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Test1SECTION1MAN:Goodmorning.WOMAN:Goodmorning.HowcanIhelpyou?女士：MAN:Iunderstandthattheschoolorganises...umm,tripstodifferent...WOMAN:Yes,werunfiveeverymonth:threeduringweekendsandtwoWednesdayafternoontrips.MAN:Whatsortofplaces?WOMAN:Well,obviouslyitvaries,butalwaysplacesofhistoricalinterestandalsowhichofferavarietyofshopping,becauseourstudentsalwaysaskaboutthat...andthenwegoforoneswhereweknowthereareguidedtours,becausethisgivesagoodfocusforthevisit.MAN:Doyoutravelfar?WOMAN:Well,we'reluckyhere,obviously,becausewe'reabletosaythatallourvisitsarelessthanthreehoursdrive.MAN:Howmuchdotheycost?WOMAN:Againitvaries-betweenfiveandfifteenpoundsahead,dependingondistance.MAN:Ahha...WOMAN:Oh,andwedooffertoarrangespecialtripsif,youknow,therearemorethantwelvepeople.MAN:Ohright,I'llkeepthatinmind.Andwhatarethetimesnormally?WOMAN:Wetrytokeepitprettyfixedsothat,thatstudentsgettoknowthepattern.Weleaveateight-thirtya.m.andreturnatsixp.m.Wefigureit'sbesttokeepthedayfairlyshort.MAN:Ohyes.Andhowdowereserveaplace?WOMAN:Yousignyournameonthenoticeboard.Doyouknowwhereitis?MAN:Ahha.Isawitthismorning.WOMAN:Andwedoaskthatyousignupthreedaysinadvancesoweknowwe'vegotenoughpeopleinterestedtorunit,andwecancancelifnecessary,withfullrefundofcourse.MAN:That'sfine,thanks.MAN:Andwhatvisitsareplannedforthisterm?WOMAN:Right,wellI'mafraidtheschedulehasn'tbeenprintedoutyet,butwehaveconfirmedthedatesandplannedtheoptionalextravisitswhichyoucanalsobookinadvanceifyouwantto.MAN:Ohthat'sallright.IfyoucanjustgivesomeideaoftheweekendonessoIcan,youknow,workoutwhentoseefriends,etcetera.WOMAN:Ohsure.Well,thefirstoneisStIves.That'sonthethirteenthofFebruaryandwe'llhaveonlysixteenplacesavailable'coswe'regoingbyminibus.Andthat'sadayintownwiththeoptionalextraofvisitingtheHepworthMuseum.MAN:Ohright...yeah...thatsoundsgoodWOMAN:Thenthere'saLondontriponthesixteenthofFebruaryandwe'llbetakingamedium-sizedcoachsothere'llbeforty-fiveplacesonthat,and,let'ssee,theoptionalextraistheTowerofLondon.MAN:Oh,I'vealreadybeenthere.WOMAN:Afterthatthere'sBristolonthethirdofMarch.MAN:Where?WOMAN:Bristol...B-R-I-S-T-O-L.MAN:OK...WOMAN:That'sinadifferentminibuswitheighteenplacesavailable,oh,andtheoptionalextraisavisittotheS.S.GreatBritain.MAN:OK...WOMAN:We'regoingtoSalisburyontheeighteenthofMarchandthat'salwaysapopularonebecausetheoptionalextraisStonehenge,sowe'retakingthelargecoachwithfiftyseats...MAN:Ohgood.WOMAN:AndthenthelastoneistoBathonthetwenty-thirdofMarch.MAN:Ohyes.IsBaththeRomancity?WOMAN:Yes,that'sright,andthat'sinthesixteen-seaterminibus.MAN:Andwhere'stheoptionalvisit?WOMAN:It'stotheAmericanMuseum-wellworthavisit.MAN:OK,wellthat'sgreat,thanksforallthat...WOMAN:Mypleasure.Bytheway,ifyouwantmoreinformationaboutanyofthetrips,havealookinthestudentnewspaper.MAN:OK.WOMAN:Or,haveawordwithmyassistant;hernameisJaneYentob-that'sY-E-N-T-O-B.MAN:Right,I'vegotthat.Thankyouverymuchforallyourhelp.WOMAN:You'reverywelcome.Ihopeyouenjoythetrips.SECTION2GoodafternooneverybodyandwelcometoRiversideIndustrialVillage.TostartyourvisitI'mjustgoingtogiveyouabriefaccountofthehistoryofthemuseumbeforelettingyouroamaboutonyourown.Iwon'tkeepyoulong.OK?Now,fromwherewe'restandingyou'vegotagoodviewoftheriveroverthere.Anditwasbecauseofthisfast-flowingwaterthatthissitewasanaturalplaceformanufacturingworks.Thewaterandtheavailabilityofrawmaterialsinthearea,likemineralsandironore,andalsotheabundanceoflocalfuels,likecoalandfirewood,allmadethissitesuitableforindustryfromaveryearlytime.Waterwasthemainsourceofpowerfortheearlyindustriesandsomeofthewaterwheelswerefirstestablishedinthetwelfthcentury,wouldyoubelieve?Atthattime,localcraftsmenfirstbuiltanironforgejustbehindthevillagehere,onthebendintheriver.Bytheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturiestheregion'sriverssupportedmorethanahundredandsixtywatermills-andmanyofthesecontinuedtooperatewellintothenineteenthcentury.Butthenthesteamenginewasinventedandthentherailwayscameandthecentresofindustrywereabletomoveawayfromtheriversandthecountrysideandintothetowns.So,industrialvillageslikethisonebecameveryrare.Sothat'sthehistoryforyou.Ifyou'dlikeanymoreinformation,youcanaskmesomequestions,oryoucanreadfurtherinourexcellentguidebook.NowI'mgoingtogiveyouaplanofthesiteandI'djustliketopointoutwhereeverythingisandthenyoucantakealookateverythingforyourself.I'vealreadypointedouttheriver,whichisontheleft.Andofcourse,runningalongthebottomisWoodsideRoad,gotit?OK.Nowwe'restandingattheentrance,seeitatthebottom,andimmediatelytoourrightistheTicketOffice.Youwon'tneedthatbecauseyou'vegotyourgroupbooking,butjustpastitarethetoilets-alwaysgoodtoknowwheretheyare.Infrontofusisthecarpark,asyoucansee,andtotheleft,bytheentrygateistheGiftShop.That'swhereyoucangetcopiesoftheguide,likethisonehere.Now,beyondthecarparkallthebuildingsarearrangedinahalfcirclewithayardinthemiddle.Thebig,stonebuildingatthetopisthemainWorkshop.That'swherethefurnaceisandwhereallthemetalwassmeltedandthetoolswerecast,asyou'llbeabletosee.Now,inthetopright-handcorner,thatbuildingwithbiggerwindowsistheShowroom,wheresamplesofallthetoolsthatwere