LISA: Hi TONY, thanks ever so much for coming. You know we've been asked to organize something for Johns farewell? TONY: Yeah, sure, it's about time we started working out details. LISA: Exactly.We don't want to leave it so late that it's double the work. TONY: Mmm, mm.right, do you want me to take notes? LISA: That'd be great, thanks. TONY: Right, first thing is, when is the best time to hold it? LISA: Well, he leaves on the twenty-fourth of December. TONY: So what about the twenty-second?【Example】 LISA: Yeah.I think that's about right. We want it quite near the time, don't we? TONY: Sure, and what about a venue? In college?A hotel? LISA: I think a hotel will probably work out rather expensive, and I've been looking at the College Dining Room【Q1】; that seems pretty reasonable. TONY: Fine, yeah, why not? LISA: And then we ought to be thinking about invitations ... Who mustn't we forget to invite? TONY: Well, obviously John and his wife. LISA: Right. TONY: And the Director. LISA: Ah ha. TONY: The office Staff.【Q2】 LISA: Yep, and all the teachers and all the students.【Q3】 TONY: Anyone else? LISA: Faculty Heads? TONY: No.better draw the line. I don't think it's necessary. LISA: Yeah, you're right. TONY: I don't mind writing the invitations. When shall we get them out for? LISA: Enough time but not too early. What about the fifteenth of December? TONY: Well, there are exams on the sixteenth - better avoid them. LISA: Tenth?【Q4】 TONY: Yeah, that should do it.
LISA: So what does that leave? Oh yes, a present TONY: Would you mind doing that? LISA: No.not at all; we usually go round with an envelope during coffee break【Q5】, don't we? TONY: Yeah, coffee breaks always the best time, 'cos people have got their money handy. LISA: Yeah, exactly. Do we suggest an amount? Or does it seem a bit unfair? TONY: No.I think people welcome it. We suggested six 【Q6】dollars last time, is that OK? LISA: Yeah, plenty I would have thought, which should leave us with about ninety dollars. TONY: Have you any ideas for presents? LISA: Well, I've been having a little think. I thought, you know, he loves music. TONY: Yeah, and books. LISA: So, I thought I’d check on prices for, well, perhaps CD players. TONY: Yeah, that's a, that's a good idea, and also I thought maybe, you know, a set of dictionaries.【Q7】 I heard him say he needed a good one. LISA: The other thing he was saying last week was that his computer printer had broken. TONY: Umm.No.I'd be really frightened about getting the wrong type. LISA: OK, yeah. TONY: The other thing is something for the home - Jill suggested a coffee maker. LISA: Oh yeah.I'll certainly find out what they cost. OK, have you got all that down? TONY: Yes. LISA: Now we need to think a little more about the money. I know we've got a set amount from the Social Fund. TONY: Right, what does that cover? LISA: It's meant to cover the cost of the room. TONY: Yeah. LISA: And a certain amount for food. TONY: And also drinks? LISA: Oh yeah, certainly. TONY: But will it be enough? LISA: What we've done in the past is to ask guests to bring some snacks TONY: Right. LISA: We don't ask them to bring more drinks because we figure that's ... that should come from the Social Fund. TONY: OK.Anything else for the guests to bring? LISA: Well, some music,【Q8】 because there'll be a tape deck there in the room, and we can have some dancing later on. TONY: Anything else? LISA: Well, it's just a thought, but a couple of years ago we had a really good party where we set up, you know, some simple games. TONY: Yeah, great. Wasn't it based on photos, from the students and teachers? LISA: That's right. TONY: So we should ask the guests to bring photos.【Q9】 OK.I'll put it on the invitations. LISA: Now the last thing is, who shall we ask to do the speech?【Q10】 TONY: Don't you think it might be nice to have one of the students? LISA: Well then, the Student Leader? TONY: Yeah, much better than the Director giving speeches again. LISA: OK then, I'll ask her. Lovely!So, is that all? TONY: Looks like it. LISA: Great.Thanks ever so much... (fade out)
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Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
观察所给表格，可以预知对话内容是关于 John 的告别晚会的筹备问题。对话所涉及的内容将包括 ： 举办告别会的地点、邀请人员、送邀请信的日期、大伙凑份子的数目、收份子钱的时间、考虑买什么礼物、请客人带的东西，以及请学生代表准备发言。并且，考生还应该注意到，关于“邀请”的问题主要是要听清楚 Tony 所说的话，而关于“礼物”的问题主要是听清楚 Lisa 所说的话。听题前先仔细观察已知信息，对对话内容进行大致猜测，考生能够更好地把握对话内容，从而更好地解题。此题题干中给出的单词是考查重点，该词“venue”一词意为“会议地点，集合地点”。考生需注意此题所填每个单词的首字母都要大写。
第一题中的地点出现之后紧接着听到原文中谈到应该被邀请的人员，题干中的定位词依次出现，“John and his wife, Director，”随之为答案 office staff ( 办公室职员 )。
原文中说到“all the teachers ( 定位词 ) and all the students,”答案为 students，注意名词的单复数。
此题需注意不能只写日子“Tenth”，要把月份和日期都写上才算对。其实要抓住月份很简单，表格前面的例子里就已经表明告别会是在“22nd December”，所以此处的送邀请信的日期也应该为“December”。另外，考生还要注意月份的首字母是需要大写的。
通过预测，“during”后面很可能填时间，原文中说“we usually go round with an envelope during coffee break.”随之又听到“coffee break’s always the best time.”答案 coffee break ( 喝咖啡时的休息时间 ) 重复了两遍。
通过预测，判断空格处应填金额。原文中说“we suggested six dollars last time.”答案为 6。
题干定位词是“CD player”，原文中提到“also I thought maybe, you know, a set of dictionaries.”题目要求是每空所填单词不超过三个，答案为 (set of ) dictionaries。
此题需紧紧抓住说话者说话的线索。原文提到“Well, some music, because there’ll be a tape deck there in the room, and we can have some dancing later on. ”（还有一些音乐磁带，因为房间里有音乐播放器，我 们可以在稍后跳舞。）所以此题可填“some music / some music tapes / some tapes”。
这道题问客人需要携带什么物品，题干定位词为“bring”。原文中说“So we should ask the guests to bring photos.”答案即为 photos，注意 photo 的复数不是加 -es。
原文中说“last ( 路标词 ) thing is, who shall we ask to do the speech?”我们请谁做讲座？“Don’t you think it might be nice to have one of the students?”你觉得我们请个学生怎么样？“Well, then, the Student Leader?”那么学生代表吧。“Yeah, much better than the Director giving speeches again. Ok then, I’ll ask her.”好，比“Director”强，就请她吧。“Student Leader”同“student representative”意思相近。