15.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　A. The next bus is coming soon. B. The bus will wait a few minutes at the stop.

　　C. There are only two or three passengers waiting for the bus. D. They can catch this bus without running.

　　16.

　　M: Wow, that's a big assignment we've got for the English class.

　　W: Well, it's not as bad as it looks. It isn't due until Thursday morning.

　　Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

　　A. The assignment looks easy but actually it's quite difficult. B. The assignment is too difficult for them to complete on time.

　　C. They can't finish the assignment until Thursday. D. They have plenty of time to work on the assignment.

　　錄音原文:

　　15.

　　M: Hurry, there's a bus coming.

　　W: Why run? There will be another one in two or threeminutes.

　　16.

　　M: Wow, that's a big assignment we've got for the English class.

　　W: Well, it's not as bad as it looks. It isn't due until Thursday morning.

　　解析：

　　15. A 關鍵在于聽明白another one中的one代替的是前面的bus,兩三分鐘后還會來一輛公交車。Why do sth. 是不主張做某事的表達。B，C均與對話內容無關;D項錯在this,應該是the next。

　　16. D 關鍵在于聽懂比較結構not as bad as it looks"不想看上去那么糟"以及not due until"直到......才到期"。說明作業(yè)不難，而且時間充裕，因此選D。A正好把難度顛倒;B中的too difficult也不對;作業(yè)的上繳日期截止到星期四，但這并不等于C“他們直到截止日才能完成”，故C不正確。