17.
M: Look, I'm sorry I didn't turn up for the match yesterday, but it really wasn't my fault, you know.
W: It's all very well saying it wasn't your fault, but thanks to you we lost 10 to 1.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
正确答案：D
解析：男士说自己觉得很抱歉，因为昨天没有参加比赛，女士说“都怨你，我们才1比10输给了对手”。thanks to you“多亏你”在此为反语“都怨你”。所以D正确。根据选项可以预测题目是问女士对男士行为的态度。选项C明显与其他选项的感情色彩不同，可以初步排除。选项A和D意思相反，答案必居其一。

18.
W: It seems Paul doesn't make any progress in science.
M: If Paul were my son, I'd just not worry about him. You are already giving him special help after school, you say, so I doubt he'll fail the course.
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
正确答案：D
解析：在听到女士的抱怨后，男士说到：“如果他是我儿子，我就不担心他。”接着进一步讽刺女士太在乎Paul的学习了，言外之意是让女士放轻松，不要太在意。听音重点在于男士说话时采用的虚拟语气。