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TEST 25. 8 C 9 B
10 A 11 A 12 C
13 C
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Int: Today I’m with
Robin Marshall, who has just written a book about travelling in Argentina.
Robin, tell us about yourself … Robin: Well, I’ve
travelled to South America a lot for my work and I know Argentina well now.
So well that I could be a tour guide if I wanted! I speak fluent Spanish, so
I don’t need anyone to translate for me. My job involves travelling around
selling products for my company. I meet a lot of people doing that, and I
wanted to share those experiences with others, so I decided to try writing. Int: So, tell us
about your last visit to Argentina. What was the weather like? Robin: Well, it was
winter there, so mornings were cold, but I’d expected that. Every day they
said on the radio that it would be sunny later and sure enough, it was! I
wanted to go sightseeing, and the weather was perfect for that. Int: And where did
you go when you went sightseeing? Robin: Well, I went to
a wonderful market that sold everything from modern art to old records of
traditional music, which I collect. I came home with a beautiful painting of
the area. I also saw a wonderful antique chair, but unfortunately it was too
big to bring back. Int: Now, Argentina
is famous for its dancing. Did you see any performances during your trip? Robin: I did, yes. It
reminded me of when I used to attend dance classes. I enjoyed them although I
was never very good. I’m sure my teacher was pleased when I said I wasn’t
going to continue! But these dancers made it look so easy that at that moment
I felt like joining in and dancing with them. Int: It sounds
wonderful! And what else did you do? Robin: Well, I went to
a small village on the coast. I took the bus there, and got a room in a small
hotel. The hotel owner was very friendly. He took me down the river in his
boat. It was very beautiful – you could see the forest in the distance. Int: Do you have a
favourite place in Argentina? Robin: Definitely.
It’s a mountain near Buenos Aires. It’s famous for its spectacular scenery.
But when I went there it was very misty and the sun was just rising. You
couldn’t see much: there were no birds or animals about. It was totally
quiet, and I loved that. I shall go back one day. Int: We look forward
to reading your book. Thank you, Robin. Robin: Thank you. |
Int: Hôm nay tôi gặp Robin Marshall, người
vừa viết một cuốn sách về du lịch ở Argentina. Robin, hãy kể cho chúng tôi
nghe về bạn… Robin: Chà, tôi đã đến Nam Mỹ rất nhiều
vì công việc của mình và bây giờ tôi biết rõ về Argentina. Tốt đến mức tôi có
thể trở thành hướng dẫn viên du lịch nếu muốn! Tôi nói thông thạo tiếng Tây
Ban Nha nên không cần ai phiên dịch cho tôi. Công việc của tôi liên quan đến
việc đi khắp nơi để bán sản phẩm cho công ty của mình. Tôi gặp rất nhiều người
làm việc đó và tôi muốn chia sẻ những trải nghiệm đó với người khác nên tôi
quyết định thử viết. Int: Vậy hãy kể cho chúng tôi nghe về
chuyến thăm gần đây nhất của bạn đến Argentina. Thời tiết đa như thế nào? Robin: Ở đó đang là mùa đông nên buổi
sáng rất lạnh, nhưng tôi đã đoán trước được điều đó. Ngày nào họ cũng nói
trên đài rằng trời sẽ nắng sau đó và chắc chắn là như vậy! Tôi muốn đi tham
quan và thời tiết thật hoàn hảo cho việc đó. Int: Và bạn đã đi đâu khi đi tham quan? Robin: Chà, tôi đã đến một khu chợ tuyệt
vời bán tất cả mọi thứ, từ tác phẩm nghệ thuật hiện đại đến những đĩa nhạc cổ
truyền thống mà tôi sưu tầm. Tôi trở về nhà với một bức tranh tuyệt đẹp về
khu vực này. Tôi cũng nhìn thấy một chiếc ghế cổ tuyệt vời nhưng đáng tiếc là
nó quá lớn để mang về. Int: Hiện nay, Argentina nổi tiếng với
môn khiêu vũ. Bạn có xem buổi biểu diễn nào trong chuyến đi của mình không? Robin: Tôi đã làm vậy, vâng. Nó làm tôi
nhớ đến khi tôi từng tham gia các lớp học khiêu vũ. Tôi rất thích chúng mặc
dù tôi chưa bao giờ giỏi lắm. Tôi chắc rằng giáo viên của tôi rất hài lòng
khi tôi nói rằng tôi sẽ không tiếp tục! Nhưng những vũ công này khiến việc đó
trở nên dễ dàng đến mức ngay lúc đó tôi cảm thấy muốn tham gia và khiêu vũ
cùng họ. Int: Nghe có vẻ tuyệt vời! Và bạn đã làm
gì khác? Robin: À, tôi đã đến một ngôi làng nhỏ
bên bờ biển. Tôi bắt xe buýt tới đó và thuê một phòng trong một khách sạn nhỏ.
Chủ khách sạn rất thân thiện. Anh đưa tôi xuôi dòng sông trên chiếc thuyền của
anh. Nó rất đẹp - bạn có thể nhìn thấy khu rừng ở phía xa. Int: Bạn có địa điểm yêu thích nào ở
Argentina không? Robin: Chắc chắn rồi. Đó là một ngọn núi
gần Buenos Aires. Nó nổi tiếng với phong cảnh ngoạn mục. Nhưng khi tôi đến đó
thì trời rất mù sương và mặt trời vừa mới mọc. Bạn không thể nhìn thấy gì nhiều:
không có loài chim hay động vật nào ở xung quanh. Nó hoàn toàn yên tĩnh và
tôi thích điều đó. Tôi sẽ quay lại vào một ngày nào đó. Int: Chúng tôi mong được đọc cuốn sách của
bạn. Cảm ơn, Robin. Robin: Cảm ơn bạn. |
TEST 18
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16 Wednesday(s) /
Wed(s). 17 (£)8.50 (each) 18 FERRET 19 7.45 / 19.45 / (a)
quarter to eight (p.m.) (in the evening) 20 136 / one three six /
one hundred and thirty-six Audioscript Man: Queen’s
Theatre. Can I help you? Woman: Yes, do you
have two tickets for this week’s show? Saturday’s best for me. Man: Well, all of
the tickets have gone then, but we still have a few for Wednesday evening or
Thursday afternoon. Woman: It’ll have to
be the evening. Have you got two near the front? Man: Let me see.
I’ve got two seats, but they’re near the back, I’m afraid. Woman: How much are
they? Man: They’re eight
pounds fifty each. Woman: OK. I’ll take
them. Man: Then that’ll be
seventeen pounds altogether. Collect your tickets from the ticket office in
Ferret Road. That’s F E double R E T. The ticket office is open all day. Woman: OK. When does
the show begin? Man: At seven
forty-five in the evening. It lasts two and a half hours. Woman: That sounds
fine. Can we get to the theatre by bus? Man: Yes, there’s a
bus stop just outside – take the one-three-six from the town centre. They go every
eight to ten minutes. Woman: Thank you for
your help. |
21 3 / three
(nights) 22 FALKIRK (Hotel) 23 golf 24 Thursday 25 0208
66873 Audioscript Here’s some good news for all
our listeners. Would you like to win a free holiday in Scotland? Yes? Well,
the lucky winner of The Travel Programme’s holiday
competition will win a three-night stay, for two people, in the wonderful
Scottish countryside. We have chosen a fine hotel
for you. It’s called the Falkirk – that’s F A L K I R K, and it’s an old castle
in the mountains. You won’t have to pay for
anything during your stay. The hotel has excellent food, and the competition
winners can even use the beautiful hotel golf course when they are there. All you have to do to win
this great holiday is call The Travel Programme and answer
the simple question we will ask you. Don’t delay, because the competition
closes at midnight on Thursday, and we’ll tell you the name of the winner
next Saturday. The number to call is oh-two-oh, eight-double-six-eight-seven-three. Good luck, everyone. Now,
here’s the question for you … |
TEST
19
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16 (at) 6.00 / 6 / six
o’clock (in the morning) / (a.m.) 17 (the) school(s) /
(school) children / students 18 (£)7.50 / seven pounds
(and) fifty (p/pence) 19 9(th) (of) March / 9.3
/ 09.03 / 3.9 20 FOWLER Audioscript Man: Hello, I’d like
some information, please. Is the swimming pool open every day? Woman: Not on Monday,
I’m afraid. Man: I like to swim
before breakfast. What time do you open? Woman: We open the
doors at six o’clock for the first swim of the day, the ‘early morning swim’,
we call it. That’s the best time to come, because after seven it gets very
busy. Man: I see. Woman: And don’t come
between nine thirty and twelve thirty because schools use the pool then. It’s
closed to everyone else. Man: OK. Do you have
lessons? I want to learn to swim better. Woman: Yes, every
afternoon. It’s seven pounds fifty a lesson or seventy pounds if you pay for
ten. Man: OK. When does
the next course begin? Woman: Let me see …
it’s on the ninth of March. Would you like to start then? Man: Yes please.
What’s the teacher’s name? Woman: It’s Roy
Fowler. That’s F O W L E R. He’s an excellent teacher. Man: Well, thank you
very much. My name’s … |
21 (The Elephant) Doctor 22 ARGYLL 23 (Saturday) (the) 30(th) /
thirtieth (of) (July) 24 4/four (tickets) (per family) 25 (a) book (about the film) Audioscript Here is some good news! We
have some free cinema tickets for you. They usually cost five pounds. They are for a film called The
Elephant Doctor. It’s about a man who works in a zoo and looks after the
animals when they aren’t well. It’s a great film for all the family. All you have to do to get
your free tickets is send your name and address on a postcard to Radio South-West
in Bristol. The address is twenty-seven Argyll Road – that’s A R G Y double
L. Send your postcard soon! Make
sure it arrives before next Saturday, that’s the thirtieth of July. All the
postcards will go into a bag and we will choose the twenty-five winners then. We have one hundred tickets
to give away, but I’m afraid we can only give four tickets to each family
because lots of people will want them. And we will send everybody who writes
to us a book. This is about the film and has pictures of the actors and the
animals in it. So send us that postcard now! |
TEST
20
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16 River(s) 17 (Martin)
COOPER 18 123-127 19 fish 20 Friday Audioscript Sally: Hello, Richard.
I wasn’t at school today because I was ill. Can you tell me what our Biology
homework is? Richard: Yes, Sally. In
class, we talked about animals that live in water. For homework, we have to
read a book about them. The book’s called Rivers. It’s in the school library. Sally: OK. Who is it
by? Richard: Let me see …
it’s by Martin Cooper. Sally: Is that C
double O P E R? Richard: That’s right.
You’ll find the books on the third shelf on the Biology bookshelf. We have to
look at part seven, pages a hundred and twenty-three to a hundred and
twenty-seven. Sally: OK. That’s not
very much. What is it about? Richard: That part’s all
about fish. It’s quite interesting. Mrs Knight says we’re going to study
lakes next week. Sally: Oh, right. Do
we have to read these pages for the lesson on Monday? Richard: We have until
Friday to do it. Sally: Oh good. I’ll
go to the library on Thursday. Thanks, Richard. See you tomorrow. |
21 5(th) (July) / 5/(0)7 /
7/5 22 (and) drum(s) 23 (0)9.15 / nine fifteen
/ (a) quarter past nine (a.m.) 24 (£)3.25 / three pounds
(and) twenty-five (p/pence) 25 217 3881 Audioscript We are pleased to tell you
that this year there will be a summer music school at the Arts Centre.
Classes at the summer music school will begin on the fifth of July and will
go on until the thirtieth. The school is open to young
people between the ages of eight and seventeen. There will be classes in
piano and guitar … and, have you ever wanted to play the drums? Well, you can
learn at the summer school. The teachers are all really excellent. There will be classes every
morning from Monday to Friday, beginning at nine fifteen and finishing at
eleven forty-five. It doesn’t matter if you have never had music lessons
before. Beginners are welcome. Students will only have to pay three pounds
twenty-five a day, or fifteen pounds for a week. For more information about
the classes, or to book a place, phone the Arts Centre on two-one-seven,
three-double-eight-one. So, that’s the summer music
school. A great place to play music and make new friends. |