Question 9 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

M: I'd like to go to the States, but if I took the job there, I won't get a very good salary.

W: Really? I thought salaries were high there, but there would be some fringe benefits presumably。

M: Oh, yes. (9)It would be stimulating and it has some advantages.

W: What else do you have in mind?

M: Well, this position in Portugal.

W: How does it compare?

M: It offers greatest security, because it will be on a home-base contract.

W: And salary?

M: Much better. I get an overseas allowance plus free accommodation from the firm.

W: Presumably you will be given moving expenses for the Portugal job?

M: Yes, but just to complicate matters, this possibility offers a post in San Paulo.

W: That's Brazil, isn't it?

M: Yes. (10)I'll get a promotion if I took a post there.

W: I'd love to go to Brazil.

M: (11)But there are some disadvantages. I'd have to do a five-year term there.

W: That's not a problem, surely?

M: Well, not at the moment. But if there were a change in family circumstances, I'd be a long way from home.

W: But if you are worried about distance, isn't that the same problem with the States?

M: Yes, but in the States I will be on an annual contract, so I can leave fairly quickly if I needed to. W: In Portugal？

M: Well, that's almost next door, isn't it? I can visit home every a few months if necessary.

W: I can see you've got a difficult choice to make.

M: Well, fortunately I don't have to make up my mind about any of them yet. In fact, I haven't even been called for an interview.

9. What does the man say about the job in the States?

解析：从四个选项中的demanding, well paid可以看出题目是问对工作的评价。对话中男士表示美国这份工作很有新意，也有一些优点。B选项stimulating是原词复现，为正确答案。