17.
M: Congratulations! I heard that your debating team has reached the final. What an achievement! You must have spent a lot of efforts on it. I am so proud of you guys!
W: Thank you! And now we are all working still harder to prepare for the final.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
正確答案：D
解析：男士聽說女士的辯論隊獲得了決賽權，女士說辯論隊正在努力準備決賽，故選D。

18.
W: My goodness! Look at the wind today. I wish I'd taken an extra coat with me.
M: Well, don't worry. I'll get you an extra one. I just realized that I forgot to shut off the stove at home and the soup is still cooking.
Q: What is the man probably going to do first?
正確答案：C
解析：女士說今天的風很大，真希望自己多帶了一件外套，男士說他可以給她帶一件外套，因為他意識到家里的爐子沒有關，湯還在爐子上煮著，即男士認為要先回家（關爐子），故選C。