A、 When he was 12.
B、 When he was 20.
C、 When he was 25.
D、 When he was five.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】W: How long have you been writing? M: Frankly speaking, I began writing poems when I was 12. But I didn''t publish any one until I was 20. Then I changed to write essays when I was 25. Q: When did the man start writing poems?

A、 He refused to take the job because of the bad food.
B、 He cannot bear the food''s smell so he may quit.
C、 It''s difficult to work because the food smells so good.
D、 He is so hungry and wants to take a break.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】W: How is your new job at the student cafeteria? Have you started it yet? M: Have I? Hours of smelling bad food—I just can''t take it anymore. Q: What can be inferred about the man''s problem?

A、 It was a long lecture, but easy to understand.
B、 It was not as easy as she had thought.
C、 It was as difficult as she had expected.
D、 It was interesting and easy to follow.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】M: What do you think of Professor Brown''s lecture? W: The topic was interesting, but the lecture was much more difficult to follow than I had expected. Q: What does the woman say about the lecture?

A、 Ask Tom to send an invitation.
B、 Get the Johnsons'' address.
C、 Invite Tom to the party.
D、 Tell Tom to pick up the Johnsons.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】W: I want to ask the Johnsons to come to the party. Do you know their address? M: No. But I would like them to come. I think Tom can give you their address. Q: What is the woman going to do?

A、 The man is usually the last one to hand in his test paper.
B、 The man has made a mess of his final exam.
C、 The man doesn''t have a good study habit.
D、 The man is a very diligent student.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】M: I''m exhausted. I stayed up the whole night for my final math exam. W: But why do you always wait until the last minute? Q: What does the woman mean?

A、 Stop looking for the socks for he thinks none is left.
B、 Check the sales area.
C、 Ask somebody else.
D、 Stay where she is.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】W: Where can I find some of the socks you advertised on sale? M: Check out the sales rack in the aisle. There''s still quite a few left. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

A、 At a newsstand.
B、 At a car dealer''s.
C、 At a publishing house.
D、 At a shopping mall.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】M: Excuse me. I''d like to place an advertisement for a used car in this Sunday''s edition of your paper. W: OK, but you have to run your advertisement all week. We can''t quote rates for just Sunday. Q: Where is the conversation most probably taking place?

A、 Go on with the game.
B、 Draw pictures on the computer.
C、 Have a good rest.
D、 Review his lessons.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】W: Mark is playing computer games. M: Should he do that when the final exam is drawing near? Q: What does the man think Mark should do?