W: Good morning, Mr. Smith. May I join you on the walking exercise? I thought it is a good idea to walk around to get some fresh air early in the morning.
M: Do come along. It is nice to have some company for good exercise. My wife comes along with me sometimes but she is quite irregular. [8] We have a large family and she has to prepare breakfast for the children and for me.
W: Do you take walking exercise every morning?
M: Yes. I feel much better after a good walk in the morning. I have to sit at a desk the whole day. [9]Some exercise before going to work helps. It clears my head and puts vigor into my body.
W: Some people prefer to take an evening walk after dinner.
M: [10] I get fairly late coming hack from office. Then I have my little son with his lessons in the evenings.
W:These days, fitness walking is getting very popular. Nearly all men come out for fitness walking between five and six in the morning.
M: I notice that they are the middle-aged and older people, who are out walking in the morning. They understand the importance of morning exercise.
W: Yes, it seems like that. The young white collars go to parties after work so often that they can hardly get up early in the morning. That is the reason for their absence from fitness walking.
M: Also perhaps they are in the prime of life and do not feel the strain like us older men.
W: You said it.
M: Well, today's walking exercise was very refreshing and informative. [ll] I must go home now and get ready for work. See you tomorrow again for morning exercise.
What do we learn about the man's wife?
【听前预测】
①四项均以she为主语。
②两项涉及时间短语in the morning。
结论：本题很可能与对话中所描述的某位女士的活动有关，尤其是早上那段时间。
【解析】对话中男士对女士提到了自己的妻子，说因为他们家里人多，妻子要为他和孩子们准备早餐，没有时间来晨练，可见男士的妻子早上很忙，故本题应选C。