Birthday presents for children

文章大意

一位男士打电话给Ramona Toys玩具公司的销售员Tracy，为姐姐的两个孩子挑选生日礼物。9岁的Peter喜欢有挑战性的动手玩具，选了木质模型卡车和喂鸟器；快6岁的Natalie则看了巧克力相关的新品。对话涉及教育类玩具、价格和适合年龄。

题目与答案

1. Family presents

   Company specialises in educational toys

   Presents for Peter:

   A wooden 1_____ (a model)

   答案：truck

   原文定位：How about a model truck? Might that be any good? It's made of wood. It comes in a kit, so you get all the pieces, and then there are the electrical components

2. • possible to include a 10_____

   答案：message

   原文定位：Okay. But how will they know who the things are from? Will I be able to send a message;Yes, you can. That option's on the same menu

   同义替换：「include」↔「send」

3. • includes a sheet of stickers

   • helps children to understand basic 2_____

   • price: £17.50

   答案：technology

   原文定位：That sounds just up his street, and I'm sure it'd help him to understand technology, even if it's only basic

4. A 3_____ feeder

   答案：bird

   原文定位：Okay. Well, how about a bird feeder instead? That's a kit as well

5. • includes paints and brush

   • price: £ 4_____

   答案：8.99

   原文定位：Oh, I've just noticed something else in its favor. It's only 8.99 now. It's been reduced from 14.50

6. Present for Natalie:

   A chocolate pack

   • kit includes chocolate, moulds and some small 5_____

   答案：boxes

   原文定位：You heat the chocolate and pour it into special molds. They're provided as well, and you also get some little boxes to put the chocolates in once you've made them

   同义替换：「includes」↔「get」

7. • develops artistic skills

   • helps children to understand effects of 6_____

   • price: £6.00

   答案：temperature

   原文定位：Yes, and it says here that it helps children to understand how temperature can affect things

8. Ordering toys

   • web address – www.7_____ .com

   答案：rimona

   原文定位：Of course. It's very simple. It's just www.rimona.com;How do you spell that? Is it R-E-M-O-N-A;It's R-I-M at the beginning;Ah, okay

9. • order before Friday to get free 8_____

   答案：postage

   原文定位：Oh, and I've just seen here, if you order the things before Friday, you don't have to pay for postage

   同义替换：「free」↔「don't have to pay for」

10. • can be wrapped and sent straight to children

    • under ‘Packaging options’ choose 9_____

    答案：gift

    原文定位：Uh, click on packaging options, and you just select gift by ticking one of the boxes

    同义替换：「choose」↔「select」