SALLY: Good morning. Thanks for coming in to see us here at the agency, Joe. I’m one of the agency representatives, and my name’s Sally Baker.
JOE: Hi Sally. I think we spoke on the phone, didn’t we?
SALLY: That’s right, we did. So thank you for sending in your CV. We’ve had quite a careful look at it and I think we have two jobs that might be suitable for you.
JOE: OK.
SALLY: The first one is in a company based in North London. They’re looking for an administrative assistant.
JOE: OK. What sort of company is it?
SALLY: They’re called Home Solutions and they design and make furniture. 【Q1】
JOE: Oh, I don’t know much about that, but it sounds interesting.
SALLY: Yes, well as I said, they want someone in their office, and looking at your past experience it does look as if you fit quite a few of the requirements. So on your CV it appears you’ve done some data entry?
JOE: Yes.
SALLY: So that’s one skill they want. Then they expect the person they appoint to attend meetings 【Q2】 and take notes there …
JOE: OK. I’ve done that before, yes.
SALLY: And you’d need to be able to cope with general admin.
JOE: Filling, and keeping records and so on? That should be OK. And in my last job I also had to manage the diary. 【Q3】
SALLY: Excellent. That’s something they want here too. I’d suggest you add it to your CV – I don’t think you mentioned that, did you?
JOE: No.
SALLY: So as far as the requirements go, they want good computer skills, of course, and they particularly mention spreadsheets.
JOE: That should be fine.
SALLY: And interpersonal skills – which would be something they’d check with your references.
JOE: I think that should be OK, yes.
SALLY: Then they mention that they want someone who is careful and takes care with details 【Q4】 – just looking at your CV, I’d say you’re probably alright there.
JOE: I think so, yes. Do they want any special experience?
SALLY: I think they wanted some experience of teleconferencing.
JOE: I’ve got three years’ experience of that.
SALLY: let’s see, yes, good. In fact they’re only asking for at least one year 【Q5】, so that’s great. So is that something that might interest you?
JOE: It is, yes. The only thing is, you said they were in North London so it would be quite a long commute for me.
SALLY: OK.
SALLY: So the second position might suit you better as far as the location goes; that’s for a warehouse assistant and that’s in South London.
JOE: Yes, that would be a lot closer.
SALLY: And you’ve worked in a warehouse before, haven’t you?
JOE: Yes.
SALLY: So as far as the responsibilities for this position go, they want someone who can manage the stock, obviously, and also deliveries. 【Q6】
JOE: That should be OK. You’ve got to keep track of stuff, but I’ve always been quite good with numbers.
SALLY: Good, that’s their first requirement. And they want someone who’s computer literate, which we know you are.
JOE: Sure.
SALLY: Then they mention organisational skills. They want someone who’s well organised.
JOE: Yes, I think I am.
SALLY: And tidy? 【Q7】
JOE: Yes, they go together really, don’t they?
SALLY: Sure. Then the usual stuff; they want someone who can communicate well both orally and in writing.
JOE: OK. And for the last warehouse job I had, one of the things I enjoyed most was being part of a team 【Q8】. I found that was really essential for the job.
SALLY: Excellent. Yes, they do mention that they want someone who’s used to that, yes. Now when you were working in a warehouse last time, what sorts of items were you dealing with?
JOE: It was mostly bathroom and kitchen equipment, sinks and stoves and fridges.
SALLY: So you’re OK moving heavy 【Q9】 things?
JOE: Sure. I’m quite strong, and I’ve had the training.
SALLY: Good. Now as far as experience goes, they mention they want someone with a licence, and that you have experience of driving in London – so you can cope with the traffic and so on.
JOE: Yes, no problem.
SALLY: And you’ve got experience of warehouse work … and the final thing they mention is customer 【Q10】 service. I think looking at your CV you’ve OK there.
JOE: Right. So what about pay? Can you tell me a bit more about that, please …
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
听前预测：定位词为 Administrative assistant、company; 提示词为 produces, 此处应填名词。
题目解析：本题难度较低，由题干可知，此处考查的是公司生产的物品。定位词 Administrative assistant 原词重现后，可通过提问 “What sort of company is it?” 锁定答案句：“They're called Home Solutions and they design and make furniture."其中 make 替换了题干中的 produces, 因此答案为 furniture.
听前预测：定位词为 data entry; 提示词为 go to, 此处应填名词。
题目解析：通过题干中的 and 可知，此处考查的是与 take notes 并列的信息。定位词 data entry 原词重现后，通过递进信号词 Then 可锁定答案句：“Then they expect the person they appoint to attend meetings and take notes ...”其中 attend 替换了题干中的 go to, 故根据预判信息，可知答案为 meetings.
听前预测：定位词为 general admin; 提示词为 of, 此处应填名词。
题目解析：定位词 general admin 原词重现后，答案句由并列信号词And引导：“And in my last job I also had to manage the diary."其中 manage 替换了题干中的 management of, 抓取其后的名词 diary 即可，但此处是求职者说的话，可通过后面听到的 "That's something they want here too.” 进一步确认答案。
听前预测：定位词为 interpersonal skills; 提示词为 attention to, 此处应填名词。
题目解析：定位词 interpersonal skills 原词重现后，同样可通过递进信号词Then锁定答案句："Then they mention that they want someone who is careful and takes care with details ... ”其中 takes care with 替换了题于中的attention to, 因此答案为detail(s).
听前预测：定位词为 Experience、teleconferencing; 提示词为 a minimum of、此处应填一个时间段。
题目解析：本题难度较低，只需带着预判信息去抓取表示时间段的词即可，但需注意此题出现了干扰信息。定位词 Experience 和 teleconferencing 原词重现后，我们首先听到 three years, 但题干考查的是该职位要求的最短经验年限，并非求职者的实际情况，故可排除;接着听到：“In fact they're only asking for at least one year." 其中 at least 替换了题干中的 a minimum of, 因此正确答案为1/one year.
听前预测：定位词为 stock management; 提示词为 managing, 此处应填名词。
题目解析：通过题干前的项目符号可知，此处考查的是与 stock management 并列的信息。定位词 stock management 被替换为了 manage the stock, 很好听出，接着答案由并列信号词 and also 直接引出，因此答案为 deliveries, 注意拼写。
听前预测：定位词为 computer skills; 提示词为 organised and, 此处应填形容词。
题目解析：通过题干中的 and 可知，此处应填一个与 organised 并列的形容词。在听到 "Then they mention organisational skills.” 时可判断答案信息即将出现，接着答案由并列信号词 And 直接引出，因此答案为tidy.
听前预测：定位词为 communication skills; 提示词为 a, 此处应填单数名词。
题目解析：首先听到定位词的对应信息：“... who can communicate well both orally and in writing.” 接着答案句由并列信号词And 引出：“... one of the things I enjoyed most was being part of a team." 其中 being part of 替换了题干中的 working in, 抓取其后的名词 team 即可，但此处是求职者说的话，还需通过后面听到的 “... do mention that they want someone who's used to that...” 进一步确认答案，其中 used to 为题干中的原词。
听前预测：定位词为 items; 提示词为 that are, 此处应填形容词。
题目解析：本题在预判答案性质和内容上难度较低，但在做题过程中需要注意带着预判信息去抓取描述 items 的形容词。具体来说，定位词 items 原词重现后，先是求职者对 items 进行了具体的举例，接着才出现修饰性的形容词：“So you're OK moving heavy things?” 其中 things 指代的就是 items, 因此答案为 heavy.
听前预测：定位词为 warehouse work; 提示词为 service, 此处应填形容词或名词。
题目解析：定位词 warehouse work 原词重现后，答案信息由 and the final thing 引导：“... they mention is customer service."只需抓取提示词 service 前面的修饰词即可，因此答案为 customer.