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http://www.businessaudiopro.com

Business Audio Pro

Enhance Your Company’s Image with a Professionally Recorded Telephone Greeting A professional, personalized voicemail message creates an excellent first impression. Business Audio Pro meets your specifications to record a customized telephone greeting within three business days! Services We Offer: 1. Professional Voice Talent for Voicemail Messages -We have numerous male and female voice actors with a wide range of tones, accents, and dialects. Visit businessaudiopro. com to hear examples of what each actor sounds like and choose the one that best suits your needs. 2. On-Hold Messages - We also create professional on-hold messages with pleasant music to enhance your customers’ experience. 3. Customized Script Writing -Our experienced script writers can help you craft a personalized message that distinguishes you and your business. 4. Multilingual Voice Production-For those with a multilingual customer base, we offer services in a wide range of languages. Send us an e-mail (inquiry@businessaudiopro.com) with your contact information and your specific needs. Arepresentative will call you within 24 hours to discuss your project and provide a price estimate.

To:                 inquiry@businessaudiopro.com

From:             j.annesly@anneslydata.com

Date:             June 25

Subject:        Request

I found your notice in the newspaper and wish to use your services for my data-processing and transcription business. I am looking specifically for a professionally recorded voicemail greeting intended for my clients, and I wonder if you would be available to write and record this for me, and how soon. Since I work with English-and Spanish-speaking clients, I would like the message to be recorded in both languages. Please reach out to me at my mobile phone between the hours of 10:00 A M. and 5:00 P M. I hope to hear from you soon, Thank you. Jody Annesly Annesly Data 512-555-6879(mobile) 342 Maymill Road. Fort Worth. TX 70609

1. From what is mentioned above, we can learn that Business Audio Pro.

A．is always ready to answer customers’ phone calls

B．has its professional services advertised in the newspaper

C．provides voice samples and estimated prices on its website

D．fills orders in three days’time to meet customers’ specific needs

2. What services does Ms. Annesly request from Business Audio Pro?
① Professional voice talent                            ② On-hold messages
③ Customized script writing                            ④ Multilingual Voice production

A．①②③

B．②③④

C．①②④

D．①③④

3. Who is Ms. Annesly most likely to be?

A．A business owner.	B．A data collector.
C．A sales assistant.	D．A customer service specialist.

2 .

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Book by 30th April 2024 and enjoy a twin room for a two-night stopover from only £29 per person (£48 for single occupancy). Stopover choices are Singapore, Bangkok, Dubai, or Bali and include return transfers and four-star accommodation with breakfast.

For more details and full booking conditions, please request a brochure or visit www.distantjourneys.co.uk. Call FREE for a brochure 0800 141 3719.

1. If Karen is addicted to railway journeys, ________ are most likely to be her favourites.

A．Cairns and the Ghan

B．Uluru and Melbourne

C．Melbourne and the Ghan

D．Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef

2. If you have decided to join the tour, which of the following statements is true?

A．You may be charged an extra £349 in total for daily breakfasts.

B．You will enjoy a day trip to Daintree Rainforest, a world heritage.

C．You may choose to stop in both Singapore and Dubai at no extra cost.

D．You will be offered a meal with drinks when heading north by train in the Ghan.

3. If Jonathan and his two male friends, who have booked the travel, will depart UK on April 5th, 2025, with a two-night stopover in Bangkok, then at least how much will they have to pay for the whole trip in total?

A．£17,791

B．£18,822

C．£18,841

D．£19,572

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THE ROYAL GALLERY DINING EXPERIENCE Only available in August, enjoy a delicious dining experience in The Royal Gallery overlooking the Edinburgh Castle Esplanade. LOCATION Edinburgh Castle Esplanade PRICES FROM £600.00	THE GATEHOUSE PACKAGE Enjoy authentic Scottish dining presented especially for you. This exclusive dining experience is located in Edinburgh Castle’s historic Gatehouse. LOCATION Edinburgh Castle PRICES FROM £700.00	THE WITCHERY DINING EXPERIENCE New for 2024, this package offers an intimate dining experience in Edinburgh’s renowned fine-dining restaurant The Witchery. LOCATION The Witchery by the Castle PRICE £970.00
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（* The price listed is for one single person.）
1. All of the hospitality packages provided above ______.

A．contain a ticket to the 2024 Military Tattoo show

B．are available through the whole year of 2024

C．offer delicate handmade Scottish souvenirs

D．include a well-planned tour around Edinburgh Castle

2. Lindon and Sandra have to pay ______ in total if they intend to enjoy some snacks with the performers after the show.

A．£1200

B．£1940

C．£646

D．£830

3. ______ might be the best option for Ben and Joe to have a taste of the finest Scotch Whisky with various flavors.

A．The Witchery Dining Experience	B．The Royal Gallery dining experience
C．Flavours of Scotland	D．The Royal Gallery Reception

4 . Fit to Be Tied: Four Common Knots

Are you one of those hikers who always prefers a square knot? Here are simple, easy-to-remember alternatives that will do a better job in four common camping settings.

①Bind cargo to your car To secure a large bag to a car roof, you need a knot that acts like a pulley (滑轮). The trucker’s knot works best. Start by forming an overhand loop, pulling a loop through, and tightening. Next, feed the rope’s free end around a roof rack (架 子) or an S-hook on the frame. Pull on the working end to obtain the desired tension; then use a quick-release half-hitch, a type of knot, to “lock” the tension in place (and make untying cargo quick and simple).

②Attach tent guylines (拉绳) Attached to webbing loops at key stress points on the outer walls of tents, guylines are tied to the ground with stones. They stabilize the tent in strong winds by keeping the fabric walls tight. When setting up your shelter, tighten the guylines until no loose part remains in them or the tent walls. Fit the ropes with a tight-line knot, which lets you adjust the line’s length without untying the knot. When you move the knot by hand, it slides freely along the line, but it holds tight when the loop is tensioned—so the knot holds firm when gusts of wind pull tent walls hard.

③Lower a pack over a rock shelf Some packs feature a strong leather belt for easy rope-pulls—but most require a bowline knot, which doesn’t slip no matter the weight. It is very easy to untie after it’s been loaded. Slide the loop around the middle of the pack, tighten it, then lower away. A handy recall- aiding device: The rope’s long end is the “tree”; the loop is the “rabbit hole”;

④Fasten a canoe to shore The clove hitch is perfect for quickly fastening boats because it’s easy to tie, holds fast under tension, and releases instantly with a pull on the free end. This makes it a speedy way to fix a line to a tree. For extra security, add one or two half-hitches.

1. Which of the following may best match the types of knots in the numbered text description (1-4)?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

A．(a)(d)(b)(c)

B．(a)(c)(b)(d)

C．(c)(d)(a)(b)

D．(c)(b)(d)(a)

2. What is the best knot to use when a worker carries goods with a rope repeatedly between I^nd floor and 2^nd floor?

A．Tight-line knot

B．Truckers knot

C．Clove hitch

D．Bowline knot

3. Where are you most likely to read this article?

A．A website on backpackers.	B．A leaflet on safety guidance.
C．A scientific journal on knots.	D．A travel guide on beauty spots.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。1.

A．Endurance.	B．Exhausted.
C．Survivor.	D．That’ll Teach’em.

2.

A．It aims at making money.	B．It gets adults involved.
C．It is unpleasant.	D．It is educational.

3.

A．They are extremely dangerous.	B．They are over commercial.
C．They are entirely fictional.	D．They are quite popular.

6 .

A．Watch the program on TV.	B．Call the TV station.
C．Meet the man at the cat exhibition	D．Look for cats with the man.

7 . NEW STORY CONTEST

Ah, the New Year — a time for visiting friends and family as we ring out the old, ring in the new and imagine all the new adventures that await us in the year ahead.

Who knows what you’ll find when you open the door to your dryer or gaze up at the night sky? Will you write about a visit from a mythical creature, or maybe a lost animal? Will the visitor cause a problem — or solve one?

Whoever your visitor is, every buggy in Cricket (an American children’s magazine) Country will be gathered around the mailbox, awaiting the visit of your best story — just 350 words or less, please — featuring a surprising or unexpected visitor. Happy New Year!

Contest Rules

Your contest entry must be original. Ideas and words should not be copied.

Your entry must be signed by your parent or guardian, saying it is original, that no help was given, and granting Cricket permission to publish prize-winning entries in the May 2024 issue or on our website.

Be sure to include your name, age and full address on your entry.

Only one entry per person, please.

If you want your work returned, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for each entry.

Incomplete entries cannot be considered. Your entry will be incomplete if you forget to include your age or the signature of your parent or guardian that confirms that your work is original.

Your entry must be received by April 25, 2024.

Send entries to Cricket League, P. O. Box 300, Peru, IL 61354. (No faxes or email submissions, please!)

1. The theme of the new story contest is “_________”.

A．new adventures	B．New Year’s resolution
C．unexpected visitors	D．surprising inventions

2. Every contest entry must ________.

A．be sent by means of email	B．arrive after January 25,2018
C．be the contestant’s own work	D．contain no less than 350 words

3. Each contestant’s parent or guardian must sign the entry to agree that ________.

A．the prize-winning entry can be publicized on the media

B．all the required information has been included

C．the content of the story is based on a real event

D．editors can make revision to the participant’s entry

8 . Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Smart TV channels a sense of frustration

The phenomenon of watching less or not watching TV has mirrored a plunge in traditional TV sales in recent years.

“I haven’t watched TV at home for almost five years.” The same sentiment is a true portrayal of many Gen-Zers today. In the past when entertainment options     1     (limit), TV dominated. Nowadays, computers, mobile phones and tablets, all of     2     offer more content, have overtaken TV in the viewing stakes.

“Watching     3     (much) or not watching TV is the inevitable result of the diversification of entertainment for young people. The programs offered by the major TV stations is increasingly unable to meet the needs of young people, and a few minutes of advertisements are added at every turn,     4     (make) it difficult to compete with mobile phones and tablets,” says Li Dadi at Haige Business Watch, a public WeChat account     5     (dedicate) to business analysis.

The phenomenon mirrors a plunge in traditional TV sales in recent years. A report by All View Cloud, a data analysis company, says that domestic TV sales in 2020 were 44.5 million units, down 9.1 percent year-on-year; and sales revenue was 120.9 billion yuan ($19.1 billion), down 11.7 percent.

However, not watching traditional TV does not mean     6     (not use) the actual set. The current development of smart TV is not just a tool for watching programs on the box. The three major video content providers, Tencent Video, iQiyi and Youku, have all launched TV applications. People     7     also cast the content of their mobile phones onto the TV at any time. Leaning on the sofa and watching a 55-inch big screen is still much more comfortable than lying on the bed with a 6.1-inch mobile phone.

However, compared with the rapid development and profit growth of internet smart TV, complaints about a decline in service experience have come to light.

A woman’s complaint over her newly bought TV set has echoed across Chinese social media recently. In her video, posted on Douyin, she says most people watching TV now are elders, and a TV cannot be turned on     8     two remote controls at least. After she finally turned it on, advertisements popped up and lasted for more than 10 seconds. The various charging apps, all required to be purchased to allow for viewing,     9     (make) the experience worse. Without a VIP membership, there came another 70-second advertisement     10     she could finally watch a proper TV series. “I miss the simple TV set of my childhood,” she said.

9 . Product info:

Jacobsen Healthy Charms Cereal 500g $6.99

By Jacobsen Foods

1.8 out of 5 stars                    815 customer reviews

It's time to feed your family cereal that's both healthy and exciting! Healthy Charms combines both the fun of sugary cereals with the health benefits of healthy foods. After years of research, we've created this cereal that appeals to both kids and adults alike. It's made with 18 nutritious ingredients that provide your body with vitamins, minerals, and proteins to start your day off right! We've added dried fruits in fun shapes that your children will love.

Low in fat

Low in sugar

No GMO or artificial colors or ingredients

ONLINE REVIEW:

1.0 out of 5 stars                 Definitely tastes healthy

By parent of 4 ★★★★★                  May 18, 2023

Well, I can't say I didn't try. I wanted to feed my kids something healthier for breakfast than their usual Frosted O's and Cinnareal, but this one completely failed. My kids aren't even picky, but this cereal tasted like cardboard.There was absolutely nothing fun or "charming" about it. The "shaped fruit" just looked like pressed bugs, and that was the only part of the cereal that tasted good. And it was so expensive on top of it all!

RESPONSE:

I'm sorry to hear your family did not like our cereal. We had broad feedback making this product and received lots of good reviews about it. Perhaps the transition from a lot of sugar to a product that has almost none was too quick? We want you to be happy and would be glad to send you a beneficial ticket to purchase something else our company makes. Please email us at contact@jacobsenfoods.com and tell us about your situation and we'll get into contact with you.

1. What was the company's goal when making Healthy Charms?

A．They wanted to be in direct competition with another cereal.

B．They wanted to create something that no one had ever heard of.

C．They wanted to make kids and parents happy at the same time.

D．They wanted to turn a kid's idea into reality with their help.

2. What is one complaint parent of 4 has?

A．The dried fruit was tasty but looked terrible.

B．The cereal was a little wet even without milk.

C．There was still a lot of sugar for children.

D．There was so little cereal inside the box.

3. What is the company's explanation for parent of 4's complaints?

A．They said the family doesn't know what they're talking about.

B．They said that the cereal isn't supposed to taste good.

C．They said that the product the family purchased was bad.

D．They said the family needs more time to get used to it.

10 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。1.

A．The different types of commercial jingle.

B．The early years of the commercial jingle.

C．The importance of the commercial jingle.

D．The reason why the commercial jingle emerges.

2.

A．In the early1920s.	B．In 1926.
C．In the early 1930s.	D．In 1936.

3.

A．Televisions began to take the place of radios gradually.

B．The public was more likely to be impacted by words sung with music.

C．The market in the United States started to care about consumers’ taste.

D．The direct promotion of products was not allowed in peak listening hours.