该题所问的Which of the following is irrelevant与带有NOT的否定性排除题本质相同，需要逐一识别，属于有难度的题设。首先排除选项A，因为题目中的 more than 14 months与录音中的444天不矛盾。其次排除选项B，因为金额数字及 所用一致。选项C 的设计增加了难度，录音说这笔钱只是有一部分来自于（ come in part from )法国银行BNP Paribas所缴纳的罚金，而考题直接说来自于这笔罚金。 不过，选项D 所说的内容在录音中根本没有提及，即使人质中可能有人死亡也与这 笔钱不相干（irrelevant)，所以，应该选择D。

[重点难点]
区分可能性的推测与实际听到的内容，排除录音中没有听到的关于人质死亡的选项D。

[录音原文]
The U.S. victims of the Iran hostage crisis of 1979 will finally receive compensation. A U.S. bill passed last week awards each of the 53 hostages or their estates up to US$4.4 million. That's equivalent to US$10,000 for each of the 444 days kept in captivity. The money will come in part from a US$9 billion penalty paid by the French bank BNP Paribas for breaking sanctions against Iran.