1. What product or service is the telemarketer promoting?
A. a stay at a new condominium
B. a membership to a sports club
C. a hotel in Hawaii
2. Which special feature is NOT part of this offer?
A. access to free meals and beverages
B. use of fitness rooms
C. unrestricted use to a swimming pool
3. Why does the man turn down the offer?
A. He doesnt have extra money to spend.
B. He never buys things over the phone.
C. He doesnt need the service being provided.
4. What statement is true about the do not call list according to the conversation?
A. It will take four to six weeks to remove the mans name from the companys phone list.
B. The man might be called by another company representative in the coming weeks.
C. The man can request that his name be added again to the companys database.
5. What is the mans name?
A. Mr. Phillips
B. Mr. Jones
C. Mr. Williams
答案:
1. a membership to a sports club
2. access to free meals and beverages
3. He doesn`t need the service being provided.
4. The man might be called by another company representative in the coming weeks.
5. Mr. Phillips
英语听力原文:
Man: Hello.
Telemarketer: Good evening, Sir. Is this Mr. Charles Philips?
Man: Yes, it is.
Telemarketer: Well, Mr. Phillips. This evening, Im calling to offer you a special discount on . . .
Man: Ah, no, let me guess. You want to sell a subscription to the newspaper or a great deal on airfare to Hawaii, right?
. Or, you want to offer me an unbelievable bargain on flamenco dance lessons.
Telemarketer: No, no, actually . . . Mr. Jones.
Oh, sorry. That was the last guy.
Uh, we want to offer you a free trial membership to our sports club downtown at the introductory price of $39.95 . . .
Man: Thirty|nine ninety|five?!? I thought you said free! Uh, listen. Im not interested.
Telemarketer: Well, it includes unlimited access to all our facilities, including the gym, weight room, racketball courts, and swimming pool.
Man: Again, Im not interested. I have my own fitness program I do around the house anyway.
Telemarketer: Well, this is a once|in|a|lifetime deal.
Man: Nah. Like I said, Ill pass this time. And please put me on your dont call list.
Telemarketer: Okay. Itll take between four and six months before your name will be removed from our database.
You might be called by another representative during that time.
Man: Ah, man. Ah, great.
Telemarketer: Have a nice evening, Mr. Williams.
Man: Ah, man.
英语单词短语:
offer vt. 提供;出价;试图 : to provide or make available
| This hotel sometimes offers on rooms on weekdays.
subscription n. 捐献;订阅;订金;签署 : a payment for newspapers or magazines for a specific period of time
| I bought a subscription to the city newspaper for the rest of the year.
flamenco n. 弗拉门科民歌;弗拉曼柯舞 : a style of dancing common to traditional Spanish gypsies
| I recently joined a flamenco dance club at the university.
trial adj. 试验的;审讯的 : the process of testing something to find out about it
| My brother decided to accept a trial membership to local health club.
access n. 进入;用权;通路 : the right to make use of something
| only members have access to the swimming pool in the morning.