[16:32.99]In the two hours the station was left unmanned, motorists pumped gas worth $97.50.
[16:40.69]Later, when the gas station manager counted up the day's earnings-including the bills and coins police found on the floor just inside the door-the cash register contained $98.03, which was 53 cents more than the amount of the day's sales.
[16:56.75]"It proves the honesty of Vermonters," the manager said. (159 words)
[17:00.13]1)What was the gas station manager made to believe in?
[17:05.50]2)What did the motorists do when they found that the gas station was unmanned?
[17:14.24]3)How did the police discover the situation?
[17:19.00]4)Which of the following sentences is true?
[17:23.57]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and choose the right expressions or clauses in Column B to complete the sentences in Column A.
[17:36.60]Practice Three At a Bank
[17:39.95]Words You Need to Know
[17:41.96]transaction     commuter      teller     deposit slip
[17:59.46]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
[18:11.84]A commuter hoped to make a quick transaction at his bank before catching a train to the city to go to work for the day,
[18:19.76]but was disappointed to see a long line in front of the one working teller.
[18:25.42]So much for that idea, he thought as he walked out. Then he saw the drive-in window with only one car waiting.
[18:34.45]Happily he ran up and stood behind it. When the customer drove off, the commuter walked up to the window and handed the teller his paycheck and a deposit slip.
[18:47.16]The woman gave him a straight look. "Where's your car?" she asked.
[18:52.78]"Over there," he said, pointing to the railroad-station parking lot.
[18:57.89]"What do you mean over there? You're supposed to have a car. This is a drive-in window!"
[19:04.55]The commuter pulled out his wallet. "Look, I can prove I have a car-here's the license."
[19:10.67]"Oh, all right," the teller said reluctantly. "Just don't let me catch you trying to bank on foot again."  (159 words)
[19:19.13]1)The commuter went to the bank before going home.
[19:24.60]2)Many people were waiting to make a transaction in front of the teller.
[19:30.97]3)The commuter stood in the long line in front of the drive-in window and waited for his turn.
[19:39.25]4)The teller refused to serve the commuter because he didn't have a driver's license.
[19:46.67]5)The commuter had left his car in the railroad-station parking lot.
[19:53.94]6)People were usually not allowed to bank on foot at that drive-in window.
[20:02.11]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and choose the appropriate word that best describes how the person feels or looks in each of the sentences, according to what you get from the recording.
[20:18.74]1)The commuter saw a long line in front of the working teller.
[20:24.83]2)The commuter ran up to the drive_in window and stood behind it.
[20:30.98]3)The teller asked the commuter,Where's your car?
[20:36.96]4)The teller said,Just don't let ne catch you trying to bank on foot again.
[20:44.74]Practice Four An Incomplete Story
[20:48.98]Words You Need to Know
[20:51.04]briefcase     banknote     gasp      bundle
[21:08.10]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and answer the following questions briefly.
[21:17.42]Dorothy said goodbye to her secretary, picked up her briefcase and left the office.
[21:24.08]As usual, she walked to the underground station, stopping to buy a newspaper on the way.
[21:30.74]She sat down on the train and read the headlines on the front page.
[21:35.71]The main story was about a bank robbery.
[21:39.13]She decided to do the newspaper crossword, and remembered that she had put her pen in her briefcase.
[21:46.84]She put the briefcase on her knee and opened it.
[21:50.80]She gasped. Inside the briefcase were several bundles of banknotes. (90 words)
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