TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: M: How can I help you, Ma'am? ,F: I was hoping you could look at my car today. For the past few weeks, it has been making very strange noises. ,M: What kinds of noises? ,F: It sounds as if something is being damaged in the wheels. It only happens when I'm slowing down. ,M: Whoa. It sounds like you need new brakes. You'll have to leave the car with us until tomorrow. ,F: Gosh, I was thinking you'd be able to get it back to me this afternoon.
(A) M: I can try but I am not sure because your engine doesn't work. (B) M: I am afraid I did not quite catch what you were saying. Please repeat it. (C) M: I will try my best. But first I need to check your brakes to see what happened. (D) M: Don't worry, your car works well except the wheels, I will replaced them at once.

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: M: Please be careful with the collar because it is made of fur. ,F: Sure, Sir. We will dry clean it.
(A) M: I would like some medicine for my stomachache. (B) M: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (C) M: This is my first time coming to your laundry. Please take good care of my coat. (D) M: What kinds of shelves do you have in your furniture shop?

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: F: In Britain, we are often told that people are leaving the big cities to live in the countryside, but is this the same worldwide? ,M: Not at all. If you look at the biggest cities in one thousand nine hundred and fifty, 7 out of the top 10 were in the developed countries. But by the year two thousand, the developing countries will have 8 out of top 10. New York, which in one thousand nine hundred and fifty, was number one with a population of around 12,000,000 will only be the sixth the largest city in the world, but with an extra 2 million. ,F: And London? ,M: London, which was number 2, won't even be in the top ten, its population in one thousand nine hundred and fifty, by the way, was about 10,000,000.
(A) F: Although we are not often told that people are leaving the big cities to live in the countryside in British, the British people were probably leaving big cities to live in the countryside. (B) F: So the British were probably leaving big cities to live in the countryside,right? (C) F: Since 9 out of the top 10 were in the developed countries in 1950, the Brazilians were probably leaving big cities to live in the countryside, right? (D) F: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please?

SOLUTION:
B