单选题 Why won''t the elevator stop on the ninth floor?

A、 Because you must take the stairs.
B、 Because nine is an odd number.
C、 Because the elevator got stuck on the ninth floor.
D、 Because there are too many people in the elevator.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】W: Does this elevator stop on every floor? M: No, it stops only on the even ones. If you want an odd one, go to the even one above it and then walk down.

A、 At a restaurant.
B、 At a department store.
C、 At a hotel.
D、 At a cleaner''s.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】M: I want to have this shirt washed and this suit dry cleaned. W: Very well, sir. Your name and room number please.

A、 He has lost many of his paintings.
B、 He has become a famous person.
C、 His fortune has been good recently.
D、 He no longer makes good paintings.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】W: What do you think of Tom''s paintings? M: A few years ago, I like them very much, but now he''s after fame and fortune. His talent has suffered.

单选题 What does the woman tell the man must do?

A、 Read part of the book.
B、 Read only one chapter of the book.
C、 Read another book.
D、 Read the whole book.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】M: I will just read this chapter of the book to pass the exam. W: You can''t just read this chapter. The exam covers the whole book, you know.

A、 The woman should go to climb the mountain.
B、 The woman should stay at home.
C、 The weekend may not be long enough for climbing the mountains.
D、 The man did not know where to go either.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】W: I want to have a long rest during the weekend, but I don''t know where to go. M: Have you thought of climbing the mountains?

A、 The woman will work together with a machine.
B、 The machine has been replaced by a man.
C、 The woman lost her job.
D、 The woman was happy to work with a capable computer.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】M: I am sorry to inform you that you have been replaced by a computer at the office. W: I see. So a machine can be more capable than a man.

A、 That Liz doesn''t know them well.
B、 That he is the one to phone Liz.
C、 That she will phone Liz if he doesn''t.
D、 That she doesn''t know Liz''s phone number.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】M: How about phoning Liz asking her to join us for dinner? W: I think you should phone her, she hardly knows who I am.

单选题 How long will they have to wait before the game starts?

A、 10 minutes.
B、 15 minutes.
C、 20 minutes.
D、 25 minutes.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】W: At what time will the game start? M: It is to begin at ten o''clock, and now my watch says 9:45. It won''t be long. W: You seem to be very interested in sports. W: Yes, and I''ve spent time and money on it.

单选题 What''s the man''s response to the woman''s remark?

A、 He believes the headmaster asked for too much.
B、 He thinks the headmaster has no money to keep the school.
C、 He thinks the tuition is reasonable.
D、 He thinks the tuition is too cheap.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】W: I sent my son to a private school, and the headmaster charged me a big sum of money for tuition. It costs me $ 500. M: But I think the tuition is worth every penny of it.

单选题 What is the man''s opinion about the Smiths'' investment?

A、 He feels they have done a wise thing.
B、 He doesn''t think they should move.
C、 He thinks it is better to invest later.
D、 He thinks it is unwise to buy stocks.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】W: You know, the Smiths have invested all their money in stocks. M: They may think that''s a wise move but that''s the last thing I''d do.