OFFICIAL: Hello?
WOMAN: Oh, hello. I wanted to enquire about hiring a room in the Village Hall, for the evening of September the first.
OFFICIAL: Let me just see … Yes, we have both rooms available that evening. There’s our Main Hall – that’s got seating for 200 【Example】 people. Or there’s the Charlton Room …
WOMAN: Sorry?
OFFICIAL: The Charlton 【Q1】 Room – C-H-A-R-L-T-O-N. That’s got seating for up to one hundred.
WOMAN: Well, we’re organising a dinner to raise money for a charity, and we’re hoping for at least 150 people, so I think we’ll go for the Main Hall. How much would that cost?
OFFICIAL: Let’s see. You wanted it for the evening of September 1st?
WOMAN: Yes, that’s a Saturday.
OFFICIAL: So from six pm to midnight that’d be £115 【Q2】 – that’s the weekend price, it’s £75 on weekdays.
WOMAN: That’s all right.
OFFICIAL: And I have to tell you there’s also a deposit of £250, which is returnable of course as long as there’s no damage. But we do insist that this is paid in cash 【Q3】, we don’t take cards for that. You can pay the actual rent of the room however you like though – cash, credit card, cheque …
WOMAN: Oh, well I suppose that’s OK. So does the charge include use of tables and chairs and so on?
OFFICIAL: Oh, yes.
WOMAN: And what about parking? 【Q4】
OFFICIAL: Yeah, that’s all included. The only thing that isn’t includes is … you said you were organising a dinner?
WOMAN: Yeah.
OFFICIAL: Well, you’ll have to pay extra for the kitchen if you want to use that. It’s £25. It’s got very good facilities – good quality cookers and fridges and so on.
WOMAN: OK, well I suppose that’s all right. We can cover the cost in our entry charges.
OFFICIAL: Right. So I’ll make a note of that. Now there are just one or two things you need to think about before the event. For example, you’ll have to see about getting a licence if you’re planning to have any music during the meal. 【Q5】
WOMAN: Oh, really?
OFFICIAL: It’s quite straightforward, I’ll give you the details later on. And about a week or ten days before your event you’ll need to contact the caretaker, that’s Mr Evans, to make the arrangements for entry 【Q6】 – he’ll sort that out with you.
WOMAN: And do I give him the payment as well?
OFFICIAL: No, you do that directly with me.
WOMAN: Right. Now is there anything I need to know about what happens during the event?
OFFICIAL: Well, as you’ll be aware, of course the building is no smoking throughout.
WOMAN: Of course.
OFFICIAL: Now, are you having a band?
WOMAN: Yes.
OFFICIAL: Well, they’ll have a lot of equipment, so rather than using the front door they should park their van round the back and use the stage door there 【Q7】. You can open that from inside but don’t forget to lock it at the end.
WOMAN: OK.
OFFICIAL: And talking of bands, I’m sure I don’t need to tell you this, but you must make sure that no one fiddles about with the black box by the fire door – that’s a system that cuts in when the volume reaches a certain level. It’s a legal requirement.
WOMAN: Sure. Anyway, we want people to be able to talk to one another so we don’t want anything too loud. Oh, that reminds me, we’ll be having speeches – are there any microphones available?
OFFICIAL: Yeah. Just let the caretaker know, he’ll get those for you. Right, now when the event is over we do ask that the premises are left in good condition. So there’s a locked cupboard and you’ll be informed of the code you need to open that 【Q8】. It’s got all the cleaning equipment, brushes and detergent and so on.
WOMAN: Right. So what do we need to do after everyone’s gone? Sweep the floors I suppose?
OFFICIAL: Well, actually they have to be washed, not just swept 【Q9】. Then you’ll be provided with black plastic bags, so all the rubbish must be collected up and left outside the door.
WOMAN: Of course. We’ll make sure everything’s left tidy. Oh, and I forgot to ask, I presume we can have decorations in the room?
OFFICIAL: Yes, but you must take them down afterwards. 【Q10】
WOMAN: Sure.
OFFICIAL: And the chairs and tables should be stacked up neatly at the back of the room
WOMAN: I’ll make sure I’ve got a few people to help me.
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
听前预测：定位词 Room；提示词 the、seats 100。此处应填专有名词。
题目解析：题目在例子后直接带出定位词和答案“Or there’s the Charlton Room…”，客户说 “sorry”，表示没有听清，所以希望工作人员重复，所以工作人员再次重复并拼出房间名“The Charlton Room—C-H-A-R-L-T-O-N. That’s got seating for up to one hundred.”所以答案为 Charlton。
听前预测：定位词 cost；提示词 Saturday evening。此处应填数字。
题目解析：客户先问租用价格“How much would that cost?”，然后工作人员和她确定时间 “…for the evening of September 1st?”客户再次确定“that’s a Saturday.”工作人员开始介绍租赁价格“So from six pm to midnight that’d be £115—that’s the weekend price，”干扰项为 £75（工作日价格），但因题目问的是周六晚的价格，因此答案为 115。
听前预测：定位词 payment；提示词 £250 deposit。此处应填名词。
题目解析：本题是提示词先出现“And I have to tell you there’s also a deposit of £250, which is returnable of course as long as there’s no damage.”接着答案出现“But we do insist that this is paid in cash”，其中 payment 被 is paid 同义替换，is required 在文中被替换为 do insist that，干扰项为 cards（文中 don’t 进行了否定），因此本题答案为 cash。
听前预测：定位词 tables、chairs；提示词 includes。此处应填名词或动名词。
题目解析：本题的定位词先出现“So does the charge include use of tables and chairs and so on?”，然后答案出现“And what about parking?”回答“Yeah, that’s all included.” 干扰项为后面的 dinner、kitchen，因此答案为 parking。
听前预测：定位词 licence；提示词 need。此处应填名词。
题目解析：本题定位词和提示词一起出现“For example, you’ll have to see about getting a licence if you’re planning to have any music during the meal.”其中 need 被 getting 同义替换，因此答案为 music。
听前预测：定位词 caretaker、Mr Evans；提示词 arrange。此处应填名词。
题目解析： 本题的定位词和提示词一同出现“And about a week or ten days before your event you’ll need to contact the caretaker, that’s Mr Evans, to make the arrangements for entry.”其中 arrange 被 make the arrangements for 同义替换了，因此答案为 entry。
听前预测：定位词 band、door；提示词 use、back。此处应填名词。
题目解析：本题的定位词先出现“Now, are you having a band?”然后出现提示词和答案 “Well, they’ll have a lot of equipment, so rather than using the front door they should park their van round the back and use the stage door there.” 其中干扰项为 front door（rather than 的结构否定了它），因此答案为 stage。
听前预测：定位词 cleaning cupboard；提示词 know。此处应填名词。
题目解析：本题的定位词、提示词和答案一起出现“So there’s a locked cupboard and you’ll be informed of the code you need to open that.”其中提示词 know 被 be informed of 同义替换了，所以答案应为 code。
听前预测：提示词 washed。此处应填名词。
题目解析：本题答案出现在疑问句中“So what do we need to do after everyone’s gone? Sweep the floors I suppose?”原文回答为“Well, actually they have to be washed, not just swept.”所以答案为 floors。
听前预测：提示词 be taken down。此处应填名词。
题目解析：本题答案出现在疑问句中“I presume we can have decorations in the room?”原文 回答为“Yes, but you must take them down afterwards.”因此答案为 decorations。