17.
W: Did you hear that the convenience store next to the gas station was held up last night?
M: Yes, I heard it on the radio this morning.
Q: What happened to the convenience store?
正確答案：B
解析：本題考查的是短語hold up的特殊含義“搶劫”，即rob，故答案為B。

18.
M: Congratulations! I just heard about your acceptance into law school. Do you think you would join your brother's firm after graduation?
W: Not likely. He is a tax lawyer, and I am going to major in criminal law.
Q: What does the woman mean?
正確答案：D
解析：答案仍然落在女士所說的話上，但是這一次必須將女士所說的話照應男士所說的話中的某些細節，才能得出答案，這種做法在以往的考試中是非常少見的。男士問：畢業后你是否會加入你哥哥的公司？女士說：“Not likely.”據此，正確答案為D。女士又解釋她不會加入哥哥的公司的原因：她哥哥是稅務律師，而她學的是刑法。A、B為含有原文詞major和tax lawyer的干擾項，C原文沒有提到。