1. A: I'm terribly sorry I'm late. I had rather a difficult time finding your office.

　　B: ____________

　　A. Saying sorry won't be enough for being late. You have to account for what you've done.

　　B. That's all right. Please sit down and I'll start to ask you a few questions.

　　C. You needn't saying sorry. It's often the case.

　　D. Put on your name in hte attendance record and go to your work.

　　2. A: Has the latest Time Magazine arrived yet? Today's already Tuesday.

　　B: ____________

　　A. Today's already Monday. But it hasn't arrived yet.

　　B. Sorry, it's late. Probably not till the day after tomorrow.

　　C. it may arrive on Wednesday.

　　D. Time magazine, so far as I know is the most popular for us New Yorkers.

　　3. A: Please deposit twenty more cents.

　　B: ____________

　　A. Oh, dear, I don't have any more money. I'll have to hang up now.

　　B. Deposit twenty more cents. It's an astronomical figure for me.

　　C. Sorry, I didn't owe you twenty more cents.

　　D. Sorry, I didn't even have a bank account book.

　　4. A: Ray, aren't you going straight home after school today?

　　B: ____________

　　A. Yes, I won't be going home until Friday.

　　B. No. I have a class until 1 O'clock, and after that I'm going to spend a couple of hours at the library before going home.

　　C. Yes. But I am afraid I have to stay for a few hours in the city library before going home.

　　D. Yes. If I were you, I wouldn't go home directly.

　　5. A: I hear you got a big parking ticket.

　　B: ____________

　　A. Yeah. I never realized Lot 3 was only for faculty.

　　B. Yeah. But how can I do otherwise?

　　C. Big parking ticket? I promise I have got one.

　　D. Sorry, I have no idea what will happen if I get a big parking ticket.

　　【参考答案】：1.B； 2.B； 3.A ；4.B； 5.A