四級長對話第一篇：
19. B)It requires him to work long hours.
20. D) It demands physical endurance and patience.
21. D) In a hotel.
22. B) Paying attention to every detail.
解析：本篇長對話可以歸入求職場景，對話形式為訪談。根據我們昂立四級課堂上為大家強調的“首尾技巧”，長對話開頭結尾個設置了一題，即19題和22題，所以這兩道題目對于考生來說，還是比較容易把握的。第20題的題干 “What does the man think is the hardest part of his job?”, 與聽力原文 “What’s hard about the job?” 措辭基本一致，答案比容交易抓住，原文為 “You’re standing up all the time. When we’re busy, people get angry and sharp. But that’s normal.”, 意為“你總是站著;繁忙的時候，客人會生氣，變得尖刻，但是這很正�！保瑢恼_答案進行了抽象化概括，為“It demands physical endurance and patience.”，意思是“這份工作需要體力上的耐力和耐心”。
長對話原文第二篇：
W: Now you’ve seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get?
M: Yes. I thought it was quite interesting, but I don’t quite understand the column entitled “change”. Can you explain what it means?
W: Well, I think it means the change from the year before. I’m not a mathematician, but I assume the rise from 72p to 90p, is the rise of 25%.
M: Oh, yes, I see. And the inflation rate is there for comparison.
W: Yes. Why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higher than inflation?
M: I’m sorry, I’ve no idea. Perhaps parents in Britain are too generous.
W: Perhaps they are. But it looks as if children were a lot better off in 2001 than they were in 2002. That’s strange, isn’t it? And they seemed to have been better off in 2003 than they are now. I wonder why that is.
M: Yes, I don’t understand that at all.
W: Anyway, if you had children, how much pocket money would you give them?
M: I don’t know. I think I probably give them two pounds a week.
W: Would you? And what would you expect them to do with it?
M: Well, out of that they have to buy some small personal things. But I wouldn’t expect them to save to buy their own socks for example.
W: Yes. By the way, do most children in your country get pocket money?
M: Yeah, they do.
Questions 23 to question 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard:
Q 23: What is the table of figures about?
Q 24: What do we learn from the conversation about British children’s pocket money?
Q 25: Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to do with their pocket money?
四級長對話第二篇：
23. A) The pocket money British children get.
24. C) It often rises higher than inflation.
25. B) Pay for small personal things.
解析：本篇長對話討論英國兒童的零花錢(pocket money)，兩人討論的是一張數據表(table of figures)，里面出現了四級高頻詞“inflation (通貨膨脹)”。23題的答案就是speaker張嘴第一句話，“Now you’ve seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get?”,可以說是送給考生的一道題目。對話里提到英國兒童零花錢上升的速度要超過該國通貨膨脹的速度。同樣，最后一題的答案也是出現在對話結尾。
總體而言，兩篇長對話的難度基本與往年持平，第一篇相比第二篇難度略低，諸如連讀、失爆等語音現象較多，對考生的語音能力進行了較為嚴格的考察。希望考生在今后的備考中，加強跟讀和模仿，改善自己的發音。
