Question 8
A、Planning a sightseeing tour.
B、Writing to his uncle.
C、Arranging his class schedule.
D、Looking through a language textbook.
Q: What was Frank doing at the beginning of the conversation?
听前预测:
① 四项均以动词的ing形式开头(planning, writing, arranging, looking)。
② 两项含有与学习有关的词汇(class schedule,language textbook)。
结论:本题可能与某人正在做某事有关,可能涉及学习。
解析:题干问在对话刚开始的时候弗兰克正在做什么。对话开头处女士问男士(弗兰克)正在做什么,是不是在看一本法语语法书,男士委婉地表示了肯定,说“呃,我正在努力自学一些法语。”故答案为D。