[originaltext]M: Morning, Brenda.W: Good morning, Mr Browning.M: Er, did you,

M: Morning, Brenda.
W: Good morning, Mr Browning.
M: Er, did you, did you put that ad. in yesterday?
W: Yes, yesterday afternoon.
M: The ad. for a junior sales manager, I mean.
W: Yes, it went into the Standard and the Evening News.
M: That’s good. Erm, well...
W: What kind of person have you got in mind for this job?
M: Oh, well, somebody fairly young, you know, twenty something, like 21, or 25. A man, I think.
W: A man?
M: We really need a man for the position. Yes, I mean, it’s really too demanding. The sort of situations they get into are much too difficult for a young woman to deal with.
W: Erm, what sort of a man have you got in mind?
M: Oh, you know, a good education, polite, responsible, and easy to get along with. What I don’t want is one of those young men just out of university, with exaggerated ideas of his own importance.
W: Yes, erm, what sort of education are you actually looking for?
M: Well, you know, a couple of A levels. Must have English, of course.
W: Yes, I think you’re asking quite a lot. I mean you’re not really prepared to pay all...
M: No, I’m not prepared to give him a big salary to start with. Nevertheless, I want someone with plenty of ambition, plenty of drive. You know, not just looking at the clock all the time.
W: Well sir, I wish you the best of luck and hope you have some successful interviews.
M: Well, yes?
W: Because personally I think you’re asking an awful lot.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
13. What did Mr. Browning ask Brenda to do?
14. What kind of person will meet the job requirements?
15. What does Brenda think of the qualifications Mr Browning insists on?