2023年3月全国英语等级考试二级试题

2023年3月全国英语等级考试二级试题

第一部分听力

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第一T

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一种小题，从题中所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选

出最佳选项，并标在试卷的对应位置。听完每段对话后，你均有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。

1.Whatwillthewomandoaboutthedress?

[A]She'11buyit.[B]She'11returnit.[ClShe*11changeit.

2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

[A]BuyingDVDs.[B]SharingDVDs.[C]BorrowingDVDs.

3.WhatdidthewomanthinkofDana'sspeech?

[A]We11-prepared.[B]Important.[C]Boring.

4.Whatdocsthemanmean?

[A]Hewillcarrytheboxeslater.[B]lieisunabletogivehelp.[C]Herefuses

topayfortheboxes.

5.WhenisSimonsupposedtoarrive?

[A]7:30.[B]8:00.[C]8:10.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的[A]、[B]、

[C]三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的J对应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒

钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6.Wheredothespeakersplantogo?

[A]A1ibrary.[B]Amuseum.[ClThewomanJshome.

7.WhydoesthewomanwanttogoonSaturdayafternoon?

[A]Toavoidthecrowd.[B]Toenjoyniceweather.[C]Tosleeplateinthemorning.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第10题。

8.Whydidthemanborrowthewoman,scomputerlasttime?

[A]Hiscomputerwasbroken.[B]Heneededitforhispaper.[C]Heuseditforhis

computerclass.

9.Whydoesthewomanfeelhappy?

[A]Themancanlendheracomputernow.[B]Themanwillusehisowncomputer.[C]

Themanwillstudybetter.

10.Whathasthemanbeendoingwithhisnewcomputer?

[A]WatchingDVDs.[B]Doinghomework.[C]Searchingforinformation.

听下面一段对话，回答第11和第13题。

11.WheredidTomgettheideaofbecomingabusinessman?

[A]Fromhiscollegefriends.[B]Fromhishighschoolteachers.[C]Fromthe

grown-upsaroundhim.

12.Howmuchdoeslornownofthecompanyheworksfor?

[A]6%.[B]18%.[C]60%.

13.WhatmistakedidTomandhiscompanymakeinthepast?

[A]Producingsimplethings.[B]Wastinglotsofmaterials.[C]Makingal1the

productsthemselves.

听F面一段对话，回答第14和第17题。

14.Whatkindofjobsseemstobeinshortsupply?

[A]Writers.

[BJSchoolteachers.

[C]Newspaperreporters.

15.WhereisSharonmostlikelytogo?

[A]NewYork.[B]Boston.[C]California.

16.WhatdoesJamesplantodoifhecan'tfindajob?

[A]Continuehiseducation.[B]Startanewspaper.[C]Writeabook.

17.Whoarethespeakers?

[A]Fellowstudents.[B]Laid-offworkers.[C]Highschoolteachers.

听下面一段对话，回答第18和第20题。

18.Whydoestheuniversityofferthetwoprograms?

[A]Tokeepstudentssafewalkinglateoralone.[B]Toprovidebetterhealthcare

forstudents.[C]Tohelpvisitorstourciroundthecollege.

19.WhencanstudentscallCampusSafetyOffice?

[A]From7pmto7am.[B]Anytimeoftheday.[C]Frommidnightto7am.

20.Towhomisthespeakermainlytalking?

[A]Touristsatthecollege.[B]Newteachers.[C]Parentsofstudents.

第二部分英语知识运用

第一节

从［A］、［B］、［C］＞［D］四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的J最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。

21.Sandybeoutofhermindtohavespentthatmuchmoneyonanoldcar.

[A]should[Bjmust[C]can[D]will

22.r11benextroom,sogivemecallifyouneedanyhelp.

[A]the;a[B]/;a[C]/;the[D]the;the

23.Ellahasbeencomplainingaboutthetrafficherawakeatnight.

[A]keep[B]tokeep[C]keeping[D]kept

24.Frankwasawonderfulteacher.Everyoneagreeditwouldbehardtofind

likehim.

[A]other[B]theother[C]another[D]others

25.Maggieisabou:hertea,andoftencarriesherfavouriteteawithherin

herhandbag.

[A]particular[B]curious[C]anxious[D]certain

26.Wecoulddowithanewcar.Theoneweisabittooold.

[A]weregetting[B]havegot[C]hadgot[D]willget

27.Policearetryingtofindouttheexactcauseoftheaccident.

[A]sti11[B]yet[C]soon[D]even

28.—Thiscake'sdelicious!Didyoumakeityourself?

Mysistergotitfromthebakery.

[A]Really?[B]Ofcourse.[C]Youmustbejoking![D]Youarewelcome.

29.MymotherwastalkingtoLisaonthephonethedoorbellrang.

[A]while[B]when[C]since[D]as

30.Manygreatdiscoveriesweremadein_the19thcentury.

[A]thesecondofhalf[B]secondofthehalf[C]thehalfsecondof[D.the

secondhalfof

31.Joansoldthehouseanywayeventhoughitwasherfather,swishes.

[A]beyond[B]within[C]against[D]from

32.Ihoperoundthetouristsitesbyaspecialistguide.

[A]taken[B]taking[C]totake[D]tobetaken

33.RalphandCeliaalotofeachothersincetheymovedtothesamecity.

[A]havebeenseeing[B]wereseeing[C]hadseen[D]saw

34.IwalkedslowlytotheteacherJsofficewonderingshedecidedtotcilkwith

me.

[A]which[B]why[C]where[D]who

35.Makealistofwhatyouhavetodo,andputthemwiththemostimportant

atthetop.

[A]infact[B]inpublic[C]inorder[D]insurprise

第二节

从[A]、[B]、[C]、[D]四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的J最佳选项，并在答题R上将

该项涂黑。

Abusinessmanowedalotofmoneytoothersandcouldseenowayout.Hesat

ontheparkbench,_36_ifanythingcouldsavehiscompany.-37_anoldman

appearedbeforehim.38listeningtotheproblem,hewroteoutacheckandsaid

“Takethis39.Meetmehereexactlyoneyearfromtoday,andyoucan40

mebackatthattime."Thenheturnedanddisappearedasquicklyashehad_41_.

Thebusinessmansawinhis_42_acheckfor$500,000,signedbyJohnD.

Rockefeller,thenoneofthe_43_menintheworld!Themoneywasmorethan_44_

tosavehisbusiness._45_,hedecidedtoputthecheckinhissafe.Just_46_

hehadhalfami11iondollarsmightgivehimthe_47_toworkoutawaytosave

hisbusiness,hethought.

Feeling_48—andworkinghard,hewasmakingmoneyonceagain.Oneyearlater,

hereturnedtothe_49—withthecheck,andtheoldmanappeared.Justasthe

businessmanwasabouttosay50,anursecamerunningup.'Tms。51I

caughthim!”shecried,"He'salways52fromtheresthomeandtellingpeople

he'sJohnD.Rockefeller.wThensheledtheoldmanawaybythearm.

Suddenly,thebusinessmanrealizedthatitwasn'tthatmoney,realor_53_

thathadturnedhis_54_around.Itwashisnewfoundself-confidencethatgave

himthepowerto_55—.

36.[A]asking[B]realizing[C]searching[D]wondering

37.[A]Briefly[B]Suddenly[C]Frequently[D]Fortunately

38.[A]Without[B]Since[C]After[D]Throughout

39.[A]message[B]note[C]paper[D]money

40.[A]turn[B]pay[C]offer[D]call

41.[A]said[B]expected[C]come[D]written

42.[A]hand[B]eye[C]pocket[D]bag

43.[A]craziest[B]richest[C]happiest[D]friendliest

44.[A]fair[B]ready[C]enough[D：ever

45.[A]hus[B]However[C]Otherwise[D]And

46.[A]pretending[B]dreaming[C]knowing[D]understanding

47.[A]ski11[B]strength[C]time[D]wish

48.[A]curious[B]confused[C]responsible[0]confident

49.[A]safe[B]office[C]park[D]bank

50.[A]sorry[B]congratulations[C]welcome[D]thanks

51.[A]glad[B]sad[C]surprised[D]nervous

52.[A]shouting[B]stealing[C]escaping[D]learning

53.[A]returned[B]Jimagined[C]saved[D]spen

54.[A]life[B]role[C]chance[D]idea

55.[A]admit[B]succeed[C]change[D]believe

第三部分阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的[A]、[B]、[C]和[D]四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。

Tpxt1

Jumanjiisastoryforchildrenaboutaverystrangegame-agamethatbecomes

fartoorealandfrighteningfortheplayers.ItwasastorybyChrisVanAlIsburg,

whichwaslaterfiImedin1996,starringthefamousAmericanactorRobinWilliams.

Thestorybeginsin1869inNewHampshire,America.Twoyoungbrothersburya

boxundersometrees.Ahundredyearslater,in1969,aboy,AlanPanish,findsthe

boxcindtakesithome.He'sunhappythathisfathermaywanttosendhimtociboarding

school（寄宿学校）.Alan,sfriendSaraharrives,andtheyopenthebox.Insideis

aboardgame.Atthestartofthegame,somewordsappear:"Doyouwanttoleave

theworldbehindandgobacktothepast?Thenthisisthegameforyou."Suddenly

Alanfindsthatheisdisappearingintothegame.

Thestoryhasadeepmeaning.ThroughhisadventuresAlanlearnssomethingimportant

■ifyouconfront（面对）yourfears,yourproblemswillgoaway.Alanturnstoface

VanPelt,thehunterwhoistryingtokillhim.Indoingso,hecompletesthegame

andreturnstoreality.Thenhefindsthathisfatherisnotgoingtosendhimto

boardingschoolafterall.

InJumanji,timeis“elastic”.ThefilmdirectorStephenSpielberg*s"Back

totheFutureMfilmsplaywithtimeinthesameway.TopscientistseventeJ1us

nowthattimetravelistheoretically（理论上）possible!

56.Whoactedinthefilm?

[A]RobinWilliams.

[B]StephenSpielberg.

[C]ChrisVanAllsburg.

[D]VanPelt.

57.FromthestorywclearnthatAlanisaboywho.

[A]isafraidofhisfather

[B]dislikeshisstudyatschool

[C]wasbomahundredyearsago

[D]goesbacktothepastinthegame

58.ThroughthegameAlanhasrealizedthatwheneverhehasdifficultiesheshou1d

[A]facethemdirectly

[B]askforhisfather,sadvice

[C]readthewordsonthebox

[D]escapeintothepast

59.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“timeis'elastic'"inthelastparagraph?

[A]Sciencecanchangethemeaningoftime.

[B]TimeisacommontopicinfiImmaking.

[C]Onecantravelinspace.

[D]Onecantravelintime.

Text2

Parentsmightsaywhonestyisthebestpolicy,butwhenitcomestotalking

withtheirownchildren,momanddadliesurprisinglyoften,findsanewstudycarried

outbyresearchersintheUniversityofToronto,Canada.

Almosteveryparentinthestudyadmitshavingcomeupwithsometalcsto

influenceachild,sactionsandfeelings.Forexample,aparentisannoyedbya

child*scryingandsays,MThepolicewillcometogetyouifyoudon,tstopcrying

now."Inanotherexample,anunclehasjustdiedandthechiIdistoldthathehas

becomeastartowatchoverthechild.

Whetherparentslietobenefitthemselvesortoprotectthechild,researchers

suggestsuchtalltalescouldgivechildrenmixedmessagesatatimewhentheyare

tryingtofigureouthowtodealwiththesocialworld.

Liescouldalsoharmtheparent-childrelationship.Itcouldevenkeepchildren

fromlearningcertainrules."IfIamalwayslyingtothechildinordertoget

thechildtodoX,Y,orZ,thentheyhaveneverlearnedwhytheyshoulddoX,Y,

orZ.”Heyman,oneoftheresearchers,said.

Heymanalsosaid,“Itiscommonforparentstctryoutvariousways,including

lying,toguideachiId,butmostparentsneverthinkabouthowitwillinfluence

theirchild.Ithinkparentsshouldfigureitoutinadvancewhattheirgeneral

beliefsare,sowhenitcomestothesituationy。」'reworkingwithyourbeliefs

ratherthanwhatcomesintoyourheadatthemoment.

60.Whatdidtheresearchersfindoutintheirrecentstudy?

[A]Mostparentsarestrictwiththeirchildren.

[B]Manyparentsliketotellpolicestories.

[C]Fewparentsbelieveinhonesty.

[D]Parentsoftenlietochildren.

61.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“talltale”inparagraph3mean?

[A]astorymixedwithlies.

[B]astorybasedontruthandfacts.

[C]astorytoolongtobeinteresting.

[D]astorybeyondchildren,sunderstanding.

62.Accordingtotheresearch,howmaychildrenbeaffectedbytheirparents*lies?

[A]Theymayfallbehindinschool.

[B]Theymaylietotheirparentstoo.

[C]Theymaygetconfusedaboutthesociety.

[D]Theymayfeeltheyarebeingoverprotected.

63.What*sHeyman,ssuggestionforparents?

[A]TeachtheirchiIdrenaboutrules.

[B]Guidetheirchildrenonsoundbeliefs.

[C]Influencetheirchildreninvariousways.

[D]Figureoutchildren'sproblemsinadvance.

Text3

WhenTomSzakyseesajuicecontainerthrownaway,hedoesn*tseerubbish;he

seesapencilcase.Sweetwrappers（包装纸）？Abeautifulkite.Butthesearenot

theimaginingsofadreamer.Forthe28-year-oldCEOofTrenton,NewJersey-based

TerraCycle,they'reabusinessmodel.

Thefast-talkingSzakyisleadingthenewindustryofupcycling.Insteadof

recyc1ing（shreddingorbreakingdownmaterialsandenablingthemtobereprocuced

asotherproducts）,TerraCycletakespackagingheadedforlandfi1Is（垃圾填埋：and

reusesit-moreorlesswho1e.TerraCycleJs85employeesmakenearly200products,

soldatshopssuchasPetco,Kmart,WholeFoodsMarket,andTarget.

Szaky*s$7.4millioncompany,nowalsomovingaheadinMexico,Canada,theUnited

KingdomandBrazi1isafarcryfromthebusinesshefoundedwithclassmateJonBeyer

in2023asafreshmanatPrincetonUniversity.Thetwoenteredabusinesscompetition

withaplantosellanorganicplantfertilizer()madefromwormwaste.Theylost

thecompetitionbutstartedthebusinessanyway.

Withtheirgoal-tomakeproductsentirelyoutofrubbish-suddenlyclear,

SzakyknewthetimewasrighttodropoutofPrinceton.

TerraCycle*sfirstproductuseddining-hallwastetofeedthewormsand

thrown-awaybottlestopackagethefertilizer.Theresult:acheap,green

breakthrough.Wordspread,andin2023,HomeDepotbegancarryingthefertilizer

initsCanadianstores.

ToSzaky,wastedoesnotexistinnature.TerraCycleisa“secondchancev

employerof,say,apieceoffurniture,anice-creamcontainer.AsSzakypointsout:

“Thebiggestproblemwithmostgreen,fair-trade,andorganicproductsisthatthey

tendtocostmore.AtTerraCycle,everythingismadefromrubbish,andrubbishis

free.Peopleshouldbeabletoprotecttheplanetwithouthavingtopayacostfor

thatright.M

64.WhoisTomSzaky?

[A]AstudentalPrincetonUniversity.

[B]Themanagerofafoodcompany.

[C]AnemployeeofHomeDepot.

[D]CEOofTerraCycle.

65.Whatdoweknowaboutthenewindustryofupcycling?

[A]Itputswastematerialsdirectlyintonewuse.

[B]Itpromotescompletelynaturalfoods.

[C]11burieswastematerialsinlandfi11s.

[D]Itmakesorganicplantferti1izer.

66.HowdidSzakygettheideaofupeycling?

[A]Fromhisvisitstoforeigncompanies.

[B]FromhisstudiesatPrincetonUniversity.

[C]ThroughshoppingatbigstoresinAmerica.

[D]Throughtheexperienceofabusinesscompetition.

67.WhatistheadvantageofupeyclingaccordingtoSzaky?

[A]Thecostiskeptlow.

[B]Theproductisfree.

[C]Theproducthasalongerlife.

[D]Morematerialsareavai1abIe.

Text4

Apurevirus（病毒）couldbekeptinabottle,justlikehundredsofother

chemicals.Yet,whenavirusisplacedonalivingthing,itcomestolife.Aslong

asitisonalivingmaterial,itgrows.

Adifficultquestionstillremains-whatisavirus?Isitlivingorchemical0Men

ofsciencehadalwaysthoughtlifeandnot-lifetobeasdifferentasblackandwhite.

Withthediscoveryofthevirus,theybecameawareofagreyareathatwasneither

blacknorwhite.

Unti1the193（）'s,itwasacceptedthattherewasalsoagreatdifferencein

sizebetweenthelargestchemica1mo1ecu1es（分子）andthesmallestIivingthings.

Asnewandmuchfinerfilters（过滤器）wereinvented,menwereabletomeasureviruses.

Thefirstvirustobemeasuredwasfoundtobeabout100millimicrons（亳微米）across.

Thelargestknownchemicalmoleculemeasuresonly22millimicrons.Thesmallest

livingthingmeasuresalmostseventimesthatsizecr150millimicrons.Whenviruses

weremeasured,theywerefoundtorangeinsizefrom16millimicronsto300

millimicrons.Mostworefoundtobelargerthanthelargestchemicalmoleculesand

smallerthanthesmallestlivingthings.

Theanswertothepuzzle-whatisavirus?-mustbethatitisbothlivingand

notliving.Inalivingcell,itisalivething.Inabottle,itisnothingmore

thanachemical.Wenowrealizethatthevirusisactuallyalinkbetweenlifeand

not-life.

68.Whatisthistextmainlyabout?

[A]Howvirusesshouldbeunderstood.

[B]Theeffectviruseshaveonlivingthings.

[C]Howfiltersareusedinstudyingviruses.

[D]Theresearchesscientistsdowithviruses.

60.Whatmakesaviruscometolife?

[A]Alargechemicalmolecule.

[B]Adeadchemical.

[C]Anactivevirus.

[D]Alivingcell.

70.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“agreyarea“inparagraph2referto?

[A]Thediscoveryofunknownchemicals.

[B]Virusesinastateoflivingandnotliving.

[C]Adifficultquestionunsolvedaboutviruses.

[D]Thecolourofvirusesbetweenblackandwhite.

71.Whichofthefollowingisthesmallestinsize?

[A]Viruses.

[B]Newfilters.

[C]Livingcells.

[D]Chemicalmolecules.

Text5

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TRAVELINGINSCOTLAND

ScotlandTravelpassgivesyouthefreedomtousetrains,busesandboatsin

Scotlandasmuchasyoulikeforafixedperiodoftime,atanytime.Thepasscomes

inahelpfulpack,withtimetablesqndmapsalongwithdiscountcards,andis

availableforeitherfourdays(£89)oreightdays(£119).

FormoredetaiIs,visit.co.ukor,intheUK,tel:08457550033

POUNDSOFFLONDON

Thecapitaloffersahostofsights,experiencesandwonderfulmemoriesandone

ofthebestmoney-savingplansistheLondonPass.This,allowsyoufreeentryfor

morethan60attracticns.Whenyoubuythecardyoureceivea132colour

guidebookandinformationonthelatestbuilt-indiscountsonrestaurantsandtours.

Youcanalsohavefasttrackentryatsomeofthebusiestattractions,tojumpthose

lines.Passesarcavailableforonetosixdaysoryoucanincludeatravelpass

forpublictransportwithinzone1-6for£82.Orderyourpassonthecreditcard

line,tel:(UK)08702429988,orbuyonlineat.

TheLondonforLessdiscountcardcomesinapackwithguidebookandahandy

fold-outstreetmap.Fer£12.95LondonforLessgivesyoudiscounts,from20-50%,

atmorethan300differentLondonattractions,includingshows,concertsand

restaurants.Youcanalsogetdiscountsoneverythingfromclothestomoneyexchange.

YoucanbuyyourLondonforLesscardfromsomemajorbookshopsinthecapital.

BRITAIN*SHERITAGEFORFREE

TheGreatBritishHeritage(GBH)Passgetsyouinto600ofBritain,sfinest

historichouses,castlesandgardensandisavailableforfour,seven,15daysor

amonth.ThisyearevenmoreattractionsareopentoGBIIcardholders.Visitor

gototheBritainVisitorCentreformoreinformation.

72.WithScotlandTravelpass,youcan.

[A]useInternetservice

[B]buydiscountedmaps

[C]havefreeuseofpublictransport

[D]enjoyfreeentrytomanymuseums

73.OneuseoftheLondonPassisto___.

[A]saveyoufromwaitingatsometouristsights

[B]offeryoufreebusridesthroughoutLondon

[C]enableyoutoshoponlinewithdiscounts

[D]guideyoutoLondon*sbestrestaurants

74.WhichismostusefulifyouplantogotoshowsinLondon?

[A]TheGBHPass.

[B]LondonforLess.

[C]TheLondonPass.

[D]ScotlandTravelpass.

75.WhatservicecanaGBHcardofferforafixedperiodtime?

[A]50%discountforpublictransport.

[B]CheappricesforhotelsincentralLondon.

[C]A15-daypasstoanyattractionsinBritain.

[D]FreeentrytomanyBritishhistoricalplaces.

第四部分写作

第一节短文改错

（76-85略）

第二节书面体现

86.假定你是李明，你的历、国朋友Bob根过一种特殊日勺周末，你打算带他去农村一日游。请

你用英文给他写封信，内容要点如下：1.去兰山村张大爷家过周末；2.上午采摘蔬菜；3.

中午吃农家饭；4.下午钓鱼；5.晚餐吃鱼，然后看农村歌舞。（100词语左右）

【听力原文及译文】

Text1

W:Oh,whataprettydress!Mydaughterwou1dloveit.Butitseemsabittoolarge.

Doyouhaveasmallersize?

M:Sorry,thisistheonlyoneleft.Butdon'tworry.Childrengrowfast.

W:Yes,that,strue.I'11takeit.

Text2

W:TheseDVDswillbeduebackonThursday,the7th.

M:Howmuchmoreshouldwepaytokeepthemanotherweek?

Text3

M:WhatdidyouthinkofDana'sspeechtoday?

W:Well,shemusthavespentalottimepreparingit.Ican'tbelieveIcansit

forthatlongwithoutfeelingbored.

Text4

W:Couldyouhelpuscarrytheseboxes,sir?

M:Oh,Iwouldliketohelpyou,butI'vegotapaininmyback.

Text5

W:IwonderifSimonwouldbehereby8:00.He,ssupposedtobe.

M:Hiswifesaidheleftat7:30,soheshouldbehereby8:10atthelatest.

Text6

M:Areyoufreeontheweekend?

W:Ihaven,tgotanyplansyet,why?

M:ThereisanexhibitionofChinesepaintingsatthepubliclibrary.Wou1dyoulike

togowithme?

W:I'dloveto,butwhen?

M:HowaboutSaturdaymorning?It,scoolerinthemorningandmaybelesscrowded.

W:I,mafraidIcannotgetupearlyonweekends.I,dpreferSaturdayafterroon.

Believemetherewon'tbetoomanypeople.

M:So,shal1wemeetat2:00,Saturdayafternoon?

W:OK,thatwou1dbegreat.I'11bewaitingforyouatmyhome.

Text7

W:Didyouhaveabusyweek?

M:Emm,well,no.ImeanIdidn'tdoalot,butIboughtacomputer.

W:Youdid?Thankgodness.Nowyoudon'tneedtoborrowmine.Youhaditfortwo

weekslasttime.

M:Yeah,sosorryaboutthat.Iwrotemyhistorypaperonit.Thanksagain,bythe

way.

W:Sure,noproblem.Sohowdoyoulikeyourcomputer?

M:Oh,it*srea11ycool.Iuseiteveryday.

W:Really?Areyouusingitforclass?Imeanyou'reworkingonthepapernow,right?

M:Emm,yeah,yeah,butIdon'tuseitforclass.

W:Sowhatdoyouuseitfor?

M:Emm,actually,IjustwatchDVDsonitallweek.

Text8

W:Tom,asthemanagerofacompanysellinggreenproducts,youarenowquitea

successfulbusinessman.Whendidyouknowyouwantedtohaveyourowncompany?

M:MyfamilyleftBudapestin1986andsettledinCanadawherealotofmyfriends'

parentswerehighlysuccessfulbusinessmen.Itseemssocool,soinhighseboo1,

Istartedaweb-designedcompanyandlearnedalotfromthatexperience.

W:Howdidyoufindthemoneyforyourpresentcompanythen?

U:We'veraised18milliondollarsfromabout50people.We'refinallymakingmoney.

Iown6%ofthecompanyandallemployeesgettheirshares.

W:Bytheway,whataspectsofyourlifearegreen?

M:I'monlymildlygreen.Idosimplethingsandrmahugebiker.Ibikedcross

Canada.

W:Doyouthinkyouhaveeverdoneanythingwasteful