A、 He''ll be speaking at the end of the meeting.
B、 He was supposed to speak last night instead.
C、 He suddenly decided not to speak.
D、 He already spoke very briefly tonight.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】W: Wasn''t Carl supposed to give a speech tonight? M: Yes, but he backed out at the last minute. Q: What do we learn about Carl?

A、 The man shouldn''t expect her to go along.
B、 She doesn''t think she has enough money.
C、 She''ll go even though the movie is bad.
D、 The man should count the number of people going.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】M: I thought it would be fun if we all went to see that new movie downtown. W: Count me out. I''ve heard it''s not worth the money. Q: What does the woman mean?

A、 Both the man and the woman have no time to look at the gift.
B、 The man can''t imagine what his friends get for him.
C、 The man already knows what Betty will say.
D、 The man is anxious to see Betty''s reaction to the gift.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】W: I can''t wait to see the look on Betty''s face when she opens our gift. M: Neither can I. Q: What does the conversation tell us?

A、 She wasn''t really studying.
B、 She hadn''t finished writing her articles.
C、 She had furnished her house.
D、 She could write beautifully.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】W: Jane has written some articles for her research project. M: So she has finished them. Q: What had the man assumed about Jane?

A、 The problem may have been a very complicated one.
B、 No one can do it.
C、 The woman thinks that the problem is too easy.
D、 The man can solve the problem himself.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】M: I wonder if a problem like this can be solved by Linda. W: Well. If she can''t solve it, no one can. Q: What can be concluded from the conversation?

A、 The janitor is too busy to do his work.
B、 The sanitary conditions of an apartment.
C、 The relationship between the janitor and the two speakers.
D、 The architecture of a building.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】W: I''m going to ask the janitor to clean the lobby. M: Would you ask him to wash the staircase as well? Q: What is being discussed?

A、 He can''t tear either piece of cloth.
B、 He wants part of each piece of cloth.
C、 The pieces of cloth are made by a secret process.
D、 The pieces of cloth seem identical to him.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】W: One piece of cloth is pure wool and the other is a synthetic fabric. M: Amazing! I really can''t tell them apart. Q: What does the man mean?

A、 Look around before going home.
B、 Prefer to argue about it.
C、 Disagree with the woman.
D、 Apologize to the woman.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】M: What was it you wanted to talk to me about just now? W: Never mind, it was nothing important. Q: What will the man probably do?