听力题 Alan: Come in! Sally: Hi Alan—I just wondered if you would like to come out for a coffee. Alan: Oh, hi, Sally. I was just writing a letter. Sally: Writing a letter! Is your phone out of order? Alan: No—well, not exactly a letter. Alex has applied for a job at children''s summer camp, and they''ve asked me for a character reference. Sally: Oh dear—you''re not going to tell them the truth, are you? Alan: What do you mean? Sally: Well, that he''s a big-headed show-off who never does a day''s work. Alan: Oh, come on, he''s not that bad—I mean, kids love him. He''s always entertaining his little brother''s friends with his magic tricks. Sally: Oh, yes, he''s great with children, but he''s big kid himself, isn''t he? Alan: Yes, I suppose he is a bit immature. Sally: And I hope they don''t expect him to work before four o''clock in the afternoon. You know what he''s like—he needs a bomb under him to get him up in the morning. Alan: Mm. Sally: Also, he hates taking orders from anybody. Do you remember that job he had last summer in a restaurant? He ended up throwing a bucket of water over the chef when she asked him to wash the kitchen floor. Alan: Oh no, don''t remind me. But he did run that restaurant single-handed when the chef and two of the waiters were off sick with food poisoning. Sally: That''s true. He''s good in a crisis. Now shall we go and get some coffee? Alan: All right.