Conversation Two
W: Did you go to the match on Saturday, Bill?
M: No, Alice. I listened to the commentary instead. It sounded pretty exciting, I must say.
W: You must be joking. Well, it was pretty dull really.
M: How did it go then? [23]I should have thought the Gunners did well to win over the Wolves in their present form.
W: Yes, I suppose they did. But two-one didn't do them justice. [24]They should have had at least three in the first half, and another two in the second. How far do you think the Wolves will go?
M: I suppose it all depends on how they shape after Christmas. Remember what happened last year?
W: I'll say I do. I'm not likely to forget it. I've never seen such a shame. To think they were in the top three for most of the time before Christmas, and then the way they came down. I just don't understand what came over them. I can't understand.
M: I don't know, either. Can you really say that? [25]Because they were quite O.K. until Blake got injured, and then without his influence in the attack they just couldn't score goals any more. I think it was simply a matter of the attack being weakened.

答案解析：
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What is true of Saturday's match?
[C]解析：對話中男士說：“我原本以為Gunenrs隊打得不錯，能以現在的狀態打敗Wolves隊。”因此該比賽是在Gunners與Wolves兩隊之間進行的，選C。A、B貌似矛盾，實際語義是一致的。C提供了兩個專有名詞，掃清了聽力障礙。
24. How many goals does Alice think the Gunners should have scored?
[D]解析：女士說，“他們上半場至少該進3球，下半場進2球”，所以Alice認為Gunners隊本應該進5球，答案是D。
25. What happened to the Wolves that made it come down?
[A]解析：對話最后男士說：“Blake受傷前他們還是很棒的，但缺少了他在進攻方面的影響，他們就再也進不了球了?！庇纱丝梢姡荁lake受傷影響了球隊。答案是A。出題之處已有多重語義特征：女士連說兩次“我不明白”；男士對此表示贊同，并在反問“真的能這么說嗎？”之后用because（重要的信號詞）說出理由。因此，一聽到Blake got injured即可馬上得到A。