Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Mary took the check book out of her purse and put it on the kitchen table. Fred took the stack of mail from by the door and put it by the check book. Both of them grabbed a pen from the drawer by the kitchen phone, and sat down at the table to begin discussing how they were going to pay all the incoming bills for the months to come. Fred had been laid off for two weeks at the beginning of the month, so things had been a little tighter than usual. Mary wrote checks for the household bills; cable, water, electric, gas, and sewer. Fred wrote checks for home and entertainment; the mortgage, all the credit cards, and any shopping bills for clothing and groceries. They both preferred to work in silence, and enjoyed the moment when they had addressed and stamped all the envelopes, then went outside to put them in the mailbox together. Fred kissed her when they got to the front door. 
Question: What would happen if they didn't pay the bills?
Output (English): Utilities would get shut off and collectors would call.