例、Text:

M: Hi, Sue. It’s Mario.

W: hi, How are you?

M: Fine. Look, I was wondering if you are free on saturday evening. I’ve got some tickets for a concert, would you like to come?

W: Oh, well … I’d like to, but … um ….. I’m studying for my exams at the moment, and well … I’m sorry … I can’t.

M: OK. --- not to worry. Some other time then, I suppose.

W: Oh, yeah …right … Sure.

Question①: Why does the man call the woman?

A.He wants to ask her to go out with him.

B.He wants to remind her of the concert.

C.He wants to help her with her study.

Question②: What can we learn about the woman?

A.She doesn’t really want to go.

B.She works hard at school.

C.She doesn’t like music.

本题涉及的主要相应交际项目为：邀请和应答(Invitations and responses)

5.分辨数字(numeric discrimination)及计算(computation)。涉及数字主要包括：日期、时间、年代、年龄、价格、数量、距离、房间号、电话号码等，数字种类有记述词、序数词、百分数、分数等。做题时常常需分辨出几个数字，排除干扰项，有时还要用到简单的加减乘除运算，同时还要注意一些常见数量表达法如：quarter,double,dozen,twice,times,two-thirds,a pair, dollars, pound, penny, cent等。

例：Text:

W: Good morning. Crawley Chemicals. How can I help you?

M: Good morning. I’d like to speak to Mr. Brown, please.

W: I’m sorry, he is not in at the moment. Can I take a message?

M: OK. My name is Dick Morton. That’s M-O-R-T-N. I’m phoning from Everbright Travel about Mr. Brown’s trip to Australia, He’s booked on flight number BA1279 to Sydney on Monday. That’s April 17th. The flight leaves from Gate 4, Oh, no sorry, it leaves from Gate 1 at half past ten.

W: uh.

M: That’s 10:30, but he must be there at least two hours before to check in.

W: And how will he get his tickets?

M: Oh, we’ll send them around this afternoon. But if there’s and problem, he can call me at 33486220.

W: OK, I’ll make sure he gets your message.

M: Thank you, good-bye.

W: Good-bye

Question① Why is the man making the telephone call?

A、He is inviting Mr.Brown to go to Australia.

B.He is giving information at Mr. Brown’s flight.

C.He is fixing a time to meet Mr. Brown at the airport.

Question② When does Mr. Brown have to be at the airport?

A. By 8:30    B. By 9:30    C. By 10:30

Question③ What number can Mr. Brown call if there is a problem?

A. 33466820  B. 33688202  C. 33486220

本题涉及的交际项目主要为打电话(making phone calls)和传递信息(passing on a message).

从上面的题例和分析可以看出，上述考查内容和交际项目并非单个出现，而是复合出现在每个题目中，只不过有主有次罢了，这一点还是应该注意的。