听力原文:Certainly I can give you some example. Factory farming is very bad for the environment, but it makes factory farming companies very high profits; companies aren’t concerned about the destruction of the rain forest and they are often not concerned about the conditions their workers work in.

For questions 13-17, choose the person who is speaking. Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay the recording. A. manager of a fast food company B. employee representative of a dairy company C. personnel manager D. farmer E. lawyer F. bank manager G. journalist H. manager of a farm

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