11. W: I forgot to tell you that Fred called last night to borrow your sleeping bag。Times大学排名Top10

M: Oh, I saw him at the gym this morning, but he didn’t say anything. So he must have asked somebody else。

Q: What does the man imply?

12. W: These summer days are getting to be more than I can take. It was even too hot to go to the pool yesterday。

M: Hang in there. According to the weather report we should have some relief by the end of the week。

Q: What does the man mean?

13. W: Well, tonight we have Professor Brown in our studio to talk about the famous oil painting of Queen Victoria. Good evening, professor。

M: Good evening, madam, my pleasure to be here tonight。

Q: What is the woman doing?

14. M: The plants next to the window always look brown. You wouldn’t know by looking at them that I water them every week。

W: Maybe they don’t like direct sunlight. I had the same problem with some of my plants. And a little shade helps them immensely。

Q: What does the woman imply?

15. M: I’m really exhausted, Mary. But I don’t want to miss the Hollywood movie that comes on at 11。

W: If I were you, I’d skip it. We both have to get up early tomorrow. And anyway I’ve heard it’s not as exciting as advertised。

Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

16. M: Those modern sculptures over there are really weird. Don’t you think so?

W：Well, I couldn’t stand them either at first. But now I’ve come to like modern art, particularly those sculptures carved by Italian artists。

Q: What does the woman mean?

17. M: I’m really glad our club decided to raise money for the children’s hospital.And most of the people we phoned seemed happy to contribute。

W: Yeah! I agree. Now that we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list, I guess we can call it a day。

Q: What do we learn about the speakers?

18. M: Have you heard of Professor Smith? I’m thinking of taking an advanced engineering course with him. What do you think?

W: Yeah! You really should. He’s published dozens of books so far, once been recommended as a textbook for postgraduates。

Q: What does the woman imply?