【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析]
W: It's ten o'clock. Is that too late for us to call Professor Brown about the student council meeting?
M: Let's hold off till tomorrow.
Q: What does the man mean?

[解析] 选D，信息明示题。女士问男士“现在给教授打电话，是不是太晚了”，由男士所说的hold off(推迟)可知，他的意思是等到第二天再打电话给教授，故选D。
[考点] hold off以下几个含义：
①(雨、风暴等)未发生、延迟，如：The rain held off just long enough for us to have a walk．雨一时下不起来，我们有足够的时间散步。
②阻止，抵挡住，如：His high rank and chilly manner held people off.他的高级官阶和冷淡的态度使人们不敢接近他。
③推迟，如：I will hold off my decision until next week．我将推迟到下星期再做决定。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析]
M: When will you be leaving for the west coast?
W: I won't be able to go now because I just started a new job. I won't get a moment free until my training period is over, which will be at least two months.
Q: Why can't the woman go to the west coast?

[解析] 选C，信息明示题。男士问女士什么时候去西海岸，女士说她现在不能去，因为刚刚开始一份新工作，而且正处于培训阶段，故选C。
[考点] 有关“工作”的词汇有：work，job，office，routine，promote，stay late，work overtime，overwork，extra hours，type letters，business trip，be through with，out of work等。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析]
M: Do you think we should put an ad in the paper for the lost bike?
W: By all means!
Q: What does the woman say about placing an advertisement in the paper?

[解析] 选A，信息明示题。男士询问女士是否应该发布丢失自行车的广告，女士用by all means(当然可以)表示非常赞同，故选A。
[考点] 关于means的常用短语有：by means of用…，借助于…；by any means一定，无论如何(常用于否定句)；by no means决不，一点都不。