A、By 10:00 a.m. B、By 9:00 a.m. C、By 8:30 a.m. D、By 8:00 a.m. B对话中女士解释她迟到的原因是住的太远了，而且交通很糟糕；男士回答他知道，他也住在郊区，但是公司要求员工早上九点上班。由此可知，公司要

M: This is your annual performance evaluation.
W: So how did I do?
M: Well, in many areas you got high marks. You are creative and enthusiastic.
W: Thanks. Now what’s the bad performance in this evaluation?
M: Well, there is an issue of punctuality. You are late for work every day.
W: But 1 live too far away! And the traffic is terrible.
M: Yeah, I know. I also live in the suburb. But the company requires employees to be at work by 9;00 a.m.
W: I know. . . but can you make an exception of me?
M: But others will be unhappy. We’re a team and we all have to follow the rules.
W: All right. I will wake up earlier and get to work on time.
8. How did the woman perform in her work?
9. When does the company require its staff to be at work?
10. What will the woman probably do in the future?