make many mistakes?

M：No, your English is very good．Do you often listen to the radio?

W：Yes, I listen to the radio every night．

M：Do you enjoy reading English books?

W：Yes, I read a lot of English books．But I prefer conversation．I like talking to foreigners．

4．How old is the girl?

A．Fifteen．

B．Sixteen．

C．Seventeen．

5．What does the woman think of the study of English?

A．Interesting．

B．Easy．

C．Hard．

6．What did the woman enjoy most?

A．Listening．

B．Writing．

C．Talking．

M：You look worried．Is anything the matter?

W：It’s my son．He hasn’t come home yet．I can’t understand him being so late．

M：Where’s he gone?

W：To visit a friend．I didn’t want him to go．I don’t like him going out at night．

M：Well, it isn’t very late．

W：It’s nine o’clock．I expected him to be back about eight．And it’s already dark．

M：Well…

W：I can just imagine him losing his way．Or falling off his bicycle．

M：Er…how old is your son?

W：Thirty-five．

7．Why does the woman look worried?

A．Her son has lost his way．

B．Her son hasn’t come back yet．

C．Her son has gone out at night．

8．Where has her son gone?

A．To school．

B．For a ride．

C．To visit a friend．

9．What do you think has happened to the woman’s son?

A．He has got lost．

B．He has fallen off his bicycle．

C．We don’t know．

W：We’re thinking about putting on a show this spring．

M：Do you think you’ll be able to make some money?

W：Oh, no, we just want to do it for the fun of it．You know there are a lot of us who like to get up a stage and perform．

M：What kind of show?

W：A musical play．

M：Have you decided who to do it?

W：We have three in mind, and of course we’ve been thinking about you．

M：Me? Why me?

W：You sing, don’t you? Everyone says you have a wonderful voice．

M：Well, I have sung a little, but I’ve never really appeared on a stage．

W：I thought you sang in church every Sunday．

M：That’s different．There are so many others singing too．

W：Then here’s your chance to find out how good you are．And not just to sing but to act and dance too．

M：Oh, it might be exciting．

10．What will they put on a show for?

A．For money．

B．For fun．

C．For others．

11．What can we conclude from the dialogue?

A．They want to put on three shows in all．

B．Three people will appear in the play．

C．They will sing three songs in the play．

12．What can we learn about the man?

A．He’ll sing and dance in the show．

B．He often gets up a stage．

C．He sings pop songs for money．

听第5段材料，回答第13～15题。

Now back to the news．

Ten people died yesterday morning when a boat sank off the Gold Sand Coast．Eight were able to swim to the shore and were saved by the coast guard．The boat was on its way to Beill Island．

Police are looking for a man and a woman in their early twenties who broke into a bank in the early hours this morning．This was reported by people working in the shop opposite who heard the breaking of glass．Two people were seen running away．The man is said to be very well-built, with dark hair which is very long．The woman with him is said to be small with short hair cut very close to her head．She was wearing blue trousers and a brown jacket．Anyone who has any information please gives further details to the police．

13．What were the eight people doing after the boat sank?

A．Saving the others．

B．Swimming to the shore．

C．Helping the captain．

14．When did the robbers break into the bank?

A．In the afternoon．

B．At midnight．

C．Early in the morning．

15．What was said about the man?

A．Tall and strong．

B．Strong with long hair．

C．Fat and well built．

听力

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

M：Oh you’re doing the painting all by yourself．Where is David?

W：He’s so lazy．He doesn’t do anything to help me．

1．What is the woman doing?

A．Cleaning her house．

B．Washing clothes．

C．Painting her rooms．

W：Ow! I’ve burnt myself．

M：How did you do that?

W：I picked up a hot dish．

2．Where does this conversation most probably take place?

A．In a kitchen．

B．In a restaurant．

C．In a shop．

M：Look! Somebody has spilt milk on the carpet．

W：Well, it wasn’t me．I didn’t do it．

M：I wonder who it was then．

3．What does the man want to know?

A．Who poured the milk into the cup．

B．Who drank the milk in the cupboard．

C．Who spilt milk on the carpet．

M：This food is awful, isn’t it?

W：Yes, it’s disgusting．I’m going to complain．

4．Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．At home．

C．In a shop．

W：The weather’s too nice to stay indoors．I’m going to sit in the garden．

M：That’s a good idea．I think I’ll join you．

5．What are they going to do?

A．To go to the garden．

B．To stay indoors．

C．To join a party．

第二节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题．从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前．你将有时间阅读各个小题．每小题5秒钟；听完后．各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

M：Where do you live?

W：In Boston．

M：How long have you lived there?

W：Five years．

M：Where did you live before that?

W：In Chicago．

M：And how long did you live in Chicago?

W：Two years．

6．How long has the woman lived in Boston?

A．Four years．

B．Five years．

C．Six years．

7．How long did the woman live in Chicago?

A．Two years．

B．Four years．

C．Five years．

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

W：Well, what time shall we meet?

M：Come to the cafe by the station at four o’clock．I’ll be waiting for you when you arrive．I’ll be sitting by the window and I’ll be wearing a bright green sweater．

W：OK．Is Agent 307 coming too?

M：No, she can’t be there．

W：Oh．Shall I bring the documents?

M：Yes．I’ll explain everything when I see you．And don’t be late．

W：OK．I’ll try to be on time．

8．What time will they meet?

A．At four o’clock．

B．At five o’clock．

C．At six o’clock．

9．What can be inferred from their conversation?

A．They are old friends and haven’t seen each other for a long time．

B．They are going to meet another person in the cafe．

C．The two speakers have never seen each other before．

10．What will the woman bring?

A．An umbrella．

B．The documents．

C．A bright green sweater．

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

M：Do you have any plans for next year?

W：Well, I’d travel if I could afford it．But I don’t have any money．

M：If you found a job abroad, would you take it?

W：If it were somewhere I want to go, I’d certainly consider it carefully．

M：What about working as an “au pair”(家庭打工留学生), living with a family and doing some housework?

W：I’d only consider that if I were sure about the family．If they didn’t treat me well, I’d be very miserable．

M：Yes．You’d have to be sure to use a reputable agency．We have a list in the office．I will get you one if you’re interested．

W：Yes, I am．Um, if I decided to apply, would you give me a reference?

M：Of course．Well, I hope you succeed, whatever you decide to do．

W：Thank you very much．I’ll let you know．

M：Yes, I’d like that．Goodbye．

W：Goodbye．

11．Why does the man suggest that the woman should find a job?

A．Because it is necessary for the woman to have some experience of doing a job．

B．Because the woman needs money for the travel．

C．Because they need the money to support the family．

12．What worries the woman if she works as an “au pair”?

A．Whether she could get used to the life style of the family．

B．Whether the family are friendly to her．

C．Whether she could get as much money as she expects．

13．Which of the following is true?

A．The woman has not decided what to do．

B．The man has given the woman a list of agencies．

C．The woman is not interested in the man’s suggestion．

听第9段材料，回答第14～17题。

M：Shall we ask the girl Garlo’s been going out with to the party?

W：Who’s that?

M：Celia’s her name．She works in that cinema where they show all the foreign films．

W：But will she be free on Thursday evening?

M：Yes, it’s her evening off．That’s the reason I suggested Thursday．

W：OK．Who else? What about Nicky and Cherry?

M：Are they the girls you went to France with?

W：Yes．If they bring their boyfriends, that’ll be ten of us．But have you got a room that is big enough? My mother says we can’t use our sitting-room because we made too much mess the last time she let us have a party．

M：It’s all right．We’ve got a basement(地下室)where we store old furniture．If we clean it up, it’ll be fine．

W：Great．Let’s go and have a look at it．

14．Where does Celia work?

A．In a cinema．

B．In a hotel．

C．In a hospital．

15．On what day is Celia free?

A．On Tuesday．

B．On Thursday．

C．On Saturday．

16．How many people will their party?

A．Ten．

B．Five．

C．Six．

17．Where will they have their party?

A．In the woman’s house．

B．In the man’s house．

C．A restaurant owner．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

W：Hi, Tom．What is your plan for the summer break?

M：I’m going to work on the coast at Nantucket．

W：What are you planning to do on the coast?

M：My uncle owns a restaurant there, so I’ll be working as a waiter at night and then helping him do some accounting(会计, 清算账目)a few days each week．I have to save a lot of money for the next school year．Maybe we can get together and go to the beach this summer since we’ll be living near each other．

W：That sounds good．I’ll be working on a boat during July, and I won’t return to shore for the entire month．But in June and later in August I’ll be working in the lab, and I could drive up and see you in Nantucket．

M：OK．My uncle tells me June is the best time to go there before the town gets too crowded with tourists．Call me before you leave tomorrow, and I’ll give you a phone number where I can be reached this summer．

W：All right．I’ll talk to you later．

M：Thanks．

18．What is the man’s uncle?

A．A tourist．

B．A waiter．

C．A restaurant owner．

19．Where will the woman be working during July?

A．In the lab．

B．On a boat．

C．On the shore．

20．When is the best time to go to the shore?

A．July．

B．June．

C．August．

听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What does the woman mean?

A．His brother should let them use the car．

B．The subway is fine with her．

C．A car wouldn’t be any faster．

2．What does the man have to do now?

A．Complete the research．

B．Write the research paper．

C．Finish typing the paper．

3．What do you know about the woman?

A．Perhaps she is a doctor．

B．She was seriously ill．

C．She didn’t want to see the film．

4．What does the woman mean?

A．The light isn’t bright enough．

B．The dining hall isn’t large enough．

C．She agrees with the man．

5．What does the man mean?

A．His daughter is too old for the club．

B．His daughter is too young to join the club．

C．His daughter is the eldest．

听力原文：(Text 1)

M：I’d like to drive to the concert but my brother has the car tonight．

W：Who needs a car?We can take the subway if we go a little earlier．

(Text 2)

W：How are you getting on with research paper?

M：I’ve finished all my research, but I haven’t been able to organize it, therefore I haven’t begun the paper yet．

(Text 3)

M：What a pity you missed the film last night．It was wonderful．

W：I would have gone to see it．But there was a patient seriously ill．

M：No wonder you didn’t come．

(Text 4)

M：The light in this dining hall is a little too bright, don’t you think so?

W：I’d say it’s perfect for a football stadium．

M：Quite right．

(Text 5)

W：Can I join your club, Dad?You know I’m interested in it, too．

M：You can when you get a bit older．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。

6．What time is it now?

A．It’s 10∶10 p.m．

B．It’s 10∶30 p.m．

C．It’s 9∶50 p.m．

7．How long will it take the woman to get to the railway station?

A．Fifteen minutes or less．

B．More than fifteen minutes．

C．Less than fifty minutes．

8．Why did the man invite the woman to his house?

A．They had a tea party．

B．They had a dinner party．

C．They had a dancing party．

听力原文：(Text 6)

W：What’s the time by your watch, David?

M：Just a minute．It’s ten to ten by my watch．

W：Is it?I had no idea it was so late．I must be going now．

M：Can’t you stay a bit longer?

W：I’m afraid not．I must catch the ten-thirty train back．

M：You’ve got plenty of time yet．The railway station’s very near．It won’t take you more than fifteen minutes to get there．

W：Well, I hate to rush at the last minute．

M：OK, drop in whenever you like．

W：Yes, I’ll do that．Thank you for asking me to dinner．It was a nice dinner party and I’ve enjoyed your cooking．

M：I’m glad you enjoyed yourself．Good night．

W：Good night．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

9．Why does the man want to have a word with the waitress?

A．Because he has been kept waiting for a long time．

B．Because he wants to complain about the food．

C．Because he wants to pay the bill．

10．What do we learn about the restaurant?

A．It must be a new one．

B．They don’t know how to serve the people．

C．They need more waiters．

11．If the head waitress had known about his situation, what would

have happened?

A．She would have served him much earlier．

B．She would have brought another drink．

C．She would have turned to her boss for help．

听力原文：(Text 7)

M：Head waitress！ I want to have a word with you．

W：Yes, sir．I’ll be with you in a minute．Is there anything else you’d like to have, sir?

M：Anything else?We have been kept waiting here for almost an hour for the meal！

W：I’m terribly sorry about that, sir．There might be something wrong．You see, we’re short of help today．I’ll see to it at once．Would you like to have a drink while waiting?

M：Well, another martini．

W：Yes, sir．One moment．Here you are．I’ll be back in a minute．Here are the dishes you ordered, sir．

M：Thank you．

W：I’m very sorry to have kept you waiting．I wish I could have known earlier．

M：That’s all right．

W：Thank you for your understanding．I assure you it won’t happen again．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

12．Who is Mary?

A．A student．

B．A worker．

C．A teacher．

13．What can we infer about Washington’s birthday from the conversation?

A．Maybe there was a national holiday near that day．

B．It was fine that day and nobody wanted to stay in．

C．It is perhaps a national holiday．

14．How did Mary go to the mountain on Washington’s birthday?

A．By bus．

B．By car．

C．By train．

听力原文：(Text 8)

M：Hey, Mary！You have really been gone a long time．Why is that?

W：Hi！Well, I talked with my teachers before I left about the work I would miss．Besides, my aunt in Denver made me study a lot there．

M：I thought she was your rich aunt．

W：Not very．But she didn’t have any children to raise, so she does have some money, even though she was a teacher．

M：How was the holiday?

W：Cold．．．at least three of the days while I was there．And I saw so many people on the mountain on Washington’s birthday．

M：The beaches were full on Washington’s birthday, too．It really was warm here, so lots of people went swimming．

W：Well, we should have stayed home that day．There were so many people．We took the train over to the mountain, so that at least we didn’t have to drive．It was a good thing we did－there were so many cars and buses, and no place to park anywhere．

M：Just like the beaches here．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

15．When will the man come back from the trip?

A．December 22．

B．January 3．

C．January 13．

16．Which flights is the man going to take for his round trip?

A．Flight 220 and Flight 476．

B．Flight 476 and Flight 220．

C．Flight 220 and Flight 414．

17．How much will the man probably pay for the tickets?

A．About ＄952．

B．About ＄414．

C．About ＄476．

听力原文：(Text 9)

W：United Airlines．May I help you?

M：Yes．I’d like to book some tickets on your Flight 220, departing for Honolulu on December 22 at 7：30 in the evening．

W：Your name, please．

M：Mr．Wang Lin and Mrs．Li Fang．

W：Do you want to fly first or economy class?

M：Economy, please．

W：Yes, we still have room on that flight．Will this be a one-way trip?

M：No, round trip back to Chicago－on January 3．By the way, do you have any direct flights coming back?

W：Yes, we do．Flight 414, leaving Honolulu at 3∶00 p.m．flies non-stop back to Chicago．

M：That’s perfect．What’s the exact air fare?

W：Economy fare round trip from Chicago to Honolulu is ＄476 during busy season．

M：I see,…then our tickets are confirmed．

W：Yes, your seats are confirmed on those two flights．Please be at the airport at least one hour before departure．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．How long does Mr．Hill have to work every day?

A．6 hours．

B．7 hours．

C．8 hours．

19．What’s the worst thing that can happen to a postman?

A．Having too many items to deal with a day．

B．Going to work late in the morning．

C．Delivering letters to people from abroad．

20．How does Mr．Hill feel about his work?

A．Boring．

B．Dangerous．

C．Satisfactory．

听力原文：(Text 10)

　　I’m Harley Hill．I was chosen as a postman of the year 1975．I have been a postman for 23 years．I love my work very much and it’s a fine life for me．Every week I work forty hours．I work from six o’clock in the morning to about two o’clock in the afternoon．The worst thing is being late in the morning．We handle 50 000 to 60 000 items a day．I deliver to probably 278 addresses．Some of them are from abroad．

　　I’m happy to see the smile on their faces when I give them a letter from home．I think if there is anything I don’t like about the job, it’s the snow and ice and especially dogs．I’ve been bitten about half a dozen times．I have got 3 years before I retire．I’m going to miss the job when I retire．