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Answer the following questions about the video.

1) Has MJ worked for minimum wages before?

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a) No, she hasn't.

b) Yes, she did.

2) What did Mike do to earn money when he was in high school?

a) He worked as a toilet cleaner.

b) He worked as a sales supervisor.

3) How much was Mike's per hour pay?

a) About 10 dollars per hour.

b) About 6 dollars per hour.

本期话题

Topic:Have you ever worked for minimum wage?

Mike: Hey, this is Mike from Singapore.

MJ: And this is MJ from Korea.

Mike: OK, MJ, we are gonna talk about wages. Have you ever worked for minimum wage?

MJ: Actually I haven't really worked, so I didn't earn any money. So, I don't know the definition of the minimum wage and also I didn't get the minimum wage.

Mike: So you don't work, you don't get minimum wage.

MJ: How about you?

Mike: Let's see...Well, I think in high school, I actually worked for a cleaning company, and I was assigned to a shopping mall as a toilet cleaner.

MJ: Toilet cleaner?!

Mike: Yeah, I worked as a cleaning...or or, let's call it floor supervisor. I prefer that word.

MJ: OK.

Mike: And, so I'm not sure if that was minimum wage, but I thought I...I thought the pay was pretty good. I got about six dollars or seven dollars per hour. Six dollars per hour. But remember this was way back like...probably a decade ago. So I thought it was a pretty good pay.

MJ: But it could be minimum wage, because it was a hard work. Compare to a hard work and that money, it could be.

Mike: Well, you are right. I could've been paid...

听力答案

a a b