17.
W: We've lived here in Hoe Farm for 5 years now and I think it's time to have the house painted.
M: You're right. Mr. Churchill, our neighbor, just had his house painted. But we cannot afford the fee unless we do it ourselves.
Q: What do we learn about the speakers?
正確答案：D
解析：關鍵是聽到But后面的“我們請不起人來粉刷屋子，除非自己動手”，cannot afford對應lack of money，故答案為D。Mr. Churchill是他們的鄰居，剛剛請人刷了自己的房子，但并沒有提及Mr. Churchill會幫他們刷房子，故不選A；B與原文相反；他們負擔不起請人來刷房子的服務費，C卻說先問價錢再請人，故不正確。

18.
W: I still can't get over the show last Saturday evening. I keep having nightmares all night.
M: So, next time before you walk into a theatre, make sure what you are going to see. I don't want to hear your complaints again and it is kind of wasting money too.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
正確答案：B
解析：關鍵是抓聽到女士所說的“看過的電影老在腦中出現，整晚都做噩夢”，據此可推知她看了一部恐怖片，故選B。