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

7. One of the advantages of flexible working hours is that ___.ª¤   
A. pressure from work can be reducedª¤   
B. working women can have more time at homeª¤   
C. traffic and commuting problems can be solvedª¤   
D. personal relationships in offices can be improvedª¤   

8. On the issue of working contracts in the US, which statement is NOT co rrect?ª¤   
A. Performance at work matters more than anything else.ª¤   
B. There are laws protecting employees¡¯ working rights.ª¤   
C. Good reasons must be provided in order to fire workers.ª¤   
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 banksª¤
C. big corporations
D. law officesª¤   

10. The interview is mainly about ___ in the USA.ª¤   
A. office hierarchies
B. office conditionsª¤
C. office roles
D. office lifeª¤   

SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTª¤   

Question 11 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you wil l be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.ª¤   

11. Senator Bob Dole¡¯s attitude towards Clinton¡¯s anti-crime policy is that of ___.ª¤   
A. opposition
B. support
C. ambiguity
D . indifferenceª¤   

Questions 12 and 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item , you will be given 30 sec