1. A: Have you found your book yet?
B: ____________
A. No. But I didn't remember where I had put it.
B. No. I am not sure what I have done with it.
C. Not yet. And I'm sure I have lost it for ever.
D. Still not. It seemed to me I shall never get it back.
2. A: We don't seem to have a reservation for you, Sir. I'm sorry.
B: ____________
A. What's the matter with you? Don't you believe my secretary has made
reservations for me here?
B. OK. Let's go to somewhere else. But surely my secretary made reservations
for me here.
C. What's the use of your being sorry? My secretary made reservations for
me here. You don't believe her?
D. But my secretary said that she had made reservations for me here. I phoned
her from the airport this morning just as I left home.
3. A: Hello, John. How are you feeling now? Somebody said you have been sick.
B: ____________
A. Hello Mary. They must have had me confused with my brother, George. He has
been sick all week. I have never felt better in my life.
B. Hello Mary. Who's sick? How can I be sick. I'm as strong as a horse. They
must have gone mad.
C. Hello Mary. How are you?
D. Hello Mary. I'm quite happy. My wife has fallen ill. And, how about you?
4. A: Why didn't Tom give you one of his paintings?
B: ____________
A. Actually I didn't want one, but he would have given me one if I had
asked for.
B. I don't know why. But actually I didn't want one, even if he offered
me at the lowest price.
C. No. Tom did give me one of his pictures.
D. Yes. It seemed to me that Tom once offered his pictures to me but I
didn't want to buy it.
5. A: Why, you went to the cocktail party wearing such a shabby tie and
so worn a suit? You are really a gentleman!
B: ____________
A. But don't you know it's not the good clothes that make a gentleman?
B. Wearing such a shabby tie isn't so important for me to be a capable
businessman.
C. I'm not really a gentleman.
D. I think I am a real gentleman even in such a shabby tie.
参考答案：1.B 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.A
