真题练习

051. Why is the man unhappy?
A. He was not told the news earlier.
B. He had to cancel the meeting.
C. He had to put off the meeting.

052. Why does the woman refuse the man?
A. She has lent it to others.
B. She has not got a dictionary.
C. She will need it this weekend.

原文+答案解析

051.
W: The meeting has been called off.
M: That's news to me. They should have told me earlier.
W: Don't be angry about it. There must be some reason.
答案解析：
正确答案为A。根据That's news to me. They should have told me earlier. 这可是个新闻。他们应该早点告诉我的。可知，男子为没有早点被告知而不高兴，因此A项正确。

052.
M: Do you think I could borrow your dictionary this weekend?
W: Sorry, normally I'd say yes, but I'm going to use if myself.
答案解析：
正确答案为C。根据but I'm going to use if myself.不过我自己也要用。可知，女子因周末要用词典所以拒绝了男子，因此C项正确。