17.
M: I am getting worried about Jeanie's school work. All she talks about these days is volleyball games. And all she does is practice, training and things like that.
W: Her grades on the coming exams will fall for sure. It's high time we talked some sense into her.
Q: What are the speaker probably going to do?
A)Urge Jenny to spend more time on study.
B)Help Jenny to prepare for the coming exams.
C)Act towards Jenny in a more sensible way.
D)Send Jenny to a volleyball training center.
18.
W: Do you understand why the local people are opposed to the new dam up the river?
M: They are worried about the potential dangers when the dam should break. The river is very wide above the proposed site.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
A)The building of the dam needs a large budget.
B)The proposed site is near the residential area.
C)The local people feel insecure about the dam.
D)The dam poses a threat to the local environment.