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W: Listen, I need your advice. I have to work with Mr. Addison for a few weeks. He has a bad reputation, hasn't he? Can you please tell me how you feel like about him?
M: He seems unfriendly at first but honestly his heart's in the right place.
Q: What does the man mean?
正確答案：A
解析：根據對話，男士認為雖然Mr. Addison乍看起來不友好，但實際上他是個心地善良的人。故答案是A。選項都是關于Mr. Addison的描述，猜測題目與對他的評價有關。出現了but，還需要多想么？當然是要百分之兩百地留意but后面的內容！

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W: Pardon me, I don't want to miss any more of the first act. Can you please show me to my seat? It's just too dark and I don't think I'm able to find my seat.
M: I'm sorry, Miss. But I can't seat you until the interval.
Q: What does the man mean?
正確答案：D
解析：根據對話，可以推斷地點是在戲院，演出已經開始了，女士遲到，并要求男士盡快把她帶到座位上。男士回答到幕間休息時才可以。故答案是D。選項都是帶原因從句的否定式句子，猜測題目與“他”不能做某事的原因有關。男士的話語中but后面的內容是關鍵，即便是沒有聽懂interval，聽到until（直到……時候），也可以準確作答。