11.A) She met with Thomas just a few days ago.

　　B) She can help with the orientation program.

　　C) She is not sure she can pass on the message.

　　D) She will certainly try to contact Thomas.

　　答案

　　C) She is not sure she can pass on the message.

　　原文

　　1. M: Mary, could you please tell Thomas to contact me? I was hoping he would be able to help me out with the freshmen orientation program next week.

　　W: I would certainly tell him if I saw him, but I haven't seen him around for quite a few days.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　12.A) Plan his budget carefully.

　　B) Give her more information.

　　C) Ask someone else for advice.

　　D) Buy a gift for his girlfriend.

　　答案

　　B) Give her more information.

　　原文

　　M: Christmas is round the corner and I’m looking for a gift for my girlfriend. Any suggestions?

　　W: Well, you have to tell me something about your girlfriend first. Also, what’s your budget?

　　Q: What does the woman want the man to do?

　　13、A) The man can speak a foreign language.

　　B) The woman hopes to improve her English.

　　C) The woman knows many different languages.

　　D) The man wishes to visit many more countries.

　　答案

　　A) The man can speak a foreign language.

　　原文

　　W: Having visited so many countries, you must be able to speak several different languages!

　　M: I wish I could. But Japanese and, of course English are the only languages I can speak.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

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　　14、A) Go to the library.

　　B) Meet the woman.

　　C) See Professor Smith.

　　D) Have a drink in the bar.

　　答案

　　C) See Professor Smith.

　　原文

　　M: Prof. Smith asked me to go to his office after class. So it is impossible for me to make it to the bar at 10：00.

　　W: Then it seems we’ll have to meet an hour later at the library.

　　Q: What will the man do first after class?

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　　15、A) She isn’t sure when Professor Bloom will be back.

　　B) The man shouldn’t be late for his class.

　　C) The man can come back sometime later.

　　D) She can pass on the message for the man.

　　答案

　　D) She can pass on the message for the man.

　　原文

　　M: It’s already 11：00 now. Do you mean I ought to wait until Prof. Bloom comes back from class?

　　W: Not really. You can just leave a note. I’ll give it to her later.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　-16、A) He has a strange personality.

　　B) He’s got emotional problems.

　　C) His illness is beyond cure.

　　D) His behavior is hard to explain.

　　答案

　　B) He’s got emotional problems.

　　原文

　　M: How’s John now? Is he feeling any better?

　　W: Not yet. It still seems impossible to make him smile. Talking to him is really difficult. And he gets upset easily over little things.

　　Q: What do we learn about John from the conversation?

　　-17、A) The tickets are more expensive than expected.

　　B) The tickets are sold in advance at half price.

　　C) It’s difficult to buy the tickets on the spot.

　　D) It’s better to buy the tickets beforehand.

　　答案

　　D) It’s better to buy the tickets beforehand.

　　原文

　　M: Do we have to get the opera tickets in advance?

　　W: Certainly! Tickets at the door are usually sold at a higher price.

　　Q: What does the woman imply?

　　-18、A) He turned suddenly and ran into a tree.

　　B) He was hit by a fallen box from a truck.

　　C) He drove too fast and crashed into a truck.

　　D) He was trying to overtake the truck ahead of him.

　　答案

　　A) He turned suddenly and ran into a tree.

　　原文

　　M: The taxi driver must have been speeding.

　　W: Well, not really! He crashed into the tree because he was trying not to hit a box that had fallen off the truck ahead of him.

　　Q: What do we learn about the taxi driver?