剑桥12-听力test-1文本

剑桥12test1section1Hi.CanIhelpyou?I'dliketofindoutifyouhaveanyexcursionssuitableforfamilies.Sure.Howabouttakingyourfamilyforacruise?Wehaveasteamshipthattakespassengersoutseveraltimesaday.It'sover100yearsold.Thatsoundsinteresting.Howlongisthetrip?Aboutanhourandahalf.Anddon'tforgettotakepicturesofthemountains.They'reallaroundyouwhenyou'reontheboatandtheylookfantastic.OK.AndIassumethere'sacafeorsomethingonboard?Sure.Howoldareyourchildren?Er,mydaughter'sfifteenandmyson'sseven.Right.Welltherearevariousthingsyoucandoonceyou'vecrossedthelake,tomakeadayofit.Onethingthat'sverypopularisavisittotheCountryFarm.You'remetofftheboatbythefarmerandhe'lltakeyoutotheholdingpens,wherethesheeparekept.Childrenlovefeedingthem!Mysonwouldlovethat.Hereallylikesanimals.Well,there'salsoa40-minutetrekroundthefarmonahorse,ifhewants.Doyouthinkhe'dmanageit?Hehasn'tdonethatbefore.Sure.It'ssuitableforcompletebeginners.Ah,good.Andagain,visitorsarewelcometoexplorethefarmontheirown,aslongastheytakecaretoclosegatesandsoon.Therearesomeverybeautifulgardensalongthesideofthelakewhichalsobelongtothefarm.They'llbejustattheirbestnow.Youcouldeasilyspendanhourortwothere.OK.Wellthatallsoundsgood.Andcanwegetlunchthere?Youcan,andit'sverygood,thoughit'snotincludedinthebasiccost.Youpaywhenyougetthere.Right.Soisthereanythingelsetodooveronthatsideofthelake?Well,whatyoucandoistakeabikeoverontheshipandthengoonacyclingtrip.There'satrailtherecalledtheBackRoad.Youcouldeasilyspendthreeorfourhoursexploringitandthescenery'swonderful.They'llgiveyouamapwhenyougetyourticketforthecruise-there'snoextracharge.What'sthetraillikeintermsofdifficulty?Quitschallenginginplaces.Itwouldn'tbesuitableforyourseven-year-old.Itneedssomeonewho'sgotabitmoreexperience.Hmm.Well,mydaughterlovescyclingandsodoI,somaybethetwoofuscouldgo,andmywifeandsoncouldstayonthefarm.Thatmightworkoutquitewell.Butwedon'thavebikeshere...Istheresomewherewecouldrentthem?Yes,there'saplacehereinthecity.It'scalledRatchesons.I'lljustmakeanoteofthat-er,howdoyouspellit?R-A-T-C-H-E-S-0-N-S.It'sjustbythecruiseshipterminal.OK.You'dalsoneedtopickuparepairkitforthebikefromtheretotakealongwithyou,andyou'dneedtotakealongasnackandsomewater.It'dbebesttogetthoseinthecity.Fine.Thatshouldn'tbeaproblem.AndIassumeIcanrentahelmetfromthebikeplace?Sure,youshoulddefinitelygetthat.It'sagreatride,butyouwanttobewellpreparedbecauseit'sveryremote.Youwon'tseeanyshopsroundthere,oranywheretostay,soyouneedtogetbackintimeforthelastboat.Yeah.Sowhatsortofpricesarewelookingathere?Let'ssee,that'dbeoneadultandonechildforthecruisewithfarmtour,that's$117,andanadultandachildforthecruiseonlysothat's$214dollarsaltogether.Oh,waitaminute,howolddidyousayyourdaughterwas?Fifteen.ThenI'mafraidit's$267becauseshehastopaytheadultfare,whichis$75insteadofthechildfarewhichis$22-sorryaboutthat.That'sokay.Er,sohowdo...Section2Goodmorningeveryone.Myname'sJoyPerkinsandI'mtherestaurantmanager.AndIunderstandthatnoneofyou'vehadanypreviousexperienceaskitchenassistants.Well,youmightbefeelingabitnervousnow,butmostofourkitchenassistantssaytheyenjoythework.OK,theymightgetshoutedatsometimes,butit'snothingpersonal,andthey'repleasedthattheyhavesomanydifferentthingstodo,whichmeanstheynevergetbored.AndI'lltellyoustraightawaythatifyoudowell,wemightthinkaboutmovingyouupandgivingyousomemoreresponsibility.Right,well,you'veallshownupontime,whichisanexcellentstart.NowI'mgladtoseenoneofyouhaveunsuitablefootwear,sothat'sgood-youneedtobecarefulasthefloorscangetverywetandslippery.Thoseofyouwithlonghairhavegotitwelloutoftheway,butsomeofyouwillneedtoremoveyourringsandbraceletsjustputthemsomewheresafefortoday,andremembertoleavethemathometomorrow,astheycanbeasafetyhazard.Nowit'sgoingtobeabusydayforyoualltoday-wedon'thaveanytablesfreeforthisevening,andonlyafewforlunch.Fortunatelywe'vegotourheadchefback-hewasawayonholidayalllastweekwhichmeanttheotherchefshadextrawork.Now,I'lltellyouabitmoreaboutthejobinaminutebutfirst,somegeneralregulations.Forallofyou,whateveryourage,there'ssomeequipmentyoumustn'tuseuntilyou'vebeenproperlytrained,likethewastedisposalsystemforexample,forhealthandsafetyreasons.ThenIthinktherearetwoofyouhereareunder18-that'sEmmaandJake,isn'tit?Right,soforyoutwo,themeatslicerisoutofbounds.Andofcoursenoneofyouareallowedtousetheelectricmixeruntilyou'vebeenshownhowitworks.Nowyoumayhaveheardthatthiscanbeastressfuljob,andIhavetosaythatcanbetrue.You'llbeworkinganeight-hourdayforthefirstweek,thoughyou'llhavethechancetodoovertimeafterthataswellifyouwantto.Buthoweverlongthehoursare,you'llgetabreakinthemiddle.Whatyouwillfindisthatyou'reonyourfeetalldaylong,liftingandcarrying,soifyou'renotfitnowyousoonwillbe!You'llfindyoudon'thavemuchchancetotakeiteasywhensomeonetellyoutodosomethingyouneedtodoitstraightawaybutatleastwedohaveaveryefficientairconditioningsystemcomparedwithsomekitchens.Nowletmetellyouaboutsomeofthepeopleyouneedtoknow.SoasIsaid,I'mJoyPerkinsandIdecidewhodoeswhatduringthedayandhowlongtheyworkfor.I'llbetryingtogetyoutoworkwithasmanydifferentpeopleinthekitchenaspossible,sothatyoulearnwhil