13.   A) The man regrets being absent-minded.

B) The woman saved the man some trouble.

C) The man placed the reading list on a desk.

D) The woman emptied the waste paper basket.（B）

14.   A) He quit teaching in June.

B) He has left the army recently.

C) He opened a restaurant near the school.

D) He has taken over his brother’s business.（A）

15.   A) She seldom reads books from cover to cover.

B) She is interested in reading novels.

C) She read only part of the book.

D) She was eager to know what the book was about.（C）

16.   A) She was absent all week owing to sickness.

B) She was seriously injured in a car accident.

C) She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized.

D) She had to be away from school to attend to her husband.（D）

17.   A) The speakers want to rent the Smiths’ old house.

B) The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths.

C) The woman is not sure if she is on the right street.

D) The Smiths’ new house is not far from their old one.（D）

18.   A) The man had a hard time finding a parking space.

B) The woman found they had got to the wrong spot.

C) The woman was offended by the man’s late arrival.

D) The man couldn’t find his car in the parking lot.（A）

19.   A) The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name.

B) The hotel clerk insisted that he didn’t make any reservation.

C) The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.

D) The hotel clerk couldn’t find his reservation for that night.（C）

20.   A) A grand wedding was being held in the hotel.

B) There was a conference going on in the city.

C) The hotel was undergoing major repairs.

D) It was a busy season for holiday-makers.（B）

21.   A) It was free of charge on weekends.

B) It had a 15% discount on weekdays.

C) It was offered to frequent guests only.