【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]
M：How long did it take you to write your term paper?
W：We were given three weeks，but I finished it in less than half of the time．
Q：How much time did the woman spend doing her term paper?

本段对话的重点就是要注意女士话语中的were given，but两个词语，were given 引出 three weeks的干扰项，而but往往引出最关键最重要的内容，也就是实际这位女士用了多少时间，即不到一半规定的时间。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
M：You know，Ellen has come into a lot of money recently．
W：Yes，I heard that a relative was generous to her．
Q：What can be said about Ellen?

本题关键是generous“慷慨大方”，即Ellen的亲戚对她很大方。根据上下文，可推知Ellen的亲戚给了她钱。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: If I buy some plants for the house，will you water them for me while I'm away?
W：Sure I will，provided you water mine while I'm on vacation．
Q：What will the woman do for the man?

本题答案出现在女士的第一句话，Sure I will是对前面问题中所指事情的省略，即指“在你出门的时候，我会帮你浇水的”。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文]
M：Excuse me，can you tell me if this bus goes to the zoo?
W：No，I'm afraid I can't．I've been here a few weeks myself．
Q：Why can't the woman give the man direction?

男士问这辆公共汽车到不到动物园，女士说自己才到这儿几周，也就是说她到这儿的时间很短，对此地不熟悉。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
W：I really want to get rid of this old car．It's caused a lot of trouble．
M：I don't think we've saved enough for a new one，though．
Q：What does the man mean?

在女士提出get rid of“处理掉”旧车后，男士回答I don't think... 来婉转表示不同意，理由是saved enough for a new one，即还没有攒够买一辆新车的钱。