o'clock.
M：It's too bad you didn't make it.Jane was here and she wanted
to see you.
Q： What happened to the woman?
A. She got home before 9 o'clock.
B. She had a bad cold.
C. She had a car accident.
D. She was delayed.
If it hadn't been snowing so hard， I might have been home by 9 o'clock.说明因为雪太大，说话者未能在9点前到家。也就是说she was delayed.
(2)对建议的考查
建议题要求同学们掌握建议的各种表达方式，根据建议选择正确选项。如：
① W：The movie starts in 5 minutes and there's bound to be a long
time.
M：Why don't we come back for the next show?I'm sure it would be
less crowded.
Q： What is the man suggesting?
A. Coming back for a later show.
B. Waiting in a queue.
C. Coming back in five minutes.
D. Not going to the movie today.
Why don't…?上一种建议表达方式，根据该句所表达的内容可以判断答案是A.
② W：We do need another bookshelf in this room.But the problem is
the space for it.
M： How about moving the old dining table to the kitchen?
Q： What does the man suggest they should do?
A. Finding a larger room. B. Sell the old table.
C. Buy two bookshelves. D. Rearrange some furniture.
根据moving the dining table to the kitchen来判断答案为D.
建议的表达方式还有：
Why not …? What do you think of …?
If I were you/If I were in your shoes， I would …
Shall we …? I suggest …。
You'd better/You ought to…。
(3) 对话题的考查