参考答案：B

解析：[听力原文]
W: I have plenty of good ideas, Professor Lee, but I haven’t been able to organize them clearly. May I give you the paper a few days later
M: You know that I always prefer a well-written paper even it is late.
Q: What does the man mean

由选项推测本题与交论文有关。女士说她还没有理顺思路(organize them clearly)，问能不能晚几天交论文。男士说他更愿意晚几天看到一篇好的文章(prefer a well-written paper)，可知他允许迟交论文，故正确答案为B)。