Extra felicity O’Dell fce

That is the end of Part 3.
Now turn to Part 4.
You will hear a man and a woman talking about
someone they knew when they were at school. For
questions 24 to 30 choose the best answer (A, B or C).
You now have 45 seconds in which to look at Part 4.
M Do you think Joan’ll come to our class reunion next
month?
F
I don’t know. It’d be rather fun to see her again after
all these years.
M She did come to the last one ... 
F
Yes, but that’s already ten years ago. 
M ... and we see her so often on the news that at least
we know what she looks like these days.
F
Yes, she’s not put on any weight or got grey hair!
M You’re not jealous, are you? You were such close
friends when we were at school.
F
I know but I was a bit hurt by the way she never got
in touch after she went off to university. I thought we
were going to be friends for life. And I’ve hardly even
had a Christmas card from her for twenty years.
Anyhow, you were friendly with her. Don’t you feel
the same?
M Well, we used to hang out in the same crowd but I
wouldn’t say we were friends. I never really trusted
her somehow. She never seemed totally sincere to
me.
F Perhaps that’s why she’s been so successful as a
politician then!
M I think she’s mainly successful because she married
the right man!
F
What a dreadful male chauvinist thing to say!
M Well, it must help that he’s one of the most
influential lawyers in the country.
F
Can’t do any harm, I guess! She must have some
abilities of her own too, though.
M It’s odd that the Prime Minister put her in charge of
Sport, though. I’d have expected her to be Minister
of Education or something like that. She used to
hate PE at school.
F
I imagine she might prefer that. 
M I certainly wouldn’t. Imagine all those fantastic
events she gets front seats for.
F
Yes, but at what a price! Imagine always having to