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You will hear a woman asking about the membership of the Society.
Woman: Hi. I'd like some information about joining the International Arts Society.
Man: That's no problem. What exactly can I help you with?
Woman: First of all, I'd like to know about the membership fee.
Man: Well, there are two types of membership.
Woman: Can you tell me what they are?
Man: First, there is life-time membership which means that you can have access to all the facilities at the society itself and all exhibitions. Plus you can have discounts to various events at affiliated arts organizations here and abroad. And on top of that you can use the life-time members' room.
Woman: How much is that type of membership?
Man: Well, the life-time membership fee is £1,537.
Woman: Mmm. Okay. It's rather a lot to pay in one go. What about the other membership?
Man: The ordinary membership; that's £193 per year.
Woman: That sounds a bit more reasonable. What does that entitle you to?
Man: You can visit the society, including the exhibitions, the library and follow the arts programmes on week-days during the opening times from 10am to 9pm and at the week-end between 10am and 5pm. On Saturday, if there is a special event like a lecture or restricted showing of an exhibition, then it opens until 9pm.
Woman: So what is the difference between this and the life-time membership?
Man: In the long-run, you save money as you are making a one-off payment, and you have exclusive use of the life-time members' room.
Woman: Okay. What arts programmes do you run?
Man: Well, the Society has a very extensive programme to cater for all tastes. There's a series of exhibition rooms for the permanent collection of paintings, watercolours and sculpture and then there's a new exhibition area, which opened at the beginning of the year. And we run a series of courses and lectures that go with the exhibitions.
Woman: Can I ask about the lectures? What is scheduled for this year?
Man: The latest list is in this leaflet.
Woman: Oh yes, that looks very good. Are all the exhibitions etc. free if I join?
Man: Yes. Everything is free.
Woman: That's fair enough. I think, in that case, I'll join.
Choose the correct answer.