HOW TO BOOK
Booking opens for Beckett Shorts on 8 September.
BY TELEPHONE
For credit card(信用卡) bookings. Calls are answered.
BOX OFFICE
01789 295623 9am—8pm( Mon—Sat)
0541 541051 ( 24 hours, 7 days, no booking charge,<收费> )
BY FAX
For credit card bookings. Please allow at least 48 hours for reply, if required.
BOX OFFICE
01789 261974 or 01862 387765
BY POST
Please enclose（附上）a cheque or credit card details together with an SAE or add 50p to the total amount（总额）to cover postage. Please send to the Box Office, RST , Stratford—upon—Avon, CV376BB.
Booking opens for all other plays on 19 September.
IN PERSON
BOX OFFICE
RST hall, 9:30am—8pm ( Mon—Sat ) ( 6pm when theatres are closed )
OVERSEAS BOOKING
The easiest method of payment is by credit card. You can also pay by; Eurocheque (up to £500)with your card number written on the back.
PAYING FOR YOUR TICKETS CREDIT CARDS
We accept Visa, Master Card, American Express and Diners Club. Please give the card number, name and address of card holder.
CHEQUES
Cheques and postal orders should be payable to: Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
小题1:In which of following ways of booking does one probably have pay extra money?
A．In person.
B．By telephone.
C．By fax.
D．By post.小题2:One has to wait for 2 days or longer for a reply if he/she pays_____________
A．in person.
B．by telephone.
C．by fax.
D．by post.小题3:What is a useful number to call at 11 am Sunday?
A．01789 295623
B．0541 541051
C．01789 261174
D．01862 387665
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
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小题1:细节题。各种订购方式中，”By telephone”中注明”no booking charge”，”By fax”和”In person”中没有提到额外付款，只有”By post”中提到需附加50p的邮资。答案为D。
小题2:细节题。”by fax"中提到”Please allow at least 48 hours for reply."刚好是至少两天的时间。答案为C。
小题3:细节题。从各种订购方式提供的联络方式看，By telephone是一星期7天24小时营业，所以Sunday 11 am打他们的电话肯定有效。答案为B。
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