2015年MPA考试辅导英语讲义难点精析(5)

　　31. Man: I saw John yesterday. You know what? He was driving a luxurious car.

　　Woman: He rented it. He often makes believe that he is a millionaire.

　　Question: What does the woman mean?

　　A. Everyone believes that John is a millionaire.

　　B. John dreams of becoming a millionaire.

　　C. John dreams of having a luxurious car.

　　D. John pretends to be a millionaire.

　　32. Woman: I can hardly go on. The work is so tough.

　　Man: Don’t lose heart. I’ll back you up all the time.

　　Question: What does the man mean?

　　A. He will help the woman with her work.

　　B. He will support the woman.

　　C. He will do the work for the woman.

　　D. He will encourage the woman.

　　33. Man: I didn’t know you got a promotion. Why didn’t you tell me earlier so

　　that we could have celebrated it?

　　Woman: I guess it slipped my mind. My mind was lost to other things because of work.

　　Question: What does the woman mean?

　　A. She felt lost with her work.

　　B. She had a poor memory.

　　C. She forgot to tell him.

　　D. She had to go to work.

　　34. Man: The new Chevy Chase film was terrific!

　　Woman: Oh, come off it, Al. Chevy Chase is a great comedian, but he sure didn’t show it in that movie.

　　Question: What does the woman think of the movie?

　　A. It’s great comedy.

　　B. It’s typical Chevy Chase film.

　　C. It isn’t a good comedy.

　　D. It isn’t as terrible as Al thought.

　　35. Woman: You haven’t said a word about my dress, Dave. Don’t you like it?

　　Man: I’m sorry I didn’t say anything about it sooner. I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it before.

　　Question: What does the man probably think of the dress?

　　A. It is in fashion.

　　B. It surely is unique.

　　C. It is a bit old-fashioned.

　　D. It surely suits her.

　　36.Man: I’m going to ask the neighbors to turn the music down. I can’t hear myself think.

　　Woman: Do you really think it makes any difference to them?

　　Question: What does the woman mean?

　　A. He should have told them earlier.

　　B. It is of no use to turn the music down.

　　C. The neighbors will not listen to him.

　　D. He should focus on his own thinking.

　　37. Man: What shall we take for the trip?

　　Woman: We’d better take the bare necessities.

　　Question: What does the woman suggest?

　　A. They should take as little as possible.

　　B. They should take their daily necessities.

　　C. They should take as much as they can.

　　D. They should take nothing with them.

　　38. Woman: We are going to go away on vacation…Can you hear me?

　　Man: I’m all ears.

　　Question: What does the man mean?

　　A. He is listening attentively.

　　B. He couldn’t care less.

　　C. He likes the woman’s idea.

　　D. He is against the woman’s plan.

　　39.Woman: I’m really behind with my project. Can you help me?

　　Man: I’m afraid you bit off more than you could chew!

　　Question: What does the man mean?

　　A. He is not willing to help the woman.

　　B. The woman is unable to do the project.

　　D. The woman is doing more than she can manage.

　　D. He is not in a position to help the woman.

　　40. Woman: There’s Bill on his motorcycle again. Did he get it fixes in the garage?

　　Man: Don’t be silly. That would have been a waste of money. It money. It only had a flat tire.

　　Question: What does the man imply?

　　A. The woman was so silly as to waste much money.

　　B. It was costly to have the motorcycle fixed in the garage.

　　C. Bill must have repaired the motorcycle himself.

　　D. There was a serious problem with the motorcycle.