（二）职业、身份和相互关系题
这种类型的题目相对比较简单。首先，四个选择往往是4种不同职业或者是表示两个对话者之间关系的词。如husband and wife, boss and secretary, librarian and student或customer and repairman等。选择项的特点决定了提问的内容。了解这一点后，在听音过程中，就可以把注意力集中到一些关键词或词组上，以便作出准确判断。其次，提问的方式比较单一固定。
1、常见的提问方式是：
What’s the man/ woman?
What does the man/ woman do?
What’s the man’s /woman’s job/ profession/ occupation?
What’s the probable relationship between the man and woman?
What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
在听音过程中，只需集中注意力听清对话，根据对话提供的有效信息，便可以比较快地作出正确选择。
2、相关词汇和表达：
1、营业员与顾客（shop assistant and customer）
What can I do for you? / on sale/ Can I help you? / out of style/ ready-made/ receipt/ check-out stand/ size/ color/ fit/ look round
2、饭店服务员与顾客（waiter/ waitress and customer）
menu/ seasoning/ order/ treat/ go Dutch/ steak/ ham/ bill/ Dutch Treat/reserve/ make a reservation
3、图书管理员与学生( librarian and student)
borrow/ renew/ library card/ library catalogue/ loan desk/ due/ overdue/ fine/ finish reading
4、医生与病人( doctor and patient)
What’s wrong?/ What seems to be the symptom ?/ What’s the matter?/ indigestion/ stomache/ be operated on/ give an injection/ chest pain/ feel worn out
5、教师与学生( teacher and student)
tuition/ registration/ required course/ compulsory course/ optional course/ elective course/ drop out/ quit school/ credits/ attendance/pass course
6、空姐与乘客（airhostess and passenger）
take off/ board/ fasten seatbelt/ land/ depart/ departure time /extinguish cigarettes
7、老板与秘书 ( boss and secretary)
copy/ make arrangement/ break down/ inform
【例一】
A) Husband and wife. B) Father and daughter
C) Doctor and patient. D) Teacher and student.
W: Have you found anything wrong with my stomach?
M: Not yet. I’m still examining. I’ll let you know the result next week.
Q: What’s the probable relationship between the man and the woman?
【例二】
A) A railway porter. B) A taxi driver.
C) A bus conductor. D) A postal clerk.
W: Excuse me, Sir, I’m going to send this parcel to London. What’s the postage for it?
M: Let me see. It’s one pound and fifty.
Q: Who is the woman most probably speaking to?
【例三】
A) Colleagues. C) Employer and employee.
B) Husband and wife. D) Mother and son.
W: John, what are you doing on your computer? Don’t you remember your promise?
M: This is not a game. It’s only a cross word puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the speakers? (2003.1)
