W: Bob, are you going straight home after school today?
M: No. I have a class until one o’clock, and after that I’m going to spend a couple of hours at the library before going home.
Q: When is Bob going home this afternoon?
A. Around 5:00. B. Around 3:00.
C. At 2:00. D. At 1:00.
本题的关键是until one o’clock，和to spend a couple of hours at the library before going home。
（2） 商品的价格。该类的题也涉及到一些简单的加减乘除运算。要注意一些关键词，如：10% off, discount, double, half the price, couple, pair, dozen, a real bargain, on sale，change等。尤其要注意单件商品的价格，买多件商品是否优惠，找零，以及最后的问题是说话人要付的钱、单件商品的价格、还是买若干商品需要付的钱。如：
W: Here’s a ten-dollar bill. Give me two tickets for tonight’s show, please.
M: Sure. Two tickets and here’s a dollar forty cents change.
Q: How much does one ticket cost?
A. $ 8.60. B. $ 4.30
C. $ 6.40. D. $ 1.40
本题的关键是ten-dollar bill, two tickets, a dollar forty cents change. 4．人物的计划或打算。 这类问题中第一个说话人往往会提出一种观点或提议或建议，要仔细听第二个说话人是同意还是反对。
（1） 第二个说话人同意第一个人的观点或提议或建议
如：
W：You need a rest. You’ve finished your exams. So why don’t you go away somewhere for a long weekend?