【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: I bought this television set on sale yesterday. It cost me fifty dollars.
W: Only fifty dollars? Mine cost a fortune, three times as much!
Q: How much did the woman pay for her television set?
[解析] 男士说他的电视只花了50美元，女士说她的电视花了3倍的价钱(three times as much)，由此可知，女士买电视花了150美元，故答案为C。
选项均为价格表明，本题可能考查某物的价格。
单选题
A. Testing a new but safer method.
B. Strictly obeying the established rules.
C. Trying something new from the book.
D. Learning a new method through practice.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: I want to try something new in the project. What's your opinion?
M: Well, I prefer to go by the book. At least it is safer, isn't it?
Q: What does the man suggest?
[解析] 对话中女士提到她想在这个项目中尝试一些新的东西，男士听后说I prefer to go by the book.，B中的obeying the established rules正是对男士提到的go by the book(严格按照规章办事)的同义转述，故答案为B。
选项中的testing a new...method，obeying...rules和trying something new表明，本题可能考查观点建议，涉及遵守制度或创新。
单选题
A. Take care of Ben.
C. Have a meeting.
B. Be back in an hour.
D. Go to the office.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Hey, listen. Can you do me a big favour? The dean's office just called and said there was an urgent meeting. Can you watch Ben for like an hour?
W: OK, all right. But be back in an hour.
Q: What does the man ask the woman to do?
[解析] 男士说有一个紧急会议，通过请求句式(can you...)问女士能否帮忙照看本一个小时左右(watch Ben for like an hour)。女士答应了，但要求男士一个小时之内回来。可见男士是请女士帮助照看孩子，故答案为A。
选项均为以动词原形开头的动词短语表明，本题可能考查观点建议或行为打算。