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Lots of LoRAs 37

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: We're having a lovely time,Dad. M: I'm sure there's a lot to do. W: There is! We've been for a walk in Central Park. It's so big! Everything here is big. And we've climbed the Empire State Building. The view was fantastic. We haven't been to Greenwich Village yet, and we haven't been to Chinatown, either. We're going to do that tomorrow. M: Have you seen the Statue of Liberty yet? W: Oh, yes, we have. We've just had a helicopter out of the city, and we flew really close to it. M: What about a show? Have you seen a show on Broadway yet? W: No, we haven't. We're going to see one on our last night here, but we haven't decided what to see yet., Question: When is the woman going to see a show? (A) On her last night. (B) Next weekend. (C) Tomorrow. Output:

task247-3a49b8ba571d4049a28c909b0ddbd0d0

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Has your brother bought this book yet? M: He bought a history book,but the English textbook was sold out., Question: Which book has the man's brother got? (A) An English textbook. (B) A chemistry book. (C) A history book. Output:

task247-9e7e69a855ee45b0b8129100d25138e3

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Your chemistry examination is over, isn't it? Why do you still look so worried? M: I don't know. It wasn't that the questions were too hard, or they were too many of them. But I'm still feeling uneasy because the exam didn't seem to have much to do with the course material., Question: What does the man mean? (A) There were too many questions in the examination. (B) The examination was well beyond the course content. (C) The examination questions were somewhat too difficult. Output:

task247-8b4c346d2df448bd9590b09da730878b

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Do you have a plan for your holidays? M: Yes. I'll go back to my hometown. W: To see your grandparents? M: Yes, and also do some farming. W: You mean you know how to farm? M: Yes. I did that every summer during holidays. W: I didn't know that a city boy can do farm work. Can I go there with you? I'd like to learn to do some farming. M: Sure, my grandparents would be very happy to see you. W: Are you sure? M: I'm sure. They are very kind people., Question: Where is the boy going to spend his holidays? (A) In the city. (B) In the country. (C) Abroad. Output:

task247-8992efc58c1149a694c4eeef43d2307c

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Did you go out today? M: With my bad luck? What good would it have done if I'd gone out? W: If you'd looked for a job,you might have found one. M: But I've been looking for one over a year. Today wouldn't have been any different. W: I know how bad you feel, but if you don't keep on looking, you'll never get a job. M: If I'd stayed in Puerto Rico in the first place, I wouldn't have had so much trouble. W: What would you have done? There are more people out of work there than there are here. M: I could have had a farm of my own if I'd stayed there. W: You? Up the mountains, with nobody to talk to, but the children? M: I don't like the city. There are too many people. There's too much noise, too much dust. W: I like here. M: Yes, because your brother's here. This is really your home. W: Well, maybe we should go to Puerto Rico for a visit anyway. You could see Andis Nanco. M: You really mean that? I'd like to see the island again and feel the sunshine and here everyone's speaking Spanish., Question: Why does the man feel bad? (A) He is out of work. (B) He isn't used to the life there. (C) He has nobody else to talk to. Output:

task247-bccca93a1e234e42bb7710c325d5e292

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: I've got two tickets for a volleyball match this evening. Why don't you come? M: Er... No, thanks. I'm not really interested in volleyball., Question: What does the man mean? (A) He doesn't have a ticket (B) He doesn't like volleyball (C) He is not invited to the game Output:

task247-d3c8cd183ab44e1bb6eb13ea16014789

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: My radio doesn't work. What do you think I should do? W: Why not call Mr. White?, Question: Who is Mr. White? (A) A salesman. (B) A professor. (C) A repairman. Output:

task247-bca69e17f2e5488d9047d3497fccc50e

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Who's your new secretary, Tom? M: I'm pleased with the work she's been doing so far., Question: What do we know about Tom's secretary? (A) She's not efficient. (B) She's often late. (C) She's capable. Output:

task247-7d1866b3688c48e280a6443128135257

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Hi, Lynn, how are you feeling? W: Steven! Why? How do you know? M: You were absent today. Tom told me that you had been ill. What's wrong with you? W: Nothing serious. Yesterday I went to the supermarket after school. But it began to rain heavily on my way home. I was wet absolutely. M: Bad luck. W: This morning I got a fever. The doctor asked me to stay at home and have a rest after taking some medicine. M: Are you better now? W: Yes, I am much better now. I think I can go to school tomorrow. M: That's good., Question: Why did Lynn have a fever? (A) She was caught in the heavy rain. (B) She had some bad food. (C) She did a lot of work. Output:

task247-ad901d274fa24f6d8725c2130672f0dc

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Phew! Home at last! I'm glad to be back, aren't you? W: Not really...I'm sorry our holiday is over. We had a great time, didn't we? M: Mmm...it was OK. The weather wasn't as good as I'd hoped. It started to get cloudy in the last two days. I remember the forecast was for bright sunshine the whole week! W: Well,most of the week was like that. We only had a little rain,right? M: Yeah...The food in the hotel was delicious,but it was priced too high. Next time,we should stay at a cheap hotel. W: Yeah,but the waiters were very helpful,I must say. When I asked for black tea,they sent some up to our room in a while. M: Mmm...that's true. W: But I don't know why the air conditioner didn't work. It was so hot! M: It didn't help when we opened the windows,either. It didn't cool the room down at all. W: Well,that was the only thing that didn't work properly. M: Right,well,it happens sometimes. W: So...what should we do for our next holiday then? We can go somewhere else - Asia or Europe? M: Well,I would rather we go to Africa again., Question: Where did the speakers spend their holiday? (A) In Asia. (B) In Africa. (C) In Europe. Output:

task247-010a56e41b8c4df4afa0812b1c81e432

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Hi, Jeanie. Why have you come to school an hour early? W: I wanted to get a front row seat and review one more time before the test. Why are you here so early, Jack? M: I get out of my car here this time every day. You seem to be nervous about your lessons. Have you finished your review? W: I've only been studying night and day for the last week. If I don't get an A in this class, I won't get the support of my country. M: This class is really just a review for me. I've been learning it for two years. W: That's lucky for you. M: Jeanie, can you guess what the test will be like? Will it be difficult? W: I hope not. But I'm still worried about it. M: Well, cheer up. Hope for good luck. W: Thanks for wishing me luck., Question: What's Jack's attitude toward the test? (A) He is calm. (B) He worries about it. (C) He has to get an A. Output:

task247-39484ed4f7354641b35112c59ddfbd43

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Oh god! Look at the mess. Somebody's broken in. The back door's open. M: They mustn't have got in that way. I locked it. W: What about the windows? The bathroom window is open. Surely they must have climbed through that. M: Yeah. Wow, the television is gone. W: They must have had a car or a truck. M: My camera's here, but the radio's gone. Nothing else has been stolen. All your jeweler is here, but our daughter's toy is broken. W: Thank goodness. They can't have been here long. M: No, I think we must have disturbed them. They must have heard us coming and got out of the bathroom window quickly. W: Yes, well, hurry up. We'd better phone the police., Question: Why did they think the thieves have a car or a truck? (A) Because they heard the sound of it. (B) Because thieves usually stole one. (C) Because their television was stolen. Output:

task247-9114223072fe482999b752929ee24d7f

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Hi. You're in the pink today. You must have had a nice new year holiday. W: Yeah, I went to Qingdao and just came back yesterday. M: Really? Did you go to see the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center? I thought you were just shooting the breeze when you said you would go. How is it? W: It's really amazing. During the 2007 Qingdao International Sailing Games, around 5,000 people came out to watch the competition every day along the seawall. M: Newspapers say the design received high praise from the International Olympic Committee. The venue will be used for the 2008 Olympic Games. W: Fortunately, I have been there already. It's a pity you're not going to see it. M: Although I know my chances of getting an Olympic sailing ticket are slim, I'll keep trying anyway. Otherwise, I'm sure you'll nag me to death telling me about your experience there., Question: Who went to see the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center during the new year holiday? (A) The woman. (B) The man. (C) Both of them. Output:

task247-714c1700c84d4123b1f12c3e11e8a064

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Well, Mr Smith, we have had an interesting discussion about your work. Now, tell us something about your after-work activities. M: I guess not much different from everyone else. I'm interested in sport, and I run about 3 miles every day. I particularly enjoy cross-country running, where you have to run across fields, jump over streams and so on. While I'm running I think about all sorts of things, and at the end of a run I'm sometimes surprised to find that I've managed to solve a problem that was on my mind. Next year I'm going to try the London Marathon. It's a long, hard race - 26 miles, or 42 kilometres - and you have to be tough to finish, but I very much want to do it. I worry a bit about getting old and I'd like to prove to myself that I'm still almost as fit as I was twenty years ago. I'm interested in climbing as well as running. I'll never become an expert climber, but I know what I'm doing in the mountains. I successfully completed a course in snow and ice climbing when I was younger, and I've done a series of easy climbs in the Alps during the last few years. My wife doesn't share my interest in mountains. She agreed to go climbing with me once, but she found that she felt ill as soon as she got above 1000 metres, so we decide to follow different hobbies. W: You certainly seem to enjoy various types of recreation. All right, Mr Smith. Thanks for your interesting talk., Question: What is the main reason for the man to run every day? (A) To keep fit and healthy. (B) To do some cross-country running. (C) To finish a course in physical training. Output:

task247-0e7fe3df06f9457f831bbd931505729b

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Let's meet at 20 to 5. W: Well. Could we make it 20 past 5? W: That's a bit late for me. I could manage 10 past. M: OK. See you then., Question: At what time will the two speakers meet? (A) 5:20. (B) 5:10. (C) 4:40. Output:

task247-3740afd830514386ac66a23d62ea9c3d

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Good morning, can I help you? M: Yes, I'd like to send this letter by airmail., Question: Where are they talking? (A) At a cinema. (B) In a post office. (C) At a bank. Output:

task247-d8e4d4c485434975b896d628db6b11ae

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: Frank: Hi, Terry, you're just back from New York. Terry: Yes. Frank: It must be an exciting trip. Terry: Well, I've really seen lots of things. I saw the most spectacular view when I was crossing a bridge to Manhattan at dusk, and the skyscrapers were lit up producing a classic nighttime view of Manhattan. Frank: That's really beautiful. Terry: But that's not the whole picture. Some of the streets in New York are very rough. I saw large piles of garbage cans at the roadside, and graffiti all over garage doors and store shutters. Frank: I can't believe it. Terry: The garbage are tidily bagged and boxed, though. Frank: Did you stay in a hotel? Terry: Yes. The hotel we stayed at turned out to be fairly decent, though the room was small, with a tiny bathroom that was only about 3 feet larger than the bed. As I was inexperienced with tourist-area hotels, I was startled, I mean, the room was $129 a night. But at least the room was clean and the bed reasonably comfortable. Frank: What's your general impression of New York? Terry: Well, restaurants pack their tiny tables very tightly; grocery stores and bookstores have aisles that are narrow; the sidewalks are cluttered with newsstands, vendors and their carts, and places that aren't restrictively small, such as the lawns around the Natural History Museum, are full of people, so they're no escape., Question: Terry's impression of New York would be ______. (A) orderliness (B) creativeness (C) tightness Output:

task247-f7d2eb9f1b0b4bbb997b86d561cd62d5

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Excuse me. What did you say you would like to do, Mr. Green? M: I said I'd better go back to the hotel. I'm meeting someone this evening. W: OK. How are you going back? By bus or taxi? M: I think I'll take a taxi. Do you know where I can get one? W: Oh, just wait by the roadside. I'll wait with you. M: OK. Thanks. Are the taxis in London all yellow? W: Well, some of them are. Is this your first time in London? M: Yes, it is. Do you give extra money to taxi drivers here? W: You mean a tip? Oh, yes. They usually expect about ten percent. M: That's the same in my country. W: Oh, look. Here's one. Taxi! M: Thanks. See you tomorrow., Question: What can we learn from the conversation? (A) You needn't give extra money to taxi drivers in England. (B) All taxis in England are yellow. (C) It is the first time for the man to stay in England. Output:

task247-aebe59d32f4c4512ba184fb00e44d1d9

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: F: Can you see any birds in the tree? M: Hardly any., Question: How many birds can the man see? (A) None at all. (B) Some more. (C) Quite a few. Output:

task247-669c9e4ea77c4e7e9f24ce78b186143d

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Good afternoon, Madam. W: Good afternoon. M: What can I do for you? W: Have you any shoes like these? M: What size? W: Size twenty-three. M: What color? W: Dark red. M: I'm sorry. We haven't any. W: But my friend bought this pair of shoes last month. M: Did she buy them here? W: Yes., Question: What color does the woman like? (A) Dark red. (B) Yellow (C) Black. Output:

task247-1c780b5e4eef4398b89fe1bc1ecea14b

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: How do you like Professor Bachman's course on the History of Philosophy? He is a distinguished scholar on that subject. W: He is a great teacher. But I'm having a hard time with the reading list. I feel I can't ever finish it., Question: What problem does the woman have with the course? (A) She doesn't like the way the professor lectures. (B) She's having a hard time following the professor's lectures. (C) She's having difficulty with the heavy reading assignments. Output:

task247-854b35e6f2b049b4a182b3fd0daf676e

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: It's well known that Abraham Lincoln was the greatest American, you know. M: Yes, many American people do think so, and they feel proud of Lincoln. He rose from the lowest to the highest position in the United States. W: DO you know how he was killed? M: Yes. It was on April 14, 1865. After a very busy day, Lincoln and his wife went to see a play at a theatre in Washington. A 25-year-old man, who was from the South, suddenly shot Lincoln through the head. W: Did he die immediately when he was shot? M: No, he didn't. He died early the next morning in the hospital., Question: Who shot Abraham Lincoln? (A) A young man of 24 from the north. (B) A young man of 25 from the south. (C) A slave owner of 26 from the south. Output:

task247-720731c0b993494ca30572e075405c44

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Mr. White, what changes have you seen in the champagne market in the last ten to fifteen years? M: Well the biggest change has been the decrease in sales since the great boom years of the 1980s when champagne production and sales reached record levels. W: Which was the best year? M: Well the record was in 1989 when 249 million bottles of champagne was sold. The highest production level was reached in 1990 with a total of 293 million bottles. Of course since those boom years sales have fallen. W: Has the market been badly hit by the recession? M: Oh certainly, the economic problems in champagnes' export markets that's Europe, the United States, Japan, and of course the domestic market in France, the economic problems have certainly been one reason for the decrease in champagne sales. W: And the other reasons? M: Another important factor has been price. In the early 90s, champagne was very overpriced, so many people stop buying it. Instead they bought sparkling wines from other countries, in particular from Australia and Spain. And then there was another problem for champagne in the early 90s. W: What was that? M: There was a lot of rather bad champagne on the market. This meant the popularity of good sparkling wines increased even more. People was surprised by their quality and of course they were a lot cheaper than champagne. W: Do you think the champagne market will recover in the future? M: Oh, I'm sure it will. When the economic situation improves, I believe the market will recover., Question: Why did sparkling wines become more popular than champagne in the early 90s? (A) They cost less. (B) They tasted better. (C) They were in fashion. Output:

task247-c5350f6d33a1480bab55d69eaea6b566

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: I'd like to book a ticket to Los Angeles. W: What day are you planning to go? M: I am supposed to be there on the morning of the 14th But I'd rather get there on the evening of the 13th. W: What time would you like to leave? M: Late in the afternoon, after work. W: We have a flight at 4:30. M: That's too early. I can't get out of work until five. Do you have a later flight? W: The next flight is at 5:15, and there is another at 6:30. M: I'd better take 6:30. It takes quite a while to get to the airport. W: The flight only takes an hour and a half. It arrives at 8:00. You can have a rest in the evening., Question: Where is the man going? (A) New York. (B) Los Angeles. (C) Washington. Output:

task247-a7cbe85a16ca4098b196971746664bd6

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Today, we have Professor McKay on our morning talk show. Good morning, Professor McKay. I've heard that you and your team have just completed a report on old age. W: That's right. Well, the report basically look into the various beliefs that people hold about old age and tries to prove them. M: And what do you think your report can achieve? W: We hope that it will somehow help people to change their feelings about old age. The problem is that far too many of us believe that most old people are poor, lonely, and unhappy. As a result, we tend to find old people, as a group, unattractive. And this is very dangerous for our society. M: But surely we cannot escape the fact that many old people are lonely and many are sick. W: No, we can't. But we must also remember that the proportion of such people is no greater among the 60-70 age group than among the 50-60 age group. M: In other words, there is no more mental illness, for example, among the 60s-70s than among the 50s-60s. W: Right! M: Are people's mental abilities affected by old age? W: Certain changes do take place as we grow older, but this happens throughout life. These changes are very gradual and happen at different times with different people, but, in general, if you know a person well in his middle age and have seen how he deals with events and problems, you will easily recognize him in an old age. M: So that someone who enjoys new experiences, travel, education, and so on in his middle years will usually continue to do so into old age? W: Exactly., Question: What do we know about the changes that happen on old people? (A) People do not change in old age a lot more than in middle age. (B) It's hard to recognize a person when he is turning old. (C) Old people can't deal with events and problems properly. Output:

task247-645e64093af049afbb8c525f340fd58b

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: How do you manage to feed your family when food prices are so high? W: We have a garden and some fruit trees, and we raise some fish in the small pond., Question: What does the woman's family do about the high cost of food? (A) They produce part of their own food. (B) They sell their own produce. (C) They feed their family on cheap food. Output:

task247-72a4a37b61524819b1c8734e9919f41e

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Oh, hi, Linda. I'm glad I've caught you. W: Hi, Chris. M: I'm having a party this Saturday. I've just moved into a new flat. We're starting at about five thirty. Can you come? W: I'd love to. Thank you very much. M: Here's my new address. W: Thanks. Church Street, Randwick. M: Right. The party's at five thirty p.m. W: I won't forget, and I'll be there in time. M: See you then. W: Bye., Question: When did the man move into the new flat? (A) Just now. (B) Last month. (C) Not long ago. Output:

task247-cc518ddfed62419e9bffa2cee6d4cd3e

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Tom, as the manager of a company selling green products, you are now quite a successful businessman. When did you know you wanted to have your own company? M: My family left Budapest in 1986 and settled in Canada where a lot of my friends' parents were highly successful businessmen. It seems so cool, so in high school, I started a web-designed company and learned a lot from that experience. W: How did you find the money for your present company then? M: We've raised 18 million dollars from about 50 people. We're finally making money. I own 6% of the company and all employees get their shares. W: By the way, what aspects of your life are green? M: I'm only mildly green. I do simple things and I'm a huge biker. I biked cross Canada. W: Do you think you have ever done anything wasteful? M: We're always doing something wrong, but then, that will allow us to learn and grow. When I first started out, we made all the products ourselves, but that was a mistake. Now we work with other companies. We provide the materials, the product development and the design. They make the products then., Question: What mistake did Tom and his company make in the past? (A) Producing simple things. (B) Wasting lots of materials. (C) Making all the products themselves. Output:

task247-60009ce7b736486b89e2b30f89eaa851

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Lucy, you are late for class again. W: Sorry. I study for the math test last night and went to bed late. M: Well, I see. Come earlier next time., Question: Where are they talking? (A) In the library. (B) In the classroom. (C) In the theater. Output:

task247-b4ae6f176f4e4ed4a51400be00f64513

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: What's the matter, Paul? You look terrible. M: I've just taken my chemistry exam and I'm pretty sure I failed it. I don't know where the professor got some of those questions. I don't see how in the world I could pass. W: Come on now. You've been doing very well all year long. It's not very likely you'd suddenly forget everything. Oh, by the way, have the physics grades been posted yet? M: I didn't go and look. I was so busy worrying about chemistry. Do you think there's any possibility of me passing for the year if I fail the final? W: Sure there is. It's the average that is important. Come on. Just relax. How about having a cup of coffee?, Question: What was Paul concerned about? (A) His professor. (B) His final exam. (C) His physics grades. Output:

task247-348a906580d94ceb92aa43d33b48cda7

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Operator, I want to make a person-to-person call to Miss Marilyn Peters in Washington, D.C. The number is 393-5331. W: one moment, please. I'll get that number for you. M: How much is it, Operator? W: That will be two dollars for the first three minutes. M: Hello? Hello? Marilyn? Operator! Operator, we've been disconnected. W: One moment, please. I'll see if I can connect you again., Question: What is the telephone number? (A) 392-5661. (B) 393-5133. (C) 393-5331. Output:

task247-a6843f65049b46b5aef0600b961692ca

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Sorry to have kept you waiting, Madam. I've located your luggage. It was left behind in Paris and won't arrive until later this evening. W: Oh, I can't believe this. Have it delivered to my hotel then, I guess., Question: What happened to the woman's luggage? (A) It failed to arrive at its destination in time. (B) It got seriously damaged on the way. (C) It got lost at the airport in Paris. Output:

task247-a930f1c19d454ab5afa046b0208a11b0

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: I'm feeling hot, Ophra. W: Hot? It's windy and cold today. You must have got a cold. I'm afraid that you took off your coat while you played football with your friends yesterday afternoon. M: Yes. I felt sweat then. Oh, it's seven fifty now. My gosh! I'll be late if I don't drive to work in a hurry. I have an important meeting with my clients this morning. W: How do you feel now? M: Just a little headache. W: Then you'd better not go to work today. I think you've caught a cold. You'll have to see a doctor. But drink some water first. M: Yes, "My sweety". You sound like a doctor, Ophra. W: After leaving the nursing school, I have been working as a nurse in a hospital for over five years., Question: Why does the man want to drive to work in a hurry? (A) To have a meeting. (B) To play football. (C) To see off the client. Output:

task247-5402c5362b4e4d75b1a4a7a880b79ce9

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: How many students took the exam last Friday? W: Well, fifty had registered, but only half of them showed up., Question: How many students were absent from the test? (A) 15. (B) 20. (C) 25. Output:

task247-03dadb9e10674b1d933db47bc41317f6

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: You are late for work today, Mr. Brown. It's unusual. M: I'm sorry. There was something wrong with my bike., Question: What is true about Mr. Brown? (A) He looks unusual today. (B) He is usually late for work. (C) There is always something wrong with his bike. Output:

task247-eae6a8a2566b4d51bf7b2e30736d55ae

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: You did a fine job on the room I don't think I've ever seen it so clean. W: Oh, it's nothing. I'm glad I could help., Question: What did the woman do? (A) She got a new job. (B) She asked the man to help her. (C) She helped the man. Output:

task247-139979ff13644a27863e8af3655d978c

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Hello, emergency line. What can I do for you? M: I am calling to report an accident. W: Could you give me some details, sir? M: A truck hit a car on Highway 204. W: Has anyone been badly hurt? M: I'm not quite sure. The driver of the truck says he is OK. But the lady in the car might have broken her leg. W: May I have your name, sir? M: Daniel Smith. W: OK, Mr. Smith. We'll send an ambulance and a police car immediately. It's 11:55 now, and they should be there by 12:05. Thanks., Question: Who is the man? (A) A passerby. (B) The car driver. (C) The truck driver. Output:

task247-cf54ba40d1504d5787a921172cfd958b

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: How are your home-stay families chosen? W: We have special requirements that our families must meet before they are invited to have our international students. We require that the family lies live within a reasonable distance of the school, have enough living space for the student, and live in a clean, safe and comfortable area. We also work with families who enjoy having international students. We try to match each student with a family as best we can. M: If I stay with a home-stay family, what should I expect? W: The family will treat you as a guest, and you will be expected to obey house rules. All families provide a single or shared room and a choice of meals. In most cases, students will be expected to share the bathroom. Experiences has shown us that living with a family is the most interesting and effective way to learn the language. Remember, your home-stay family will have different customs and habits from what perhaps you are used to. Meals will be prepared by the family. All home-stay families are within 30 minutes, travelling time of the school. The smaller the city, the less time it takes to reach the school., Question: What should the student do to get along with the family? (A) Cook for the family. (B) Keep his or her habits. (C) Follow the house rules. Output:

task247-b0a0f9ac6d374515b9115c96497c7598

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: This book says that in some parts of Africa, men used to think that very fat women were beautiful. Before a woman married the chief, his servants used to keep her in a special house. Then they fed her all through the day and night for weeks before the wedding. W: Why did the women have this treatment? M: I don't know. The book says they used to consider it an honor to be the wife of the chief. The women used to become so fat that they could not walk. They used to crawl on their hands and knees instead. W: How terrible! I'm sure they wouldn't live for many years. Those women used to suffer a lot because of that custom. I'm glad that they don't do it now., Question: What's the probable effect of the custom on the woman? (A) She would not live long. (B) She would enjoy her beauty. (C) She would not stay with her husband. Output:

task247-d1d39bb0f3304038817c1ec0387cb3ad

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Mary, tomorrow is your mom's fiftieth birthday. Do you know? W: Of course I do. How shall we celebrate it? M: First of all a birthday present. What about buying her a beautiful skirt? W: That's a good idea. It would make her look younger. And a big birthday cake too, with fifty candles. M: That's right. Shall we have a special dinner? W: How about a Chinese dinner? M: Fine. Where should we have it? W: We can have it at home. I've learned to cook a few dishes from a Chinese friend. I'm sure Mom would like them. M: All right. Are you going to do the shopping as well? W: Why don't we go together, Dad? M: OK. When? W: How about this afternoon?, Question: Who'll cook the special dinner? (A) Mary. (B) Mary's friend. (C) Mary's mother. Output:

task247-85c6a003acc8454ca762e3003944940e

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Mary, tomorrow is your mom's fiftieth birthday. Do you know? W: Of course I do. How shall we celebrate it? M: First of all a birthday present. What about buying her a beautiful skirt? W: That's a good idea. It would make her look younger. And a big birthday cake too, with fifty candles. M: That's right. Shall we have a special dinner? W: How about a Chinese dinner? M: Fine. Where should we have it? W: We can have it at home. I've learned to cook a few dishes from a Chinese friend. I'm sure Mom would like them. M: All right. Are you going to do the shopping as well? W: Why don't we go together, Dad? M: OK. When? W: How about this afternoon?, Question: Who will do the shopping? (A) Mary's father and mother. (B) Mary and her mother. (C) Mary and her father. Output:

task247-012352bc152d46138ea7efb364684b9a

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Here is a concert ticket for you. I hope you will like it. F: Thanks, Dad!, Question: What did the girl get? (A) A ticket (B) Some money (C) A book Output:

task247-7d9ce83156324420b3cffbf3aad73e3a

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: I got two letters this morning with job offers, one from the Polytechnic, and the other from the Language School in Pistoia, Italy. W: So you are not sure which to go for? M: That's it. Of course, the conditions of work are very different: The Polytechnic is offering two-year contract which could be renewed, but the Language School is only offering a year's contract, and that's a definite minus. It could be renewed, but you never know. W: I see. So it's much less secure. But you don't need to think too much about steady jobs when you are only 23. M: That's true. W: What about the salaries? M: Well, the Pistoia job pays much better in the short term. I'll be getting the equivalent of about 22,000 pounds a year there, but only 20,000 pounds at the Polytechnic. But then the hours are different. At the Polytechnic I'd have to do 35 hours a week, 20 teaching and 15 administration, whereas the Pistoia school is only asking for 30 hours teaching. W: Mmm... M: Then the type of teaching is so different. The Polytechnic is all adults and mostly preparation for exams like the Cambridge certificates. The Language School wants me to do a bit of exam preparation, but also quite a lot of work in companies and factories, and a couple of children's classes. Oh, and a bit of literature teaching. W: Well, that sounds much more varied and interesting. And I'd imagine you'd be doing quite a lot of teaching outside the school, and moving around quite a bit. M: Yes, whereas with the Polytechnic position, I'd be stuck in the school all day., Question: What do we learn about the students at the Polytechnic? (A) They hate exams. (B) The all plan to study in Cambridge. (C) They are all adults. Output:

task247-9736699406e447a998bb4c61001cf470

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: It's hot! I wish it would rain and cool off! W: This isn't usual for November. I don't remember it ever being so hot and dry in November before., Question: What is the weather usually like in November? (A) Cooler than the present weather. (B) More humid than the present weather. (C) Drier than the present weather. Output:

task247-6f6c00a8a47c4701b9c9933e0276190d

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: There must be a thunderstorm in some place because the picture isn't very sharp and the sound isn't very clear. M: I think you're right, they said on the radio last night that a storm was coming in from the mountains and the morning paper forecast heavy rain., Question: What are the man and woman doing? (A) Listening to the radio. (B) Looking at the photos. (C) Watching television. Output:

task247-81eaa2a85c4c4f1ab1daca8715079460

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: This coffee never seems quite right to me. M: Why don't you try some tea?, Question: What does the man suggest? (A) Buying a new kind of coffee. (B) Drinking some tea. (C) Giving up drinking coffee. Output:

task247-a47ccfd7938d4005892109c2fdb19e31

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: How's school going, Tom? M: Just fine. I was finally admitted to graduate school. W: Great! Are you going to do a doctor's degree? M: Yes. I'm going to do a doctorate in chemistry. W: That sounds like a difficult field. M: It is interesting to me. W: You've got a degree in nuclear physics, haven't you? M: Just a master's degree, actually. I think chemistry is a lot better field for me. I've always preferred chemistry to physics. W: What do you plan to do after you finish? M: I haven't decided yet. I am thinking of going into medical research. W: Well, you've got some years of hard study ahead of you. M: That's right. What about you, Linda? I heard you will soon finish your Bachelor's degree in literature. W: That's right. I've always dreamed of being an excellent writer., Question: What does the woman think of chemistry? (A) Difficult. (B) Interesting. (C) Popular. Output:

task247-099ed791825e4969bb6eb2a91649c0ca

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Excuse me. What's the postage on this letter to New York, please? W: How would you like to send it? M: By registered airmail. W: Eighty cents, please. And please write down the postal code in the mailing address. Anything else? M: Yes. I'd like 6 postcards and 10 fifty-cent stamps, please. W: All right. Here you are. M: And this package is for London. Will you weigh it for me? W: Yes, of course. This package is 10 grams overweight. You'll have to pay 50 cents extra for the overweight., Question: How many postcards does the man want? (A) 6. (B) 10. (C) 15. Output:

task247-0ef0c6b9017f466088d8a532aef31e70

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: I'm really mad at Mom and Dad. W: Why? What did they do? M: I asked them for a leather jacket for my birthday, and they just got me this ugly raincoat. W: Oh, come on! It's a beautiful raincoat. M: I don't care! I wanted a leather jacket. I tried on Bill's, and I looked great in it. W: You know a leather jacket is expensive. Maybe they didn't have enough money. M: I want to return it and get a leather jacket! All my friends have leather jackets. W: They don't all have leather jackets. M: Anyway, on your birthday Mom and Dad gave you what you asked for! W: That's true, but all I asked for was a pair of new jeans! M: I hate this raincoat. W: All right, how much is a leather jacket? M: If I return this raincoat, I only need another $ 50. W: OK. I'll lend you the $ 50, but you have to pay me back. M: Great! I'll pay you back, sis!, Question: What did Mom and Dad give the boy for his birthday? (A) A raincoat. (B) A leather jacket. (C) A pair of jeans. Output:

task247-23774916c2a04a4384946eca0ed3a47c

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Dr Smith, you were a political journalist in America and I was told that you've chosen to live here, a mountain village like this in the Himalayan Community. Could you please tell me why you came to India and settled down here? M: Yes, of course. I came to India a year ago to have a better understanding of the country. After I arrived, I had to find a place where I could live and write. Of course there were many places for me to choose. But after some months I settled down happily in this village because I like the countryside better and it is a little cooler than those in the plains. W: Have you ever thought of a typical village as a better choice? M: Yes, I have. Yet no such thing exists. In fact I wasted a lot of time looking for the typical village. Conditions vary too widely. But the villages I stayed in had much in common- poverty, dirt, and ignorance. W: But in spite of all this, you still feel very happy. Is the experience in this country so important to you that you came all the way from the United States? M: Well, that's also the question that the villagers ask me. They think that I'm crazy to give up my comfortable life in the United States and isolate myself from the outside world in this remote village, like a retired old man Why have I come? I've put aside my work as a political journalist because my ideas have changed. I've come to believe that what is happening in the Third World is more important than anything else. But to understand how three-quarters of the world's people live, and how their future might affect the rest of the world, I feel that I first have to try and share their way of life. W: I must say I find your view on this issue very convincing. I'm sure when you go back to your own country you'll find your stay here very rewarding., Question: Why did Dr Smith come to settle down in a village in the Himalayas? (A) It is in the plains. (B) It is cooler there. (C) The villagers convinced him to stay. Output:

task247-87a4e07a1c364937aa1f7e6c960facac

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Hello, Old English Restaurant. Can I help you? M: Yes. I'd like to book a table for tonight. W: Yes, sir. What time? M: Eight o'clock. W: Certainly. For how many people? M: There are ten of us. W: Ten of you! But we don't usually accept large parties, sir. M: I know, but we are regular customers. W: What's your name please, sir? M: Michael Peterson. W: Mr. Peterson...of course! That'll be all right. We'll put two tables together. M: Thanks. W: What food would you prefer for today, sir? We have fresh seafood tonight. M: No. We like to eat vegetables., Question: Where does the conversation take place? (A) At a seafood shop. (B) In a dining hall. (C) On the phone. Output:

task247-ea0dfab900b8470c9580cd6ddad136c5

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: The floor looks super clean. Did you call the cleaning company? W: Nope. My foot is broken. I stay at home. So I did it myself. M: With a broken foot? Was that a good idea? W: Don't worry, Dave. M: You could have called Brenda. She would have done it for you. W: I'm not asking your little sister to clean my floors, Dave. Anyway, it wasn't as hard as you think. I have been using a Roomba recently. M: Oh, that cleaning robot? I'm jealous, Sandra. I wanted one, but I didn't have 500 extra dollars. W: I know. They're so expensive. I got mine from my boss when I was Employee of the Year two years ago., Question: Who is Brenda? (A) Dave's sister. (B) Sandra's boss. (C) Dave's house cleaner. Output:

task247-502614703e444fbe81ace4c611391a1d

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Hi Michael! I heard you just came back from a holiday. M: Yes. I stayed for a week in China, and five days in India. W: You do travel a lot, don't you? Last year, you went to Norway, right? M: Well, I've been to quite some countries, but not yet to Norway. Last summer, I toured Russia for two weeks., Question: Where did Michael go last year? (A) Russia. (B) Norway. (C) India. Output:

task247-b7aa3962b07b4335b53ba21bbd10e5c2

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Let's go for a nice walk into the country this afternoon. W: I certainly could enjoy the exercise, but I've agreed to go with Alice to buy some clothes., Question: What will the woman do this afternoon? (A) Do some exercise. (B) Go shopping. (C) Wash her clothes. Output:

task247-4ef005e6267342eb92b523b8af9508f5

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: Patient: Aaaagh! Dentist: But I haven't touched you yet. What are you shouting for? Patient: You are going to touch me. Dentist: Well, of course I am. How can I give you an injection without touching you. As soon as you've had the injection your gum will freeze and you won't feel a thing. Patient: How do I know what you will do while I am asleep? You might rob me. Dentist: Now let's not be silly. You won't go to sleep. We don't do that nowadays. This will just freeze the area around the tooth so that you cannot feel any pain while I am pulling out the tooth. That is all. You won't go to sleep. You can watch everything in that mirror above you. Come along now., Question: As soon as he has got the injection,______. (A) his gum will freeze and he'll fall asleep (B) his gum will freeze and he could feel no pain (C) he will fall asleep and be robbed Output:

task247-eeb1349cd5924d2ab0b30326b74c9874

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: You know the electronics company is coming to our campus to recruit graduate students next week. W: Really? What day? I'd like to talk to them and hand in my resume., Question: What does the woman want to do? (A) Apply for a job in the electronics company. (B) Visit the electronics company next week. (C) Get apart-time job on campus before graduation. Output:

task247-0c462175ce4c4ceb8ce39198bf908d29

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: The bus leaves in fifteen minutes. W: It's only 8:20 now., Question: What time does the bus leave? (A) At 8:35. (B) At 8:05. (C) At 8:00. Output:

task247-4cef8f11d43c4e3c9997e11615fe8cce

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Is it far from here to your home? M: No, not at all. It takes about a quarter on foot., Question: How long does it take from here to your home on foot? (A) About half an hour. (B) About half past an hour. (C) About a quarter. Output:

task247-e729c4e5fd464fa29c26cbf720ec7ab0

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: So, you're just back from a trip to India. What were you doing there? M: The trip was intended to bring to the world's attention the fact that AIDS is not just an African disease; it's also endangering other countries, notably, India and Thailand., Question: What was the purpose of the man's trip to India? (A) To investigate the cause of AIDS. (B) To draw attention to the spread of AIDS in Asia. (C) To rally support for AIDS victims in Africa. Output:

task247-5e52c5c8d9954db6aa75bff3d16703b7

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: On today's show we have Dennis Dean, owner of Double the Fun bus parties. Hi, Dennis. Can you tell us what you do? M: Well, Double the Fun is a party bus where you and up to 50 friends can hold celebrations. All buses have fridges for cold drinks, disco-quality sound, an amazing light show and comfortable leather seats. What we don't have is cooking equipment. All buses also have a bus host, whose job is to make sure all the guests get back on the bus after each stop. W: After each stop? So guests don't spend the whole evening driving around on the bus? M: No! In fact, we take them to 4 different clubs during the evening. At each club, we've booked special VIP entrance, which means no waiting to get in, and everyone gets a free drink. W: Anything else our listeners should know about the parties? M: Yes, all guests must be smartly dressed. No jeans or sports shoes. The only exception would be if they want to have a fancy-dress party. And we need to know the time you book if you are planning a fancy-dress party. Clubs like to know in advance when parties will be arriving. W: Thanks, Dennis., Question: What are guests expected to do for parties? (A) Bring their VIP cards. (B) Get dressed smartly. (C) Book clubs in advance. Output:

task247-4780dbaac109460f8452a9103a526f71

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Did you ever win anything? W: Well, yes, I did. I came in first in this little competition in the local newspaper, and it was this competition where you had to, um, finish the sentence "School is..." M: Right. W: And design a poster and because I was quite a good student at the time, I said "School is the key to a new and better world." M: So how old were you then? W: It was ten years ago, and I was eleven. M: Oh, right. So what did you win then? W: I won a 20-dollar gift certificate to Hathaway House Bookshop, and I spent the whole summer there because twenty dollars were quite a lot then. I still have the books that I bought there. M: Lucky you., Question: How old was the woman then? (A) 11. (B) 10. (C) 7. Output:

task247-7a979a1254e1459db44f0a3fa5414858

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Hi, Nice to see you again! W: Hi! I haven't seen you for quite a long time. What are you doing these days? M: I'm taking a country music course. W: Oh, really? How interesting! What are you learning from the course? M: A lot of things, you know, such as the history of country music, singing, and how to play a guitar. W: That's great. Well, talking about country music reminds me of a famous singer, John Denver. Have you ever heard of him? M: Sure. His song "Country reads take me home" is popular both in the USA and in China. W: Yes, that's true. Did you hear the had news about him? M: what was it? W: He had an accident while flying his plane alone, and he was killed. M: That's a big loss for country music., Question: Which is the reason for John Denver's death? (A) The traffic jam. (B) The plane accident. (C) The car crash. Output:

task247-fe8fa20e44e34f19a0f85ba5cae4462b

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe, Dorothy. When are you leaving? W: In just two weeks, and I am excited. I've been looking forward to this training program for a long time. But there are still a few things I need to do before I go. M: Like what? W: Like renewing my passport and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I'm gone. M: You are not going to give it up, are you? W: No way! I'll never find another apartment like it around here. But I don't like the idea of paying three months for an empty apartment, either. So, I'm looking for someone to take it while I'm away. M: Um, let me think. Oh, I know just a person. An old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas. He is coming here to do some research this summer, from June to August. W: Well, that's exactly when I'll be away! M: Tell you what: I'll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I'll mention it to him. W: Well, thanks, Bill., Question: How long will Dorothy stay in Europe? (A) A few days. (B) Two weeks. (C) Three months. Output:

task247-44d81df3dace4580a1e3f9108bc4de14

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Hi, can I talk to Mary, please? W: This is Mary. Who's that speaking? M: Hi, Mary. This is Greg Sonders from Brown College. W: How can I help you, Mr. Sonders? M: Well, your papers mention your impressive grade point average. And your test scores meet our admission standards. But we'd like to know if you'd be interested in college sports. W: Definitely! I wrote on my application that I played high school basketball. In fact, I hold my school's all time record for points scored in a game. M: Great! Do you play any other sports? W: I also play volleyball. M: Great! Well, you've certainly made an impression on us. We'll let you know our decision soon. W: Thanks! M: Goodbye., Question: What sport is Mary probably best at? (A) Volleyball. (B) Basketball. (C) Baseball. Output:

task247-5601c0419f45447dba1fc70a271b863c

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Where did you say you found this bag? M: It was lying under a big tree between the park and the apartment building., Question: Where did the man find the bag? (A) In the park. (B) Under a huge tree. (C) In his apartment. Output:

task247-defc3d97e2124b8f8d4122aa665ac3b4

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Hello, Macy Agency. W: Good morning. I'd like to book a return ticket from London to Paris on Monday, July 14th, please. M: Yes, Madam. We have a flight at 14: 30, Is that suitable? W: Oh, that's fine. And how much will that cost, please? M: The price is $ 420 for the return flight. W: Good. Which airport does the flight leave from? M: It leaves from Heathrow Airport. Check in time is one hour before departure. W: My name is Susan Smith. Can I pick up the ticket tomorrow morning? M: Sure, we'll have it ready soon, so come whenever you like after that. W: Thank you. M: You are welcome., Question: How much is the one-way flight? (A) $ 420. (B) $ 320. (C) $ 210. Output:

task247-8a62c2fb21dc4412b9afb04d1c22aa60

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Your room is a mess. When is the last time you tidied your room? M: It was when Linda came over. She is been so helpful that I simply can't do without her., Question: What does the man mean? (A) He hasn't cleaned his room since Linda visited him. (B) Linda is the only person who ever comes to see him. (C) He's been too busy to clean his room. Output:

task247-e98ce507e8b14f21b0a5a931e1ad8c5c

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Did you listen to the talk last night? W: Yes, the doctor gave a wonderful talk., Question: Who gave a talk at the meeting? (A) A famous writer. (B) A famous scientist. (C) A famous doctor. Output:

task247-5c14c55b830c40a58346669ebc5023a8

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: What did you do? M: I used to be a reporter. W: An interesting job, wasn't it? M: Yes, it was interesting. But I got no free time, even on weekends., Question: How does the man feel about being a reporter? (A) He doesn't like it because it kept him busy. (B) He doesn't like it because it is uninteresting. (C) He likes the job very much. Output:

task247-c7975b867fcf4eeb9cd8c4f9abd0d888

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Why don't you eat your chocolate cake, Sam? Don't you like chocolate? M: Yes, I do, but I am having trouble with a bad tooth., Question: Why doesn't the man eat his cake? (A) It has a bad smell. (B) He has a toothache. (C) He has trouble opening his lips. Output:

task247-862f117d364543118b7fc1a9c01009ea

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Hello, Ms Thomas. What can I do for you? W: Well, I've been having bad stomach pains lately, doctor. M: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. How long have you been having them? W: Just in the last few weeks. I get a very sharp pain about an hour after having meals. M: I see. Do you get this after every meal? W: Let me think. No, it's usually in the afternoon, after lunch. M: Well, what do you have for lunch? W: Oh, I mostly just have a quick hamburger and rush back to the office. We're very busy at the moment. M: Well, I don't think it's a serious thing. Maybe you eat too quickly. It's bad for your health. W: My husband is always telling me that. M: Anyway, I'll give you something for it and see what happens. Take the medicine three times a day. W: After meals or before? M: After eating. W: Thank you, doctor. M: You're welcome., Question: Where does this conversation take place? (A) In a restaurant. (B) In a hospital. (C) At the office. Output:

task247-7ff35dd2dec245feb787cc1923745ebd

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Mrs. Jones, you look very beautiful in the blue skirt, why not make one? W: Urn... just take a measure for me., Question: What is the woman going to do? (A) She is going to make a blue skirt. (B) She is not going to make a blue skirt. (C) She is not going to do anything. Output:

task247-712bee8d26984e23afc7ab1767846207

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Morning, Mr. Roberts, have you been to that new shop in the High Street. M: Good morning, Mrs. White. Yes, I just thought I pop in and browse around, seeing if there is anything I like. I must say I'm very impressed. They have a very good literature section and there is a little care where you can go and read a book in peace. W: Have they got any nice love stories? That's what I really like, a bit of romance and excitement., Question: What does the shop sell? (A) Clothes. (B) Books. (C) Food. Output:

task247-4cd5e22d642048a589a51bdf33247bc4

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: How did you find your job? Was it advertised in the paper? W: No. I searched and searched in the paper for months without finding anything. Then a friend told me about this job. So I applied for it and got it. M: You are lucky., Question: How did the woman learn about the job opening? (A) A friend told her about it. (B) She saw an ad in the newspaper. (C) She heard about it during a television interview. Output:

task247-302245ed6a3345a5b4785b722dbf6766

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: F: Your son needs to stay in hospital, and I will look him over carefully. M: I think so., Question: Is the man's son badly ill? (A) Yes, he is very ill. (B) No, he is very common. (C) Yes, but he can go home. Output:

task247-8714220acee94b718ca6cf1e7fa81471

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Have you seen Mr. Li? W: No, I haven't. Is he looking for me? M: Yes, he is. He wants to talk to you. W: To me? About what? M: There's an opening in the sales department. He wants to talk to you about it. W: Oh, that's great! What kind of this job is it? M: He hasn't told me exactly. But it will be a better job than this. W: Thank you for your help. M: Don't thank me yet! He hasn't talked to you and he hasn't chosen you for the job yet. W: I know., Question: Who is Mr. Li? (A) The woman's co-worker. (B) The woman's secretary. (C) The woman's boss. Output:

task247-b3da8a9f1e7341619839f29e521c2e2f

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Are you going to join the school swimming team this term? W: Swimming takes up too much of my time., Question: What can we learn about the woman from the dialogue? (A) She likes swimming very much. (B) She won't join the swimming team. (C) She doesn't enjoy swimming as much as she used to. Output:

task247-3df5936ec952440e9f7dd5494d991018

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: The University is going to hold an interesting competition on computer programming. Many of my friends have signed up for it. How about you? W: Do you think I could ever win anything if I took part in it?, Question: What do we learn from the conversation about the woman? (A) She lacks confidence in herself. (B) She is not interested in computer programming. (C) She has never signed up for any competition before. Output:

task247-d635d18a8efa4aedaed5f86927805d94

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: I can't understand my notes from Spanish class. M: How about reviewing them now over a cup of tea?, Question: What does the man suggest they do about the notes? (A) Forget them until later. (B) Go over them right away. (C) Discuss them with Professor Smith. Output:

task247-512e5d63b00e473fbd9ee2af73d6cbb8

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Excuse me, is that seat taken? M: No, it's free, I think. W: Right, I'll take it. Here I am. I thought I'd never make it. M: What, catching the plane? W: Yes, my brother insisted on driving out to the airport. The traffic was terrible, there being an accident or something. M: I always travel on the airport bus. I know you waste a certain amount of time waiting around doing nothing. But at least you're certain that you'll be on time for the plane. W: You're right. Better late than never. But of course, better never late. I try to make it at exactly 11 o'clock. That's when our flight is supposed to take off. M: See they are starting to check on the seat belts. I suppose it won't be long now. W: The take-off is the only interesting thing about flight, in my opinion. M: Well, I don't know. Landing can have its moment especially when the weather is bad. W: Oh, that reminds me. The weather report this morning said sunny and warm. I don't see any clouds. So we'll be fine., Question: What made the woman so worried at the beginning of the conversation? (A) Her brother had an accident (B) She would be late for her flight (C) She missed the bus to the airport Output:

task247-3d91c38da48f4a95859fa1d17834804a

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: How old is the building? W: It was built twelve years ago., Question: When was the building built? (A) Seven years ago. (B) Twenty years ago. (C) Twelve years ago. Output:

task247-bf1167f84ebd41db8a1c95a42937b208

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: I'd like a coffee. What about you? W: Hmm. Me too. And the kids will drink Coke. But just ask for one bottle. They never finish a bottle each. M: Orange juice is much better for them. W: I know, but they always refuse to drink it., Question: What will the speakers order? (A) Coke and orange juice. (B) Orange juice and coffee. (C) Coffee and Coke. Output:

task247-2e47e128c8cf40a49ae6f350de6541c6

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: It seems you've burned yourself out. M: Pardon. I'm afraid I didn't quite catch you. W: You look tired. You must have overworked yourself. M: Yes, a little bit. I've been hitting the books all these days. W: Why have you been studying so hard? M: I need to review my English. W: So that's what keeps you so busy recently! M: Yes, I've been tied up with my studies. Now, what worries me a lot is my English. W: But why? Your English is very good. M: Thank you. You are very kind. W: No, I'm telling the truth. As an American, I understand you quite well. M: It's very kind of you to say so., Question: What can we learn about the speakers? (A) They're friends (B) They're strangers. (C) They're relatives. Output:

task247-6fd450da7bbd4e38b6211886efe9cd2e

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Are men's suits on the seventh floor? W: NO, they are here, on sixth. Seventh are house wares., Question: Where does the conversation most probably take place? (A) In a ware house. (B) In a gas station. (C) In a department store. Output:

task247-54015605fe62416b9d4d3169c85c5d14

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: If you'd like to go out for dinner. I'll phone the restaurant. W: Thank you, but I promised my sister I'd take her to the park., Question: What is the woman going to do this evening? (A) Go to the dinner party. (B) Go to the park. (C) Visit her sister. Output:

task247-e4b0e907858e4587b454f86aed984b56

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: You are early today! Did you drive here? M: That's my last choice. Driving a car in rush hour is obviously not a good idea. W: So you took a bus? M: No, the subway instead. I found it the easiest and cheapest way for me to get to the office., Question: How did the man get to the office today? (A) By car. (B) By bus. (C) By subway. Output:

task247-f53f8eadc49348d58276ebb435b8ac27

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Would you please help me with my English? F: I'll be glad to. But I must finish the letter first., Question: What is the woman doing? (A) She is doing her homework. (B) She is writing a letter. (C) She is washing her clothes. Output:

task247-f1e20b85e3d24d87982c15f48e69f018

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: How often do you go back to visit your parents? F: Um... usually twice a year., Question: How often does the woman go home to see her patents? (A) Four times a year. (B) Twice a year. (C) Once a year. Output:

task247-800578f192934a0eae2559592659e8b6

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Do you live very far from your school? M: About 8 kilometers, but it doesn't seem very far, there is much traffic along this road. It's great to go by bike., Question: How does the man feel about going to school by bike? (A) Happy. (B) Tired. (C) Worried. Output:

task247-b5ac35f65f1c4429863e99d18aec01da

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: I'm glad I don't have your job, working all night and sleeping in the daytime. M: Oh. I stooped that when I got my promotion. Now I'm on three days and off two days., Question: How does the man work now? (A) He works three times as much as he did before. (B) He has two free days for every three days he works. (C) He works three nights every two weeks. Output:

task247-0ee3b749ac8e46759b2f9ac9e8f43a27

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: Dave: Hi Randall. [ Hi ] Come on in. Randall: Uh, yeah, I stopped by to see if you were still looking for a roommate to share your house. Dave: Yeap. I sure am. Ever since I cut back on my working hours to go to school, I've been really strapped for cash. Randall: Oh. Dave: Hey, let me show you the place. Uh, here's the living room. Randall: Oh. It looks like you could use a new carpet ... and those stains? Dave: Well. I've had a few problems with some former roommates. I know it needs to be cleaned, but I just don't have the money to do it right now. Randall: Oh. And what about the kitchen? Dave: Right this way. Look. It's completely furnished with all the latest appliances, except ... Randall: What? Dave: Well, the refrigerator door is broken ... a little bit ... and it won't shut all the way. It needs fixing, but don't worry. I've just improvised by pushing a box against it to keep it shut. Randall: Hmm. Great. Dave: Ah. It isn't that bad. Randall: Well how about the bathroom? Dave: Well ... Randall: No, no. Don't tell me. The toilet is clogged or the sink has a few leaks. Dave: No, those work fine, but, uh, the tile in the shower needs to be replaced, and the window needs fixing. Randall: Let me see. The tile ... what? The window? Where's the window pane? Dave: Well, that's another slight problem. I've put up a piece of cardboard to keep out the [ Hmmm ] rain and snow, and if it gets a little cold, you can always turn up the heat. Well, you used to until the central heating went out. [Oh boy.] Randall: Hey, I think I've seen enough. I can't believe you've survived under these conditions. Dave: So what do you think? You really can't beat a place like this for $450 a month. So it has a few problems, but we can fix those. Randall: Uh, no thank you. I think I've seen enough., Question: What does Randall probably do at the end of the conversation? (A) He decides to look for another place. (B) He agrees to split the cost of rent. (C) He helps Dave fix up the house. Output:

task247-8266f17df59a43ea8b2554bcea900f67

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Hello? W: Hello, Sam. This is Paula Hanson, Sorry to bother you, but I'm having a small problem I thought you might be able to help me with. M: Sure, Paula. What's up? W: Well, you know Sarah and I moved into an off-campus apartment in the fall,on the west side of town. Any way, we've been happy with it until the past couple of months. M: Yeah. What happened? W: Well,the dishwasher broken down,so we reported it to Ms. Corners,the owner. She said she'd take care of it, but a month went by and nothing happened. M: Did you get back in touch with her? W: I got a repairperson to give me an estimate,and then I sent it to her. When I didn't hear from her,I had the repair done. And I deducted the cost from the rent check. M: So what's the problem? W: She called here madly. She said she could have gotten the repair done for less money. Now, she's threatening to expel us for not paying the full rent. M: Hold on, Paula. It does sound pretty serious. But I'm sure you can all sit down and work this out. W: Well,you're over at the law school. So, I wondered if you would mind coming with Sarah and me when we go to talk to Ms. Corners. We're supposed to meet with her tomorrow night at eight. M: Sure. I haven't studied a lot about contracts yet,but I'll be glad to help you straighten things out. Why don't I stop by about 7:30? W: Thanks Sam. You are our lifesaver., Question: Why is Paula unhappy? (A) She has gotten a broken dishwasher. (B) She has failed to rent an off-campus apartment. (C) She has a problem with her landlord. Output:

task247-6bbc0e961843405c86fbc4cc6b7b5298

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: Do you let people know when you are taking pictures of them. M: I try not to. I don't like pictures of people who pose for the camera. I like people who are going about their daily business without being aware of the camera., Question: What are they talking about? (A) Doing business. (B) Taking pictures. (C) Making movies. Output:

task247-f8725ce73d9247578576faabe1655536

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Good morning. Anything wrong? W: I've been suffering from a fever since yesterday. M: Do you have any other problems? Like a headache or cough? W: No, I don't. I think it's only a fever. M: Let me check... It's 39 degrees. I'll give you some medicine. W: Thank you, doctor. M: You'd better take two or three days' rest. W: Thanks. M: This medicine is for one day only. Take two pills as soon as you get home, and another two before going to bed. W: I see. Thank you., Question: How long is the medicine for? (A) One day. (B) Two days. (C) Three days. Output:

task247-4f0e789c84264a988bbc63584e281d4c

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: I promised my sister that I would attend the show if I didn't have work tomorrow. W: Why don't you take me along?, Question: What does the woman mean? (A) She likes to attend the show with the man. (B) She is angry because the man will not take her along. (C) She wants to see the man's sister. Output:

task247-0544690d4fb94642bdaef8f53cfd0e15

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Isn't the Changjiang River twenty-five thousand kilometres long? W: Oh, no, it's not as long as that. It's about a quarter the length you said., Question: How long is the Changjiang River? (A) About 6000 km. (B) About 5000 km. (C) About 4000 km. Output:

task247-40334e20cef249f9bf9a841e1a528175

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: How long will we stay at the cam? W: We'll stay there for one night. That is, we will leave the camp on August 7th., Question: When will the speakers arrive at the camp? (A) On August 5th. (B) On August 6th. (C) On August 7th. Output:

task247-3f02bcf274c04daf9697601a92f57e94

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: W: I had to go to the hospital yesterday to see a doctor, since the infirmary was closed. M: Oh, so it was closed for the holiday., Question: . What had the man assumed? (A) It was a holiday yesterday. (B) The hospital was closed. (C) The infirmary was open. Output:

task247-78dca2e219654623a594eb7c3474351f

Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: You're going to wear out that typewriter. W: Oh, hi. What are you doing here at this time of night? M: I should ask you that question. Do you have any idea what time it is? W: About ten or ten-thirty? M: It's nearly midnight. W: Really? I didn't have any idea it was so late. M: Don't you have an early class tomorrow morning? W: Yes, at seven o'clock. My part-time class, for the students who go to work right after their lesson. M: Then you ought to go to bed. W: Ok., Question: When is the conversation taking place? (A) At ten. (B) At ten-thirty. (C) Nearly at midnight. Output:

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Definition: In this task, you will be shown a conversation and a question. You need to answer the question and choose the correct option based on the conversation. "W" and "M" in the conversations stand for "woman" and "man". Positive Example 1 - Input: M: I am considering dropping my dancing class. I am not making any progress. W: If I were you, I stick with it. It's definitely worth time and effort., Question: What does the man suggest the woman do? (A) Consult her dancing teacher. (B) Take a more interesting class. (C) Continue her dancing class. Output: (C) Continue her dancing class. Positive Example 2 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the man think of the woman's cooking? (A) It's really terrible. (B) It's very good indeed. (C) It's better than what he does. Output: (B) It's very good indeed. Negative Example 1 - Input: W: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. M: Actually, I like it very much. W: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. M: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. W: Here it is. Help yourself! M: Thanks. I didn't know you were so good at cooking. If only my wife could learn to cook from you. W: Why not bring your wife next time? I haven't seen her for quite a while. M: OK, I will. She will be very glad to see you, too. Thank you for the wonderful meal., Question: What does the woman ask the man to do? (A) Improve cooking skills. (B) Bring his wife next time. (C) Have some soup. Output: (A) Improve cooking skills. Now complete the following example - Input: M: Waitress! I think there's something wrong with our bill. W: No, I don't think so...$10 for the drinks, 15 for the small plate, and 20 for the main dish. M: What? I knew the cheese sticks were 15. I always order cheese sticks, but I thought the main dish was $10. W: Oh, that explains it. You think the bill should be $35. M: Yes, exactly. I was wondering what happened to the rest of my change. I should have gotten back 15, not 5! W: I understand. Sometimes people aren't honest, but I think this was an honest mistake. Didn't you order the sea cucumbers for dinner? M: Yes, and they were delicious. Best cucumbers ever! I'm so glad I'm a vegetarian. W: Sir, I am so sorry. Have you ordered sea cucumbers before? They aren't vegetables, you know. M: Really? I thought it was a vegetable that grew in the ocean. W: No. They're seafood. M: Oh, no! W: I'm so sorry, sir. I assumed you understood what you were ordering. M: Actually, Jenny took my order. Maybe I can talk to her. W: She had an emergency at home. I came in to take over her tables. But I'm sure if I talk to the manager, we can give you a discount for the order. M: That's OK., Question: Who does the man want to talk to? (A) Jenny. (B) The manager. (C) The cook. Output:

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