1. M: Mr. Brown asked me to tell you that he’s sorry he can’t come to meet you in person. He’s really too busy to make the trip.

　　W: That’s okay. I’m glad you’ve come in his place.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　A. The man is late for the trip because he is busy.

　　B. The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.

　　C. The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.

　　D. The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.

　　2. W: Frank, I thought you were working in New York.

　　M: I was, but I’ve moved back. I just couldn’t get used to living in a big city, so here I am back in school taking courses for a teacher’s certificate.

　　Q: What is Frank planning to do?

　　A. Move to a big city. B. Become a teacher.

　　C. Go back to school. D. Work in New York.

　　3. M: Can I borrow your math textbook? I lost mine on the bus.

　　W: You’ve asked the right person. I happen to have an extra copy.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　A. She can find the right person to help the man.

　　B. She can help the man out.

　　C. She’s also in need of a textbook.

　　D. She picked up the book from the bus floor.

　　4. M: I had a hard time getting through this novel.

　　W: I share your feeling. Who can remember the names of 35 different characters?

　　Q: What does the woman imply?

　　A. She has learned a lot from the novel.

　　B. She also found the plot difficult to follow.

　　C. She usually has difficulty remembering names.

　　D. She can recall the names of most characters in the novel

　　5. W: I just read in the newspaper that Lord of the Rings is this year’s greatest hit. Why don’t we go and see it at the Grand Cinema?

　　M: Don’t you think that cinema is a little out of the way?

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　A. The cinema is some distance away from where they are.

　　B. He would like to read the film review in the newspaper.

　　C. They should wait to see the movie at a later time.

　　D. He’ll find his way to the cinema.

　　解析

　　1. C。男士：布朗先生让我和你说他很抱歉不能亲自来见你。他太忙了以至于不能参加这个旅行。

　　女士：没关系。我很高兴你能替他来。

　　所以显而易见答案为C。这个人替布朗先生参加这个会。In person 亲自。

　　2. B。女士：弗兰克，我还以为你还在纽约工作呢。

　　男士：是啊，不过我刚回来，我还是不适应大城市的生活，因此我回学校申请教师资格证。可见答案为B。

　　3. B。男士：我能借你的数学练习本吗？我把我的丢在公车上了。

　　女士：那你是问对人了，我刚好还有一份。

　　可见答案为B。help out 帮助克服困难

　　4. C。男士：看完这本小说好难啊。

　　女士：我和你有同感。谁能记得35个不同角色的名字啊？

　　get through 到达, 办完。

　　5. A。女士：我刚才在报纸上读到《指环王》是今年最受欢迎的影片。为什么不去电影院看呢？

　　男士：难道你不觉得电影院离这太远了吗？

　　hit做名词，很轰动的很受欢迎的电影。out of the way: 偏远的。

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