【正文】 s living and working space, a kitchen with a huge food store, a small hospital and a wellequipped gym to ensure everyone keeps fit in their spare time. The station generates its own electricity and municates with the outside world using a satellite link..Our station Zero One had some special features. It wasn39。ll have an opportunity to put into practice what you39。s going to be interesting, but in fact we cut around half of it in the end, and then it was much better. T: Good. Well, one last thing I39。t heard before. T: What about you Ibrahim? What was the most useful for your English? I: It was listening to the British students, because they don39。ve operated one like that? C: Yes, it is. T: Well the results were very good! Anything else? C: I also enjoyed visiting one of the British students we filmed. I39。t repair it, we39。s received bicycles from Pedal Power is Rivas. It was the first place I sent a full container of bicycles to. Most people there now own a bicycle. The local economy has developed so much, you wouldn39。s Dan Pearman and I39。ve also got all the local papers and a wide selection of magazines.M: Excellent. I assume you have photocopying facilities? L: Of course. 5p a sheet for both A4 and A3 blackandwhite copies and 40p a sheet for colour. You can get a card from the counter here it doesn39。ll give you a booklet with all the details when you join. You can always renew items if they39。t have the range of reference books or facilities which we buy for our students. That39。s 163。s right, it is. Are you over 18? That39。re far more likely to put money aside for their old age than women are. Now this is rather disturbing, because in fact the need for women to save for their old age is far greater than for men. Let39。re basically asking whether men and women have different attitudes towards saving money, and whether they save money for different things: Back in 1928 the British writer George Bernard Shaw wrote in his Intelligent Women39。 would I have to do to get the diploma?M: The current programme is two modules and then you have to choose a topic to work in more depth but you can base that on your job, and so you don39。s a mixture. You39。t really want to do the fulltime course, then? A: No, not really. It39。ve already looked at it. In fact, I thought the information on course content was really useful, but I39。 our testers found they were too wide and a baby could easily trap his head. We felt this was a real safety hazard and so we have labelled this one dangerous, I39。s T for tango. When you call back, ask to speak to the Tour Manager, that39。d prefer whales to snakes. R: Yeah. And if you just want to relax you are free to sit by the hotel pool or go down the beach. Oh, and they also have tennis courts at the hotel, but you have to pay for those by the hour. But there are table tennis tables downstairs and they39。t have another one until June the 2nd. CUSTOMER: All right, and is April a good time to go? RECEPTIONIST: Pretty good. Though the really good time is later in the year. I have to say though that the whale sighting is only one of the many things offered.C: Really? R: hotel itself where you stay has great facilities. It39。s two days that includes four hours39。劍橋雅思5聽力原文TEST 1 SECTION 1 RECEPTIONIST: Good afternoon, Dreamtime Travel. How can I help you? CUSTOMER: Oh hello. I39。 travel time each way from here. CUSTOMER: Good, I don39。s called The Pallisades.C: The Paris what?R: No, it39。re part of the acmodation package. Just speak to your guide.C: Well that sounds good. So how much is the basic tour price?R: At this time of year it39。s me, Tracy.C: Fine, I willSECTION 2 Hello and wele to today39。m afraid. And finally better news for the Mother39。m afraid I39。s also a question of finances. You see, my office have agreed to pay the cost of the Course itself, but I would have to take unpaid leave if I want to study fulltime and, well, I don39。d be expected to write an essay each month, which counts towards your final assessment. You have a case study to do by the end of the course, which might involve doing a survey or something like that, and also you need to hand in a short report every four weeks. A: So, that39。t need to be away from the office, and how long it takes is up to you. A: The important thing is that you don39。s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism that A man is supposed to understand polities, economics and finance and is therefore unwilling to accept essential instruction.39。s consider this for a moment. To start with, it is a fact that throughout the world, women are likely to live many years longer than men, so they need money to support them during this time. Since women are likely to be the ones left without a partner in old age, they may therefore have to pay for nursing care, because they don39。s our minimum joining age. M: Yes, I am.L: That39。125 per year or 163。s why you have to pay to be an external member. M: I see. How many books can I borrow? L: We allow twelve items borrowed at any one time if you39。re not required by anyone else by telephoning or logging on to our website. M: What about the puters? Can I use them free of charge? L: For college students it39。t take coins. M: OK. Oh by the way, another thing I was wondering about was if you ran any writing classes through the library? L: We do, but you39。d like to talk about the work of Pedal Power, a small charity based mainly in the UK. I39。t recognise it as the same place. In fact, there are more bikes than on the streets of Amsterdam, if you39。ll strip it down for spare parts. Of course, to do that we always need tools, which are expensive to buy, so we wele any that you can give. Also, you could help by contacting the voluntary staff at our offices, they39。d never been inside a British home before. T: OK Cristina, thanks. What about you, Ibrahim? What did you enjoy? I : Well for me it was a very good chance to get to know students who are on other