[originaltext]M: How did you find this job?W: Well, I knew the shop because I

M: How did you find this job?
W: Well, I knew the shop because I passed it every day on the way to school. The owners became ill and had to sell up, so my parents helped me to buy the business.
M: Have you changed anything?
W: Yes. It was just a small grocer’s before, but now I sell all kinds of things. And the shop stays open longer.
M: Why did you decide to change things?
W: Before I opened I did a small survey. I asked customers what they’d like to buy and when they’d like the shop to be open.
M: So you’ re giving them what they want?
W: I hope so! I open at 6:30 every morning, when local factory workers come in for papers and cigarettes. During the day I sell all kinds of things to housewives: fresh milk, frozen fish, cooked meat, and so on.
M: Do you close for lunch?
W: Oh no. That’s a very good time for business. I make sandwiches to order—ham and egg seems to be the favourite at the moment. And lots of people like to do a bit of shopping in the lunch hour.
M: Are you busy after lunch?
W: Yes, during the afternoon I sell a lot of sweets to schoolchildren on the way home. Some of my best customers come from my old school! Then quite a lot of people call in after work. They may want something for supper, or some chocolates to take to a friend. I close the shop at 6:00 and go home for my supper.
M: That’ s a long day. Don’ t you get tired?
W: Well, I do get rather tired. But I’m never bored. My friends said running a shop would be boring, but it isn ’t. I find it really exciting and I love meeting people all the time.
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5. What is the difference between the woman’ s and the previous shop?
6. What did she do before she decided to change things?
7. What does the woman sell during lunchtime?
8. How did she feel about running a shop?