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You'll hear three owners of a family-run hardware store plan how to survive a new MegaTools nearby.

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1What are the three owners discussing?
Acreating space to stock more products
Blosing customers to a future competitor
Cextending store hours into the evening
Dpreventing a large store from opening
2What type of products does their store mainly sell?
Atypical hardware items
Brepair services
Cspecialty tools
Dgarden equipment
3Why does Sam, the speaker in the middle, talk about sitting in his chair?
Ato remind the others that it is broken
Bto show that he is tired of the discussion
Cto say he wants to act before there is a problem
Dto suggest a way to improve the store
4Where do many of their customers come from?
Aacross town
Banother neighbourhood
Cthe new MegaTools
Dthe local, older neighbourhood
5What is Nadia's attitude throughout the discussion?
Apositive
Bexcited
Ccautious
Dnegative
6Which statement would Nadia, the speaker on the right, likely agree with?
AIt's impossible to please everyone.
BVariety is usually more convenient.
CSmaller can sometimes be better.
DCopying large stores makes sense.
7How does the discussion end?
Ain confusion
Bwith a new question
Cin a hurry
Dwith a decision
8What will the owners likely do next?
Aadvertise to attract new customers
Bget opinions from their regular customers
Cadd garden tools to their store
Dmove their store to a new location
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