预订难以成功：房间、交通或演出的票、商品等都很难订到或买到。

M: I wonder whether it would be possible to change this double room to two single rooms.

W: Sorry, sir. All the single rooms are occupied. But if you like, I can check with Imperial Hotel to see if they have any.

Q: What's the woman going to do for the man?

A) Let him move to a room with two single beds.

B) Check to see if there are any vacancies in her hotel.

C) Try to help him find rooms in another hotel.

D) Show him the way to Imperial Hotel.

解析：中男生说：我不知道能不能把这个双人间换成两个单人间。女生回答：对不起先生，所有的单人间都订满了。如果你想要的话，我可以给你查查帝国饭店看看它们有没有。因此答案选C。

女生更爱学习、男生更爱娱乐：

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W: It's a pity you missed the concert yesterday evening. It was wonderful.

M: I didn't want to miss the football game. Well, I'm not a classical music fan anyway.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

A) The man was sorry to miss the football game.

B) The man attended the concert, but didn't like it.

C) The man was sorry that he didn't attend the concert.

D) The man is more interested in football than in classical music.

解析：中男生说：你错过了昨天晚上的音乐会真可惜。它很棒的。男生回答：我不想错过足球赛啊，况且我不是一个古典音乐迷。因此答案选D。

另外，交通工具容易迟到，邀约对方容易遭到拒绝（吃饭的邀请容易成功），事故中人不会死亡而是生还等特色规律都可以在题目中找到大量的佐证。