【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]14-17 M: Hello, Alice. What was the film like? W: Awful. It was a complete waste of time. M: Why? What was it about? W: It was about a married couple. They had to live with the wife's mother, because they didn't have enough money to buy a house of their own. M: A lot of young poeple have to do that. W: Yes, but the husband had to work overtime three times a week, so he was always tired. M: It sounds like the story of my life. W: Yes, it does doesn't it? But this man was always over-tired, and he couldn't sleep. So he used to take two sleeping pills every night. M: I take sleeping pills sometimes. W: Yes, but not two every night, right? Anyway, the strain was too much for him, He had a nervous breakdown and went to hospital. M: It sounds like a very depressing film. W: Not really. His wife was able to find a good job as an interpreter, because she could speak French fluently. After a few months' work, she had a better job than her husband. So in the end, they were able to buy a house, and he didn't have to work any more, stupid, wasn't it? M: I don't know. My wife used to speak French. I must tell her to brush it up.