Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation
you have just heard.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: It's really annoying. I went to buy a shirt yesterday. But when I got to town, all the shops were closed. Was it a holiday or something?
M: Not exactly. Wednesday is early closing day.
Q: On what day did this conversation take place?
由选项推测本题提问时间。女士说她昨天进城，发现商店都关门了。男士说周三商都提前关门(early closing day), 因此可知对话发生在周四，故正确答案为D)。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: How did Mr. Hunt's project turn out? I heard he had trouble with the funds, and he then couldn't get the land he wanted.
M: It's true. He did have difficulty at first, but all in all. The project couldn't turn out better.
Q: What happened to Mr. Hunt's project?
本题是关于it的结果：通过选项中successful, useless, failed, stopped 可推测对话是关于某事的进展状况的。关键字眼处设题。“The project couldn't turn out better”意为非常成功。因此正确答案为A)。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Carl earned a lot of money over the summer vacation in that company.
W: I don't doubt it. What surprises me is that he's still working there. Now the classes are about to start again.
Q: What does the woman say about Carl?
由选项推测本题与女士对he做某件事的看法有关。女士说“What surprises me is that he's still working there．Now the classes are about to start again”她很奇怪为什么开学了Carl还在公司上班，故正确答案为 D)。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Do you know that Mark turned down that job offered by a travel agency?
M: Yeah, the hours were convenient but he wouldn't have been able to support his family.
Q: Why did Mark refuse to take the job?
四个选项均有because引导，可知本题考查原因。“support his family”意为“养家糊口”。女士说工作时间很合适(the hours were convenient)，但是这份工作没法让Mark养家糊口，暗指工资太低，故正确答案为B)。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: I see that Vincent is smiling again.
M: Yes, he decided to speak to his boss' mother about his problem at work, rather than go directly to his boss.
Q: How did Vincent solve his problem?
四个选项均由by引导，推测本题考查某事是如何解决的，并且由boss可知是商务情景。rather than的意思是“非，而不是”，男士说Vincent找老板的母亲谈话，而不是直接找老板。故正确答案为D)。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Sorry, sir. I haven't finished my homework, as I didn't feel well last night and went to bed earlier.
M: Not feeling well again? That excuse of yours won't go down with me.
Q: What does the man's attitude show?
由选项推测本题与男士对女士的看法有关。“go down with sb.”意为“行为或言语被某人接受”，男士说他没法接受女士的借口，故正确答案为D)。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Have you used the tent you bought last month?
M: Yes. We went camping last Friday and had a marvelous time staying warm and dry in spite of the weather.
Q: What was the weather like last Friday?
由选项推测本题与天气有关。男士说尽管天气不好，睡在帐篷里让他们感觉warm and dry，暗指当时的天气 cold and wet，故正确答案为B)。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Don't you persuade your husband out of smoking?
W: Yes, I do. But whatever I say to him goes in one ear and out the other.
Q: What does the woman imply about her husband?
由选项推测本题与妻子劝说丈夫戒烟有关。对话中“out of smoking”意为“戒烟”；“goes in one ear and out the other”意为“左耳进，右耳出”，因此女士说她丈夫没有听从她的劝说，故正确答案为D)。