Question 8 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

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W: How do you like being self-employed?‘

M: (5) [There are obvious benefits, though I don’t seem to have the freedom I anticipated as I just don’t seem able to decline work offers.] And working alone, there have been times when I’ve found that money alone provides insufficient motivation. Have you experienced the same since you began working for yourself?

W: Sometimes yes. Unlike the rest of the workforce who have managers to prompt motivation whenever they’re feeling lazy or bored, we self-employed workers perform our jobs without a manager to lift our spirits. There’s no one around to offer praise or initiate collaboration, no one to make greater use of our interests and talents.

M: That’s a fact. Not every manager behaves with such awareness and care, of course. (6) [And certainly not all managers have a clue how to motivate people.] Still, having a manager nearby at least indicates there’s an opportunity. They’ll be decent enough to look out for you when your energy and focus begin to deplete.

W: (7) [The motivator I value most is autonomy.] I’ve learned not to sacrifice my prized autonomy by working all hours of the day and by saying yes to every client request.

M: (7) [Yes. I need to remind myself that I selected this lifestyle for the independence.] I don’t miss aspects of permanent full-time employment I disliked, such as the office politics, job insecurity, inflexible hours and so on. I wouldn’t mind a bit more in the form of praise though—praise which is on the record.

W: That’ll come with time. (8) [Relatedness is inevitably cultivated via human interaction, engaging with clients, getting written testimony and recommendations, staying in contact with clients afterwards.] These are things you’ll find will come in due course and provide you with motivation.

M: (8) [You’re right. That’s an area I do need to put some more effort into—building closer relationships with those who engage my services and skills.]

8. On what point does the man agree with the woman?（男士在哪一点上与女士的观点一致？）

解析：A。在录音结尾处，女士提出，如果男士想得到更多赞扬，就要加强与客户的来往（staying in contact with clients），男士表示同意，并表示自己要更加努力与客户建立更密切的联系（building closer relationship）。A项与此内容相符，其中的cultivating close relationships with clients是对building closer relationship with those...的同义转述，故A项为正确答案。

错项排除：B项利用录音中出现的recommendations设置干扰，但男士未就这一点表示同意，故排除。录音中虽然提到了全职工作的优点，但未提及与permanent（长期）相关的信息，故排除C项。D项利用录音中出现的interests and talents设置干扰，但录音中只是说没有人能让自由职业者更好地发挥兴趣和才能，未提及了解员工兴趣和天赋的方法，故排除D项。