真题练习

177. How old is Dick now?
A. 39.
B. 43.
C. 35.

178. How many students took the exam?
A. Forty students.
B. Fifty students.
C. Twenty-five students.

原文+答案解析

177.
M: Do you know how old Dick is this year?
W: Well, let me see. I'm 39 and he is 4 years younger.
答案解析：
正确答案为C。根据 I'm 39 and he is 4 years younger.我39岁，他比我小四岁。可知，迪克今年35岁，因此C项正确。

178.
M: How many students took the exam last Saturday?
W: Well, let me see. I believe that we had twenty-five from the Middle East and fifteen from Latin America.
答案解析：
正确答案为A。根据we had twenty-five from the Middle East and fifteen from Latin America.有25名来自中东的学生，和15名来自拉美的学生参加考试。可知，共有40名学生参加了上周六的考试，因此A项正确。