十、意思相近的选项往往都不是答案

　　如果有两个选项意思明显相近，那么这两个选项往往都不是答案。

　　【例11】(新06-12-22)

　　【预览选项】

　　[A] He was ready to make a concession.

　　[B] He was not prepared to go to court.

　　[C] He was not intimidated.

　　[D] He was a bit concerned.

　　【听前预测】

　　由选项中的concession(让步)，go to court, intimidate(威胁)， concerned(担心)等词可推测问题应该与男士对某事的反应有关。[A]是说他准备让步，[B]是说他不准备上法庭，二者都表示男士要“妥协退让” 的含义，故很可能都不是答案。

　　【听音验证】

　　…

　　M: Get the branches off my property or I’ll have to sue you.

　　M: Yeah? For what?! …

　　W: You’ll be hearing from me.

　　M: Yeah, yeah. See you in court, Jane.

　　【答案解析】

　　22. What was the man’s reaction to the woman’s threat?

　　【解析】选[C]。女士说让男士等着收法庭的传票(hear from me)，男士的回答“Yeah, yeah. See you in court(法庭见)”表明他根本not intimidated(不怕威胁)。