[originaltext]W: Charles, I want to ask if you know anything about hotels on th

W: Charles, I want to ask if you know anything about hotels on the Costa Brava.
M: Why? No, I’m afraid I can’t be of great help to you there.
W:(8)Well, it’s just that we’ve been thinking of taking the family to Spain this summer(9)and at this rather late stage we’re trying to organize ourselves a suitable hotel. But I thought that you’d been to the Costa Brava.
M: It’s certainly a bit late. But have you looked at the ads?
W: Well, yes. As a matter of fact, I read one this morning in the Sunday Paper which sounded marvelous.
M: For a hotel?
W: Yes. Just outside Barcelona.(10)It’s said that this hotel is right on the beach, and that’s essential as far as we’re concerned.
M: I know just what you mean.
W: And all the rooms have balconies facing the sea and overlooking the beach.
M: Expensive?
W: No. That is the remarkable thing about it. You know, even allowing for a bit of exaggeration in the ad, it seems to have a lot to offer.
M: Which is unlikely with yours, from the sound of it.
W: Well, yes, but you can never tell, can you? And the food’s good.
M: Of course.(11)The only way to find out for certain is to go and try it. And that’s taking rather a risk.
W: Yes, I agree with you.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. Where are the woman’s family going to spend the summer?
9. What is the problem that the woman has got?
10. What is essential to the woman about a hotel?
11. Which of the following statements is TRUE?