【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]8-10
M: May I come in?
W: Yes, of course.
M: Hello, Kate. Where is Jane? I want her to type this letter for me.
W: I'm afraid she can't. (8)She isn't working today. She is studying, for the exam.
M: The exam? Is she going to school?
W: Yes, she is. She is learning Japanese at night school.
M: I see. Are you going to night school, too?
W: No, I'm not, not this year. (9)But I'm thinking about taking a course next year.
M: That's a good idea. Is that expensive?
W: No, not very. (10)Anyway it's worth the money.
8. Why can't Jane type the letter for the man?

[解析] 题目询问简为何不能为男士打信。女士在对话中提到：“简今天不工作，她在为考试做准备。”可以看出为选项D(她在为考试作准备)为正确答案。
[避错指南] 选项A(因为她在度假)和选项B(因为她不想打信)，对话中并未提及，可排除；选项C(因为她正忙于工作)，与对话中所讲“She isn't working to-day.”(她今天不工作。)不符，也要排除。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Which of the following statements is true?

[解析] 题目询问下面哪一项是正确的。通过男孩问她是否也去夜校，她说她在考虑明年参加一个课程。由此可以看出选项A(凯特打算明年上夜校)为正确答案。
[避错指南] 对话中提到简在夜校学日语，而凯特还没上夜校，所以选项B(凯特在夜校学日语)和选项D (凯特和简在夜校学日语)均可排除；选项C(凯特是个好打字员)，对话中根本未提及，也可以排除。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
How about the cost of the night school?

[解析] 题目询问夜校的费用，根据凯特说的“Any-way it's worth the money.”(物有所值)可以看出选项C为正确答案。
[避错指南] 选项A(昂贵)、选项B(便宜)和选项D (不知道)显然都没有在对话中提到；因此为错误选项。