19. A) In a studio.
7 W; Q; s' D v B) In a clothing store.
* e4 }$ a( {+ s5 U* e. T C) At a beach resort.
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20. A) To live there permanently.
, u4 z( X- Z; u B) To stay there for half a year.
+ L4 S$ Q1 c. l C) To find a better job to support herself.
# ~0 ]; l# H+ z' v- O1 X0 ~0 N D) To sell leather goods for a British company.: T; W" M$ z. i4 i5 L2 [
21. A) Designing fashion items for several companies.
" ?" G5 {& X" n+ k: j B) Modeling for a world-famous Italian company.6 C7 J* S% e) F
C) Working as an employee for Ferragamo." N; ]0 C; P, c* b8 K; y
D) Serving as a sales agent for Burberrys.
2 i8 C! Z$ x* T 22. A) It has seen a steady decline in its profits.
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C) It has lost many customers to foreign companies.
( A: X6 A8 h/ n( D! Z" M# D" x D) It has attracted a lot more designers from abroad.
' ?1 I: R3 T( L6 T M: Hello, and (19) welcome to our program “Working Abroad”. Our guest this evening is a Londoner, who lives and works in Italy. Her name’s Susan Hill. Susan, welcome to the program. (20)You live in Florence, how long have you been living there?
" t8 U) k4 f: H! A W: (20) Since 1982. But when I went there in 1982, I planned to stay for only 6 months.! z- s) }+ `, V4 @
M: Why did you change your mind?
1 k5 G0 ?; Y' i( P l W: Well, I’m a designer. I design leather goods, mainly shoes, and handbags. Soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a job with one of Italy’s top fashion houses, Ferregamo. So, I decided to stay.
& z2 }; `, S, R2 m6 a/ G, d' E M: How lucky! Do you still work for Ferregamo?
9 e$ x, h; ?7 b1 c* G W: No, (21) I’ve been a freelance designer for quite a long time now. Since 1988, in fact.
- e# o* d% U- ]( L M: So, does that mean you design for several different companies now?
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W: Yes, that’s right. (21) I’ve designed many fashion items for a number of Italian companies, and during the last four years, I’ve also been designing for the British company, Burberry’s. |