A、The weather. B、The scenery. C、A computer game. D、A race. A主旨题。预读选项时，如果四个选项都是名词或名词短语时，那么问题一般是问谈话主题，听音时就要抓听与某一主题相关的关键词语与句子。对于本题来

W: Have you managed to assemble the machine yet?
M: I’ve been studying the manual for about an hour but I can’t make head or tail of it. I don’t know why they have made it so difficult to read.
Q: What does the man mean?

W: Oh, it’s just pouring down! We’d better wait until it lets up a little since we still have time.
M: I don’t think it’s going to let up. We’d better make a run for it.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?