4. C推理题。男士询问女士是否要去香港，女士给予了肯定答复并提到已经拿到了air ticket。

5．A推理题。根据谈话中的this is our last year和college等信息很容易判断。

6．D言外之意题。女士说I share your feeling，即赞同男士认为这本小说很难读下去的看法，并指出角色太多，根本记不住。

7. B言外之意题。女士回答说―你问对人了，我正好有多余的一本， 等于表示愿意借书给男士，帮他的忙。

8. D言外之意题。女士因天气炎热建议取消明天下午的网球活动，男士则说根据天气预报明天下午天气会转阴，即无需取消活动。

Exercise 3

1. M: Jessica, could you send this e-mail to all the club members?

W: Sorry, the computer broke down this morning. I will do it for you as soon as I have it fixed. Q: What does the woman imply?

2. M: Mr. Fred asked me to tell you that he is sorry he can‘t come to meet you in person. He is really too busy to make this trip.

W: That‘s OK. I‘m glad you‘ve come in his place.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

3. M: I‘d like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin‘s book on American Culture.

W: I‘m sorry. The book has been out of print for some time now.

Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

4. M: Thank you for your helpful assistance. Otherwise, I'd surely have missed it.The place is so out of the way.

W: It was a pleasure meeting you. Good bye!

Q: Why did the man thank the woman?

5. M: How do most students find a job after they graduate?

W: They usually look for a job by searching the want ads in the newspapers.

Q: What does the woman mean?

6. M: Are you going to return to your present job after the vacation?

W: No. I plan to graduate next semester. That means I'll have to be a full-time student.

Q: What will the woman do?

7. M: Are there any more questions on this lecture? Yes, Mary.

W: Dr. Baker, do you think an independent candidate could become president?

Q: What most probably is Mary?

8. W: Hello. This is Dr. Gray‘s office. We‘re calling to remind you of your 4:15 appointment for your annual check-up tomorrow．

M: Oh, thanks. It‘s a good thing you called. I thought it was 4:15 today.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

答案解析

1．A言外之意题。女士提到计算机已坏掉(broke down)，一旦修好就帮男士发邮件，说明她不可能马上就发邮件，但并非拒绝这个要求。

2．B推理题。in person的意思是―亲自‖，in his place相当于on his behalf，因此正确答案是B。

3．C地点与场所题。男士要求买一本书，这种对话最可能在书店发生。

4．D原因与理由题。男士提到如果没有女士的帮助，他肯定找不到这个地方，因此可以推测女士为他领路了。