【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
THOMAS: Where have you been, Nadia?
NADIA: Browsing in the bookshop.
THOMAS: What took you so long? You said you were only going to be away 5 minutes.
NADIA: I was only gone for a quarter of an hour .
THOMAS: Well, it seemed much longer than that. Did you buy anything?
NADIA: I was tempted to get the latest novel by Dan Brown but it"s quite heavy and I"d have to carry it around with me. If I could have found a crossword puzzle book, I"d have bought it; but in the end I was attracted to a front-page article in today"s issue of the New York Times .
THOMAS: Is that all you bought then?
NADIA: Yes. Look, why don"t you read the business section while I catch up on the news and then we can swap.
THOMAS: I"d rather have the entertainment section.
NADIA: Are you looking for anything in particular?
THOMAS: I just thought they might have a review in there of that new play that opened on Broadway yesterday.
NADIA: The drama about that awfully cruel pirate?
THOMAS: Oh, I"d forgotten about that, mmm, I wonder how good it is...actually I was thinking of the new comedy...the one about...the physician.
NADIA: Doctor Hunter .
THOMAS: That"s the one.
NADIA: Well, when I was in the bookshop I overheard a couple talking about it and they said it was fantastic—not in the least bit boring. They especially liked the actor who played the main part—very smooth, apparently.
THOMAS: Lots of fun, then?
NADIA: Well, according to those two they thought it was hilarious .
THOMAS: Ooh, we"ll have to make a point of seeing it when we get back.
NADIA: Definitely.
THOMAS: We didn"t have time for breakfast and I"m hungry. Do you fancy a coffee and a muffin?
NADIA: Sounds like a good idea.
THOMAS: And how will you have your coffee today? Long and black as usual?
NADIA: I think I might have something different this morning.
THOMAS: What? You don"t mean a fiat white or some other milky one?
NADIA: Oh, I don"t know, I want something to perk me up.
THOMAS: An espresso? Short and black with sugar ?
NADIA: Perfect!
THOMAS: Will that be with a chocolate muffin or a berry muffin?
NADIA: I"ll try to stay off chocolate— the berry sounds healthier.
THOMAS: And I"ll have a plain one with butter. Won"t be long...
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THOMAS: Here you are. Mind the coffee, it"s really hot.
NADIA: Thank you. I"m really ready for this.
THOMAS: Have you thought about what we should see when we get to London?
NADIA: The Tower, of course . I"ve always wanted to get a look at the Crown Jewels. That is where they keep the jewels, isn"t it?
THOMAS: I think so. And, what about the Wheel? I hear it"s quite extraordinary.
NADIA: I"m not that keen on the wheel . Do you want to ride on it?
THOMAS: No way.
NADIA: Well, let"s leave it out of the itinerary then.
THOMAS: Okay. So, do we do the Tower first?
NADIA: Yes, that"s the idea. And then we absolutely have to go to Westminster .
THOMAS: Really?
NADIA: Yes. Look, it"s not going to cost us anything and I promised my sister I"d take photos there.
THOMAS: Well, if you insist.
NADIA: I do. Oh, did you know the British Museum is free to the public? Not just residents but tourists as well?
THOMAS: Well, I did know that but I was hoping we wouldn"t have to spend time in any museums—we"ve only got three days in all and it"ll take at least one whole day to go through the museum .
NADIA: Well, let"s say we leave it till day three and see how you feel then ?
THOMAS: Okay, I can"t argue with that.
NADIA: And Buckingham Palace?
THOMAS: I suppose you"ve promised lots of photos of that as well have you?
NADIA: Well, no, not really, but we can"t say we"ve been to London and haven"t seen the Queen"s palace !
THOMAS: I guess not and there"s the added benefit that it won"t cost anything as well.
NADIA: Oh, Thomas. It"s not that I"m afraid of spending money; it"s just that I want to see all the traditional sights first.
THOMAS: Good. I"m glad that"s sorted. Listen, I think they just called our flight.