17.
W: Listen, I need your advice. I have to work with Mr. Addison for a few weeks. He has a bad reputation, hasn't he? Can you please tell me how you feel like about him?
M: He seems unfriendly at first but honestly his heart's in the right place.
Q: What does the man mean?
正确答案：A
解析：根据对话，男士认为虽然Mr. Addison乍看起来不友好，但实际上他是个心地善良的人。故答案是A。选项都是关于Mr. Addison的描述，猜测题目与对他的评价有关。出现了but，还需要多想么？当然是要百分之两百地留意but后面的内容！

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W: Pardon me, I don't want to miss any more of the first act. Can you please show me to my seat? It's just too dark and I don't think I'm able to find my seat.
M: I'm sorry, Miss. But I can't seat you until the interval.
Q: What does the man mean?
正确答案：D
解析：根据对话，可以推断地点是在戏院，演出已经开始了，女士迟到，并要求男士尽快把她带到座位上。男士回答到幕间休息时才可以。故答案是D。选项都是带原因从句的否定式句子，猜测题目与“他”不能做某事的原因有关。男士的话语中but后面的内容是关键，即便是没有听懂interval，听到until（直到……时候），也可以准确作答。