【答案解析】[解析] 47-49 M: Now that Alexis is retiring，we can promote someone to the head of the sales division. Who would you recommend? W: Justin has put in the most time with the company，but he doesn't want any more responsibility because he already has his own business So, I think Allan is the most qualified person. He's been with us for more than ten years and has a great reputation with our clients. M: I know that Justin wouldn't have enough time to devote. Allan is the reasonable choice. I am going to meet with him this afternoon to offer the position to him. W: That's good. Justin will be relieved that he wasn't chosen and Allan will be thrilled to move up. [词汇] Now that…，we can…现在的情况是……，我们可以…… Justin wouldn't have enough time to+V Justin没有足够的时间去做…… 中级问题 对话的主题和对话是怎样展开的有直接联系，也就是说核心线索在第1句话就出现的可能性很大。如果把“Now that…，we can…”当作一个句型来看的话，就不会被(B)选项所迷惑。Now that后面说的是现在的情况，we can后面说的就是主题。