salt-free diet means there’s no salt added to any food you eat. M: I see.
W: You wanted to see Dr. Smith today, didn’t you? M: Yes, but he hasn’t been here yet.
W: At the moment, he’s still in a meeting. I can leave a message for him, asking him to come and see you as soon as he can. M: It isn’t that urgent.
W: In that case I can call him tomorrow morning as soon as I come to work. M: OK, thank you. (Text 10)
M: Hello, everyone. Today I’d like to talk about a shoemaker. Bill Bird is an old shoemaker. He is really too old but he is very skillful. Now he cannot make shoes fast enough because the number of his customers is increasing—and he charges more than￡300 a pair! Customers travel hundreds of kilometers to his London shoe store or to his workshop in the countryside to have their feet measured. He makes shoes for people with unusual sizes: very large, very small, very broad or very narrow. The shoes are at least as stylish as those found in ordinary shops. Mr. Bird says that his biggest problem is that he cannot find skilled workers. Young people all seem to prefer to work with computers these days. We will lose the necessary skills soon because there are fewer and fewer shoemakers nowadays. He is 67, and he wants to teach young people everything he knows about making shoes. He says it’s a good job, and a lot of people want to buy beautiful shoes specially made for them. He started in the business 30 years ago and now he employs three other people. His customers pay about ￡500 for their first pair of shoes. He says his customers come because they want comfortable shoes which are exactly the right size. Extra pairs of shoes cost between￡320 and￡450, as it takes one employee a whole week to make just one shoe.
黑龙江省哈尔滨师范大学附属中学2019-2020学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案
