14. A) He didn’t like physics any more. B) His eyesight was too poor.
C) Physics was too hard for him. D) He had to work to support himself.(D)
15. A) He was not happy with the new director.
B) He was not qualified to be an engineer.
C) He wanted to travel.
D) He found his job boring.(A)
16. A) He wanted to work with his friend.
B) He enjoyed traveling around the world.
C) He wanted to go to Spain.
D) He was rejected by the engineering firm.(C)
17. A) He enjoyed teaching English.
B) He wanted to earn more to support his family.
C) The owner of the school promised him a good position.
D) He could earn more as a teacher than as a travel agent.(B)
听力原文(部分)及问题如下
When I was at school, my ambition was to be a pilot in the Air Force. But my eyesight wasn't good enough. So I had to give up the idea. I went to university and studies physics. I wanted to stay on there and do research, but my father died at about that time. (14)So I thought I'd better get a job and earn my living. I started working in an engineering firm. I expected to stay in that job for a long time. But then, they appointed a new managing director.(15) I didn't get on with him, so I resigned and applied for a job with another engineering company. …He offered me a job in Spain.(16)And I've always liked Spain, so I took it. I worked in the travel agency for two years and then they wanted to send me to South America. But I had just got married. So I decided to stay here. (17)Then we had a baby and I wasn't earning enough to support the family. So I started giving English lessons at a school in the evening. …
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. Why did the man give up studying physics?
15. Why did the man resign from the engineering firm?
16. Why did the man take the job at the travel agency?
17. Why did the man start to teach English part time?
解析：
14和15是在同义短语结构上的替换。
第14题，正确答案是D，是把原文中的结构“earn my living”换成了选项中的“support himself”，其含义是“谋生”。(D)
第15题，正确答案是A，是把原文中的结构“not get on with somebody”换成了选项中的“not happy with somebody”，其含义是“与某人相处的不好”。
16和17题是在句义上的替换。
第16题，正确答案是C，是把原文中的结构“I've always liked Spain”换成了选项中的“He wanted to go to Spain”。
第17题，正确答案是B，是把原文中的结构“I wasn't earning enough to support the family.”换成了选项中的“He wanted to earn more to support his family”。
3、视听一致原则：这个方法已经在之前的长对话中演示过了。
4、短词题解题法：短词题指的是选项只有极少量单词构成，很多时候只有一个单词。解答这种题目采用的方法是“重复法”，即，哪个选项中的单词被读到的次数最多就为正确选项，例如，在某年考试中，有些题目被最多地读到了5次。另外，短词题的重复法不仅可以使用于短文听力，而且可以使用为长对话，例如：
2007年12月第24题
A)Translator. B)Travel agent. C)Language instructor. D)Environmental engineer.
其中，A选项中的translator被读到了3次，可判断为正确选项。而其他单词均未被读到。