Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the

These days people who do manual work often【B1】______far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are【B2】______referred to as "whitecollar workers" for the reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human【B3】______that a great many people are often willing to【B4】______higher pay for the【B5】______of becoming whitecollar workers. This can give rise to【B6】______situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.

When he got【B7】______Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home【B8】______in a smart black suit.【B9】______Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit.【B10】______Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office. He will be earning only half as much as he used to,【B11】______From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him "Mr. Bloggs", not "Alf".

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