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Mothers are increasingly fed up with jobs that do not allow them to spend enough time with their children. So instead, they are starting their own business. The number of women working for themselves has increased by nearly 20% since 2000, according to official figures, and now tops a million. And an opinion poll commissioned by the government shows that the most significant factor in the increase is a desire among women for a better balance between work and family life. The biggest motivation for doing it alone—according to 70% of those polled—was to be able to work more flexibly. Three out of four said that their work and family life balance was better when they ran their own business.
Tanya Rostron, a mum of two children, employs 11 people at her firm, which supplies water coolers throughout the East Midlands. She once worked as head of marketing in a major leisure company. When she got married and had children, she was determined to escape t
A. Because the jobs are difficult
B. Because the jobs make them have little time for their children
C. Because their children and family are in trouble
D. Because they don’t like the jobs
[听力原文]
Mothers are increasingly fed up with jobs that do not allow them to spend enough time with their children. So instead, they are starting their own business. The number of women working for themselves has increased by nearly 20% since 2000, according to official figures, and now tops a million. And an opinion poll commissioned by the government shows that the most significant factor in the increase is a desire among women for a better balance between work and family life. The biggest motivation for doing it alone—according to 70% of those polled—was to be able to work more flexibly. Three out of four said that their work and family life balance was better when they ran their own business.
Tanya Rostron, a mum of two children, employs 11 people at her firm, which supplies water coolers throughout the East Midlands. She once worked as head of marketing in a major leisure company. When she got married and had children, she was determined to escape t
A. Two thousand
B. Twenty thousand
C. A million
D. Two million
Mothers are increasingly fed up with jobs that do not allow them to spend enough time with their children. So instead, they are starting their own business. The number of women working for themselves has increased by nearly 20% since 2000, according to official figures, and now tops a million. And an opinion poll commissioned by the government shows that the most significant factor in the increase is a desire among women for a better balance between work and family life. The biggest motivation for doing it alone—according to 70% of those polled--was to be able to work more flexibly. Three out of four said that their work and family life balance was better when they ran their own business.
Tanya Rostron, a mum of two children, employs 11 people at her firm, which supplies water coolers throughout the East Midlands. She once worked as head of marketing in a major leisure company. When she got married and had children, she was determined to escape the workplace. She se
A. Because the jobs are difficult.
B. Because the jobs make them have little time for their children.
C. Because their children and family are in trouble.
D. Because they don’t like the jobs.
[听力原文]
W: Can you speak up a little I can hardly hear you.
M: All right. Is that better now
[听力原文]11-15
I usually wake up every morning at about seven o’clock. I get out of bed and go and wake up George and Richard. I sometimes squeeze some water on them to wake them. They get up and chase me to the bathroom, where we wash and brush our teeth, and then we go back to the bedroom to dress. Mother generally calls upstairs, "Come on, boys, breakfast is ready." So we hurry downstairs. We say, "Good morning, Mother," "Good morning, Father," and sit down to breakfast. Father goes to the office at half past eight, but before he goes, he usually sits, reads his paper and smokes a cigarette. We eat our breakfast and ask if we can leave the table. Then we go and get our books, caps and coats. We say good- bye to mother, take out our bikes and cycle to school.
[听力原文]
W: Linda rang me up yesterday. She’s changed her job again.
M: It’s typical of her. She can’t stay in one place for even one month.
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W: Hurry up please, or I’m be late.
M: Sorry Ma’am, but the traffic is heavy this time of day.
[听力原文]
M: As the pollution is going up. I won’t he able to stay here next year.
W: You earned so well! Why don’t you stay longer
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