【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 led to an effect called coral bleaching, that is large numbers of corals dying off, especially in the shallower area of the reef.The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is attempting to find effective ways to deal with this issue that threatens the reef.One proposed solution involves shading the reef in certain areas to help keep thesurrounding water temperatures down.That is the end of section 4. You now have half a minute to check your answers.test 2Section 1(1) Global bicycle tours. May I help you?Yes, thank you. I39。d like to sign up for a bicycle tour.Which tour will you be interested in? We have the River Valley tour ing up in June and the mountain tour in July.The river valley tour was in June. I thought it was on May.It actually takes place the first week of June.Oh, I see. Well, I can still do that. The river valley tour is the one I want.Splendid, Just let me take your information. May I have your name please?Karla Schmidt. That39。s Karla with K, not C, KARLA.Thank you, Miss Schmidt. Address?Do you need a street address? Or can I give you my post office box?The post office box is fine.It39。s , 257, Manchester.Thank you. Okay, next, uld you bring in your own bicycle? Or do you want to rent one from us?I39。ll bring my own.Excellent. Now, we provide all the meals. So we need to know if you have any diet (dietary)restrictions.I don39。t think so. What do you mean?I mean if there39。s any food you can39。t eat? Some people have food allergy (allergies) orvegetarian or have t avoid dairy products. Things like that.Oh, I see. Yes, I39。m a vegetarian and never eat meat.(2) All right. I39。ll make a note of that. Now the total cost of the tour is $750.That much?The price includes everything: food, hotel, transportation. Everything.Everything?Yes, everything. The only other thing is you have (want) to tip the tour guide. We usuallyremend 5% the total tour cost.A five percent tip. I guess that39。s reasonable.In order to reserve your space on the tour. I39。ll need a 30% deposit.Do you need that right away?We generally ask for the deposit at least 4 weeks before the tour begins.The River Valley tour begins, let me see, 6 weeks from now, so you need to pay the deposit in 2 weeks.I think I can do that. I nder if you could tell me something how will luggage be transported. Do we carry it on our bicycles?No, you leave that to us. We have a van that carries your luggage from hotel to hotel each day. So you don39。t have to rry about it.Great. I have a luggage track for my bike. But I guess I n39。t have to bring that.No, you n39。t. But there are a few items we remend that you bring. We can39。t control the weather, so you should bring a raincoat or a rain gear.Yes, that39。s a good idea. And I should have my own spare tire too, shouldn39。t I?Actually, you don39。t need that. As our guide always carries some and of course, you n39。t need maps either, since our guide has the route all planned.What about a water bottle? I39。ll need that, n39。t I?Yes, you should definitely have a water bottle. A camera uld be a good idea too, since the tour goes through some very scenic areas.I have a guide book of that area. I nder if I should bring it along.We don39。t remend guide books. It uld just be extra way and the tour guide knows a great deal about that area.Yes, I see. Is there anything else I need to know?I think we39。ve covered the important points. I39。ll send you a tour brochure and you can call again if you have any questions.Thank you very much.Section 2(1) Thank you all for ing to see the new renovations to the Half Health Club.I know you be pleased as I am to see the wonderful results of a month of hard work to improve the club and bring in the best facilities ever.We39。ll beginning here with the swimming pool.You39。ll notice the new color of the adult pool, a lovely cool green.Now we39。ll go over here and look at the children39。s pool.It39。s the same green, but as you see, with brightly colored sea creatures painted everywhere.Both of the pools needed painting, not only for maintenance, but I think the new color greatlyimproves the atmosphere this part of the club.Next, let39。s take a look at the locker rooms. Don39。t worry, there39。s no one using them just now.Doesn39。t it feel roomy in here? We39。ve expanded both the men39。s and women39。s locker rooms.So now they39。ll be much more fortable to use.There are bigger lockers, a good deal of more room of dressing area and more places to store extra towels and equipments.Be careful when as you walk through here. The floor39。s just been polished and may be slippery.Let39。s go up to the exercise room next. Here, you39。ll notice a new floor. Walk on it. Doesn39。t it feel fortable?It39。s a special material, soft the out floor and ideal surfaces for jogging exercising.They have to move all the exercising equipment out while they are working on the floor. But don39。t worry。 it would be brought back in before the end of today.Let39。s step outside now and look at the tennis courts.We haven39。t done a great deal here except the equipment.We39。ll place all the nets in the balls run machine.Otherwise, everything is the same as it was before.Let39。s walk down this hallway, and here we are the club store, its new location.We thought here by the entrance was a better place for it than was used to be by the swimming pool.But it still has (all) the same items for sale, sports equipment and clothes in the club colors.(2) We are excited about the uping activities and events take place on newly renovated club.Now that the pools are ready for used again, swimming lessons will begin tomorrow for both adults and children.If you haven39。t signed up yet, you can stop by the officebefore you leave today and put your name on the list.If you39。re a tennis player, you39。ll be interested to hear about the tennis petition ing upon Wednesday.Players from different clubs all have the region more be participating. If you like to watch the event, tickets are available in the office.Also, I want to be sure you all know you are invited to our club party ing up next weekend.We celebrate the pletion of the renovation work and we have a lot to celebrate the entire renovation project was finished in just nine months.That39。s 3 months less than the twelve months we originally planned on.We39。re proud of that and proud of weakening the