19. A) In a studio.
, I. N* j p1 A+ n; x B) In a clothing store.
9 r* _' q/ E W1 ]: F1 Y C) At a beach resort.3 K1 F( g( u. @9 }% V
D) At a fashion show.3 T& G, O6 i' V1 g0 R% a; B! w2 H
20. A) To live there permanently.
7 _$ H I) l8 _" v6 O+ I i B) To stay there for half a year.* w/ K. f9 ]/ y8 ?4 d4 U$ ?
C) To find a better job to support herself.
; a1 l d! s9 m; [! w, p8 E/ R. C D) To sell leather goods for a British company.
( D' c" ^( D! C 21. A) Designing fashion items for several companies.
) u% O% v) ^/ ~" h+ T" s4 A B) Modeling for a world-famous Italian company.4 c/ u3 H4 v6 N+ V3 F3 n8 z' \
C) Working as an employee for Ferragamo., b, F: x3 m; M- t
D) Serving as a sales agent for Burberrys.
0 W) v- T2 W( j! U 22. A) It has seen a steady decline in its profits.6 H2 N- Z2 X$ z, b- K6 P5 ?& @. S
B) It has become much more competitive.
4 Y$ L( Y, |/ r$ \& H0 U C) It has lost many customers to foreign companies.
1 L6 b) N( [! V, E; {& ]' m D) It has attracted a lot more designers from abroad.' b0 t3 u9 y+ X8 Y1 Q) C
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?% w) ]7 f; j. c+ t; U2 ^
W: (20) Since 1982. But when I went there in 1982, I planned to stay for only 6 months.
1 m2 ]7 u, E( k M: Why did you change your mind?
2 K( o+ g* X5 H @% O8 S, R( [ 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.% e3 E& ~4 ]; _
M: How lucky! Do you still work for Ferregamo?
# N' G, r% D& x. i& J& m' p; G! q W: No, (21) I’ve been a freelance designer for quite a long time now. Since 1988, in fact., O( b4 W) k4 a. T0 L
M: So, does that mean you design for several different companies now?) Q% O9 m3 w+ q' f! h& B5 Y
6 A. b7 U) X8 Z/ ]0 }; y 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. |