ANDREW: Good morning, Clare House Hotel. Andrew speaking. I’m the 【Example】 Events Manager.
SAM: Good morning, Andrew. My name’s Samantha. I’m arranging a party for my parents’ fiftieth wedding anniversary, and I’m ringing to ask about hiring a room some time next September. Also my parents and several of the guests will need accommodation.
ANDREW: OK, I’m sure we can help you with that. Will you be having a sit-down meal or a buffet?
SAM: Probably a sit-down.
ANDREW: And do you know how many people there’ll be?
SAM: Around eighty, I think.
ANDREW: Well we have two rooms that can hold that number. One is the Adelphi Room. That can seat 【Q1】 eighty-five, or hold over a hundred if people are standing for a buffet.
SAM: Right.
ANDREW: If you have live music, there’s room for four or five musicians in the gallery overlooking the room. Our guests usually appreciate the fact that the music can be loud enough for dancing, but not too loud for conversation.
SAM: Yes, I really don’t like it when you can’t talk.
ANDREW: Exactly. Now the Adelphi Room is at the back of the hotel, and there are French windows leading out onto the terrace. This has a beautiful display of pots of 【Q2】 roses at that time of the year.
SAM: Which direction does it face?
ANDREW: Southwest, so that side of the hotel gets the sun in the afternoon and early evening.
SAM: Very nice.
ANDREW: From the terrace you can see the area of 【Q3】 trees within the grounds of the hotel, or you can stroll through there to the river – that’s on the far side, so it isn’t visible from the hotel.
SAM: OK.
ANDREW: Then another option is the Carlton Room. This is a bit bigger – it can hold up to a hundred and ten people – and it has the advantage of a 【Q4】 stage, which is useful if you have any entertainment, or indeed a small band can fit onto it.
SAM: And can you go outside from the room?
ANDREW: No, the Carlton Room is on the first floor, but on one side the windows look out onto the lake.
SAM: Lovely. I think either of those rooms would be suitable.
ANDREW: Can I tell you about some of the options we offer in addition?
SAM: Please do.
ANDREW: As well as a meal, you can have an MC, a Master of Ceremonies, who’ll be with you throughout the party.
SAM: What exactly is the MC’s function? I suppose they make a 【Q5】 speech during the meal if we need one, do they?
ANDREW: That’s right. All our MCs are trained as public speakers, so they can easily get people’s attention – many guests are glad to have someone who can make themselves heard above the chatter! And they’re also your 【Q6】 support – if anything goes wrong, the MC will deal with it, so you can relax.
SAM: Great! I’ll need to ask you about food, but something else that’s important is accommodation. You obviously have rooms in the hotel, but do you also have any other accommodation, like 【Q7】 cabins, for example?
ANDREW: Yes, there are five in the grounds, all self-contained. They each sleep two to four people and have their own living room, bathroom and small kitchen.
SAM: That sounds perfect for what we’ll need.
SAM: Now you have various facilities, don’t you? Are they all included in the price of hiring the room? The pool, for instance.
ANDREW: Normally you’d be able to use it, but 【Q8】 it’ll be closed throughout September for refurbishment, I’m afraid. 【Q9】 The gym will be available, though, at no extra charge. That’s open all day, from six in the morning until midnight.
SAM: Right.
ANDREW: And the tennis courts, but 【Q10】 there is a small additional payment for those. We have four courts, and it’s worth booking in advance if you possibly can, as there can be quite a long waiting list for them!
SAM: Right. Now could we discuss the food? This would be dinner, around seven o’clock …
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
听前预测：定位词 Adelphi Room；提示词 number。根据题干可知此处要填的是房间可容纳的人数，应为一个数字。
题目解析：此题较为简单，听到定位词之后，填写其后出现的数字即可。
听前预测：定位词 terrace；提示词 pots；词性：名词。
题目解析：此题的定位词虽然在题干中位于答案之后，但是在文中会提前出现，所以依旧可通过定位词定位。文中提到“This has a beautiful display of pots of roses at that time of the year.”，其中 this 指代的是 terrace，pots of… 对应题干中的 …in pots，因此答案为 roses。
听前预测：定位词 terrace；提示词 view；词性：名词。
题目解析：定位词和答案同时出现，具体对应信息为“From the terrace you can see the area of trees within the grounds of the hotel…”，因此答案为 trees。需要注意的是，虽然后文还提到了“or you can stroll through there to the river”，但是该句话与题干意思不符，并且从题干可知此处应填写一个复数名词，所以 river 并非正确答案。
听前预测：定位词 Carlton Room；提示词 has；词性：名词。
题目解析：此题需要填写的是 Carlton Room 中所配备的东西。通过定位词定位后，可听到“it has the advantage of a stage”，因此答案为 stage。
听前预测：定位词 Master of Ceremonies（MC）；提示词 give、eating；词性：名词。根据题干可知此处应填 MC 的某项工作内容。
题目解析：此题需要注意单词的同义替换和名词的缩写形式。文中咨询者问到“What exactly is the MC’s function?”时，即在暗示答案会在后文出现。后文提到“I suppose they make a speech during the meal if we need one, do they?”，接着经理对该反义疑问句给予了肯定的答复，由此可确定 make a speech during the meal 是 MC 的工作之一，其中 during the meal 和题干中的 while people are eating 同义，
make a speech 和 give a speech 同义，因此答案为 speech。
听前预测：定位词 problems；提示词 provide；词性：名词。根据题干可知此处要填的是 MC 的另一项工作内容。
题目解析：此题的答案位于定位词之前，但是可以推测出 MC 的另一项工作内容会紧接着上一题出现。答案句为“And they’re also your support—if anything goes wrong, the MC will deal with it…”，此句用 and 与前文连接，可知介绍的是 MC 的另一项工作，其中 if anything goes wrong 对应题干中的 if there are any problems，因此答案为 support。
听前预测：定位词 Accommodation、hotel；提示词 or；词性：名词。
题目解析：通过题干可知此处问的是与住宿有关的信息，并且是与 hotel rooms 并列的另外一个选择。所以当听到“You obviously have rooms in the hotel”时，可知答案即将出现。随后咨询者提到“but do you also have any other accommodation, like cabins”并且得到了经理的肯定答复，可知答案为 cabins。