Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.

The interview is mainly about （） in the USA.

单项选择题According to the talk, workers in zones of quiet can（）

A．be more affected by noise.
B．hear talk from outside the zone.
C．work more efficiently.
D．be heard outside the zone.

单项选择题It can be assumed from the interview that an informal atmosphere might be found in（）

A．small firms.
B．major banks.
C．big corporations.
D．law offices.

单项选择题On the issue of working contracts in the US, which statement is NOT correct（）

A．Performance at work matters more than anything else.
B．There are laws protecting employees’ working rights.
C．Good reasons must be provided in order to fire workers.
D．Working contracts in the US are mostly short-term ones.

单项选择题The French company is working on anti-noise techniques to be used in all EXCEPT（）

A．streets.
B．factories.
C．aircraft.
D．cars.

单项选择题Which of the following statement is CORRECT（）

A．Drastic changes in the weather have been common since ancient times.
B．The change in weather from very cold to very hot lasted over a century.
C．The scientists have been studying ice to forecast weather in the future.
D．The past 10,000 years have seen minor changes in the weather.