1. 老師要求嚴格
在聽力小對話的學校上課場景裡面經常會涉及到對於老師的對話，無外乎對於上課的評價，對於講座的評價，對老師要求的評價這麼幾種。而在聽力裡面出現的老師總是要求很嚴格的，不僅僅對學生，對自己也是要求嚴格，主要體現在：對學生要求嚴格，上課準時，講座很精彩等，但有時候也會有學生說課程很難，講座聽不懂等情況。
典型題目
Test 18 no 9
M: Erh-erh… Looks like I'm going to be a little late for class. I hope Pro. Clark doesn't start on time today。
W: Are you kidding? You can set your watch by the time he starts his class。
Q: What can be inferred about Pro. Clark?
A) He wants his students to be on time for class。
B) He doesn't allow his students to tell jokes in class。
C) He is always punctual for his class。
D) He rarely notices which students are late。
解析：這是一個典型的老師要求嚴場景，在對話中男生說：可能我得遲到一會兒了，我希望Clark教授今天沒有準點開課。女生回答：開玩笑吧，他每次開始上課你都可以對你的表。因此答案選
2. 作業又難又做不完
毫不誇張的說，作業是每一個學生的噩夢所在，不論對於中國學生還是國外學生，因此聽力小對話中往往出現大量學生對於作業的抱怨，而無一例外的總是抱怨作業多，做不完;作業難，不會做;做作業的時候問題很多，有時候需要兩人達成一致等。需要了解的是作業包括各種各樣的assignment 和 homework 以及reading list。
典型題目
Test 20 no 8
M: Mr. Smith, our history professor, announced we would be doing two papers and three exams this semester. I wonder how I'm going to pull through when two other courses have similar requirements。
W: Well, can't you drop one course and pick it up next semester?
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
A) Do the assignments towards the end of the semester。
B) Quit the history course and choose another one instead。
C) Drop one course and do it next semester。
D) Take courses with a lighter workload。
解析：典型的作業繁重規律，對話中男生抱怨道我們的`歷史老師Smith宣稱這個學期我們要搞定兩份論文三次考試。可是別的課程也有類似的要求，我都不知道我該怎麼去應付了。女生建議道那你為什麼不退一門課呢?下學期再選也不遲啊。因此答案選《C》。除了在此需要把握pick up的第五種意思：學習之外，還有兩個考點，分別為短語pull through 以及小詞drop，對它們的解析請參考相應詞條。同時，此題也暗含有女生責怪男生不應該選課太多的語氣。可根據規律迅速作出。
3、考試總是難
就像作業一樣，考試也是學生往往無奈的話題之一，學生會喜歡考試嗎?毫無疑問不喜歡，考試會容易嗎?問問學生自己就知道了，總是覺得考試很棘手。通過都往往很困難，更別提得高分了。
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Test 10 no 3
W: How did you do on the maths exam, John?
M: I barely made it. It was just a passing score but better than I had expected。
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
A) John didn't pass, although he had tried his best。
B) John did better than he thought he was able to。
C) John got an excellent score, which was unexpected。
D) John was disappointed at his maths score。
