______. His room number is ______. The traveler pays ______ dollars in ______.
B. AT THE ROYALTON HOTEL
Rooms at the hotel cost from ______ dollars to ______ dollars, not including ______.
The traveler asks for a ______ room. The hotel clerk suggests a room in the ______
of the hotel at ______ dollars. This room has a bath and shower. The traveler wants to
stay for ______ days. His room number is ______. The traveler pays ______ dollars
by ______.
Here is a commentary on unemployment among men in the USA. Listen carefully
and complete the commentary:
C
The unemployment situation for men in USA steadily improved between 1982 and
1989.
In 1982 the rate of unemployment stood at ______ percent, but fell to ______
percent in 1984. By 1989 it was ______ for ______ percent but began to rise around
that time. By 1991 the figure stood at ______ percent.
The unemployment rate for USA men was well below that shown for European men
during this period. In fact it was ______ in 1991.
Listen to a passage about a rise in Volvo's earnings and complete the information
missing from the report below:
Volvo's earnings rise by ______ in ______ quarter
Volvo, the Swedish automotive, energy and food group, increased its profits by
______ in the first quarter of ______ despite a fall of ______ per cent in group
turnover.
Profits after financial items rose to SKr ______ (______ m US dollars) compared
with SKr ______ bn in the first quarter of last year.
The group was helped by a SKr ______ foreign-exchange gain on loans - compared
with a gain of SKr ______ m a year earlier - as well as by interest earnings of SKr
______ - compared with SKr ______ in the first quarter of last year.
Operating profits were virtually unchanged at SKr ______ compared with SKr
______ in the first quarter of ______. Volvo expects to make a productivity gain this
year of at least ______.
The group's liquid funds, inflated by the record profits of the past two years, climbed
to SKr ______ by the end of the first quarter from SKr ______ a year earlier.
Volvo profits, at least in the short term, have been hedged against the impact of
______, but the lower dollar exchange rate shows clearly in the group's sales figures.
Volvo turnover fell 5%______ to SKr ______ from SKr ______ in the first three
months of last year despite a substantial rise in the volume of car sales …
Many businesses use recordings to save time and money, especially after office hours.
You are going to hear several recordings of this type. After you hear each recording,
fill in the missing information:
1. Place: ________________________________
Business hours
Times: ______ to ______
Days: ______ through ______
Repair number __________
2. Place: ________________________________
Business hours
Times: ______ to ______
Days: ______ through ______
In emergency __________
3. Place: ________________________________
Booking hours
关键字:中高级口语听力阅读作文分册
生词表:
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commentary [´kɔməntəri]
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earnings [´ə:niŋz]
n.收益；报酬；获得 六级词汇
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swedish [´swi:diʃ]
a.瑞典人 n.瑞典语 四级词汇
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virtually [´və:tʃuəli]
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unchanged [ʌn´tʃeindʒd]
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impact [´impækt]
n.评论；评注；解说词 四级词汇
ad.实际上，实质上 四级词汇
a.不变的；依然如故的 六级词汇
n.影响，作用；冲击 六级词汇