Q27-30

M: Hellen, come and look at this.

W: Oh! Is this the new catalogue?

M: Yes, it is. I had a design by an advertising agency this year.

W: It’s beautiful. I love the colors. It’s certainly going to make everybody take notice of our products.

M: well, I think they did a good job. I’m going to get several thousand extra copies printed for the Expo. That is coming up this spring.

W: I’m sure we can use them at the Expo. But do we have enough money in the budget for them?

M: No, but I think I can get the finance office to approve our budget supplement.

W: when they see this, those certainly be impressed. Are you going to be able to get all the colors we produced?

M: Oh yes, it wouldn’t be nearly as effective without them

W: When will it be ready? Are you going to have it in time?

M: I’m going to see Mrs. Carter in the finance office this afternoon. If she says we can go over the budget, I will get the catalogue printed right away. They will be ready in a couple of days.

W: you have to mail most of those to our regular customers, won’t you?

M: we will need a lot of them for the mailing, but there will be enough left for you to give out at the Expo.

W: I hope so, because this catalogue is a real eye-catcher.

M: but don’t worry about it. I’m sure I can make Mrs. Carter see why we need a little more money for the extra copies.

W: I think anyone will be able to see what a wonderful catalogue this is.

Q27: what are the man and woman talking about?

Q28: what is the speaker’s major concern?

Q29: when will the man see Mrs. Carter in the finance office?

Q30: what is the finance office expected to do?

本篇评析：

这篇对话有点像商务英语的考试题，谈论的是要增印产品目录以在博览会上发放的问题。两位谈话者面临经费问题，其中男方提出下午要去财务处要求批准预算。本文难度和以往相比差不多。