17.
M: I’ve brought back your Oxford Companion to English literature. I thought you might use it for your paper. Sorry not to have returned it earlier.
W: I was wondering where that book was.
Q: What can we infer from that conversation?
A) The woman wondered why the man didn't return the book.
B) The woman doesn't seem to know what the book is about.
C) The woman doesn't find the book useful any more.
D) The woman forgot lending the book to the man.
18.
W: To tell the truth, Tony, it never occurs to me that you are an athlete.
M: Oh, really? Most people who meet me, including some friends of mine, don’t think so either.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
A) Most of the man's friends are athletes.
B) Few people share the woman's opinion.
C) The man doesn't look like a sportsman.
D) The woman doubts the man's athletic ability.