【填空答案】
airline: n. [C]a business that runs a regular service to take passengers and goods to different places by plane 航空公司
recruit: v. to find new people to work in a company, join an organization, do a job etc 招聘,吸收(新成员)
opening: n. [C]a job or position that is available 空缺(职位),空额
attendant: n. [C]someone whose job is to look after or help customers in a public service 服务员
extensive: adj. containing or dealing with a lot of information and details 广泛的,全面的
procedure: n.[C]the correct or normal way of doing something(正确的或通常做事的)步骤,手续
graduate: n. [C]AmEsomeone who has completed a course at a college, school etc 【美】毕业生
headwaiter: n. [C]the waiter who is in charge of the other waiters in a restaurant (餐馆的)服务员领班
executive: n. [C]someone who has an important job as a manager in a company or business(公司或商业机构中的)主管,行政领导,经理
【听力原文】
Good afternoon. I'm here today to talk to you about a career with our airline. We're especially interested in recruiting people to fill openings for flight attendants.
First of all, to work as a flight attendant with us, you must be accepted into our training program --- and with so many people applying, it's not easy to be selected. From the thousands of applications that we receive annually, we choose fewer than a thousand people for training. So, we require experience serving the public; and it also helps if you've earned some college credits. Also, not everybody who gets accepted into the training program makes it through.
The course meets six days a week for five weeks. The training includes extensive classroom work in such subjects as first aid and passenger psychology as well as practical training in flight procedures and meal service. A lot of our graduates say that our fight attendants develop the skills of a nurse, a headwaiter, and a public relations executive!
But, as a flight attendant myself, I can say that all of the hard work is worth it. Of course, I get to travel throughout the country, and the airline pays all of my expenses while I'm away from my base station. And, what I like best of all is that I've made friends with people from all over the country!