In this task you are given a small conversation between two persons and 4 options on how the conversation should continue. Your job is to choose the most reasonable option. The conversation and the options are separated by a newline character. Each dialogue in the conversation are separated by a comma. F and M indicate female and male, respectively.
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Question: F: Is this Mister Brown's office? ,M: Yes, but he's gone out. Did you tell him beforehand about your coming? ,F: Yes, I found him yesterday and he told me to come here at 9:00 today, it's almost the time now. How soon will he be back? ,M: Well, maybe before 10:30. In fact, I'm waiting to see him too. When I arrived at about 8:00, only his secretary was here. She's gone to the copy shop to have a form copied.
(A) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t understand. Could you repeat a little louder, please? (B) F: What? You mean you saw his secretary went out to apply to study abroad at about 9:00? (C) F: I wonder why she went out to copy at 9:00. Don't they have a copying machine in their office? (D) F: But why did she have to go out to contact Mr. Brown? He is in his office for the whole morning.

Answer: A


Question: F: Hello, Richard. Nice to meet you. ,M: Hi, Barbara. Haven't seen you for ages! ,F: I've just come back from Canada. I was helping in a research program and I stayed in a town near Toronto for 2 months. ,M: Oh, how nice! Did your program go smoothly? ,F: Yes, and I'm going back in March to continue. ,M: Did you enjoy your stay in Canada? ,F: Oh, yes. They were very nice people. I mean, the people I worked with, very friendly and very helpful. ,M: Did you travel a lot there? ,F: No, we were very busy trying to finish the first part before Christmas. But my friends took me to quite a few parties and I never forget the big meal on Thanksgiving Day, and the fun we had on Boxing Day. ,M: What Day? ,F: Boxing Day. The day following Christmas Day.
(A) M: Really? The day before Christmas Day? So, the Boxing Day falls on December 24? (B) M: Excuse me, could you repeat the question? (C) M: Really? The day following Christmas Day, so the Boxing Day falls on December 26? (D) M: Really? The day following Thanksgiving Day, so the Boxing Day falls on December 26?

Answer: C


Question: M: Want to go with me to get some pizza, Sophie? ,F: No, Black. I'm waiting for a package to be delivered. ,M: This is why I hate shopping online. It would be faster to just get what you want from the store. Now you have to sit here all day. Isn't Mom home?
(A) F: All right. So you hate online shopping because you need to wait for packages. (B) F: All right. So you hate online shopping because you need to tracking the parcel. (C) F: All right. So you love online shopping because you need to plan ahead. (D) F: I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly?

Answer:
A