She doesn't like just any classical music.

[ttaann]

Hi all TMians,

Please help me solve this question.

M1: Julie certainly seems to like classical music.
F2: She doesn't like just any classical music.
Q: What does the woman imply about Julie?

(A) She doesn't like any music except classical.
(B) There is some classical music she doesn't like.
(C) She likes classical music but she can't play it.
(D) Classical music doesn't interest her at all.

Thank you in advance.

[Erin]

Hint: ttaann doesn't like just any TOEFL practice book, he likes the ones with hard questions and good explanations.

[Erin]

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[harbinger]

I still don't understand. so... what is the answer? is it D?

[Sri]

Well, this is my first ever post on the TOEFL forum, I am not taking TOEFL exam, but, just felt like helping harbinger !!

Harbinger here's another additional hint for u....

Erin's post says :

Hint: ttaann doesn't like just any TOEFL practice book[/SIZE], he likes the ones with hard questions and good explanations.[/SIZE]

Just read Erin's hint as slowly as u can, trying to translate word by word into any language that u r most comfortable with and u'll figure out the answer urself....The highlighted portion shud definetely help u out....If not, we all r here to help u with it....

-Sri.

[ttaann]

Hi harbinger,

I still don't understand. so... what is the answer? is it D?

You're right. D is the answer.
Firstly, we can eliminate options A and C. Then from ERIN's hint, we have the best answer, that is D.
HTH.

[ttaann]

Hint: ttaann doesn't like just any TOEFL practice book, he likes the ones with hard questions and good explanations.

Dear ERIN, [tm] why are you so sure to use pronoun he here? No one knows except me.

[Erin]

The answer should be B.

If you say you don't like just any classical music, then you mean that you are picky, or selective, about the music you like. In other words, you don't like all classical music, only that which meets your criteria.

ttaann: I assumed you are a guy simply because of the way you engage in playful banter with some of the other VNese TMians. I think if guys do this with each other, it's okay, but if guys and girls do it, then it's seen as flirting, [:X] and I have seen very, very little flirting here.

Anyway, you are right--I shouldn't have assumed that you are a guy. I'm usually pretty careful about these things, and I guess I will be more so in the future.

[ttaann]

Dear ERIN,

The answer should be B.

If you say you don't like just any classical music, then you mean that you are picky, or selective, about the music you like. In other words, you don't like all classical music, only that which meets your criteria.

English is so interesting and so confusing. There is a big gap between English and my mother-tongue, Vietnamese, I must say so. But thank to your great work and site, I can know more and more about the differences, and understand little by little the subtlety of the former.

[/SIZE]Thanks a million, ERIN. [tm][/SIZE]

Dear ERIN, [tm] why are you so sure to use pronoun he here? No one knows except me.

Hmm, don't take it seriously, ERIN. It's just for fun.

ttaann: I assumed you are a guy simply because of the way you engage in playful banter with some of the other VNese TMians. I think if guys do this with each other, it's okay, but if guys and girls do it, then it's seen as flirting, [:X] and I have seen very, very little flirting here.

Your observation is so sharp. You're right.

[maryanitha]

In My opinion
if it was
She just doesn't like any classical music
then the answer would be D

but it is
She doesn't like just any classical music

it could mean that she doesn't like all kinds classical music and that she is picky

so the answer according to me is "B"


Thanks