Test 20
Section A
11.
M: Hello, Mary. This is Peter at the hospital. Is Michael home?
W: No, he is not. I tried to reach him at the office a few minutes ago, but his secretary said he had been out for a meeting with the client from Australia.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
正確答案：C
解析：女士說自己給Michael打過電話，但是秘書說他跟客戶開會(huì)去了。所以答案為C。選項(xiàng)預(yù)測可知，問題與Michael的行蹤有關(guān)。BUT題型，but后的內(nèi)容是關(guān)鍵。

12.
W: The rate for a conference room at the hotel exceeds our expectations. We're already running in the red. And I don't think we can continue the project if we keep doing this.
M: Have you considered an auditorium in the nearby college?
Q: What's the woman worrying about?
正確答案：D
解析：女士因?yàn)榫频陼?huì)議室的租金超出預(yù)期的數(shù)目而憂心忡忡。故答案為D。從選項(xiàng)推測，對話內(nèi)容與“開會(huì)場地”有關(guān)。正確答案與原文（cost與rate）屬于同種類型的中心詞替換。