单选题
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文]26-28
When I first came to the United States, I was told that I should apply for my social security number. So I took the bus down to the Social Security Office. The office was busy, with several people waiting in line. When it was my turn, the officer gave me a long form and told me to fill it out and return it to him. I took my form, found a seat, and sat down to fill it out.
I read over the form several times, but, to my frustration, I still could not make any sense out of it. I felt terrible, and began to doubt my ability to survive in America. "Oh, dear," I thought, "If this is so difficult for me, how will I ever get through school?" After trying again and again to read and understand the form, I finally said to myself, "Even with all the years I've studied English, I haven't learned enough vocabulary to fill out a basic form. But I must apply for a social security number. There is no way around it. I will have to get help." So I reluctantly approached the officer for help. "Excuse me, sir. Could you help with this form? I'm a newcomer here, and I can't understand it." The officer looked over the form, and said in surprise, "Oh no, I've made a mistake. This form is in Spanish. Here, take a new form." Was I embarrassed! He gave me the new form, and I filled it out in a few minutes. Two weeks later, I received notice of my social security number.
I have been in the United States for two years now, but I still can't forget that embarrassing moment during my first visit to the Social Security Office.
26.Who said he made a mistake?

[解析] 推理判断题。本文只涉及两个人物,作者与官员,C)、D)两项显然不对。那位官员自己说到了 "Oh no, I've made a mistake. ”由此可知出错的是那位官员,所以正确答案选B)。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Why couldn't the speaker fill out the form?

[解析] 综合理解题。因为当作者提出疑问,officer发现他发错了申请表,作者不懂西班牙语,当然无法填写。因此答案选A)。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Why was the speaker embarrassed?

[解析] 综合推断题。基于对整篇文章的理解,可以知道作者一直把西班牙文当成英文来读,并没有意识到这个错误,所以,他为自己的粗心大意和英文水平而感到尴尬。答案为选项D)。