四级练习2013.01.04
[audio]http://sound.yywz123.com/tingbbs/cet4/cet420130104.mp3[/audio]Pamcla Royal and her partner, Edith Clark, are the owners of the Sea View Hotel in Brighton. As much of their business is seasonal, they do a good deal of the work themselves. (1)_____________________. Although they will never make a fortune, for the last ten years they have earned a reasonable living from the hotel.
They work extremely will together and each has her own duties. In general, Pamela does the book keeping. She is excellent with figures and seldom makes a mistake. She also takes care of the decorations, particularly the flower arranging, which is her hobby. Edith, on the other hand, makes all the staff arrangements, and when necessary does the cooking. She is a very patient woman, and if guests make complaints she tries her best to solve their problem.
However, the two ladies do not do all the work themselves. They usually employ college students to do the cleaning and the washing up. Bob Albert, (2)_________________________.
Both ladies are very popular. They believe in having an informal relationship with the guests, and often make friends with their regular visitors. Last month was their tenth anniversary in Brighton, and they had a dinner with their friends to celebrate. Pamela gave a speech and everyone wished them lots of success for the future.
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